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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

Ingo Puhl

Managing Director, South East Asia, South Pole

Ingo is a founding partner of South Pole Group, a for-purpose company with the mission to accelerate the transformation to a sustainable economy via the facilitation of cooperative actions between key public and private stakeholders. He is leading the implementation of this mission in South East…

   Topic(s): Transport
   SDG: 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

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

James Lang

Senior Gender Specialist, ADB

James Lang is the Senior Specialist on Gender-based Violence for the Gender Equality Division at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where he provides leadership for preventing gender-based violence across ADB operations and knowledge work. James has over 25 years of experience promoting gender…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

James Leather

Chief of the Transport Sector Group, ADB

James Leather is the Chief of the Transport Sector Group at the Asian Development Bank. Mr. Leather has 30 years of experience in transport, working internationally with development organizations, governments, the private sector, and research institutions. Mr. Leather leads ADBs transport…

   Topic(s): Transport
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Jamie Leather

Director - Transport Sector, ADB

Mr. Leather leads ADB's Sustainable Transport Initiative, providing support to ADB's transport operations across Asia and the Pacific and acts as the transport focal point for ADB with international organizations. He is also a Committee member of the transport community of practice and urban…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Transport
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Jan Czuba

Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Papua New Guinea

His first assignment as missionary to Papua New Guinea was in Ambunti (1987-1988) as Parish Priest of the said parish from 1989-1995. In October 1995 he was assigned to the Divine Word Institute in Madang as President. Under his leadership the Institute evolved into Divine Word University of which…

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

Janice Chia

Founder and Managing Director, Ageing Asia, Singapore

Influenced by the changing needs of her elders, Janice was inspired to start Ageing Asia to drive and nurture opportunities and the development of innovation and solutions that address the evolving needs of the rising ageing population in the region. Having accumulated a vast experience from…

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