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Karunn Kandoi

Unknown, Extramarks

A dynamic entrepreneur with a vision for Extramarks, Mr. Kandoi has as B.E. (BIT) and MBA from the University of Washington. Having held senior managerial positions in Microsoft Corporation, Philips, and G.E. Medical Systems, his zeal for education led him to start Shree Eduserve, a vocational…

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

Kate Behncken

Vice President and Lead, Microsoft Philanthropies

Ms. Behncken is the Vice President and Lead of Microsoft Philanthropies. Previously, she led the Microsoft Philanthropies Global Community Engagement team and was Associate General Counsel at Microsoft where she led the Office of the President team and served as Chief of Staff to company…

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

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

Kathleen Contreras

Coordinator, Urban Mobility Center

Kathleen Dematera Contreras leads the Sustainable Transport initiatives of Clean Air Asia. Her work focuses on the areas of clean fuels and vehicles, fuel economy, low emission urban development, active transportation, electric mobility, and green freight and logistics. Kathleen establishes…

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

Kathleen Dematera

Coordinator, Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI)

Kathleen is the Coordinator of the Thematic Hubs of the Urban Living Lab Center (ULLC), a UN-Habitat Collaborating Center, at Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI). In this role, she works closely with a diverse range of stakeholders, including partner universities, NGOs, think tanks, Living…

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

Kati Anttalainen

Senior Specialist, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

Ms. Anttalainen has 15 years of experience in the coordination of multilateral affairs, especially in the field of education. She has followed extensively the work on promoting 2030 Agenda within the Ministry’s branches of administration. She acts as the focal point of Finland in UNESCO’s global…

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

Kazuaki Hiraishi

Research Director, Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.

Kazuaki Hiraishi joined the Mitsubishi Research Institute in 1984 after graduating from the University of Tokyo where he received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, majoring in regional planning. He worked for the Institute for Transport Policy Studies, which is a research organization under…

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

Kelly Sims Gallagher

Dean, and Professor , The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Kelly Sims Gallagher is Dean, ad interim and Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University. She directs the Climate Policy Lab and the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at Fletcher. She served in the second term of Obama Administration…

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

Kelvin Peh

Lecturer in Conservation Science, University of Southampton

While serving as lecturer, Dr. Kelvin Peh is also a Principal Investigator for Conservation Ecology and Ecosystem Services at the University of Southampton. He joined Biological Sciences and the Institute for Life Sciences in February 2013 as a Research Career Track Lecturer. He is also a…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Environment, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Kenneth King

Emeritus Professor, School of Education and of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh

Kenneth King is Emeritus Professor in the School of Education and of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He was the Director of the Centre of African Studies and Professor of International and Comparative Education until September 2005. 

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