Meekyung Shin

Meekyung Shin is Education Specialist at Education Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank. She is specialized in the innovation and internationalization of higher education. Before she joined ADB, she worked for higher education divisions in Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea as director or deputy director, including university students affairs, employment and startup support, graduate program (including law and medicine), university scholarship and loan.

Maria Tran

Maria is an engineer with over ten years' experience working with regional, rural, and vulnerable communities to access critical services such as water and sanitation. Her recent work in Nauru working in the water, sanitation, and solid waste management sectors particularly highlights the unique way in which these services can impact nutrition, agriculture, and climate-resilience. Maria has experiences in combining urban agriculture with water and sanitation solutions for the climate resilient and nutrition- smart recovery of Nauru.

Views from Developing Member Countries, Cooperatives, Traders, Modern WSM Operators, and Retailers

Perspectives on current systems and future of wholesale markets (WSM) are shared in this session, wherein stakeholders representing different players in the industry provide observations, highlights, and forecast for the future of WSMs. Recommendations of further developing and refining the system of WSMs for different countries and economies are also set in this panel discussion, such as on responsibilities of the government, management of operators, and significance of public-private collaboration concepts in ensuring supply and food security.