Paul Vandenberg is a Senior Economist at the Economic Research Department of Asian Development Bank in Manila. His research interests include industrialization, the middle-income trap, employment, small and medium enterprises, tech startups, and skills training. He previously worked at the ADB Institute in Tokyo and was a consultant for a number of years with the International Labour Organization. He has taught at the University of Bristol, the International Management Institute (New Delhi) and most recently at Thammasat University (Bangkok).

Aimee is an urban development specialist and economist working on urban development and water supply and sanitation, economic analysis of investment projects, and private sector development (tech startups, entrepreneurship, and business environment). Currently she is processing and implementing solid waste management projects in the Solomon and Marshall Islands and is supporting the ADB due diligence of economic analysis of urban development projects in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Iim Fahima Jachja is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, Business Week 25 Asia Best Young Entrepreneurs, and Founder of Queenrides, an online-offline women empowerment community platform with four pillars: Road Safety, Economic Empowerment, Digital Literacy and Family Life Education.

Dominic was part of the founding team that set-up and currently co-manages ADB Ventures. Prior to ADB Ventures, Dominic launched the Mekong Business Initiative (MBI), which promoted entrepreneurship in emerging ASEAN economies. MBI designed and operated corporate innovation and accelerator programs that connected agritech, cleantech, and fintech startups with corporates to pilot technology solutions. Dominic has varied financial sector experience in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific.

Thomas is leading ADB’s Digital Technology for Development Unit, which is tasked with facilitating the effective use of digital technology in ADB programs to improve development impact.