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Jeremiah Paua

Senior Policy Officer, Department of National Planning & Monitoring, Papua New Guinea

   

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Industry and Trade, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Jesper Pedersen

Director, ADB

Mr. Jesper Pedersen is the Director of Procurement Division 1 of ADB’s Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department. His division covers ADB’s portfolio in Central, West, and South Asia. Jesper has been with ADB for over 11 years. He initially joined ADB in December 2009 in the…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jesper Petersen

Regional Head, Operations Coordination Central and West Asia Department, ADB

Jesper Petersen is the Regional Head of the Operations Coordination Unit in Central and West Asia Department. Mr. Petersen is a national of Denmark. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Southern Denmark. He has 26 years of…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jess Silver

Ecosystem Services Analyst, Natural Capital Project, Stanford University and 3Ps Philippines Pilot Project Engagement Lead

Jess Silver is an ecosystem services analyst for the Natural Capital Project’s marine team. Jess works closely with NatCap’s partners around the world to build capacity for and support the application of scientific approaches and tools, like InVEST, that help people better account for the value of…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jessica Fanzo

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics, Johns Hopkins University

Jessica Fanzo is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics at the Johns Hopkins University, USA. She holds appointments in the Berman Institute of Bioethics, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She also…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jhelum Tini Thomas

Senior Public Management Specialist, SERD, ADB

Jhelum Tini Thomas is a Senior Public Management Specialist in SERD. She has worked on public finance reforms at central and subnational government including in fiscal forecasting, budget planning, debt management, expenditure analysis and service delivery. Her country experience includes…

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

Jiangfeng Zhang

Director, ADB

Jiangfeng Zhang is the Director of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Team; Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office; Sectors Department 2 of Asian Development Bank (ADB).  Since joining ADB in 2002 to date, he has been leading and supporting the development, design, and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Finance
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Jie Tang

Practice Manager, Energy and Extractive Global Practice East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank

Jie Tang, Practice Manager for the Energy and Extractive Global Practice of the World Bank, is in charge of the Bank’s energy programs covering 26 countries in East Asia and the Pacific Region. He joined the World Bank in 2001 as a Young Professional and has recently held the positions of Lead…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Jim Harkness

Independent Consultant, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (former president)

Jim Harkness has worked on agriculture, environment, and rural development in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since the 1980s. He carried out field research and environmental education on behalf of the International Crane Foundation in the 1980s and early 1990s, including a year of field work…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jindra Samson

Senior Economist, ADB

Jindra is a senior economics officer at ERCD of ADB, where she contributes to various analytical research on agricultural and natural resources, climate change and low-carbon growth, economic analyses of investment projects, and country diagnostic studies. Before ADB, she was an assistant scientist…

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