Homid Hoshimzoda serves as the First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Tajikistan, where he plays a key leadership role in shaping national education policy, strengthening institutional capacity, and advancing international cooperation in the sector.

Ryan is a neurodivergent entrepreneur, medical laboratory scientist, and inclusion leader in the Philippines. He founded Virtualahan and Spectrum, which have created thousands of jobs for persons with disabilities and other excluded communities—transforming his own experiences of poverty and disability into meaningful opportunities for others. For over a decade, Ryan has built systems that dismantle exclusion, earning recognition from the likes of Ashoka, TED, and Forbes. 

Unika works in the education and skills sectors in South Asia. Prior to joining ADB, she worked with the World Bank education team for three years, most recently on the flagship World Development Report 2018 on education, in which she assessed the role played by inherent system complexities as well as political economy forces in implementing education policies and programs. She has extensive experience conducting analytical research to answer policy-relevant questions, notably on school governance and financing, social security, and financial inclusion.

Albert F. Park is the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic and development trends. He leads the Economic Research and Development Impact Department (ERDI) in the production of ADB’s flagship knowledge products and support for regional cooperation fora.