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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

Aage Jorgensen

Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund (NDF)

Aage Jorgensen has for the past decade been Program Manager at the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) where he has helped build up a portfolio of climate change projects. He works with community-based adaptation, climate-resilient infrastructure, and urban development and is responsible for the NDF…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

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 Arif

Project Manager, Grameen Shakti Bangladesh

Abdul Arif has been working as a Project Manager in Grameen Shakti since 2018. He has experience of working in the development sector for more than 9 years, specializing in clean energy, climate change, and sustainable rural development, Arif has played a pivotal role in shaping impactful…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Abdurahmonzoda Nigina Shukhrat

Director of Agency of Securities and the Special Registration, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan

Ms. Nigina is a financial expert and reform leader with over 15 years of experience in macroeconomic policy, capital market regulation, sustainable finance, investment promotion, banking, and international development. Since April 2022, she has served as the Director of the Agency for Securities…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Finance

Abdus Salam

Water and Habitat Engineer, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

Abdul Salam is passionate about development and humanitarian work. He has more than 10 years of experience field of water sanitation and habitat and is a continuous learner. Through combining the competencies, skills, upgrade information and field experience he regularly contemplates the new…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Abhay Bakre

Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power

Shri Abhay Bakre took over as Director General (Head) of Bureau of Energy Efficiency in 2017 which is the nodal organisation under Central Government to develop strategies for energy transition in the country. He is also Indian Sherpa for Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) platform…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 13: Climate Action

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

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