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Amit Kaushik

Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council for Education Research (India)

Amit Kaushik is CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Research (India), a not-for-profit organization that undertakes commissioned educational research, large scale learning assessments, and professional development for a range of clients in India and South Asia. A former civil servant, he…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Amit Mishra

Vice President, Vassar Labs

Amit serves as the Vice President, Marketing at Vassar Labs. With his 14+ years of technology experience, he believes in working for a sustainable future. He has done a PG Course from University of Florida on Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management. Apart from that he has a degree in…

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

Amit Prothi

Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Resilient Cities Network

Amit Prothi leads the resilience practice across the Asia-Pacific region for the Resilient Cities Network. For over 20 years, he has led and worked with multidisciplinary teams on thematic topics that relate directly to urban resilience, including environmental planning, urban policy, land use…

Amit Vatsyayan

Head, Agriculture and Rural Development Sector , Errnst & Young India

Amit leads the agriculture and rural development sector for Ernst & Young. Amit has worked across more than 20 countries on pressing issues ranging from climate change, women empowerment, livelihoods and agriculture sector transformation. He is passionate about disruptive change and has…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Amitabh Kant

G20 Sherpa, India

Amitabh Kant is India’s G20 Sherpa. The G20 or the Group of 20 is a forum where policymakers of industrialized and developing economies meet to discuss key issues in the global economy. Kant is a governance reformer and a public policy change agent for India, having driven key reforms and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Amory Lovins

Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute

Physicist Amory Lovins is co-founder, Chief Scientist, and Chairman Emeritus of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He is an advisor to major firms and governments worldwide on advanced energy efficiency and authored 31 books and over 630 papers. He is a recipient of the Blue Planet, Volvo, Zayed,…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Amparo MuÑoz

Principal IV, O’Donnell High School Division of Tarlac Province

Dr. Amparo M. Muñoz is an educational leader whose expertise centers on teacher quality, people development, and transformational leadership. She was a co-proponent of the training for GURO 21 Course1, a flagship project of the Provincial Government of Tarlac that helped capacitate public school…

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

Amr Qari

Principal Infrastructure Specialist, ADB

Amr J. Qari currently serves as principal public-private partnership specialist in ADB’s Office of Public-Private Partnership (OPPP). He advises clients on structuring and tendering of PPP transactions and also leads the PPP Coordination and Support Team in OPPP, which is tasked with coordinating…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Industry and Trade, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Amrita Kumar Das

Project Officer, ADB

Mr. Amrita Das is Project Officer of Transport Sector in ADB and currently managing transport sector of Bangladesh Resident Mission—with a portfolio of over $3 billion. Mr. Das has over 15 years of experience in public sector including ADB on Transport sector development, project processing and…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Transport
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Amy Leung

Deputy Director General concurrently Chief Thematic Officer, ADB

Leung has over 20 years of experience in water and urban development. She was chair of ADB’s in-house Water Community of Practice from 2008 to 2014. Her expertise includes urban planning, water and sustainable development, public-private partnerships, and green cities. Leung’s work in ADB allowed…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation