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Joseph Simms

Assistant Attaché, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

Joseph Simms was selected as the Assistant Attaché for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Hong Kong in August 2019.  As the Assistant Attaché, he provides investigative and programmatic support for HSI’s mission in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Simms…

   Topic(s): Finance, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jothiganesh Sundaram

Anticipatory Action/climate risk information, World Food Programme

Jothiganesh Sundaram (Jothi), is Regional Technical Lead on Climate and Weather-related risk and PRISM, at United Nations World Food Programme Regional Office for Asia-Pacific at Bangkok. At WFP, he focuses on strengthening capacity of Government systems in the Asia-Pacific region on climate risk…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action

Joy Elamon

Director General, Kerala Institute of Local Administration

Presently the Director General of Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA). He is a medical doctor with Masters in Public Health (MPH) and MBBS. His areas of interest and expertise include Decentralisation and local governance, participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation, climate…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Juan-Pablo Martinez-Molina Mercado

Vice-President (Market Solutions), ADB

Juan-Pablo Martínez-Molina Mercado, a Spanish national, serves as Senior Advisor to ADB’s Vice-President (Market Solutions), overseeing Private Sector Operations and Public-Private Partnerships across Asia and the Pacific. Juan-Pablo joined ADB in 2017 as an Investment Specialist in the…

   Topic(s): Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Julian Newman

Campaigns Director, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)

Julian Newman has worked for the London-based NGO Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) since 1997. EIA was established in 1984 to investigate, expose, and campaign against environmental crimes.  He joined the organisation as an Investigator, and during his time at EIA he has carried out…

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

Kamrul Mehedi

Head of Small Business, The City Bank Limited

MBA, Dhaka, Master in Defense Strategy, Dhaka Graduate degree in Banking Leadership, MIT, USA Kamrul Mehedi started his banking career at BRAC Bank in 2011 after a brief service to the Bangladesh Army. He worked in the SME Division and looked after SME funding and management of non-performing loans…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Kanupriya Gupta

Senior Economist, ADB

Kanupriya Gupta is an economist at the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the South Asia Department. Her work focuses on strengthening micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises; infrastructure development; skills development; social protection; and enhancing labour…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Karina Pierce

Professor, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin

Karina graduated with a BAgrSc in 2001 and completed her PhD in 2005, both from UCD. She is Professor of Dairy Production, Director of External Relations and Programme Director for the BAgrSc Dairy Business Programme in the School of Agriculture and Food Science, UCD. Her research focus is on the…

   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

Karishma Banga

International Trade Consultant Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB

Karishma Banga is an Economist with a focus on international trade, digitalization, and development. She works as a Research Fellow in the Digital and Technology Cluster at IDS. Karishma’s ongoing research examines upgrading in Global Value Chains (GVCs), digitalization and labor markets, and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Kate Vyborny

Associate Director, Duke University

Kate Vyborny is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University. She holds a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Economics from the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked on research and policy outreach on foreign aid, trade and development at the Center for Global Development and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Poverty, Transport
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land