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Yun Yvonne Yang

Program Officer, ICLEI East Asia Secretariat

Yvonne has devoted herself to supporting cities being circular. She aims to facilitate global cities in East Asia and worldwide shifting towards the circular economy. With her interdisciplinary background in greenhouse gas mitigation, spatial planning, and economics, Yvonne is interested in…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Yunching Tseng

Director, Research, Development and Evaluation Department International Cooperation and Development Fund

Yun Ching Tseng is the Director for Research, Development and Evaluation Department of the International Cooperation and Development Fund.  She finished her M.A in the Department of Political Science, Chinese Cultural University and was an International Fellow in the Center  for…

Yunji Tak

Assistant Director, Public Procurement International Cooperation Division, Public Procurement Service (PPS), Republic of Korea

Ms. Yunji Tak is the Assistant Director of the Public Procurement International Cooperation Division, PPS, Korea. Before her appointment in this position, she was an intern of the International Development Project Team of World 2022 –2023. Ms. Tak completed her Bachelor’s degree in English and…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yunmook Nah

President, Association of Software Centered Universities, RoK

Yunmook Nah received his B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University. He is currently a full professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Dean of College of Software Convergence at Dankook University, Korea. He was a visiting scientist of IBM…

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

Yunseok Jung

Senior Manager , Transportation Policy Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Government

Yun-seok Jung is a senior manager with a background in ICT and transport policy, planning, and development. He has a wealth of experience in supporting local government-wide initiatives and projects in ICT-based urban transportation. Before joining the Seoul Metropolitan Government, he worked at…

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

Yunsoung Kim

Research Fellow, Green Energy Strategy Institute

Yunsoung Kim is a Research Fellow at Green Energy Strategy Institute which mainly concerns renewable energy, district heating and cooling, and electricity market reform policies for the energy transition. Ever since she received her PhD in Urban Planning from Seoul National University in 2007, she…

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

Yunzhong Jiang

Secretary General of China Region, Global Water Partnership

Dr. Yunzhong Jiang is an expert in water resources and planning, water information technology and system development. Many key water-related national strategies in the People's Republic of China are due to his innovation in digital information systems and programs. He has authored 8 joint…

Yuqing Yu

Unknown, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Dr. Yu joined IGES in April 2013 and is a Senior Policy Researcher and task manager in the Climate and Energy Area. Her current research has focused on climate finance, in particular the governance mechanism, the institutional arrangements, and the effectiveness of climate finance. Before IGES, she…

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

Yuriko Koike

Governor of Tokyo, Japan

Yuriko Koike is a Japanese politician who currently serves as the Governor of Tokyo. She graduated from the American University in Cairo (B.A. in Sociology) as the top student in 1976 and was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 1993 until 2016 when…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yusuke Muraki

Secondee for JAXA, ADB

After graduation, Yusuke started his carrier as an engineer and a flight controller for Japanese Experiment Module, “Kibo” in the International Space Station program in JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). After engaging in the development of equipment for the module and the real-time…

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