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Kitipong Promwong

President, Office of National Higher Education Science Research, and Innovation Policy Council Thailand

Dr. Kitipong Promwong is the President of NXPO. He directly reports to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation. He oversaw drafting important national policy proposals including, for instance, the proposal on national reform on higher education,…

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

Kitiya Vongkamjan Aurand

Associate Professor, Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University

Dr. Kitiya Vongkamjan received a PhD degree from Cornell University. Dr. Kitiya is a global leader in bacteriophage technology and applications. Her passion for employing innovative research to help solve food safety and sustainability issue has led to the founding of UniFAHS, a startup under the…

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

Kiyoshi Taniguchi

Principal Economist, ADB

Dr. Taniguchi is a principal economist overseeing Pakistan and Afghanistan economies in Pakistan. His past careers include an economist at Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Private Sector Operations Department, Uzbekistan Resident Mission, and Pacific Department. His career…

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

Konstantin Matthies

Head of Lead Management, Amazon Marketplace Japan

Konstantin heads the New Seller Recruiting Lead Management for Amazon Marketplace Japan. He is an experienced consultant with AlphaBeta based in Singapore. He is also a trained microeconomist and economic theorist with deep experience in economic modelling, analysis, and quantitative methods.…

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

Kyu-Hyeog Chae

Project Manager, Korea IT Consulting Co., Ltd

Kyu-Hyeog Chae has worked with Korea IT Consulting Co., Ltd. since 2009. He has held multiple roles, including Project Manager, Performance Management Expert, Principal Investigator, Security Expert, Technical Architect of Information Systems, and Researcher. He holds several certifications, such…

   Topic(s): Education, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Laarnie Cancio

Co-founder and Managing Director, BTB Ecostore

Laarnie is one of the five women founders of Luntiang Pamumuhay, Inc., also known as Back to Basics Ecostore, a zero-waste refillery store in Maginhawa, Quezon City in the Philippines. She is a top performer graduate of the Zero Waste Academy Asia Pacific Cohort 2022–2023. She actively engages as a…

   Topic(s): Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Lainie Thomas

Unit Head, ADB

Ms. Thomas leads the implementation of ADB’s fragile and conflict-affected situations and small island developing states approach, which institutionalizes differentiated strategies to improve the performance of ADB’s operations in these contexts. Prior to this, Ms. Thomas oversaw ADB's work on…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Lamei Luo

Deputy Director, International College Chongqing University of Education

Ms Lamei graduated from South West University in 2015 and got a Doctor’s degree in Educational Management, and graduated from University of Sheffield in 2017 and got a Masters’ degree in Educational Policies and Practice. Currently she is engaged in research on education internationalization,…

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

Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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