Ozzeir Khan Keywords knowledge bot artificial intelligence AI ADB digital technology information communication and technology digitalxadb infrastructure Read more about Ozzeir Khan Ozzeir Khan is the Director of the Office of Business Relationships and IT Strategy for Digital Innovation within Asian Development Bank. He is currently also heading the ADB Digital Innovation Sandbox Program. He has worked for United Nations and global financial banking services sector in Asia, Europe, and the USA.
Welcome Remarks Read more about Welcome Remarks Explicit or tacit knowledge needs to be deployed, demonstrated, and disseminated to ensure its true value. In ADB’s case, it must (i) ensure that knowledge is fit-for-purpose, (ii) share tacit knowledge for deeper impact and value addition, and (iii) move from silo thinking to network thinking.
Thiam Hee Ng Keywords management SARD ADB regional cooperation Read more about Thiam Hee Ng Thiam Hee (Bernard) Ng is a Director in Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department with the Asian Development Bank. He leads ADB's regional cooperation activities in South Asia and also manages ADB operations in the Maldives. Prior to this role, he carried out research on economics and regional cooperation issues in South East Asia. He also worked in the Strategy and Policy Department where he managed the allocation of concessional resources and policies relating to ADB’s poorest countries.
Woochong Um Keywords ADB ADB SDCC sustainable development Read more about Woochong Um Woochong Um is ADB’s Managing Director General. He assumed the position on 22 February 2021. Mr. Um is responsible for ensuring bank-wide coherence of key initiatives and issues. He provides oversight to the Department of Communications, the Office of Professional Conduct, and the Office of the Ombudsperson.
Jelle Beekma Keywords ADB water irrigation drainage water supply and sanitation and (trans-boundary) integrated river basin management Read more about Jelle Beekma Jelle Beekma has over 30 years of experience in irrigation, drainage, water supply, and sanitation and (trans-boundary river basin management and related policy and institutional issues. Jelle has water management experience in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America as a government employee, researcher, consultant, and presently as senior water resources specialist for the Asian Development Bank, in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department.
Ananya Basu Keywords ADB public finance and economic development Read more about Ananya Basu Ms Ananya Basu is currently Director at the Pacific Department (PARD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). She works on public sector management operations in PARD, and with the economics team on the Asian Development Outlook and the biannual Pacific Economic Monitor publications.
Case Studies - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Read more about Case Studies - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is used for setting road safety targets, assessing existing road networks and tracking infrastructure risk over time, evaluating safety benefits of road projects, assessing risk for design iterations, and conducting post-construction evaluations. This presentation features some iRAP case studies that show how lives were improved and serious injuries were prevented.
Noel Sta. Ines Keywords procurement administration finance ADB Read more about Noel Sta. Ines Noel is currently a staff-consultant (Procurement and Contract Management Specialist) at the Asian Development Bank. Aside from his over 30 years of extensive experience in the field of procurement (health, education, social welfare, climate change, irrigation / water, power, transport, mining, agriculture, local government finance, SME and environment) and project management, including about 20 years in the World Bank, he has considerable work on community driven development and citizen monitoring.
Nancy Vandycke Keywords sian Development Bank ADB Urban Transport Forum for Livable Cities 2019 urban mobility sustainable mobility World Bank Economic Advisor Transport Global Practice Read more about Nancy Vandycke Dr. Nancy Vandycke is Economic Advisor of the Transport Global Practice in the World Bank. She led the creation of and currently heads “Sustainable Mobility for All”—a global platform that unites 50 international organizations worldwide to change the future of mobility. Dr. Vandycke also leads the strategic and global analytical portfolio of the Bank in transport, including impact evaluation, global tracking framework, and the Knowledge Note series.
Vaibhav Tidke Keywords ADB food waste zero hunger farming income increase income commercial agribusiness value chains innovative technology FPO Read more about Vaibhav Tidke Vaibhav is the CEO and co-founder at S4S Technologies, India. With a background of a Ph.D. in agri-food processing and management training at IIM-A, he started S4S as a full-stack food processing company. S4S manufactures and sells food ingredients to FMCG and the foodservice industry. The S4S supply chain is based on village-level procurement and food processing platforms run by women entrepreneurs. The supply chain creates a win-win for farmers, women entrepreneurs, and B2B food customers.