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A. Lin Goodwin

Professor and Dean, Boston College

A. Lin Goodwin (葛文林) is the Thomas More Brennan Chair of Education at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Prior to joining Boston College, she was Dean of the Faculty(School) of Education at the University of Hong Kong (2017-2022) and Vice Dean at Teachers College, Columbia…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Adlibek Aubakirov

Head, Department of Energy and Housing and Communal Services of the North Kazakhstan

Country: The Republic of Kazakhsta Adilbek Bagdatovich Aubakirov was born in 1984 in the North Kazakhstan region, in 2001-2006 and in 2009-2012 he studied at the North Kazakhstan State University named after Kozybayev and received qualifications of an engineer and a lawyer. He began his career…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Agnes Surry

Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Training and Senior Economist, ADBI

Agnes Surry joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in September 2022 and is Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Training and Senior Economist. Her areas of interest include development and public finance, aid effectiveness, climate change adaptation, gender equality, social policies,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Alexandra Pamela Chiang

Senior Transport Specialist, ADB

Pamela is a Senior Transport Specialist from the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at ADB. She is an experienced team leader with 20 years of international experience in the development and management of transport projects including urban transit systems, railways, seaports,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Amar Bhattacharya

Senior Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development Brookings Institute, United States

Amar Bhattacharya is Senior Fellow at the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings Institution.  His focus areas are the global economy, development finance, global governance, and the links between climate and development. From April 2007 until September 2014 he was Director of the…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Public-Private Partnership, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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

André Taylor

Leadership Specialist, International WaterCentre

Dr. Taylor is a leadership development specialist, leadership coach, water practitioner and sustainability practitioner. His professional purpose is to build the leadership capacity of enthusiastic, self-motivated people to help them drive positive change to create healthier communities and…

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

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

Anil Swarup

Former Secretary, Education, Government of India

Mr. Anil Swarup, Former Secretary, Education, Former CEO, Health Financing Scheme, Government of India, is a seasoned civil servant who led India’s national-level efforts in both education and health.  As CEO of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), he introduced innovations in health…

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

Aniruddha Vinaykumar Patil

Unit Head, ADB

As the Head of the Social Sectors Team, Private Sector Operations at the Asian Development Bank, Aniruddha Patil is responsible for ADB’s direct lending to and investments in private healthcare and education companies in Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining ADB, Aniruddha worked for Macquarie…

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