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Utsav Kumar

Deputy Country Director, Sri Lanka Resident Mission, ADB

Utsav is currently the Country Deputy Director of ADB Sri Lanka Resident Mission, South Asia Department. Before this, he was the Principal Country Economist.  He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park.  

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Valentina Barca

Independent Consultant, Independent Social Protection Expert

Valentina Barca is an independent consultant with a focus on how delivery systems (e.g design and implementation aspects) can facilitate the responsiveness, inclusiveness and effectiveness of social protection systems. In recent years she has worked extensively on integrated information systems (…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Vegard Skirbekk

Professor, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Columbia University

Vegard Skirbekk is a Professor of Population and Family Health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and a Professor at Columbia University’s Columbia Aging Center. His research focuses on understanding the links between aging, health, and worker productivity in countries undergoing…

   Topic(s): Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Victoria Austin

CEO, Global Disability Innovation Hub

In 2016, Victoria Austin co-founded and is now the CEO of the Global Disability Innovation Hub. She works with over 70 partners in more than 41 countries on programs that total about £50m. She is also an Associate Professor of Social Justice and Innovation at UCL Engineering. She is also…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples , Human Rights Council

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples by the Human Rights Council in 2014 and served until April 2020. She is an indigenous leader from the Kankana-ey Igorot people of the Cordillera Region in the Philippines. As an…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Vijaylakshmi Brara

Sociologist and Associate Professor, Centre for Manipur Studies, Manipur University

Vijaylakshmi Brara is a sociologist and Associate Professor at the Centre for Manipur Studies, Manipur University, Manipur. Her major areas of academic interest are gender, culture and grassroots institutions. Her research has focused on northeast India for three decades. She is the author of the…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Vimlendra Sharan

Representative , FAO in Sri Lanka and Maldives

Vimlendra Sharan is FAO Country Representative for Sri Lanka and Maldives. Sharan brings with him nearly three decades of national and international government leadership experience focusing on rural development, agriculture, and food security issues. As a member of the Indian Administrative…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Vince Michael Docta

Senior Manager, ADB-WWF

Vince is a development professional with 20 years of experience working with INGOs, MDBs/IFIs, consulting firms, and the academe in cross-cutting themes and issues. He looks after the long-standing partnership between the ADB and WWF by serving as the focal point for the continuous…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Vivek Rao

Principal Financial Sector Specialist, ADB

Mr Vivek Rao has worked in ADB for over 8 years, first in the Treasury and subsequently in the South Asia Department. Mr. Rao has worked both in sovereign and nonsovereign operations with a focus on the infrastructure and SME sectors. In addition, Mr. Rao has processed and implemented program…

   Topic(s): Economics, Private Sector, Public-Private Partnership, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Vivian Lou

Director, The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Lou Vivian W. Q. is the Director of Sau Po Centre on Ageing, and Associate Professor at Department of Social Work & Social Administration at The University of Hong Kong. Her research interests focus on family gerontology, in particular family caregiving for dementia, stroke, end-of-life…

   Topic(s): Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals