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Anthony Harold Cumberland Thomas (A.H.C.T.) Gates

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Fiji

Anthony Harold Cumberland Thomas Gates CF was the chief justice of Fiji from 2008 to 2019.[1] Justice Gates is best known for his decision in Chandrika Prasad v. Att-Gen of Fiji [2000] 2 FLR 89; Prasad v. Republic of Fiji & Another [2001] 1 LRC 665; [2001] NZAR 21 in which he held that the…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Anthony Robert Gill

Head, Portfolio Administration Unit, ADB

Anthony heads the Portfolio Administration Unit at ADB’s Cambodia Resident Mission. Before moving to Cambodia, Anthony was a member of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program Secretariat, and the Head of both Portfolio Administration and Country Programming for ADB’s…

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

Arin Dutta

Senior Health Specialist, ADB

Arin Dutta is a Senior Health Specialist at ADB. He is a health economist who has worked extensively on health sector reform and health financing, especially on the scale-up of health insurance schemes. Before ADB, he held lead technical roles while supporting USAID-funded projects across Asia and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

Under-Secretary-General, United Nations; Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific took office on 1 November 2018. Ms. Alisjahbana was a Professor of Economics at Universitas Padjadjaran and was Minister of National Development Planning and the Head of the…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Arshad Dad

Chief Advisor, Construction Association Pakistan

He is a social worker and philanthropist. He is an Electrical Engineer by profession and graduated from UET Lahore in 1971. He worked for PTV for 9 years (1972 – 1981). 

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

Asha Sundaram

Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Asha Sundaram is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Auckland.  She has an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, the United Kingdom, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Syracuse University, United States.  Her research…

   Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Aurora Soriano

Founder & CEO, PinoyTravel

Founder of Pinoytravel.com.ph, an online booking aggregator for long distance buses and ferries in the Philippines. More than 20 years of marketing and business development experience in the mobile telecommunications industry.

   Topic(s): Environment, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 15: Life on Land

Aya Yajima

Regional Advisor (Neglected tropical diseases), WHO-SEARO

Aya Yajima is a public health specialist and the Regional Advisor on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office. She coordinates with WHO Headquarters, Country Offices, donors and partners to provide technical support for Member States in the Region for…

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

Azusa Sato

Senior Social Sector Specialist, Southeast Asia Department, ADB

Azusa is currently working in the areas of health, human resources, insurance, health security, and governance. Her portfolio includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

B.V. Phani

Head of Department, Department of Industrial Management & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

B. V. Phani is the head of the Department of Industrial & Management Engineering at IIT Kanpur.  His research interests are financial intermediaries, credit risk modeling, entrepreneurial finance, innovation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, market micro-structure and valuation, and …

   Topic(s): Economics, Education, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities