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Aditya Handa

Founder and Managing Director, Abellon Group Aditya

Aditya Handa is the founder and managing director of Abellon Group. Abellon is engaged in finding sustainable development-led solutions to India's most difficult problems, such as climate change, waste management, energy security, food security, and realizing untapped human…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Aiyan Montoya

Program Manager, CORA Philippines

Aiyan Montoya is a results‑oriented program manager focused on environmental sustainability, community engagement, and circular economy frameworks. She successfully builds multi‐sector partnerships and elevates women and youth as leaders in waste management across Metro Manila.

   Topic(s): Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Albert Park

Chief Economist, ADB

Dr. Park is the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic issues. He leads the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), which publishes key knowledge products such as the Asian Development Outlook, Asian Economic Integration Report, Asia Bond Monitor, and Key Indicators for Asia…

   Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Amit Chanan

CEO, Water Authority Fiji

Dr Amit Chanan is an experienced senior executive with a career spanning over two decades within the international water industry and infrastructure services. Amit is currently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF). Before this role, Amit was the Director of…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action

Anano Tsintsabadze

Homelessness Policy Project Coordinator, Open Society Georgia Foundation

Before joining the Open Society Georgia Foundation in 2016, Anano Tsintsabadze most recently worked as a legal consultant at GNT Service LLC and a Project Coordinator in Social Rights Program of the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center. She completed her law degree at the Ivane…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Anoja Wickramasinghe

Senior Technical Expert, Gender & Ecosystems, Slycan Trust

Dr Anoja Wickramasinghe is an Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She has significantly contributed to the field of energy, forestry, resource management, rural development, poverty, and also as a policy and institutional analyst, gender activist, community…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Ansgar Gabrielsen

former Member and Minister, Norwegian Parliament and Government of Norway

Ansgar Gabrielsen is a former Minister of Trade and Industry and a former Minister of Health and Care Services in Norway. He is an insurance agent by education and worked in this field prior to entering politics. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1993 and was re-…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Anthony Kenneth McDonald

Executive Director, Board of Directors, ADB

Anthony Kenneth (Tony) McDonald has been elected as Executive Director of the Asian  Development Bank Board of Directors representing Australia; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Georgia,  Hong Kong, China; Kiribati; Federated States of Micronesia; Nauru; Palau; Solomon Islands; and…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Antoinette Taus

Founder, CORA Philippines

Antoinette Taus is a Filipino-American award-winning actor, singer, host, and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Combining her renown with her longstanding dedication to people and the planet, she founded CORA (Communities Organized for Resource Allocation), a…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Aphivath Keat

CEO and Founder, Thyrada Co., Ltd.

Aphivath Keat is the CEO and Founder, Thyrada Co., Ltd. She is from Battambang province and came to live in Phnom Penh in 2002. She was raised in a low-income household. Her father passed away when she was 18 months old, so her mother had to play the role of mother and father.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities