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Helen Brown

Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Impact Assessment in the School of Public Health, Curtin University

Helen is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Impact Assessment in the School of Public Health at Curtin University. She has also held other leadership positions including Deputy Head of School and Director of Health, Safety and Environment. One of her key ambitions is to promote…

Helen Clark

Administrator, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Administrator of the UNDP

Helen Clark was Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from April 2009 to April 2017, and was the first woman to lead the organization. She served at the same time as Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of all UN funds, programs, agencies, and…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

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

Helen Newing

Independent Consultant and Senior Research Associate, Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science at Oxford University.

​​Helen has been working on issues related to biodiversity conservation and indigenous peoples/local communities for over twenty-five years. ​In the past she has worked both as an academic and the NGO sector. Currently her work is principally in three areas: biodiversity conservation and local…

   Topic(s): Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land

Helen Osborne

Senior Youth Employment Specialist, ADB Youth for Asia

Helen Osborne is ADB's youth employment specialist with experience across research, policy and practice spanning the public, private and non-profit sectors. As a consultant, Helen has also worked with The World Bank, ILO, UNICEF and GIZ as well as Foundation and INGO clients.…

   Topic(s): Health, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Helena Hulsman

Nature-Based Solutions Specialist, Deltares

Helena Hulsman is a specialist in the field of Nature Based Solutions at Deltares, working on developing, implementing and evaluating Nature Based Solutions to contribute to (urban) climate resilience. With a background in Biology and Environment & Resources Management, and extensive experience…

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

Helena Molin Valdes

former Head of Secretariat, Climate and Clean Air Coalition

Helena Molin Valdes is the former Head Of Secretariat at Climate and Clean Air Coalition. She also held various posts at the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (now United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction), including Deputy Director and Chief of Advocacy and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 13: Climate Action

Heloise Buckland

CEO and Founder, HUSK

CEO and co-founder of HUSK, a social business committed to supporting rural communities to become more climate-resilient. HUSK's mission is to improve livelihoods by transforming rice husk into biochar to combat soil degradation, boost yields, and sequester carbon. Heloise is passionate about…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Hema Bansal

Senior Director, The Smart Campaign, Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International

Dr. Bansal leads the Smart Campaign’s work in South and Southeast Asia at the Center of Financial Inclusion, Accion. A passion for equity and women’s issues, combined with an education in banking and finance, has led her to an extensive professional engagement with microfinance. Hema is an…

Hemant Nandanpawar

Senior Director, Ernst & Young

Hemant is a Clean Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development expert, working as Senior Director, Advisory Services of Ernst & Young in Manila, Philippines. He is supporting EY Asian countries for development and implementation of assignments/projects Clean Energy, Climate…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land