Montira Horayangura Unakul is a culture program officer at UNESCO Bangkok. She has managed various UNESCO programs within the Asia-Pacific region related to the safeguarding and sustainable development of cultural heritage, with a focus on world heritage. She has developed capacity-building programs, such as reviving traditional knowledge for conserving built heritage, sustainable heritage tourism, and collections management.

Mr. Srivastava has over 30 years of professional experience, including 15 years with ADB, in the roles of Project Implementation Officer, Project Officer (Urban), Urban Specialist, Project Management Specialist and Senior Project Management Specialist. His expertise includes project management, project administration, procurement, contract management, and capacity building. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, and a postgraduate degree in Environmental Planning.

Maria Paniagua is an urban planner with extensive work experience in managing investment and sector research projects for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. She has a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.