Vivencio Dizon

Vivencio Dizon is the current Presidential Adviser on Flagship Programs and Projects, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

Prior to holding the executive positions in BCDA, he was a Consultant of then Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano; Undersecretary for Political Affairs of the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines; and Chief of Staff of the Office of Senator Edgardo Angara.

Sumika Nakane

Sumika Nakane has been with Infrastructure Finance Division 1, Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) of ADB since 2016, primarily engaged in nonsovereign finance for infrastructure projects in various sectors in South Asia and Central West Asia. She has processed various clean energy projects, including SAEL Biomass Energy Project in India, a solar PV project in India, a hydropower project in Nepal, a solar power project in Afghanistan, and energy efficiency projects in India and Kazakhstan.

Pisila Matafahi-‘Otunuku

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Pisila Matafahi Otunuku holds the post of Deputy CEO for Finance and is also the Head of Procurement. Prior to working with the Ministry of Finance, she was Deputy Director and Head of Finance at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Head of Finance for Westpac Tonga as well as Assistant Lecturer for the University of the South Pacific.

In her current role, she has been instrumental in driving the procurement reform agenda in process improvements, legislative review, capacity development as well as awareness programs.

Mohammed Amin Saskai

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Mohammed Amin Saskai is a Senior Procurement Specialist with the World Bank in Sydney. He engages in procurement reform dialogue with Pacific Island countries and provides fiduciary support to the bank’s financed projects. Previously, he was a Senior Procurement Officer at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), coordinating procurement strategy, planning, support, and capacity development for ADB projects in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Niue. Prior to joining ADB in 2021, Amin worked for the Australian Government, World Bank, and United Nations.

Mick Lilley

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Mick Lilley is currently acting Chief Investment Officer for the AIFFP.  He has been with the AIFFP since its inception. Mick has a long history as a public servant, investment banker and infrastructure adviser.  Mick has a passion for the Pacific and helping to promote its developmental needs