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James Villafuerte

Senior Economist, ADB

Prior to joining the ADB, he was senior economist and at the Department of Treasury and Finance in Australia, and an Economist at the World Bank Office in Manila. His areas of research include macroeconomic surveillance, early warning systems, and regional economic Integration. Mr. Villafuerte…

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

Jamie Kho

Results Management Specialist, ADB

Jamie Kho is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in banking, finance, and development. She holds a BS in Business Economics (Cum Laude) from the University of the Philippines, an MBA (Gold Medalist) from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, and is a Certified Financial…

   Topic(s): Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jane Romero

Technical Assistance Officer, The Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility

Jane Romero is a Technical Assistance Officer in the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF). Jane has an engineering and economics background and has worked in various aspects of infrastructure development in many countries in Asia and the Pacific for over 15 years. In her present role in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Private Sector, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jason Mortimer

Head, Sustainable Investment – Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager , Nomura Asset Management

Jason is the head of Sustainable Investment - Fixed Income & Senior Portfolio Manager at Nomura Asset Management.  He has over 10 years of local expertise on fixed-income investment in EM and DM Asian Bonds, FX, Credit, Interest rate derivatives, and Volatility markets, and a…

   Topic(s): Finance, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jason Rush

Principal Operations Communications Specialist, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB

Jason is ADB’s Team Leader for Communication, Knowledge and External Partnerships in Southeast Asia. He leads the department’s knowledge management work, and provides strategic communications guidance for complex projects.

   Topic(s): Economics, Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jessica Espinoza

CEO, 2X Collaborative

 Jessica Espinoza is the CEO of 2X Collaborative, a global industry body that convenes the entire spectrum of investors to promote gender lens investing. She is also Chair of the 2X Challenge that has raised more than US$ 11 billion of gender lens investments since its launch at the G7 Summit…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Jo Ann Corkran

Managing Partner , Golden Seeds Venture Fund, Golden Seeds Fund 2 and Golden Seeds Innovate New York Fund

Jo Ann Corkran is a managing partner of Golden Seeds Venture Fund, Golden Seeds Fund 2 and Golden Seeds Innovate New York Fund.  These venture capital funds invest in high potential, early stage companies with gender diverse management and founding teams. She is also Co-CEO of Golden Seeds LLC…

   Topic(s): Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Jocelyn Erlinda Munsayac

Director, ADB

Jocelyn Erlinda Munsayac is the Director for Regional Operations Services 3, Southeast Asia Office of Safeguards at ADB.  She graduated from the University of the Philippines. 

   Topic(s): Environment, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Joel Joseph Marciano, Jr.

Director General, Philippine Space Agency

Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. was appointed as the first Director-General of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) in January 2020. Immediately prior to the PhilSA, he served as the Director of the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ASTI). He has…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Jose Luis Syquia

Principal Public Management Specialist Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB

Jose Luis Syquia is a Principal Public Management Specialist at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC), where he focuses on governance assessments and reforms, and the mainstreaming of citizen engagement in the areas of public accountability…

   Topic(s): Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals