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Kah Meng Wong

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Funding Societies Malaysia

Kah Meng pioneered SME digital financing in Malaysia by setting up and launching Funding Societies’ operations in Malaysia, being a pioneer SME digital financing platform to operate locally. Prior to Funding Societies, Kah Meng specialized in strategy and risk management and worked across Southeast…

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

Kailash Rai

Researcher, Martin Chautari

Kailash Rai is a researcher at Martin Chautari, where she has worked for over a decade. Her work focuses on gender, feminism, sexuality and social justice along with intersectional lens. She is the author of Indigenous Women’s Institution, Movement and Writing (2017) and the editor of In Search of…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Kaisa Standish

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Finland to Kazakhstan

Ms. Kaisa Standish is the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Finland in Kazakhstan. As part of her position, she covers trade and political issues, public diplomacy, development and cultural matters. She also works as the Embassy’s Team Finland Coordinator, assisting Finnish companies…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Kaiyan Yousaf

Deputy Director of Strategic Partnerships, Viamo

Most of Kaiyan's work has been in the development consulting field for 2 US-based management consulting firms; J.E. Austin and Chemonics. In a technical capacity, I’ve worked on analyzing sectors, identifying gaps, designing and implementing interventions, and gauging results. More specifically, I’…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Kajal Sanghrajka

Founder & Director, Growth Hub Global

Inspired by her immigrant family’s entrepreneurial journey, Kajal Sanghrajka started her first business while studying in New York after a successful corporate career working in the City and on Wall Street, She leveraged her knowledge in Strategy and Operations to bootstrap and scale her first…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Kakhramon Djumaboev

Researcher, International Water Management Institute

Kakhramon Djumaboev is a researcher at the Central Asian Regional Representative Office of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Tashkent.

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Kakuko Nagatani-Yoshida

Global Coordinator of Chemicals and Pollution Action Subprogramme, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Ms. Kakuko Yoshida is Global Coordinator of Chemicals and Pollution Action Subprogramme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Until 31st October 2021, she was the Chief Technical Advisor to the project CounterMEASURE II for Plastic Free Rivers in Asia and the Pacific. With experience…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Kalpana Sankar

Co-Founder and Chairperson, Hand in Hand Inclusive Development and Services, India

Dr. Kalpana Sankar, a pioneering impactpreneur and nuclear physicist turned social entrepreneur, has reshaped social impact over the past three decades. As the Managing Director of Belstar Microfinance Ltd. and the co-founder and Chairperson of Hand in Hand India, she has empowered 10 million rural…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Kalpana Viswanath

Co-Founder & CEO, Safetipin

Kalpana heads the organisation and is involved in designing projects and creating partnerships, both government and civil society. She also represents the organisation at many international forums. She writes regularly and has a weekly column in Hindustan Times on urban issues. She has worked…

   Topic(s): Civil Society
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Kalyan Thapa

Environment and Grounds Manager/Bioengineering Consultant, Trinity Western University

Kalyan Thapa is an expert in bioengineering with over 25 years of experience in ecological restoration and sustainable infrastructure solutions. As the Environment and Grounds Manager at Trinity Western University (TWU) in Langley, BC, Kalyan specializes in bioengineering techniques for climate…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities