Lopez is an environmentalist and has initiated Bantay Bata 163, the country’s first media-based hotline. In 1997, Bantay Bata was the United Nations Grand Awardee for Excellence besting 187 countries. She qalso spearheaded Bantay Kalikasan, for which she received the 1997 International Public Relations Award of Excellence for the Environment and Outstanding Manilans Award for the Environment, 2009. For Sineskwela, Lopez was honored with the Unesco Kalinga Award, the first Southeast Asian to earn this distinction.

Leung has over 20 years of experience in water and urban development. She was chair of ADB’s in-house Water Community of Practice from 2008 to 2014. Her expertise includes urban planning, water and sustainable development, public-private partnerships, and green cities. Leung’s work in ADB allowed her to complement her expertise with onthe-ground work on project design and implementation covering urban development and water management projects, as well as direct involvement in policy discussions with government and development partners.

Bauer is Principal Economist in ADB’s Sustainable Development Department, a think tank department on sector and cross cutting thematic issues, where he is heading the poverty and inclusive growth team. He also coordinates the Inclusive Business initiative of ADB, in cooperation with ADB’s private sector investment department. Mr. Bauer works with ADB since 1995 in knowledge, strategy, and operations departments. He also managed various poverty funds in ADB. Mr. Bauer, a German national, has a Ph.D. in development economics, a M.A. in Political Economy, and a B.A. in Administrative Science.