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Aphivath Keat

CEO and Founder, Thyrada Co., Ltd.

Aphivath Keat is the CEO and Founder, Thyrada Co., Ltd. She is from Battambang province and came to live in Phnom Penh in 2002. She was raised in a low-income household. Her father passed away when she was 18 months old, so her mother had to play the role of mother and father.

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

Arif Uddin

Transport Specialist, The World Bank

Arif Uddin is a transport specialist at the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF), based in Ethiopia. He is currently managing the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) in Africa and providing cross-support for transport projects in the region. Arif, a…

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

Armie Jarin-Bennett

President, CNN Philippines

Born and raised in Manila, Armie Jarin-Bennett started her professional career as a radio newscaster for three local stations, before moving to Atlanta in 1996 to intern at CNN’s main headquarters. She became a production assistant at Headline News in 1997 and quickly moved up to writer and…

   Topic(s): Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Armine Yedigaryan

Safeguards Specialist (Environment), ADB

Armine Yedigaryan is an Environment Specialist representing ADB Office of Safeguards based in ADB HQ- Manila. She is involved in environmental safeguard management for projects in the Central and West Asia countries. Prior to joining ADB, she worked for 15 years on environmental assessment and…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Arun Shumshere Rana

Senior Project Officer, ADB

Arun Rana joined ADB in 2011 and is currently the AFNR focal person in the Nepal Resident Mission. Prior to joining ADB, he was a freelance consultant working in a diverse range of fields, including promotion of tourism in the Manaslu Conservation Area in north central Nepal. He has a master’s…

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

Athifa Ibrahim

GESI Expert (Consultant ) for Maldives, ADB

Athifa is an experienced Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) expert with over 18 years of professional experience in the development landscape of the Maldives. Currently, she works with ADB’s, South Asia Department, as a GESI consultant for the Maldives. She has provided technical…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 13: Climate Action

Attiya Inayatullah

Member, National Assembly of Pakistan

Dr. Attiya Inayatullah holds a Ph.D. in Demographics and has had a life-long association with the Family Planning Association of Pakistan. Former Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO, she has acquired international recognition in the fields of international relations, human rights, gender…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Aude Demontesquiou

FinEquity Facilitator / Team Lead, CGAP

Aude de Montesquiou is FinEquity Community of Practice Facilitator at CGAP. Aude worked at CGAP from 2005 to 2017, last as Financial Sector Development Specialist, leading CGAP’s Graduating the Poorest and Vulnerable Segments work. She oversaw the implementation of the CGAP-Ford Foundation…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Avni Kumar

Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Avni Kumar specialises in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), with a cross-cutting focus on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and climate resilience in WASH. She has a background in development economics and has worked in various capacities with government, civil society, private sector…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Ayumi Konishi

Formerly Special Senior Advisor to the President, ADB

Mr. Konishi joined ADB in 1988 and served in various capacities, including as Director General for the East Asia Regional Department, Deputy Director General for the Pacific, Senior Advisor to the Strategy Policy Department, and Country Director for Viet Nam. Prior to ADB, he worked for the UN in…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation