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Aditya Handa

Founder and Managing Director, Abellon Group Aditya

Aditya Handa is the founder and managing director of Abellon Group. Abellon is engaged in finding sustainable development-led solutions to India's most difficult problems, such as climate change, waste management, energy security, food security, and realizing untapped human…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Adlibek Aubakirov

Head, Department of Energy and Housing and Communal Services of the North Kazakhstan

Country: The Republic of Kazakhsta Adilbek Bagdatovich Aubakirov was born in 1984 in the North Kazakhstan region, in 2001-2006 and in 2009-2012 he studied at the North Kazakhstan State University named after Kozybayev and received qualifications of an engineer and a lawyer. He began his career…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Adrian Torres

Chief, ADB

Adrian Torres is the Chief of ADB's Public-Private Partnership thematic group. Prior to this position, he was the Associate Director of ANZ and Societe Generale.  He graduated from RMIT University with a degree in Business Administration and received his Master of Finance and Economics from…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Adrienne Heinrich

Head, AI and Innovation Center of Excellence Aboitiz Data Innovation

Prior to joining UnionBank, Adrienne led AI and Machine Learning use cases for personal health and connected care products and services at Royal Philips from 2012 to 2020. In 2020, she was appointed head of the AI Center of Excellence at UnionBank of the Philippines and has been instrumental in…

   Topic(s): ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Agus Prabowo

Deputy Chairman for Human Resources Development, NPPA (National Public Procurement Agency)

Dr. Agus Prabowo as the chairman at LKPP (the Indonesian National Public Procurement Agency). He advocates the effectiveness in the public procurement process of healthcare products as well as the outcomes from e-catalogue implementation in Indonesia.

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Health, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Akio Takahara

Director, JICA Ogata Research Institute

Educational Background: 1981 Bachelor of Laws, The University of Tokyo 1983 Master of Philosophy (Development Studies), University of Sussex 1988 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sussex Fields of Research: Contemporary Chinese Politics, International Relations in East Asia Career Background:…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Albert Dean Atkinson

Former Director, Knowledge Support Division, Department of Communications, ADB

Albert Dean Atkinson is the Former Director of ADB’s Knowledge Support Division in the Department of Communications. Atkinson has been in ADB for more than 15 years, working across the knowledge, library sciences, and human resource domains. His background and academic training are in Agriculture,…

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

Alex Shyy

Deputy Secretary General, Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund, Government of Taipei,China

Alex specializes in international cooperation programs; program appraisal, implementation,and management; technical mission project appraisal, implementation and management; outbound investment and trade promotion; international marketing; and auditing. His recent experience includes serving…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Alexander Jett

Public-Private Partnership Specialist, ADB

At ADB’s Office of Public-Private Partnerships, Alexander Jett helps manage the Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility, established to prepare PPP projects. He also supports transaction advisory services for South Commuter Railway in the Philippines. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Jett worked at the…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Public-Private Partnership, Transport
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Alvin Ng

General Manager, Smart Cities Asia Pacific, Aboitiz Data Innovation

Alvin Ng was the Vice President of Digital Solutions, APAC, Johnson Controls. In this position, he is responsible for driving the digital and sustainability growth strategy for Asia Pacific region, which includes driving and executing initiatives that increase market penetration, providing relevant…

   Topic(s): Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities