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Matthew Barrie

Former Founder and CEO, Solu Philippines

Matthew is the former founder & CEO of Solu. He launched Solu in 2018 in Manila, Philippines, and led the company to its acquisition 14 months later in May 2019. He grew the company from an idea in a notebook to 22 people and 4 integrated tech products with the overarching ambition to…

   Topic(s): ICT, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Matthias Lankhorst

Associate Project Scientist, University of California San Diego

Matthias Lankhorst obtained an academic degree (equivalent to an MSc) in physical oceanography from the University of Kiel, Germany, in 2003. This early educational foundation laid the groundwork for his future contributions to the field. He pursued his doctoral degree in the same discipline at the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Md Shamsul Arifeen Khan

Senior Education Officer, ADB

Mr. Md Shamsul Arifeen Khan has been serving as Senior Education Officer with ADB since Jan 2023. His primarily role is project processing, and project implementation in education sector in Bangladesh.  He has over 25 years of professional experience, including 15 years in academia and…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Md. Fazlul Hoque

Managing Director, Plummy Fashion Limited–Bangladesh

Md. Fazlul Hoque has 20 years of experience in the Knitwear industry, and was the president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters’ Association for 6 years. He was also the President of Bangladesh Employers Federation and Director of the International Apparel Federation. In these…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Md. Golam Rabbani

Head, Climate Bridge Fund, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)

Md. Golam Rabbani is the Head of the Climate Bridge Fund (CBF), BRAC in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has been working on environment and climate change issues at national and regional levels for about nineteen years, mainly in the areas of climate risk and vulnerability assessment, risk management, policy…

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

Medrilzam

Director of Environment , Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), Indonesia

Medrilzam is Director of Environment at the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), Indonesia. He has been serving BAPPENAS since 1993 and had been appointed in various structural and functional positions since then. He is one of Indonesia’s leading experts on environmental and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Megan Argyriou

Head of Programs, ClimateWorks Australia

Meg leads ClimateWorks Australia's international programs, with a focus on Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. She has written extensively on the nexus between climate action and sustainable development and led the development of the ‘Horizon to Horizon’ guide and Strategic Mitigation…

   Topic(s): Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Meike van Ginneken

Water Envoy and Programme Director, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Meike van Ginneken is the Water Envoy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Programme Director for Climate Adaptation and Water International at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Melanie Slade

Senior Programme Manager, International Energy Agency

Melanie Slade has spent thirty years in energy efficiency policy development and implementation in many parts of the world. She started out working in the UK Government on industrial and appliance energy efficiency and has worked with many other governments to establish similar programmes, perhaps…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Meredith Wyse

Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB

Meredith Wyse is a Senior Social Development Specialist – Aging and Care, Human and Social Development Sector, Sectors Group at the Asian Development Bank.  She has nearly 20 years experience working in the Asia-Pacific region on issues related to adaptations to population aging and older…

   Topic(s): Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals