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Dawa Choki

Procurement Specialist, ADB

Dawa Choki is Procurement Specialist at the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department of the Asian Development Bank. Dawa has promoted and applied the principles of sustainable procurement in designing, processing and implementing multiple urban and water sector projects in South…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Deepak Taneja

Principal Treasury Specialist, ADB

Deepak Taneja manages capacity building and borrower outreach programs in the area of ADB’s financial products, sovereign debt management and FX reserves management. He also handles major currencies hedging transactions for borrowers. He has over 35 years of experience in the field of treasury,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Durai Jayaraman

Director of Global Programme, International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR)

Durai Jayaraman is the Director of Global Programme at the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR). Durai has designed and managed large-scale bamboo and rattan-based livelihood development and environmental management programmes across Africa, Asia, and Latin America for over two…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ekhosuehi Iyahen

Secretary-General, Insurance Development Forum

Ekhosuehi Iyahen is the Secretary-General of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), a Public-Private Partnership led by the insurance industry and supported by the World Bank and the United Nations, aiming to enhance the use of insurance to build greater resilience against disasters and to help…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Emosi Balenaivalu

Research Officer, Economics Policy Team, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)

Emosi Balenaivalu is currently working as a Research Officer with the Economics Policy Team for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). Recently joined PIFS in September 2024, and part of his work has been supporting economic policy development and ongoing regional initiatives that promote…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Fernando Secaira

Resilience and Coastal Climate Risk Specialist, The Nature Conservancy

Fernando Secaira is a Resilience and Coastal Climate Risk Specialist at The Nature Conservancy.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Francis Areki

Senior Technical Advisor, WWF Pacific

Francis Areki is Senior Technical Advisor to WWF Pacific’s Director. He has worked in the environmental and community development field for over 20 years with expertise in forestry, climate change and marine fisheries management- project design, resourcing, research and advocacy. Through WWF and as…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Fred Chang

Managing Director, Qomo Collboratory

Mr. Chang combines over 25 years of venture capital, intellectual property investing and start-up company experiences in the US and China where he has conducted cross-border investments and helped build the businesses for international VC and intellectual property investment firms, as well as…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Giap Minh Bui

Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist, ADB

Giap Minh Bui is a Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist in the Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office; Sectors Group; Asian Development Bank (ADB). He has pioneered in the formulation of lasting-impact and least-cost economic policies for the last 26 years.…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Goh Yeow Hwee

Regional Sales Manager, Hydroleap Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

Yeow Hwee is a chemical engineer with over 20 years of experience in the water industry vertical. He has held leadership roles across the supply chain—from Project Director to Sales Director for chemicals—and now serves as Regional Sales Manager at Hydroleap, a water technology startup. With broad…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals