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Ms. Tobing is a City Planner and Senior Advisor to the Governor at the Jakarta Research Council since 2013. She has been appointed as the Chairman of the Climate Change Task Force for Jakarta and serves as Special Staff for Urban and Environmental Management particularly focused on low carbon city programs. Since 2007, she has been involved and active in several international network and organizations, such CityNet in Asia Pacific and C40 Climate Leadership Group.
Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
Aisuluu Osmonkulova has been the Head of the Complaints and Penalties Department of the Public Procurement Department under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic for the last 4 years. Works in the Department of Public Procurement since 2015 to the present.
She has an economic and legal education (bachelor's degree). She has a Masters degree in Public Procurement Management (Master's) from the Tor Vergata University (Italy).
Topic(s): Finance, ICT
Mr. Sayed-Khaiyum is the Fijian Attorney-General and the Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service, and Communications, and the minister responsible for climate change. He is the second-ranking elected official in the country. Mr. Sayed-Khaiyum oversaw the creation of a climate change unit in the Office of the Attorney-General to examine legal matters pertaining to climate change that are often omitted from public discussions, such as how to protect the human rights of people who are displaced by the effects of climate change.
Topic(s): Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
Since 2012, Ajay Guha has been an International Procurement Advisor at ADB, where he was a former Lead Energy Specialist. He is also currently an adjunct faculty at the Asian Institute of Management.
Topic(s): Energy
Shri Ajay Desai has been working on large mammal conservation and management, particularly elephant, for 36 years in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, etc. and been associated with various national and international NGOs, FAO, and government departments. His studies have covered ranging and social behavior, population dynamics, conservation, human-wildlife conflict, conservation aspects including infrastructure development in and around wildlife areas.
Topic(s): Energy, Environment
Dr. Akanksha Bapna has worked extensively on K-12 Education, bridging the gap between practice, policy and research. Akanksha has extensive analytical and quantitative experience in experimental design, both in the field of science as well as in the social sciences. For close to a decade, she has integrated qualitative, quantitative and mixed method approaches in her work, researching and measuring the impact of education interventions across India, Nepal, Tanzania, USA, Colombia, Italy and the Netherlands.
Topic(s): Education
Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
Public health physician with extensive work experience across the globe in low-, middle- and high-income countries. Following initial clinical practice, has worked as a frontline public health practitioner, strategist, advocate and leader in various settings.
Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
Akhil joined Organica in 2009 as Head of Engineering Services. Within a year of joning, he took on the responsiblity for managing Project Execution a year later Global Sales. In 2017, he was appointed the COO for the company in-charge of managing Business Development, Sales, Supply Chain, HR, Project Delivery and Engineering Services. At present, as CEO of Organica Water, Akhil reports the Board of Directors and is responsible for the complete P&L of the Company.
Topic(s): Water
Mr. Samyal is a seasoned professional with over 17 years of experience at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Currently serving as an Associate Project Officer (Procurement) in India since March 2022, he brings expertise in project administration and finance. With dual master's degrees in Business Administration with a focus on Finance (MBA-Finance) and Computer Application (MCA), Mr. Samyal has accumulated over 19 years of experience in multinational and multilateral organizations.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
Mr. Akhtiar Ahmed, Senior Joint Director has been associated with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for the last 22 years and is working in Development Finance Group (DFG) of SBP since last 14 years. Currently, he is heading SME Finance Policy & Regulations Division and leading various initiatives for facilitating SMEs access to finance from formal sources. Among other responsibilities, currently, he is closely working with related stakeholders to promote Supply Chain Finance (SCF) in the country. Moreover, Mr.
Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade
Dr. Yuba is a Senior Researcher at Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP). She is working for the Hybrid Air Quality Monitoring Network (HAQMN) project in Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET) and supporting for ADB TA9608 to expand the air quality monitoring network. She works to manage the installation of LCS in Vietnam and analyze the air quality in Hanoi and Hoa Binh cities. She is also responsible for the monitoring and QA/QC management of the wet and dry deposition in Japan. She has 8 years of experience working on air quality issues in East Asia.
Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
He left his position in ADB in March 2021.
Topic(s): Water
Dr. Watabe joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in May 2023 as a health specialist. He primarily focuses on technical assistance and projects in the area of health financing for universal health coverage (UHC), digital health financing, health impact investment, and climate change and health investment.
Topic(s): Health
Educational Background:
1981 Bachelor of Laws, The University of Tokyo
1983 Master of Philosophy (Development Studies), University of Sussex
1988 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sussex
Fields of Research:
Contemporary Chinese Politics, International Relations in East Asia
Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration
Completed PhD in Migration Studies (Economics) at Sussex Centre for Migration Research at University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Using advanced applied quantitative/econometric analysis and household surveys, the PhD research focused on migration and development, especially the effects of remittances on Filipino households.
Topic(s): Finance, Poverty
Akira Yoshida is a Strategist for Partner Ecosystem Success in SAP Japan and a Fellow in IBU Public Sector for Emergency and Disaster Management, SAP SE.
Topic(s): Climate Change
Akmal is a natural resource economist with extensive experience in sustainable development. In his 22-year career at ADB, Akmal has prepared a number of development projects and contributed to country strategies in several countries in the Asia and the Pacific. He has promoted creative project interventions in water resources management, horticulture and dairy value chains, animal disease control, and forest plantations. He has successfully led important policy dialogues with high-level government officials.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources