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Kounila Keo

Managing Partner, Mekhala Communications

At the age of 18, Kounia Keo started working for Agence France Presse and various foreign media publications. Nowadays when she's not writing news reports, she blogs about Cambodian social issues, Southeast Asia online trends, and her travel experiences abroad at http://blueladyblog.com. She often…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Kris Panday

Executive Director,Constituency Office rep. Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, The Netherlands, ADB

Radha Krishna “Kris” Panday was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank in April 2018. In this capacity, he represents Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with responsibility for the direction of the general operations of the Bank,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Krisna Gupta

Lecturer, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies

Krisna Gupta is a lecturer at Politeknik APP Jakarta and a senior fellow at the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS). 

   Topic(s): Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Kyi Thar

Regional Pharmacovigilance Expert (Consultant), ADB

Dr. Kyi Thar is a medical doctor, public health and pharmacovigilance expert. He has extensive working experience as a consultant for ADB over eight years in various health projects. Previously, he was a Technical Officer for surveillance and epidemiology at the WHO SEARO and the WHO DPR Korea. He…

   Topic(s): Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Ladda Mo-suwan

Professor, Prince of Songkla University

Education and training: MD (Mahidol University), MSc (Human Nutrition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Dip. Thai Board of Pediatrics and Pediatric Nutrition (FRCPed T), and Fellow of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (FIUNS). Position: Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty…

   Topic(s): Health
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Laksmi Dhewanthi

Director General of Climate Change Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia

Laksmi Dhewanthi is a government official with more than 25 years of experience in the field of environment and sustainable development. She is currently a Senior Advisor to the Minister on Industry and International Trade, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia.…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Health
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Lala Rukh Khan

Project Manager, Center of Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP)

Lala Rukh Khan is a Project Manager at the Center of Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). She has an MA in Demography from University of California, Berkeley and a BSc (Hon) in Economics from LUMS. Her interests lie in development issues relating to gender and political economy.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Lalaine Alfaro

Unknown, Project ADEPT / ASSIST Asia

Lalaine has spent most of her career in the non-profit organizations. She got her degree in Agricultural Development from the Visayas State University in Baybay City, Leyte and is currently taking up Master of Arts in Development Policy at the De La Salle University-Manila. She specializes in…

   Topic(s): Health, ICT
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lasse Leponiemi

Executive Director & Co-founder, HundrED

Lasse Leponiemi is a Partner and the Head of Operations at HundrED, a company focusing on educational innovations. He is also supporting Idealist Group as the Head of Operations. Lasse has been working with youth education and career planning since 2003. In 2008, he founded an e-student counseling…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being