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Shale Ahmed

Shale Ahmed, A Queer Queer-Rights Activist and Executive Director, Bandhu Social Welfare Society (Bandhu)

Shale Ahmed is the founder and executive director of Bandhu Social Welfare Society and has been a dedicated advocate for the health and human rights of Bangladesh’s transgender community and other marginalized sexual identities. Since he established the Bandhu society in 1996, he has been leading…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Shalu Agrawal

Senior Programme Lead, Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Shalu Agrawal works as a Programme Lead at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a not-for-profit policy think tank based in New Delhi. Her current research focuses on understanding the residential electricity use and consumption patterns in India with the help of social surveys and smart…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Shamina Singh

Executive Vice-President for Sustainability and Founder and President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

For more than 20 years, Shamina Singh has been on the frontlines of developing and implementing solutions to make the global economy work for everyone, everywhere. Shamina is the founder and president of the Center for Inclusive Growth, the philanthropic hub of Mastercard. She also serves as…

   Topic(s): ICT, Industry and Trade, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Shamit Chakravarti

Director, ADB

Mr. Chakravarti is currently serving as a Director in the Human and Social Development Sector Office (SD3) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is responsible for education / TVET, health, and social protection operations across 14 Pacific countries and ADB’s engagement in social protection.…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Shantanu Mitra

Director’s Advisor, ADB Board of Director for Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Türkiye and United Kingdom

Shantanu Mitra is a Development economist with strategic leadership and management experience. His specialties are economic policy, public finance, health economics, climate change, evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, international aid policy, programme, and people management.

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Climate Change, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sharon Kane

Director of Sub-region, Plan International Asia Pacific Region

Sharon Kane is the Director of Sub Region for Plan International overseeing South Asia and the Pacific Nations. Prior to this role, Sharon was the Country Director of Plan International Vietnam for the previous 6 years. Sharon has a strong commitment and belief in social justice, gender equality,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sharon Seah

Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme, ISEAS

Prior to academia, Sharon spent 15 years in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Environment Agency of Singapore. Her research interests are in ASEAN, multilateralism, rule of law, and climate change. Sharon graduated with a Master's in Public and International Law from the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Shazia Kamal

General Manager, Education, The Citizens Foundation

Shazia, in this role, oversees all the functions of TCF’s Education Programme. She comes with a rich 11-year experience across diverse fields including FMCG industry, education, and social and development sectors. She served in senior management roles at Tetra Pak, Kashf Foundation and…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Shervin Sharghy

Founder, EcoBricks Limited

A former investment banker turned impact entrepreneur, Shervin has dedicated himself to developing a financially viable and scalable solution to the global plastic waste crisis and reducing the environmental damage and carbon footprint of the construction industry. He launched EcoBricks in Hong…

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

Sherwin Pu

Head, Business Development Unit, ADB

Sherwin Pu is currently the Head of Business Development Team within ADB's PSOD, which includes ADB Ventures Facility. He has 20+ years in investment banking, private equity, structured financing; and led dozens of landmark debt/equity finances covering a wide range of sectors - renewable energy,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals