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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

Angeles Cortesi

Head, Global Learning Innovation Hub, UNICEF

With over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business strategist, and transdisciplinary designer, Angeles has a track record of creating innovative products, services, and systems at the intersection of business, technology, and design. From fire-starting transformation programs for global…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Ankur Jain

Mission Director , Assam Skill University Project

Mr. Jain is the Mission Director of Assam Skill University Project. 

   Topic(s): Private Sector, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Anne Kovachevich

Foresight and Innovation Leader for Arup Australasia , Arup

Anne is the Foresight and Innovation Leader for Arup Australasia and is inspired by helping companies understand current trends and what they can do to be at the forefront of their industries. Anne is an expert in foresight scenario planning and has worked globally exploring topics including the…

   Topic(s): Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Asadullah Sumbal

Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, ADB

Asadullah Sumbal is a Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist at ADB’s Southeast Asia Department. He works as project officer for the flagship housing for integrated rural development program. He is also the co-team leader for the Strengthening Private Sector Participation in TVET program in…

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

Asem Chakenova

Senior Project Officer in Kazakhstan Resident Mission, ADB

Asem CHAKENOVA is Senior Project Officer in Kazakhstan Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank. She supports infrastructure operations, including transport in Kazakhstan. Asem is also involved in knowledge exchange and collaboration initiatives and mobilizing ADB resource assistance. With more…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ashish Dhawan

Founder and Chairperson , Central Square Foundation

Ashish Dhawan is one of India’s leading philanthropists and a key voice for system reform in the country. Ashish is the Founder and CEO of Central Square Foundation (CSF) with the mission to improve the quality of school education for all students (especially from low-income communities) through…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Avijit Maji

Associate Professor, IIT Bombay

Avijit Maji is an associate professor, he graduated BS Engineering at Bengal Engineering College (D.U.) now known as Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India. Master degree at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and PhD in Engineering at Morgan State University,…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ayushman Bhatt

Capacity Building and Training Associate, ADBI

Ayushman Bhatt joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) as a Capacity Building and Training Associate in May 2020. His research interests include infrastructure development and management, transport economics, transport policy, high-speed railway, applied econometrics, and experimental…

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

B.V. Phani

Head of Department, Department of Industrial Management & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

B. V. Phani is the head of the Department of Industrial & Management Engineering at IIT Kanpur.  His research interests are financial intermediaries, credit risk modeling, entrepreneurial finance, innovation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, market micro-structure and valuation, and …

   Topic(s): Economics, Education, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities