Stefan Schipper is Senior Statistician within the Statistics and Data Innovation Unit of the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department. His work in ADB includes building statistical capacity in developing member economics, improving statistical databases using new digital technologies, and knowledge products including statistical flagship publications.

Paolo Veneri is the Head of the Regional Analysis and Statistics Unit at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities. His work covers several topics connected to urban and regional development, including understanding and measuring urbanisation, well-being and spatial inequalities.

Bakytgul Khambar is providing expert and analytical support for building an integrated national financing system in the Republic of Kazakhstan. She conducted gender analysis of the documents of the local executive body for planning and budgeting for the period 2017-2020 (on the example of Akmola region) and participated in other projects and served as speaker and moderator at seminars for NGOs and government agencies.

Mr. Davaadorj is Head of Investment and Development Planning Division, Governor’s Office of Orkhon province, Mongolia. As a young local leader, he has been working for the Governor’s Office of Orkhon province for more than 10 years and is responsible for designing development policy and investment planning for economy, mining, agriculture, environment and tourism, construction, urban planning, land management, and infrastructure in the province. With his educational degrees from Finance and Economics University and National Governance Academy, Mr.

Noriko Sato serves as a project officer for ADB-financed projects and technical assistance (TA) in the natural resources and agriculture sector. She was responsible for administering ADB’s TA 8578-PAK: Punjab Basmati Value Chain and direct seeding of rice (DSR) pilot testing and demonstration. She holds a master’s degree in Development Studies from Hiroshima University.

Thompson is the Communications Manager for FSC’s Asia Pacific regional office. She started her career as a reporter with a special interest in environmental and developmental news. FSC works to promote responsible forest management around the world. Operating in more than 100 markets, FSC is the preferred certification scheme for businesses, including Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining FSC, she worked for WWF-Hong Kong, overseeing content management, branding and corporate partnership.

Lima is the member services manager at the Samoa Chamber of Commerce. She has worked at the organization for four years. Lima graduated from the Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand with a Bachelor in Social Sciences and Human Resource Management in 2011 and has been working in Samoa since then. As the Member Services Manager, she works extensively with the Samoa Chamber of Commerce membership (over 350 businesses) and with donor partners and stakeholders.

Lin oversees Academy and Life Care business of TUV Rheinland Group in Greater PRC region. She set up the Competence Centre of CSR & Sustainability. She has dedicated herself actively together with the team and achieved some highlights including development of capacity building program “FIT FIVE®” in 2005 with recognition of Best Practice by Global Compact for supply chain solution; consultancy of probably the first management system based on ISO26000 in PRC; consultancy to Carbon Pioneer in PV industry to win WWF Climate Saver award.