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Utsav Kumar

Deputy Country Director, Sri Lanka Resident Mission, ADB

Utsav is currently the Country Deputy Director of ADB Sri Lanka Resident Mission, South Asia Department. Before this, he was the Principal Country Economist.  He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park.  

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Uwe Send

Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego

Uwe Send is a distinguished scientist and educator with a profound background in the fields of astrophysics and oceanography. He holds a Master of Science in Astrophysics from the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK and a second Master's degree in Oceanography at the University of Southampton,…

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

V.B. Mathur

Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority, India

Dr. V.B. Mathur is the Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority, India since September 2019. Prior to this, he served as the Director of the Wildlife Institute of India between 2014-19. Dr. Mathur is the Regional Vice-Chair of the IUCN-World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA-South Asia) and…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land

Valentina Ricca

Associate Legal Officer, UNEP

Valentina Ricca is an Associate Legal officer in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Law Division, Montevideo Coordination and Delivery Unit, which provides technical support and capacity-building activities for Member States on environmental law. Valentina supports climate change, air…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Valerie Langer

Fiber Solutions Strategist, Canopy

Valerie has been engaged in forest conservation initiatives for over 30 years. Under Canopy, she works to accelerate the global availability of 'Next Generation' alternatives to tree fiber pulp for manufacturing paper, packaging, and man-made cellulosic fibers for textiles, and with Canopy Planet…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Vandana Dhaul

Chief Operating Officer , ID Capital Pte. Ltd.

Vandana brings experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, investment and agrifood tech accelerator management. She began her career in financial services and has relationship management and investment advisory experience across multinational banks. After her own successful startup journey, she led…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Vanessa Hans

Head of Private Sector, Basel Institute on Governance

Vanessa Hans is Head of Private Sector at the Basel Institute on Governance. She has held the position since July 2022, having first joined the Basel Institute in January 2020 as Private Sector Specialist. Prior to joining the Institute, Vanessa was the Managing Director of the French Chamber of…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Vanisa Surapipith

Deputy Director, Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (HTAPC)

Vanisa is currently the Deputy Director of Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (HTAPC). She is also an air Modeling Consultant working on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model coupled with Chemistry for the assessment of PM2.5 Mitigation measures across Thailand. This…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Vanita Suneja

Regional Advocacy Manager, WaterAid South Asia

Vanita has over 25 years of experience in the development sector. She has been working on a wide range of issues including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), small holder agriculture, forest governance, rural livelihoods, women’s land rights, renewable energy, climate change, extractives and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Water
   SDG: 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 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Venkat Bhargav Sreedhara

Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank

Venkat Bhargav Sreedhara is a Financial sector specialist with the South Asia team of the World Bank. He works on development financing and technical assistance projects across financial sector issues such as climate finance, MSME access to finance, housing finance, fintech and others. He has…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Urban Development