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Francesca Ayala

Senior Account Director, TVC Group

Francesca has over 12 years of experience in video production, having worked in advertising, journalism and corporate communications. Formerly an on-camera correspondent, she interviewed all sorts of colorful personalities ranging from Hong Kong's tycoons to Los Angeles' gangsters, before finally…

   Topic(s): Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Francis Areki

Senior Technical Advisor, WWF Pacific

Francis Areki is Senior Technical Advisor to WWF Pacific’s Director. He has worked in the environmental and community development field for over 20 years with expertise in forestry, climate change and marine fisheries management- project design, resourcing, research and advocacy. Through WWF and as…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Gerry Bautista

Senior Investigation Officer, ADB

Gerry Bautista is a Senior Investigation Officer at ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity. He investigates allegations of personnel Misconduct and integrity violations in ADB-financed activities. He is the focal person for reinstatement applications of firms and individuals debarred by ADB…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Capacity Development, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Gopalakrishna Bhat

Team Leader, Kolkata Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System Project, Taru Leading Edge

Gopalakrishna Bhat is a hydrogeologist. He started his career as a geologist in Ladakh Projects of Geological Survey of India. For over three decades, he has worked on diverse issues including risk assessment, urban climate change resilience, and traditional water technologies such as Qanats &…

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

Gordon Prain

Independent Consultant, Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Security

Gordon Prain is a social anthropologist and independent consultant who advises Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) Centers on issues related to urban and rural food systems and food security, gender, and agricultural change processes. Most recently he has been advising…

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

Guillermo Luz

Chief Resilience Officer, Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation

Guillermo Luz has been the Chief Resilience Officer of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation since 2016. He was also Co-Chairman of the National Competitiveness Council, Executive Vice President and COO of the Ayala Foundation, and Executive Director of the Makati Business Club.

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Hanna Uusimaa

Senior Climate Change Specialist, PARD, ADB

Hanna graduated from CSF's Economic Tools for Conservation course in 2009. Prior to ADB, she worked on climate and forest conservation at the Inter-American Development Bank.  

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Hayato Nakamura

JICA Expert, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

Experience: Working on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in various areas: from Governance incl financial institution, community based DRM, Information Dissemination of DRM, to Science based analysis. Dealing with engineering matters by coordinating various experts. Having experience…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Hayley Gryc

Associate Director, International Development Business, Arup

Hayley is Associate Director in Arup’s International Development Business and Education Business Leader for the UKIMEA region at Arup. She is a chartered civil engineer with over 20 years’ experience specializing in implementing resilient, inclusive, sustainable, and appropriate social…

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

Helen Crowley

Secretary General, GEM Foundation

Helen graduated with an MEng in Civil Engineering from Imperial College London in 2000 and after working for a year as a graduate engineer, she moved to Italy to complete her MSc and PhD degrees in earthquake engineering at the University of Pavia (ROSE School). Helen worked as a researcher in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land