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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

Ayushman Bhatt

Capacity Building and Training Associate, ADBI

Ayushman Bhatt joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) as a Capacity Building and Training Associate in May 2020. His research interests include infrastructure development and management, transport economics, transport policy, high-speed railway, applied econometrics, and experimental…

   Topic(s): Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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

Baburam Lamichhane

In-charge of the Biodiversity Conservation Center – Chitwan, National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal

Babu Ram completed environmental sciences from the Tri-Chandra College in Kathmandu and master’s degree in Natural Resources Management and Rural Development at the Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry in Pokhara (Nepal). He has been involved in various wildlife conservation and research…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Barbara McPake

Director, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne

Professor Barbara McPake joined the Nossal Institute in July 2014. She was Director of the Institute for International Health and Development at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Between 1991 and 2005, Barbara lectured in Health Economics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 13: Climate Action

Battur Lkhagvaa

Director General, National Center for Pubic Health

Battur Lkhagvaa is a Director General in the National Center for Public Health in Ministry of Health, Mongolia.

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Baykham Khattiya

Minister, Ministry of Health, Lao PDR

Baykham Khattiya is an experienced Lao government official currently serving as the Minister of Health. With over 25 years in public service, she has held several key leadership roles, including Minister and Vice Minister of Labour and Social Welfare and Member of Parliament. Her career reflects…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Benjamin Coghlan

Health Security, Consultant, ADB

Dr. Benjamin “Ben” Coghlan is a public health physician and medical epidemiologist focusing on strengthening health systems to address major public health challenges in Asia and the Pacific including COVID-19, climate and environmental change, ageing and non-communicable diseases, the digital…

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

Bernard Obika

Senior Technical Director, High Volume Transport Applied Research, IMC Worldwide

Bernard is currently undertaking the role of Team Leader for the High Volume Transport (HVT) Applied Research Programme. Prior to joining the HVT Team,  he was the Managing Director at Roughton Group.  Bernard has over 30 years of experience in transportation and infrastructure finance.…

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

Bertrand Goalou

Principal Transport Specialist, ADB

Bertrand GOALOU is leading urban transport and railways initiatives in the Transport Sector Office at the Asian Development Bank, with a focus on Emerging Areas in the context of decarbonization of Transport. With more than 24 years of experience in the sector, Bertrand’s expertise covers all…

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