Veronica Mendizabal Joffre

Veronica leads ADB’s gender program for the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. She manages regional and country-level technical assistance on gender equality and social inclusion and works with loan processing teams ensuring that gender equality is an integral part of ADB operations. Veronica has authored various publications on gender and labor force dynamics in East Asia, gender and the energy transition, and gender-based violence in Mongolia. She has also written on the impact of economic crises on vulnerable populations in South-East Asia.

Wei-Shieun Ng

Dr. Wei-Shiuen Ng is Advisor on Sustainable Transport and Global Outreach in the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She has a background in environmental science, transportation engineering and urban planning, and leads the development of transportation and climate change policy dialogue, gender research, and activities in Asia at the ITF.