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Shri Nilambuj Sharan

Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), India

Shri Nilambuj Sharan is currently working as Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). He is Indian Economic Service officer of 1993 batch. He is in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. During close to three decades as member of…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Shruti Mehta

Postgraduate Researcher Sport for Development, ADB

Previously worked on youth development at the Asian Development Bank and through this experience, I have been able to appreciate the power of sport to be an agent of change. I spearheaded a project on the potential to leverage sport as tool for socio-economic development in Afghanistan and will…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Health, ICT, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Shu Cai

Associate Professor, Jinan University

Shu Cai is an Associate Professor in Economics of the Institute for Economic and Social Research at Jinan University (Guangzhou, China). His research areas include Development Economics, Labor Economics, and Applied Microeconomics, with particular interests on investigating migration, poverty…

   Topic(s): Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Srijana Bhattarai

Senior Social Safeguards Advisor, The Asia Foundation

Srijana is a Senior Social Safeguards Advisor at the USAID and Australia Mekong Safeguards Program, implemented by the Asia Foundation. As a social practitioner, she has worked in various sectors with diverse communities leading community engagements, social impact assessments, resettlement and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Srinivas Reddy

Chief of Skills and Employability, International Labour Organization

Mr. Reddy is Chief of Skills and Employability Branch at ILO Geneva since January 2018. Prior to this, he was Country Director of the ILO Office in Bangladesh, 2013- 2017. Mr. Reddy has previously been a senior advisor on TVET and Skills Development Specialist and has worked in ILO field offices in…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Stanley Lee

Senior Director and International Programs Lead, Temasek Foundation

Stanley is senior director and lead for the international team at Temasek Foundation. He drives programmes to deliver the mission, mandate and impact of the foundation in South-east, Asia and beyond to develop programmes on capability-building in education, health, urban design and governance.

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Steven Gillard

Head of Consulting Services Unit, ADB

Steven Gillard is a Principal Procurement Specialist and the Head of the Consulting Services Unit in the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department at ADB. Prior to joining ADB in 2017, he was Associate Director and Head of Operations in the Technical Cooperation Department at the…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sudarno Sumarto

Policy Advisor, National Team for Acceleration of Poverty Reduction, Indonesia

Sudarno is an economist and the first director of The SMERU Research Institute. His current position as a policy adviser at the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia shows his strong linkages to Indonesian…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action

Sulakshana Jayawardena

Director (Development), Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy

Experienced Director Of Development with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, and Management. Strong community and social services professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Science…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Sunghoon Kris Moon

Urban Development Specialist, Seoul Urban Solutions Agency

As part of ADB’s Urban Sector Group, Kris works to develop innovative urban development solutions that make cities more livable for all city dwellers. Prior to joining ADB, Kris led the Strategic Planning and Partnership team at the Seoul Urban Solutions Agency, working with…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals