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Bregje van Wesenbeeck

Scientific Director, Deltares

Dr.van Wesenbeeck chairs the science council of Deltaresthat oversees the scientific quality of the work of Deltares. She is a senior expert in nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. She has over 15 years of experience working in multicultural settings for…

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

Brenda Horrigan

Executive Director, Herbert Smith Freehills

Brenda Horrigan, the firm’s Head of International Arbitration, Australia, began her tenure leading ACICA on 15 April, almost a year after she was elected an Executive Director of the Centre’s Board. Ms Horrigan, a US-qualified lawyer, has nearly 20 years’ experience in international arbitration and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Brent Edelman

International Development Consultant, ADB

Brent Edelman is an independent consultant whose most recent work includes advising the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on its activities and strategies in the Pacific Islands Region, the Philippines, and Mongolia. Before that, Brent served as the economic growth advisor at USAID/…

   Topic(s): Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Brett Sutton

Technical Assistance Specialist, ADB

Brett Sutton is an agronomist and environmental scientist with ADB PSOD's agribusiness investment team. He works to optimize development impact imparted by agribusiness investment and technical assistance projects, including through improving climate and disaster resilience of smallholder farmers…

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

Brian Eyler

Director, Southeast Asia Program, Stimson Center

Brian Eyler is a Senior Fellow and Director of Stimson’s Southeast Asia program. Eyler is an expert on transboundary water-food-energy nexus issues in the Mekong region and specializes in China's outbound investment in Southeast Asia. He has spent more than 15 years living and working in China and…

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

Brita Staal

Senior Advisor at Nordic Sustainability, Nordic Sustainability

Brita works on building sustainability strategies in private and public sector organizations, both within the Nordic countries as well as in South Asia. Her area of specialization is climate risk &resilience. Based in Norway and Sweden, Brita holds an MSc in Development Management from UN…

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

Bronwyn Lincoln

Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Ms. Bronwyn Lincoln is a partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. She practices international commercial arbitration and commercial litigation, with a focus on cross border and multi-jurisdictional disputes. She is also an international arbitrator. Ms. Lincoln has advised and acted for national and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Bruce Taper

CEO and Founder, Kinesis

Bruce is a former Director of Sustainability and Metropolitan Planning for the NSW Government. Now as founder and a Director of Kinesis, a sustainability and data-driven urban advisory and technology firm, they are establishing relationships with cities and urban service providers…

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

Budi Haryanto

Director, Research Center for Climate Change, University of Indonesia

Dr. Budi Haryanto is currently a Professor of Environmental Health Science and the Director of the Research Center for Climate Change at the University of Indonesia. He is also part of the colloquium on environmental health for the Indonesian Environmental Health Association since 2019. Dr.…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Health, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Cahyadi Indrananto

Senior External Relations Officer, ADB

Cahyadi's professional life revolves around public affairs and government relations space. A political communicator by training, he possesses a rich and unique skillset thanks to exposure in multilateral fora, top government office, civil society, and private sector. He currently manages ADB's…

   Topic(s): Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education