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Krishan Rautela

India Resident Mission, ADB

Krishan Singh Rautela is working as Associate Project Officer in the Agriculture and Natural Resources team of ADB’s India Resident Mission. He is working on agriculture value chain development, farmer producer organizations, digital agriculture, climate change, coastal protection, irrigation and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Kwang Jo (KJ) Jeong

Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist, ADB

Mr. Jeong is a Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist at ADB. He specializes in economic policy, finance, and international cooperation. Recently, he served as the lead director of the Planning and Finance Division at the Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF). He supervised and coordinated…

   Topic(s): Finance, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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

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

Laura Crow

Principal Product Manager, M-Pesa Africa Ltd

Laura is part of M-Pesa Africa’s Product team responsible for designing and rolling out platforms which the 7 M-Pesa markets can commercialise. Her focus within the team is to develop the product strategy, set the commercial priorities, drive thought leadership and specify the features and…

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

Laura Schwartz

Senior External Relations Officer, North American Representative Office, ADB

Laura Schwartz serves as Senior External Relations Officer for the North American Representative Office (NARO) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In this role, Laura supports NARO’s efforts to mobilize financing and support for ADB’s work across the Asia-Pacific region by raising public awareness…

   Topic(s): Economics, Energy, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Lenke Balint

Head, Partnership, Capacity & Communities Department, BirdLife International

Lenke leads two global programmes of capacity development, research, advocacy and conservation action focused on strengthening grassroots conservation organisations and on the linkages between biodiversity, well-being and human rights. She has responsibility, among others, for building the capacity…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Lerwen Liu

TA consultant,TA consultant, Circular economy institutional and business model specialist (TL), inddependent consultant

• She specializes in business development and education in emerging technologies, circular economy, and sustainability. • She focuses on strategy, assessment, and support of emerging technologies, including nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence, with applications in all sectors. • With her 20…

   Topic(s): Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Li He

Natural Resources Officer (water), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Before FAO, Li He was working at the China Agricultural University as Associate Professor from the end of 2007 to the beginning of 2016. She has been working on water resources management, ecosystems, and biodiversity related works and projects. She initiated, developed and implements the Eco-…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Lida Loem

Co-founder and Program Manager, SHE Investments

SHE Investments (Support Her Enterprise Co. Ltd.) is a social enterprise that delivers the first and only gender-focused and culturally tailored business incubator and accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs in Cambodia.

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