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Jane Toothill

Flood Risk and Insurance Specialist, JBA Risk Management

Dr. Jane Toothill holds a BSc and Ph.D. in natural hazard studies and has over 20 years of experience in the modelling of flood hazards to assess financial losses and to support the development of financial mechanisms, particularly in the insurance sector. Jane is JBA’s Director for its specialty…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jasmine Bourne

Economic and Climate Counsellor, British Embassy Manila

Jasmine Bourne is Economic and Climate Counsellor at the British Embassy Manila. Her previous positions include working for the British High Commission New Delhi, working as a Private Secretary for the Chief Operating Officer for the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, and roles in…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jay Slowik

Senior Scientist, Atmospheric Chemistry at the Paul Scherrer Institute

Dr. Jay Slowik is a senior scientist in the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland. His research focuses on the atmospheric sources and processes governing air pollution, including the development of novel instrumentation for organic aerosol analysis…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jaya Singh Verma

Policy Advisor and SRO, Indo-Pacific Regional Team, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Jaya Singh Verma is presently Policy Advisor with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office working with the Indo-Pacific Regional Team. She is the Senior Responsible Officer for the Managing Climate Risks for the Urban Poor (MCRUP) Programme. She has over 20 years of development experience…

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

Jens Christian Riise

Communications and Outreach Manager, ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund/Ramboll

Jens Christian is responsible for interdisciplinary marketing, sales and project management on Urban Water and Climate Changes activities in Denmark and abroad. Jens Christian has a strong experience in strategic marketing and management, as well as technical expertise that encompasses Climate…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Jeremiah Paua

Senior Policy Officer, Department of National Planning & Monitoring, Papua New Guinea

   

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Industry and Trade, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Jeremy Knight

Managing Director, TRANSPORT CONNECT LIMITED

Jeremy Knight has extensive experience in market development and key customer management in the transportation industry. He is a former General Manager (Distributor Markets) in Volvo Bus Hong Kong Ltd.

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

Jerry Paisley

Regional Strategic Sales and Marketing Director, Asia Pacific, Fugro

Jerry Paisley is Fugro’s Regional Strategic Sales & Marketing Director for Asia Pacific, with over 40 years of global geotechnical experience. A Chartered Geologist and Chartered Engineer in the UK and Hong Kong, he began his career with Fugro UK in 1983 and has since held leadership roles…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade, Urban Development

Jerry Skees

Executive Director, Global Parametrics

Jerry Skees is the Executive Director of Global Parametrics and is also the primary founder and visionary behind Global Parametrics. With a career of 35 years as a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky, Jerry, and his previous firm, GlobalAgRisk, were at the forefront of…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jessie-Lynn van Egmond

Water & Sustainability Engineer, Van der Hoeven

Jessie-Lynn is the Water & Sustainability Engineer at the R&D and Sustainability department of Van der Hoeven Horticulture Projects B.V. Her main tasks include the researching and optimization of water management practices for high-tech greenhouses in water-scarce regions. With a background…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities