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John Versantvoort

Head, Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, ADB

John Versantvoort is the Head of the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) at Asian Development Bank (ADB) since December 2017. OAI leads the anticorruption and integrity initiatives of the bank, including investigation of integrity violations, design and implementation of preventive and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Governance and Public Sector Management, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Jonghyun Yoon

Senior Manager, Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation

Jonghyun Yoon is a Senior Manager at LX, Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation, a public entity with expertise in land, cadaster, and GIS-related works, land administration and management systems as well as capacity building under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in…

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

José Aguado

Head of the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Malaga

José A. Aguado got his Industrial (major in power systems) Engineering degree and PhD from the University of Málaga in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He is a full professor and department head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Málaga in Spain. He is Director of the  “…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Jose Avelino Flores

Co-Founder, Plug and Play Tech Center

Jojo is currently involved in the overall strategic planning and prioritizing of Plug and Play. Jojo’s immediate focus is on building strategic alliances in the Philippines and other reigns of South East Asia.

   Topic(s): Finance, ICT, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Jouko Sarvi

Former Lead Education Specialist, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

Jouko Sarvi coordinated policy and strategy on ADB's support to education development in Central and West Asia region. He led knowledge sharing on good practice and innovation in education development, and coordinates external partnerships in the sector in the region. He also served as…

   Topic(s): Education, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Julia Assad

Senior Investment Officer, IFC Housing Finance

Julia joined IFC Upstream in 2020 as a Senior Investment Officer in the Global Upstream Department and will be moving roles within IFC starting July 2023 as a Senior Housing Specialist in the Global Housing Department in the Financial Institutions Group, based in Washington D.C.   Julia…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Julia Chin

Principal Consultant, JFourth Solutions Pte Ltd

Julia Chin aka Compliance Blackbelt is a multi-lingual financial industry professional with over 25 years of experience. She is a subject matter expert on Correspondent Banking, Securities Services and most recently Fintech in the areas of Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance and Fraud…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Jungwook Lim

Deputy Minister, Ministry of SMEs & Startups (MSS), South Korea , Startup Alliance

Formerly a career journalist, Lim served as the head of web portal operator Lycos and global business in Daum Communications, which later merged with Kakao. “Lim’s vast experience and network in the Korean startup ecosystem will be able to generate vigor to our portfolio companies,” TBT CEO Lee Ram…

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

Jyoti Parikh

Executive Director, Integrated Research and Action for Development

Jyoti Parikh is a Member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change –India and is a recipient of Nobel Peace Prize awarded to IPCC authors in 2007. She served as the senior professor and Acting Director of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai 1986-2003. IIASA…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Kaisa Standish

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Finland to Kazakhstan

Ms. Kaisa Standish is the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Finland in Kazakhstan. As part of her position, she covers trade and political issues, public diplomacy, development and cultural matters. She also works as the Embassy’s Team Finland Coordinator, assisting Finnish companies…

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