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Lerwen Liu

Managing Director, STEAM Platform, KX Innovation Center

Dr. Lerwen Liu specializes in business development and education in emerging technologies, circular economy, and sustainability. She focuses on strategy, assessment, and support of emerging technologies, including nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence, with applications in all sectors. With…

   Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Libby Paholski

Functional General Manager, SMEC International’s Environment and Social Development Group

Libby Paholski is currently the Functional General Manager for SMEC International’s Environment and Social Development Group in the South East Asia & Pacific Division. She brings over 25 years of professional expertise in community development projects from planning, policy development,  …

   Topic(s): Economics, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Lida Loem

Co-founder and Program Manager, SHE Investments

SHE Investments (Support Her Enterprise Co. Ltd.) is a social enterprise that delivers the first and only gender-focused and culturally tailored business incubator and accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs in Cambodia.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Lily Riahi

Coordinator, the Cool Coalition

Lily coordinates the Cool Coalition, a new initiative that was an official outcome of the Energy Transition Track of the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019. The Coalition supports governments’ transition to efficient, climate-friendly cooling through a holistic approach to meet the goals of the Paris…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Liming Chen

Young Professional, ERCD, ADB

Liming’s research interests include urban economics, transport infrastructure, and international trade. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from University of California, Santa Barbara, and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Fudan University, PRC.

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

Lisa Phelan

Director of SEA and ANZ, Bord Bia

Bord Bia has appointed Lisa Phelan as South East Asia Manager. Lisa joins Bord Bia’s Global Business Development team, based in Bord Bia’s Singapore office. There, she will be responsible for leading global business initiatives in the priority markets of Southeast Asia and Oceania. In her new…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Lorena Aguilar

Former Costa Rica Vice-Chancellor, Independent Consultant, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Global leader passionate about human rights, inclusion, and sustainable development, with over three decades providing strategic contributions to national and international policies. Leading inclusive collaboration with government counterparts, UN agencies, international organizations, and civil…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Lotis Quiao

Economics Officer, ADB

Lotis is an Economics Officer at ADB since 2017. She graduated from the University of the Philippines with a BS degree in Business Economics and a master’s degree in Development Economics. Prior to joining ADB, she was a consultant at the World Bank.

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

Ludovica De Santis

Project Manager, Disal Consulting

Ludovica De Santis is a young economist with an international profile. She holds an MSc in Economics and Strategy for Business from Imperial College Business School, and a BSc in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Royal Holloway University, London. After gaining some valuable experience in the…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lusia Sefo-Leau

CEO, Pacific Water and Wastewater Association

Lusia Sefo Leau is the CEO of PWWA and has held this role since late 2016; she helped establish PWWA as a permanent regional organization for Pacific water and wastewater in Samoa. She has held senior leadership roles in a number of government Ministries, including CEO of the Ministry for Revenue,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation