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Aijun Qui

Deputy Director General, China Center for Urban Development

Dr. Aijun Qiu, Deputy Director-General and Research Fellow, China Center for Urban Development, National Development and Reform Commission; Consultant to the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB); Executive Director, China Society of Urban Economy. Previously in the State Commission…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

Acting Prime Minister of Fiji and Minister for Economy and Minister responsible for Climate Change, Fiji, Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service, and Communications, Fiji

Mr. Sayed-Khaiyum is the Fijian Attorney-General and the Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service, and Communications, and the minister responsible for climate change. He is the second-ranking elected official in the country. Mr. Sayed-Khaiyum oversaw the creation of a climate change…

   Topic(s): Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Akira Matsunaga

Deputy Country Director, ADB

Akira Matsunaga began his professional career in 1994 with the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund Japan, where he supported infrastructure development in Asia. Before joining ADB in 2015, he held various roles within the Japanese government, including positions at the Ministry of Finance and the…

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

Alanna Jayne Inserra

Senior Social Development Specialist , Asian Development Bank

Alanna Jayne Inserra is a Senior Social Development Specialist with the Asian Development Bank's Fragility and Engagement Division. Seconded from Plan International, Alanna leads ADB's work on meaningful youth engagement with a focus on empowering young people, particularly marginalized young…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Civil Society, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Alessia Destefanis

Master student at PSE and Research intern at ADBI, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Ms. Destefanis is a Master student at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), a renowned French research institute of international standing in economics. In particular, she is following a two-year program named Public Policy and Development (PPD), which aims to prepare students to become experts in…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, 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

Aliia Zhusupzhanova

Head of the International Cooperation Sector, State Agency for State Property Management, Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic

Ms. Aliia  Zhusupzhanova is the Head of the International cooperation sector of the State Agency for State Property Management under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.  Before her current role, Ms. Zhusupzhanova served as chief inspector of the international cooperation…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Alounny Manipakone

Deputy Director, Public Procurement and Price Management Division, State Asset Management Department, , Ministry of Finance

Ms. Alounny Manipakone, Deputy Director of the Public Procurement and Price Management Division, State Asset Management Department, Ministry of Finance (MOF), has served as a Bidding Committee Member for public procurement under various ministries and government agencies. Additionally, she has been…

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

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

Aminath Shirna

Minister of State for Health, Maldives

H.E. Aminath Shirna serves as Minister of State for Health of the Republic of Maldives, where she leads national efforts to strengthen health systems, enhance service delivery, and improve health security. She has played a central role in advancing the country’s pandemic preparedness and response,…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Health