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Vidya Soundarajan

Director, Ecological Footprint and Advisory Consultant, Climate Finance, WWF-India and Oxford Policy Management

Vidya Soundarajan has more than 2 decades of experience in the fields of sustainable development, climate change, public policy, development fund management, and large-scale adaptation programmes. She is the former India Programme Head of Oxford Policy Management and Senior Regional Advisor…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Vidyut Mohan

Co-founder & CEO, Takachar

Vidyut Mohan is the co-founder and CEO of Takachar, a social enterprise enabling farmers to prevent open burning of their waste farm residues and earn extra income by converting the residues into value-added chemicals like activated carbon on-site. Passionate about energy access and supporting…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Viganda Varabuntoonvit

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Viganda Varabuntoonvit is an assistant professor at the Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Thailand. Her areas of specialization and research include life cycle assessment, energy efficiency, energy and carbon intensity, energy management system, carbon…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Vignesh Naidu

Director of Operations, The HEAD Foundation

Vignesh Naidu is currently the Director, Operations at The HEAD Foundation. Vignesh helms The HEAD Foundation’s education team that works across Southeast Asia to improve education outcomes through; the design and delivery of bespoke capacity building opportunities for educators, the production of…

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

Vignesh Nandakumar

Partner, Aspada Investments

An electrical engineer from IIT Madras, with a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, Vignesh has significant experience in technology development and renewable energy, in initiating, sustaining and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, 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

Vijay Anand

Chief Business Officer, Greenpod Labs

Vijay is the Chief Business Officer of Greenpod Labs which uses nanotechnology to extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.  GreenPod Labs is a post-harvest solutions company committed to minimise food waste. The company has built a 100% natural, cost effective solution to extend…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Vijay Jagannathan

Secretary General, CityNet

Vijay Jagannathan comes from the World Bank where he was Sector Manager for infrastructure in the East Asia and Pacific region. He was responsible for an annual lending program of about $5 billion in the urban, water, transport and energy sectors. Mr. Jagannathan has been also …

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Vijay Kumar Akasam

Principal Portfolio Management Specialist, ADB

Vijay Kumar Akasam is an experienced development professional. He holds a master’s degree in Sanitary Engineering from IIHE, Netherlands and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from India and has over 30 years of experience covering entire project cycle including planning, designing,…

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

Vijay Padmanabhan

Director, ADB

An Engineer-Urban Planner, Vijay is the Operations Director for urban development and water in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Southeast Asia Region and manages a $3 billion portfolio. With 23 years of professional experience, he has led multi-sector teams in designing and delivering large and…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Vijaylakshmi Brara

Sociologist and Associate Professor, Centre for Manipur Studies, Manipur University

Vijaylakshmi Brara is a sociologist and Associate Professor at the Centre for Manipur Studies, Manipur University, Manipur. Her major areas of academic interest are gender, culture and grassroots institutions. Her research has focused on northeast India for three decades. She is the author of the…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities