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Amina Mohammed

Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

Before becoming the United Nations (UN) deputy secretary-general in early 2017, Amina J. Mohammed was the Minister of Environment of Nigeria. Prior to this, she supported the UN Secretary-General as special adviser on post-2015 development planning, where she was instrumental in bringing about the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Aminath Shauna

Minister , Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Maldives

Hon. Ms. Aminath Shauna is the Maldives’ Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Technology. Her portfolio includes protecting the natural environment and its resources, action, and advocacy on climate change, science and technology development, and the implementation of policies and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Amir Jilani

Social Sector Specialist, ADB

 Amir is a social sector economist at the ADB, having joined as a Young Professional (YP) in 2018. He has extensive experience working on the design, development and evaluation of social protection, human development, and women’s empowerment projects. Amir leads social policy dialogue with…

   Topic(s): Evaluation
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Amit Jain

Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

Amit is a solar engineer, with a Ph.D. in solar energy and Fulbright Scholarship from NREL, USA and Chevening Fellow at King’s College, London. He loves to shares real-life stories on how solar energy is transforming people’s lives across health, transport, water, and agriculture sector. He works…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Amit Kaushik

Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council for Education Research (India)

Amit Kaushik is CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Research (India), a not-for-profit organization that undertakes commissioned educational research, large scale learning assessments, and professional development for a range of clients in India and South Asia. A former civil servant, he…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Amr Qari

Principal Infrastructure Specialist, ADB

Amr J. Qari currently serves as principal public-private partnership specialist in ADB’s Office of Public-Private Partnership (OPPP). He advises clients on structuring and tendering of PPP transactions and also leads the PPP Coordination and Support Team in OPPP, which is tasked with coordinating…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Industry and Trade, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Amy Leung

Deputy Director General concurrently Chief Thematic Officer, ADB

Leung has over 20 years of experience in water and urban development. She was chair of ADB’s in-house Water Community of Practice from 2008 to 2014. Her expertise includes urban planning, water and sustainable development, public-private partnerships, and green cities. Leung’s work in ADB allowed…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Anbu Anbumozhi

Senior Energy Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

Anbu Anbumozhi is a Senior Energy Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia. His previous positions include Senior Capacity Building Specialist at Asian Development Bank Institute, Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, Senior Policy…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Anders Pettersson

Principal Operations Specialist, ADB

Mr. Pettersson, Principal Portfolio Management Specialist, Central and West Asia Department, worked with procurement on ADB funded projects for 14 years including all CWRD DMCs, PR China, Mongolia, Viet Nam and the Pacific and has held portfolio management positions in the ADB Mongolia Resident…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Andre Steele

Associate Director, IMC Worldwide

Ten years of experience in engineering, international development and humanitarian response, with focus on the water sector including water supply, sanitation and water resource management. Andre Steele heads up IMC’s growing water sector. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer with the UK Institute of…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water