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Aape Pohjavirta

Founder and President, Funzi

Aape Pohjavirta is the Founder and President of Funzi, a mobile learning service. Funzi gives the world’s billions of mobile users access to motivating and useful learning. An opportunity to develop skills to build a better tomorrow. High quality, relevant courses delivered with a combination of…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Abu Farah Md. Nasser

Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank

Abu Farah Md. Nasser is the Deputy Governor of the Bangladesh Bank. He has been Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank since March 2021. He started his career as Central Banker at Bangladesh Bank in October 1988. With over 32 years of experience in different positions in Bangladesh Bank, he supervised…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ahu Meryem Erdogan

Head of the International Relations Department, Public Procurement Authority, Türkiye

Dr Ahu Meryem Erdogan started her career as an assistant social policy expert at the Prime Ministry of Türkiye in 2006, and continued to work as an expert upon the acceptance of her specialization thesis. After 5 years of work, she worked as a planning expert at the Ministry of Development of…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Aijun Qui

Deputy Director General, China Center for Urban Development

Dr. Aijun Qiu, Deputy Director-General and Research Fellow, China Center for Urban Development, National Development and Reform Commission; Consultant to the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB); Executive Director, China Society of Urban Economy. Previously in the State Commission…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Aliia Zhusupzhanova

Head of the International Cooperation Sector, State Agency for State Property Management, Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic

Ms. Aliia  Zhusupzhanova is the Head of the International cooperation sector of the State Agency for State Property Management under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.  Before her current role, Ms. Zhusupzhanova served as chief inspector of the international cooperation…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Andrea Camargo

Risk Financing Specialist Consultant, ADB

Andrea Camargo is a lawyer specialised in insurance law and international economic law, with more than 20 years’ experience in insurance and 15 years’ experience in inclusive insurance and climate risk insurance. Andrea has experience providing advice to providers, supervisors and policymakers of…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Anil Kumar Sharma

Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India

Anil Kumar Sharma is the Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India. Before taking over as ED, he was headed the Enforcement Department of Reserve Bank of India as Chief General Manager. He has done his Masters in Economics from Doaba College Jalandhar, Punjab and was UGC Fellow at Gokhale Institute…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Anjli Prakash

Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India

Ms. Anjli joined the Bank as a probationary officer in 2004; she is currently positioned as Assistant General Manager (ESG & Climate Finance Unit) at SBI’s Corporate Office in Mumbai. She is part of a dedicated unit – the ESG & Climate Finance Unit (ESG & CFU) in SBI- which has been…

   Topic(s): Energy, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

Under-Secretary-General, United Nations; Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific took office on 1 November 2018. Ms. Alisjahbana was a Professor of Economics at Universitas Padjadjaran and was Minister of National Development Planning and the Head of the…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Arun Agrawal

Group President, YES BANK

Agrawal heads International Banking at YES BANK, developing business and managing relationship with global financial institutions including banks, multi/bilateral agencies, exchange houses, merchant banks and financial sponsors. Focus of the team is on building strategic relationships in important…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land