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A. Kumarasiri

Director General, National Planning Department (Sri Lanka)

R.H.W.A. Kumarasiri is the Director General of the Department of National Planning Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies in Sri Lanka.

   Topic(s): Economics, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Aanchal Kumar

Environment Officer, Energy Efficiency Services Limited

Aanchal Kumar is an officer at Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and a Future Energy Leader at the World Energy Council. She has over 8 years of experience in the field of sustainability and energy efficiency. She has been a pivotal member in the implementation of the globally-lauded Unnat…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Aape Pohjavirta

Founder and President, Funzi

Aape Pohjavirta is the Founder and President of Funzi, a mobile learning service. Funzi gives the world’s billions of mobile users access to motivating and useful learning. An opportunity to develop skills to build a better tomorrow. High quality, relevant courses delivered with a combination of…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Abdul Abiad

Director, Macroeconomic Research Division, Asian Development Bank

Abdul Abiad oversees the ADB’s flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. From 2000 to 2015, he was with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, where he worked on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. His research areas include financial sector development and international…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Abdul Ghafoor

Associate Professor, University of Agriculture, Pakistan

Dr. Abdul Ghafoor is working as Associate Professor in the Institute of Business Management Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Currently he is also looking after the duties of Director of the institute. He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Marketing. Food entrepreneurship, value chain…

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

Abdurrahim Siddiqui

Representative and Country Director, WFP, Sri Lanka

Abdur Rahim Siddiqui assumed duties as Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Sri Lanka in April 2021, overseeing the management of WFP’s operations in the country. Mr. Siddiqui brings extensive knowledge from the fields of food and nutrition security…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Abhijit Banerjee

Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT. Banerjee is a past president of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Abhinav Raghuvanshi

Vice President, DeHaat

Abhinav Raghuvanshi is now the Vice President of DeHaat. He's been an Associate Vice President for three (3) years of the same organization.  He also co-founded the VezaMart from Sep 2016 - Mar 2019.  Abhinav has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chandigarh…

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

Abi Prabowo

Researcher, Indonesian Center for Agricultural Engineering Research and Development

Ir. Abi Prabowo, MP earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural technology (majoring in Agricultural Mechanization, majoring in Soil Preservation and Water Management Engineering) in 1983 from Gadjah Mada University. Master's education (majoring in Agricultural Mechanization, majoring in…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Abu Farah Md. Nasser

Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank

Abu Farah Md. Nasser is the Deputy Governor of the Bangladesh Bank. He has been Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank since March 2021. He started his career as Central Banker at Bangladesh Bank in October 1988. With over 32 years of experience in different positions in Bangladesh Bank, he supervised…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure