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Sri Wening Handayani

Principal Social Development Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB

  Sri Wening is the focal point for social analysis for ADB’s projects. She provides awareness and training on social analysis, promotes knowledge on social dimensions, facilitates sharing of information on social dimensions and social protection, and supports external relations and…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Srijana Bhattarai

Senior Social Safeguards Advisor, The Asia Foundation

Srijana is a Senior Social Safeguards Advisor at the USAID and Australia Mekong Safeguards Program, implemented by the Asia Foundation. As a social practitioner, she has worked in various sectors with diverse communities leading community engagements, social impact assessments, resettlement and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Stefano Barchiesi

Ecosystem Services Officer, BirdLife International

Dr. Stefano Barchiesi has a PhD from the University of Florida for which he studied the trade-offs in ecosystem services at a Ramsar Site in Costa Rica. Prior to that, he worked for 10 years with the IUCN Global Water Programme on several projects on the different elements of nature-based…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Steffan Kraan

Chief Scientific Officer, The Seaweed Company, Ltd.

​Dr. Stefan Kraan, Chief Scientific Officer of Seaweed Company, Ltd. presented seaweed cultivation as regenerative adjunct to offshore energy production. He explained the benefits for offshore energy producers and local communities. This technology has been used in reducing the impacts of…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Stephen Cairns

Director, Future Cities Laboratory Singapore

Stephen Cairns completed an undergraduate degree in anthropology and classical studies at the University of Otago. He trained in architecture at the University of Auckland, and practiced as an architect in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, designing the award-​winning Headquarters for the…

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

Stephen Peters

Senior Energy Specialist (Waste-to-Energy), ADB

Steve Peters is a Senior Energy Specialist (Waste-to-Energy) in the Energy Sector Group of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank. He is responsible for developing the knowledge base, project development and implementation in waste to energy and supporting…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 13: Climate Action

Steve Diggs

Senior Product Manager, University of California Curation Center

Steve Diggs is a distinguished data specialist whose extensive career has been marked by a profound dedication to the management and preservation of critical scientific data.  For over four decades, from 1980 to 2022, Steve Diggs served as the Technical Director of the Hydrographic Data Office…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

​Steve Pollard

Independent Consultant, ADB

​Steve Pollard spent the first 10 years of his career, from 1973 to 1982, working as an agricultural economist throughout the developing world. He was Chief Planning Officer with the Government of Kiribati from 1983 to 1986. He worked with the Asian Development Bank from 1996 to 2011 employed in…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Steve Widdicombe

Director of Science and Deputy Chief Executive, Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Steve Widdicombe is the Director of Science for Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Steve is a marine ecologist with over 30 years of experience in using field observations and large manipulative experiments to address issues relating to benthic ecology, biodiversity, and ecosystem function. In…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Steven Wade

Technical Director, Atkins

An experienced consultant operating as Project Director, technical expert, reviewer, trainer and facilitator in UK water resources and international development. Highlights include roles as technical lead for the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, strategic water resources planning for London,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action