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Beatrice Yulo Gomez

Director, ADB

Beatrice Yulo Gomez is Director for Pacific and Inter-regional Non-Sovereign Operations in ADB’s Office of Safeguards. She provides policy oversight and supports the implementation of ADB’s safeguard requirements, ensuring alignment with international good practice. Her role includes leading…

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

Beau Damen

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

Beau is the Natural Resource Officer – Climate Change and Climate Finance – for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Over the past 19 years Beau has worked as a natural resource management specialist focused on promoting equitable,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Begum Shamsun Nahar

International Gender and Development Expert, Bureau of Manpower, Employment, and Training, Bangladesh

Ms. Begum Shamsun Nahar, a Freelance Consultant as Social Scientist & Gender Expert; Mid-Term Review and Evaluation Expert; Resettlement Expert; Knowledge Development & Training Expert; as well as Lead Researcher of Social Survey (Sanitation and Socio-Economic Household Survey; Improved…

   Topic(s): Education, Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Ben Sandstad

Senior Legal Consultant, ADB

Ben Sandstad is the Senior Legal Consultant for the trade and supply chain finance programs at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Ben, a dual Hong Kong SAR and New South Wales qualified lawyer, has over twenty years' legal experience across the spectrum of banking, structured finance and trade…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Benita Ainabe

Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets), ADB

Benita Ainabe is a Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets) in the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the Southeast Asia Department at Asian Development Bank. She specializes in financial sector development, capital markets, innovative financing mechanisms, and…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Benjamin Diokno

Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Benjamin E. Diokno is the current Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Prior to his appointment, he served as Budget Secretary from 2016 to 2019, marking his third tour of duty at the Department of Budget and Management. As Budget Secretary, he pursued an expansionary fiscal policy to…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Betty Wilkinson

Formern Director, Public Management, Finance, and Trade, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

Effective innovative leader producing transformational development results. Work longer-term in developing countries with multinational teams. Inaugural Chair of the nine member Financial Sector Deepening Network across Africa. Recognized in 2015 by Asian Development Bank for tripling program to $2…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Bharati Bhonsale

Head, Mahila Housing Trust

Bharati is a seasoned civil engineer and the Head of Mahila Housing Trust's Housing, Water, and Sanitation programs in Ahmadabad, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. With over 25 years of experience, she has been instrumental in managing and implementing slum upgradation projects, emphasizing water,…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Bijal Brahmbhatt

India Director , Mahila Housing Trust

Bijal Brahmbhatt is the Director of Mahila Housing Trust in India.  Her work of over 20 years in cities has been in the areas of formal, informal, and invisible governance for housing and habitat. Her programs have helped women participate in city-level initiatives, a small step to make cities…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty

Bilal Amjad Khan

Head of Supply Chain Finance–CIBG , Bank Alfalah

Business graduate and a corporate banker with over 20 years of experience. Bilal is currently working as Head of Supply Chain Finance – CIBG at Bank Alfalah. He took this role back in 2019 to establish a global best practice SCF business for the bank. During his career, Bilal has worked on key…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals