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Fernando Reimers

Ford Foundation Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University. An elected member of both the US National Academy of Education and the International Academy of Education, he is a leading authority in…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Filipe Jitoko

Head of the PacREF Facilitation Unit, University of the South Pacific

Mr. Jitoko is heading the PacREF Facilitation Unit (PFU), hosted at the University of the South Pacific (USP), Suva, Fiji. The PacREF program is a regional education policy framework under the overall oversight of Ministers of Education from the Forum Island Countries in the Pacific. Before moving…

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

Fook Yen Chong

Senior Social Sector Specialist (Skills Development), Southeast Asia Department, ADB

Fook Yen, Chong is a senior social sector specialist (skill development) working in the Asian Development Bank. He has more than 25 years of work experience in Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET). In ADB, he manages and supports TVET/Higher Education projects in India, Bangladesh, the…

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

Frank van Cappelle

Education Specialist, UNICEF

Frank van Cappelle is a regional Education Specialist at UNICEF’s South Asia office. He has been working in the education sector for 15 years (prior to South Asia, in Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and East Asia and Pacific), covering areas such as assessment, out-of-…

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

Freda Wolfenden

Professor, Open University, UK

Freda is Professor of Education and International Development at the Open University, the UK where she has held a number of management positions including Associate Dean for the Faculty of Education and Language Studies. Freda’s career has been driven by a passion to improve opportunities to learn…

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

Fu Qingyan

Deputy Director, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences

Fu Qingyan, deputy director of Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, has long been engaged in atmospheric environment and pollution source emission monitoring, air heavy pollution early warning and prevention, environmental monitoring information construction, PM2.5 source apportionment,…

   Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Fumio Kurosaki

Senior Researcher, Institute of Transportation Economics

Dr. Kurosaki has rich experiences in the railway sector almost 30 years in total. In 1988 he joined East Japan Railway Company (JR East). After working as a civil engineer in JR East, he was dispatched to the International Union of Railways (UIC) from 2003 to 2006. At that time, he had started…

   Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

G.A.S Ginigaddara

Vice Chancellor, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Prof. (Mrs.). G.A.S. Ginigaddara is serving as the Professor in Agricultural Systems of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. She prioritizes her teaching, research, and community services in sustainable agriculture, household food security, small-scale agriculture, and ecological and climate-smart…

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

Gayang Ho

Deputy Director of Research, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

Gayang Ho has over 15 years of research in customer insights, transport governance and policies; and has worked in Australia, Canada, and across Asia. She holds a Master of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales in Australia and a Bachelor of Business Administration…

   Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Genevieve Lim

Engagement Manager, AlphaBeta

Economics and strategy consultant; former public servant managing the development of smart and sustainable districts in Singapore. Passionate about leveraging my experiences in consulting and the public sector to promote positive socio-economic outcomes in the Asia Pacific region. Key areas of…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth