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Hoang Thi Thu Huyen

Chairperson, Trade Union of Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam (MOLISA)

Hoang Thi Thu Huyen is Chairperson of Trade Union of Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam (MOLISA). From 2014 to 2019, as the Deputy Director of the Department on Gender Equality of MOLISA, she was responsible for developing and implementing the National Strategy and Program…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Hooi Ling Tan

Cofounder , Grab

Hooi Ling Tan is the cofounder of Grab, Southeast Asia's leading "superapp" that offers a wide range of on-demand services, including mobility, food, package and grocery delivery services, mobile payments, and financial services to millions of Southeast Asians. Based in Singapore, she oversees…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Idris Azim

Independent consultant, Independent consultant

Idris Azim is an early-career strategy consultant and practitioner with a background in history, public policy and youth skills development. He has co-facilitated several workshops on Futures, including one at the Asia Pacific Futures Network Conference 2018. Idris has been involved with local…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Indira Simbolon

Former Consultant, ADB

Indira Simbolon holds a Master in Law, an MA in Development Study, and a PhD in Socio-legal Studies from the Netherlands. A leading expert on Indigenous Peoples, Indira Simbolon joined ADB in 1999, a year after the adoption of its first Policy on Indigenous Peoples. She is the principal author of…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Indranee Thurai Rajah

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance, Second Minister for National Development,, Second Minister for National Development, Singapore

She was educated at Raffles Institution in Singapore, and read law at the National University of Singapore. She was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1987 and began practice with Freshfields as a legal associate. In 1988, she joined the Litigation Department of Drew & Napier. She was appointed…

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

Ing Kantha Phavi

Minister of Women’s Affairs, Cambodia

Since 2004, Ing Kantha Phavi, has been serving as the Minister for Women’s Affairs, where she is responsible for its management and leadership. In addition to her ministerial post, she has been the Chairwoman of the Cambodian National Council for Women since 2004. Prior to becoming Minister, Dr.…

   Topic(s): ICT, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ippei Tsuruga

Social Protection Programme Manager (Indonesia), International Labour Organization

Ippei has been managing programs and providing technical support to social security reforms at the country level in Indonesia, Viet Nam and Myanmar, and also contributing to research and knowledge management at the ASEAN regional and global levels. He has been involved in various policy discussions…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Irina Novikova

Principal Safeguards Specialist (Social), OSFG, ADB

Irina possess nineteen years of professional experience in social development, including social impact assessment, environmental and social (E&S) safeguards policy, and impact evaluation. Irina has worked across all major sectors and modalities of development projects primarily in Central and…

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

Ivor da Cunha

Independent Consultant, ADB

Ivor da Cunha is an independent energy efficiency consultant based in Canada.  He advises utilities, governments, private sector entities and ADB on topics related to energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction technologies, programs and policies.  He is a chemical engineer by training…

   Topic(s): Energy, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jaime Galvez-Tan

Public health advocate and physician, and Chairman, Health Futures Foundation

He has the rare combination of the following expertise: solid grassroots community work in far flung doctorless rural areas; national and international health planning and programming, a faculty of colleges of medicine and health sciences; clinical practice combining North American European…

   Topic(s): Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being