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Sudarno Sumarto

Policy Advisor, National Team for Acceleration of Poverty Reduction, Indonesia

Sudarno is an economist and the first director of The SMERU Research Institute. His current position as a policy adviser at the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia shows his strong linkages to Indonesian…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action

Sumiva Viengkeo

Deputy Director of Multilateral Division, Ministry of Finance

Ms. Sumiva Viengkeo is a Deputy Director of Multilateral Division for International Finance and Cooperation Department, Ministry of Finance, Lao PDR.

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Sunniya Durrani-Jamal

Country Director, ADB

Ms. Sunniya Durrani-Jamal is currently the Country Director for the Asian Development Bank in Cambodia. She manages ADB’s portfolio of approximately $1.57b, and $40m TA and grants, delivered by a team of 47 staff and consultants. Her main responsibilities include managing relationships with key…

   Topic(s): Public-Private Partnership, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Susanne Becken

Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith University, Australia

Susanne Becken is a Professor of Sustainable Tourism at Griffith University in Australia and the Principal Science Investment Advisor (Visitor) in the Department of Conservation, New Zealand. She is also a Vice-Chancellor Research Fellow at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Susanne is…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sven Beyersdorff

Founding Partner, Nordic Sustainability

Sven Beyersdorff is co-founder of Nordic Sustainability, a Copenhagen-based consulting firm focusing on sustainability-related projects for public and private sector clients across the Nordics and beyond. Sven has a background in strategy consulting, having previously worked at a McKinsey spin-off…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Taichi Minamitani

Director of the Disaster Risk Reduction Division, Japan International Cooperation Agency

Mr. Minamitani Taichi sis the Director of the Disaster Risk Reduction Division 1, Global Environment Department, Japany International Cooperation Agency (JICA). He joined JICA in 2007. His division is in charge of JICA's flood and landslide projects globally. This includes JICA's operations for the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Teresa Kho

Director General, ADB

Ms. Teresa Kho is the Director General of the East Asia Department at the Asian Development Bank. The Department is responsible for ADB’s engagement with the People's Republic of China (PRC); Hong Kong, China; Republic of Korea; Mongolia; and Taipei,China.  Prior to this, she was the Deputy…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Tetsuya Ikeda

Deputy Director, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management

Tetsuya IKEDA started working as a government official on civil engineering since April 1989 at the Ministry of Construction (Now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: MLIT) on river engineering and flood disaster risk reduction. He also worked on water supply system planning,…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 15: Life on Land

Thanapon Piman

Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Centre

Dr. Thanapon Piman has 15 years of work experience in water resources engineering, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), river basin planning, climate change, and adaptation and disaster risk management.  He specializes in meteorological and hydrological analysis, water resources…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Thiam Hee Ng

Director, SARD, ADB

Thiam Hee (Bernard) Ng is a Director in Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department with the Asian Development Bank. He leads ADB's regional cooperation activities in South Asia and also manages ADB operations in the Maldives. Prior to this role, he carried out…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals