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Ruth Yu-Owen

President and CEO, PhilCarbon

Ms. Ruth Yu-Owen has almost 20 years of experience in the field of renewable energy, developing wind power, hydropower, and solar projects. Ms. Yu-Owen is the President of the Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc., a joint venture between her own company PhilCarbon, Inc. and Upgrade Belgium. Together,…

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

Ryotaro Hayashi

Social Sector Specialist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ryotaro works on improving the education sector in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Before joining ADB as a Young Professional in 2015, he has worked for 10 years in international development organizations like the World Bank, the Japan International Cooperation…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

S M Jakaria Huq

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh

Mr. S M Jakaria Huq is a career bureaucrat who has over 24 years’ experience working in the Bangladesh civil service. Since November 2022, Jakaria has been working as a Joint Secretary in the ADB Wing of Economic Relations Division (ERD) under the Ministry of Finance of the Bangladesh government.…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sabyasachi Mitra

Director, ADB

Sabyasachi (Saby) Mitra is the Director of Public Management, Financial Sector & Trade Division of the South Asia Department of Asian Development Bank. He has been with ADB for 15 years and specializes mainly in development finance, policy planning, regional cooperation and institutional…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Said Zaidansyah

Deputy Country Director, ADB Indonesia Resident Mission, ADB

Said Zaidansyah, an Indonesian national, is the Country Director for Papua New Guinea  at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 1 August 2023. In this position, he leads ADB’s entire operations in Papua New Guinea including managing ADB’s relationship  with the government and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sajana Jayasooriya

Electrical Engineer, Lanka Electricity Company (PVT) Ltd.

Sajana Jayasooriya is an Electrical Engineer at Lanka Electricity Company (Pvt) Ltd (LECO), specializing in operations planning and construction. With extensive experience in grid modernization, solar PV integration, and utility-scale infrastructure projects, he plays a key role in advancing smart…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Salima Jahan

Joint Secretary, Government of Bangladesh

Ms. Salima Jahan, Joint Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh, has been working since March 2016 as the Member (Renewable Energy) of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) under Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of the People's Republic of…

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

Sam Adlen

Co-CEO, Space Solar

Sam is co-CEO of Space Solar, creating an era-defining new solar energy source from space.  Following a PhD working on a NASA Mars mission, Sam joined VEGA as a consultant focusing on satellite applications. From there, he held senior space sector strategy roles in Finmeccanica (now Leonardo…

   Topic(s): Energy, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sameer Khatiwada

Senior Public Management Economist, ADB

Sameer is an economist who leads preparation and implementation of ADB loans and technical assistance projects in public resource management. Prior to joining Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office in Sectors Group, he was with the Southeast Asia Department where he prepared ADB’s…

   Topic(s): Economics, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Samrat Ray

Senior Project Officer (Energy), India Resident Mission, ADB

Samrat Ray has over 17 years of experience in the energy sector and has worked across the value chain from power generation, transmission, and distribution.  Having worked extensively in Africa and India, on aspects like energy policy, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sector reforms on…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy