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Adrian Sammons

Senior Transport Specialist, Maritime Transport and Ports, ADB

Adrian Sammons is an international transport specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in maritime, ports, and logistics. He currently serves as a Senior Transport Specialist (Maritime Transport & Ports) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), based at ADB headquarters in Manila, where he…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action

Ahmed M. Saeed

Vice-President, ADB

Mr. Ahmed M. Saeed joined ADB in 2019 and has significant prior leadership experience in both government and the private sector. He is currently responsible for overseeing ADB’s operations in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Between 2004 and 2008, Mr. Saeed served in senior roles at the…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Climate Change, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Aisa Tobing

Senior Adviser to the Governor of Jakarta, Deputy Secretary General, CityNet

Ms. Tobing is a City Planner and Senior Advisor to the Governor at the Jakarta Research Council since 2013. She has been appointed as the Chairman of the Climate Change Task Force for Jakarta and serves as Special Staff for Urban and Environmental Management particularly focused on low…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Ancha Srinivasan

Principal Climate Change Specialist, ADB

Ancha is a Principal Climate Change Specialist at the Southeast Asia Department (SERD) of ADB. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, UK and as the Climate Change Focal Point for Southeast Asia, he formulates and oversees the implementation of several projects on climate change…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Anju Sharma

Lead, Locally Led Adaptation, Global Center on Adaptation

Anju Sharma is the Global Lead on Locally Led Adaptation at the Global Center on Adaptation. She has previously worked for Oxford Climate Policy as Deputy Director;  and for European Capacity Building Initiative; UN Environment Programme; Oxfam GB; and the Centre for Science and Environment as…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Bharati Bhonsale

Head, Mahila Housing Trust

Bharati is a seasoned civil engineer and the Head of Mahila Housing Trust's Housing, Water, and Sanitation programs in Ahmadabad, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. With over 25 years of experience, she has been instrumental in managing and implementing slum upgradation projects, emphasizing water,…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Chen Chen

Country Director, ADB

Mr. Chen is a national of PRC with over 18 years of professional experience in international development. He joined ADB in 2007 and worked in the organization’s Pacific and South Asia departments, overseeing projects in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Timor-Leste…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Chettiyappan Visvanathan

Professor, Mahidol University, Thailand

Dr. Chettiyappan Visvanathan, is an Emeritus  Professor of Asian Institute of Technology.  Currently he is working with  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of  Mahidol University. He has a Ph.D. (Chemical /Environmental Engineering) from Institute National…

   Topic(s): Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Clares Loren Jalocon

Head-Corporate Planning and Communications, Philippine Electricity Market Corporation

Clares Loren Jalocon is a Registered Electrical Engineer (REE), holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Philippines, with more than ten (10) years of working experience under PEMC, and has been involved in PEMC’s developmental…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, ICT, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

David Fairman

Managing Director, Consensus Building Institute

David Fairman is Managing Director at the Consensus Building Institute and Associate Director of the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program. For 28 years, he has built consensus and enhanced collaboration capacity on complex public and organizational issues internationally and in the U.S. His primary…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action