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Tyrrell Duncan

Economist and Policy Adviser, Former Head of Transport Sector, ADB

Tyrrell Duncan has over 30 years of experience in international development. As a technical advisor of ADB’s Transport Sector Group, he previously led the bank’s work on transport, which accounts for about a third of ADB lending. Previously he was transport director for East Asia, and bank-wide…

   Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Umesh Madhavan

Research Director , The Circulate Initiative

Umesh is Research Director at The Circulate Initiative, a nonprofit organization committed to solving the ocean plastic pollution challenge and advancing the circular economy in emerging economies. In his role, Umesh leads The Circulate Initiative’s research strategy, with a focus on data and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Upasana Yadav

Program Lead, Center for Water and Sanitation

Upasana has been associated with CWAS since 2014. She has extensive experience in WASH and urban development sector. She leads CWAS’s work in implementation of city sanitation plans, WASH improvement planning tools and innovative financing mechanisms like development impact bonds and blended…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ursula Braun

Business Development Manager, Loowatt 

Ursula Braun is a business development manager at Loowatt Ltd a company that creates a revolutionary waterless toilet system that creates local economies around waste treatment.

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Utkarsh Mishra

Deputy Project Director, Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project

Utkarsh Mishra is the Deputy Project Director at JUIDCO (Urban Development & Housing Department), Government of Jharkhand, based in Ranchi. With over six years of experience in this role, he oversees the Externally Aided Project Management Unit for World Bank and ADB-funded Urban Infrastructure…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

​​​​​​​Uzma Altaf

Gender Specialist (Consultant), ADB

Uzma Altaf is working with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a Gender Specialist (Consultant) since 2011. Based at the Pakistan Resident Mission Islamabad, she has provided technical assistance for mainstreaming gender in various projects and programs in the Central and West Asia Region in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality

Valérie Guillaumin

Director, ICMA

Valérie joined ICMA (Paris office) in 2014. Her role as Director in the sustainable finance team is largely dedicated to the secretariat to the Executive Committee of the Principles and the related working groups. She is also secretary to the SVT (primary dealers on the French govies) Market…

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

Vanisa Surapipith

Deputy Director, Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (HTAPC)

Vanisa is currently the Deputy Director of Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (HTAPC). She is also an air Modeling Consultant working on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model coupled with Chemistry for the assessment of PM2.5 Mitigation measures across Thailand. This…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Vasant Joshi

Business Manager for urban water services, Suez

Expertise is in implementing programs for Non-Revenue Water (NRW) reduction, water distribution system improvement, rehabilitation and augmentation works. Worked with several city corporations and state water boards for project development and implementation. Carried out multiple water supply…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Venkat Bhargav Sreedhara

Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank

Venkat Bhargav Sreedhara is a Financial sector specialist with the South Asia team of the World Bank. He works on development financing and technical assistance projects across financial sector issues such as climate finance, MSME access to finance, housing finance, fintech and others. He has…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Urban Development