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Lakshmi Boojoo

Director, Economic Policy and Competitiveness Research Center, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Lakshmi Boojoo is a PhD candidate at the National University of Mongolia and holds a master degree in Economics from the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (Germany). Lakshmi has more than 10 years of professional working experience in private and non-governmental organizations in Mongolia.…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Lamei Luo

Deputy Director, International College Chongqing University of Education

Ms Lamei graduated from South West University in 2015 and got a Doctor’s degree in Educational Management, and graduated from University of Sheffield in 2017 and got a Masters’ degree in Educational Policies and Practice. Currently she is engaged in research on education internationalization,…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lana Zaman

Associate Economic Affairs Officer, UNESCAP

Lana Zaman is an energy professional with over a decade of experience in energy, sustainability, and economic analysis. Ms. Zaman is currently an Associate Economic Affairs Officer to the Energy Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, a division that…

   Topic(s): Economics, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Lant Pritchett

Research Director, Research on Improving Systems of Education

Mr. Pritchett is a development economist from Idaho. He graduated from BYU in 1983 and from MIT with a PhD in Economics in 1988. He worked with the World Bank from 1988 to 2007. He taught at the Harvard Kennedy School from 2000 to 2018 (with some leaves) and is now affiliated with Oxford's…

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

Lasse Leponiemi

Executive Director & Co-founder, HundrED

Lasse Leponiemi is a Partner and the Head of Operations at HundrED, a company focusing on educational innovations. He is also supporting Idealist Group as the Head of Operations. Lasse has been working with youth education and career planning since 2003. In 2008, he founded an e-student counseling…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Latifahaida Abdul Latif

Head of Analysis and Monitoring on Finance and Socioeconomic Issues Division , ASEAN Secretariat

Latifahaida is an international trade negotiator specializing in the financial sector. She joins the ASEAN Secretariat as Assistant Director responsible for the analysis and monitoring of finance and socioeconomic issues which include sustainability agenda for the ASEAN Economic Community. Prior to…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Laura Phelps

Principal Consultant Shock Responsive Social Protection, Oxford Policy Management

Laura is a shock responsive social protection specialist with over 22 years-experience, working across the nexus from complex protracted crisis and into development. Her programme and policy experience in LMIC across Africa, SE Asia and Central Asia has focused on socio economic vulnerability to…

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

Laura Schwartz

Senior External Relations Officer, North American Representative Office, ADB

Laura Schwartz serves as Senior External Relations Officer for the North American Representative Office (NARO) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In this role, Laura supports NARO’s efforts to mobilize financing and support for ADB’s work across the Asia-Pacific region by raising public awareness…

   Topic(s): Economics, Energy, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Lay Phallin

Deputy Director General, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, the Kingdom of Cambodia

Ms. Lay is deputy director general of DGTVET, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training in Cambodia. Ms. Lay oversees the TVET development policy and strategy and guides to operationalize the TVET policies. Ms. Lay has been a key government counterpart staff of the ADB-financed Skills for…

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