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Lei Lei Song

Principal Economist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB

Lei Lei is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of ADB's economic work and development research in South Asia. He is based in the India Resident Mission. Lei Lei Song is a Principal Economist of the Asian Development Bank. He works in the area of regional economic and financial…

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

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

Lewis Hawke

Head, Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Secretariat

Lewis Hawke has headed the PEFA Secretariat since November 2014, leading the upgrade of the PEFA framework. PEFA is a global, multi-donor initiative for assessing PFM performance and national and sub-national levels which has been used in more than 150 countries.  Prior to his current position…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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

Liby Johnson

Executive Director, Gram Vikas

Liby T. Johnson is a social development management specialist with more than 24 years of experience in designing, implementing and supporting development interventions in government, civil society, cooperatives and community institutions. He has wide and in-depth experience in both leadership and…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

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

Liviana Zorzi

Programme Officer, United Nations

Liviana Zorzi has been working as a Programme Officer in the Effective Governance and Peace building Team at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub since 2014. She provides support to country offices in the Asia Pacific region with providing access to knowledge, building partnerships and promoting regional…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lizzie Collins

Vice President of Engineering, Build Change

Lizzie Blaisdell Collins is the Vice President of Engineering for Build Change, a non-profit social enterprise with a critical mission of preventing housing losses caused by disasters. After working early in her career with a private sector earthquake engineering firm in San Francisco, USA, Lizzie…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

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