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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

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

Leah Gutierrez

Director General, ADB

Ms. Leah Gutierrez is the Director General of the Pacific Department (PARD) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines. Ms. Gutierrez is a national of the Philippines. She holds a doctorate degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, USA and a bachelor's degree in…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lee Robins

Head, Enforcement Companies House

Service Manager for Intelligence & Enforcement, Chartered Manager and career civil servant with over 30 years’ experience in Companies House, working in many areas including Enforcement, Policy, Operations and Business change.  In January 2016 Lee worked on the implementation of the People…

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

Leena Krokfors

Professor, University of Helsinki (Finland)

Dr. Leena Krokfors is a full Professor of Education (2004-) in the Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Finland. She is also a Vice Dean of Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences (2010-). Professor Krokfors has been active in the international research community…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Leki Tshering

Chief Procurement Officer, Procurement Management and Development Division, Ministry of Finance, Bhutan

Mr. Leki Tshering is the Procurement Management and Development Division's Chief Procurement Officer at the Ministry of Finance of the Royal Government of Bhutan. Before entering the procurement field in April 2010, he served as a finance officer at a local government agency. He holds an MBA from…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Leotes Lugo Helin

Education Manager, UNICEF Learning Innovation Hub, UNICEF

Leotes has over 15 years of professional experience in the field of Education, including 10+ years working with UNICEF Regional Offices, and Country Offices as Chief of Education and with UNESCO Institute of Statistics/UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau in Bangkok. Leotes brings strong expertise…

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

Lerwen Liu

Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Lerwen is a passionate educator and entrepreneur in driving sustainability transformation. She adopts a convergence approach to promote trans-disciplinary collaborative efforts (the STEAM approach) in developing scalable solutions using life cycle thinking mindset, STEM knowledge and…

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

Leslie Harper

Senior Sector Specialist, IADB

Leslie Harper has over 20 years of experience as an international development professional in Latin America and the Caribbean and is an expert in public procurement reform and modernization. She is the Gender and Diversity Focal Point for the Fiscal Management Division where she is responsible for…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure