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S.K. Jason Chang

Professor, National Taiwan University

Dr. Chang is a professor at National Taiwan University. He has served as advisor to the Mayor of Taipei City since 1994. His research focuses on public transport, transport economics, advanced public transit and ITS. Professor Chang is one of the pioneers promoting green mobility in developing…

   Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

SA Abdullah Al Mamun

Senior Project Officer, ADB

Mr. Mamun, an Urban Specialist, joined BRM at ADB on December 1, 2021. He is a development professional with a mix of skills in project processing and administration, management, and technological innovation. He has a total of 20 years’ experience in development operations within the international…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Saalim Koomar

Jigsaw Consult, EdTech Hub

Saalim Koomar is involved in both research and engagement work at the Hub. He supports the building and uptake of evidence to support effective decision-making. He has recently been involved in projects concerning teacher professional development, country scoping studies, and various Helpdesk…

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

Sabah Shamsy

Performance (M&E) Professional, Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Bangladesh

Sabah Shamsy is experienced in project cycle management and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) obtained from international aid development organizations. She designed, planned and implemented innovative projects on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy with IT solutions, and has finely tuned…

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

Saibal Das Chowdhury

Co-founder and CEO, Urbanetic

Saibal Das Chowdhury is an urban technologist and CEO and Co-Founder of Urbanetic –   a ‘City-as-a-Service’ software platform for digitization of buildings and infrastructure and their development financing, securitization and exchange.  A former VP of Hewlett-Packard for start-ups…

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

Sajid Pareeth

SeniorLecturer/researcher (Agricultural Water Management and remote sensing), IHE Delft

Dr. Sajid Pareeth is a researcher/lecturer in remote sensing for land and water use monitoring with more than ten years of international experience. His main research focus in recent years has been to develop crop monitoring systems by satellite based estimation of water use and water…

   Topic(s): Education, Water
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Sakiko Tanaka

Principal Social Sector Specialist, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

akiko's role is to provide technical support to operational departments on economic analysis of social sector projects, impact evaluations as well as country diagnostic studies in Asia and Pacific regions.

   Topic(s): Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education

Salvador Tan

Assistant Vice President , Ayala Land

Salvador Tan is an architect and urban planner with Ayala Land, Inc. He was involved in the planning, design and implementation of the pedestrian walkway network in the Makati business district as well as in the master-planning of several business districts, shopping centers, residential buildings…

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

Samantha O’Riordan

Program Officer, GIGA, the joint ITU and UNICEF initiative

Samantha O’Riordan is the Giga Program Officer at ITU for the joint ITU and UNICEF Giga initiative, which aims to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. Samantha has worked on multiple information, communications, and technology programs…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Sampath Amaratunge

Chairman, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka

Sr. Professor Sampath Amaratunge has been appointed as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission by His Excellency the President, Hon. Gotabaya Rajapakse, effective January 2020. Professor Amaratunge received his BA (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, MA in…

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