Shannon May Keywords 2019 skills forum skills forum education education development 2019 skills forum speakers Read more about Shannon May Ms. May is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Bridge International. As an award-winning teacher at primary and tertiary levels, Ms. May is focused on ensuring that Bridge supports teachers, empowers school leaders, and ensures every child has the learning support needed to master the national syllabus and have the confidence to succeed in a competitive world. Ms.
Kate Behncken Keywords skills forum 2019 skills forum Microsoft edtech education 2019 skills forum speakers Read more about Kate Behncken Ms. Behncken is the Vice President and Lead of Microsoft Philanthropies. Previously, she led the Microsoft Philanthropies Global Community Engagement team and was Associate General Counsel at Microsoft where she led the Office of the President team and served as Chief of Staff to company President and Chief Legal Officer, Brad Smith. Kate and her team are focused on innovating in new ways to help realize the promise and potential of technology for everyone as they work with underserved communities.
Lant Pritchett Keywords skills development education skills forum 2019 skills forum 2019 skills forum speakers Read more about Lant Pritchett Mr. Pritchett is a development economist from Idaho. He graduated from BYU in 1983 and from MIT with a PhD in Economics in 1988. He worked with the World Bank from 1988 to 2007. He taught at the Harvard Kennedy School from 2000 to 2018 (with some leaves) and is now affiliated with Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government. He has over a hundred publications: journal articles, working papers, book chapters, and books, authored with over fifty different co-authors on topics in development from basic education to economic growth to state capability to labor mobility (and more).
Zoe Tate Keywords education skills development Read more about Zoe Tate International development professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and 10 years working experience in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Focus on youth, innovation, financial inclusion and blended finance. Researched global best practices in educational policy reform and maker-based education and developed proposal for demonstration project and recommendations for PPP-based financing. Designed strategic communication material for ABD Youth for Asia team.
Evidence of the Impact of Energy Access on Wellbeing: Measuring the Immeasurable Read more about Evidence of the Impact of Energy Access on Wellbeing: Measuring the Immeasurable While development literature often discusses the critical importance of electricity access and clean cooking to improve economic and social well-being, there has been little rigorous evidence of the specific nature and magnitude of these benefits. This presentation drew on impact evaluations from the Asia-Pacific region to explore the demonstrated impacts of energy access on income, education, women’s empowerment, inequality, and poverty alleviation in real-life settings.
Michael Kremer Keywords economics education Health water agriculture Read more about Michael Kremer Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Sudarshana Anojan Keywords socially inclusive energy technology community development monitoring and evaluation gender equality social inclusion education women in STEM Read more about Sudarshana Anojan Sudarshana Anojan is the Social Development and Gender Specialist in ADB’s Sri Lanka Country Office. He carries over 13 years of experience in the international development field; working with diverse non-government, bilateral and multilateral agencies. His area of expertise includes community development, monitoring and evaluation, gender equality and social inclusion, and education.
Mahabir Pun Keywords social entrepreneurship rural community development education Health nature conservation income generation tourism Read more about Mahabir Pun Dr. Mahabir Pun is a well-known social entrepreneur. He has been involved for 27 years in rural community development projects covering many fields such as education, health, nature conservation, income generation, and tourism. He is widely known for introducing broadband Internet using WiFi technology and computer education in the remote Himalayan region. He has received many international awards including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.
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Nuobu Renzhi Keywords economic education public policy Read more about Nuobu Renzhi Nuobu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Economics, Capital University of Economics and Business, China. His research interests include empirical macroeconomics, macro-finance, household finance, and international finance. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Master of Arts in Economics and PhD in Public Policy.