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Birte Snilstveit

Director Synthesis & Reviews, Head of the 3ie London Office, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie London Office)

Birte leads a dynamic team dedicated to the production and use of synthesized evidence to inform policy in low-and middle-income countries. She is the head of 3ie’s London office and as director, she is also part of 3ie’s senior management team. Prior to this, as a senior evaluation specialist and…

   Topic(s): Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Bishwa Nath Oli

Adjunct Professor, Agriculture and Forestry University of Nepal

Dr. Oli has more than three decades experience in biodiversity, environment and climate change sectors working with the Government of Nepal in different capacities. He has worked as a national consultant with various development partners including the Food and Agriculture Organization. He has…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Bisma Husen

Principal Procurement Specialist, ADB

Bisma Husen is a  Principal Procurement Specialist of ADB and has been assigned to support ADB operations in India since 2007.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri Science and Technology, USA and an MBA in Finance from Monash University. He has worked…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Bjarne Pedersen

Executive Director, Clean Air Asia

Bjarne has a broad international experience, particularly in environmental issues and sustainable development, with a proven track record of achieving meaningful impact through strategic leadership, resource mobilization and team building at all levels. He has taken Clean Air Asia through…

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

Bongki Shin

Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division of the Public Procurement Service

Mr. Bongki Shin is the Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Division of the Public Procurement Service.  Before assuming this role in 2021, Mr. Shin served as Assistant Director of the Materials and Equipment Divisions of the Public Procurement Service.Mr. Shin holds a Bachelor’s…

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

Brad Williams

Head, Austrade

Brad Williams is Head of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission’s (Austrade) operations in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. He also holds the position of Consul-General of Australia in Auckland. Prior to joining Austrade, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Australian…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Bradley Hope

New York Times bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and former Wall Street Journal reporter, Project Brazen

Bradley is the co-author of Billion Dollar Whale, Blood and Oil and author of The Rebel and the Kingdom. He spent seven years breaking stories and leading investigations at the Wall Street Journal from New York and London. Before that, he covered the Arab Spring from Cairo, Tripoli and Beirut. He…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Bram van Ooijen

Urban Transport Specialist, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

Passionate professional and serial entrepreneur. Over a decade of work experience in urban transport policy, planning & design, company management, operations and business development in China and Asia.

   Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 15: Life on Land

Bregje van Wesenbeeck

Advisor, Deltares Netherlands

Dr. Bregje van Wesenbeeck is an expert advisor on nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation at Deltares. She provides advice on flood risk reduction, erosion mitigation, and climate change adaptation in amongst others Indonesia, Tonga, Kiribati, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and the…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Brenda Horrigan

Executive Director, Herbert Smith Freehills

Brenda Horrigan, the firm’s Head of International Arbitration, Australia, began her tenure leading ACICA on 15 April, almost a year after she was elected an Executive Director of the Centre’s Board. Ms Horrigan, a US-qualified lawyer, has nearly 20 years’ experience in international arbitration and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth