Claire Charamnac is a Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) in the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department at the Asian Development Bank. In this role she focuses on gender and transport, health and water and urban development.

She has over a decade of experience in gender mainstreaming and implementing programs with a focus on women and girls. Prior to joining ADB, she worked for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the World Bank Group and Catholic Relief Services.

Genevieve O’Farrell has close to 20 years of experience working on environmental assessment and management of development projects, sustainability appraisal, climate risk management, capacity building, and delivery of country-orientated solutions for diverse clients across a range of sectors.  She has worked for ADB for 8 years.  Genevieve joined ADB Cambodia Resident Mission (CARM) at the end of 2016. She manages the CARM Gender and Safeguards Team and is responsible for environmental safeguards for Cambodia and Lao PDR portfolios.

Maria Theresa Medina Castro is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development (ICOPED), College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos. She finished her Master’s degree in Development Studies with Distinction at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. For the past 10 years, she has been involved in different international and local research projects focused on gender, agriculture, climate change, disaster risk management, and international rural development.

Agnes Meiria is a program manager and gender focal point at YAKKUM Emergency Unit. She is in charge of program design and oversee its implementation, integrating cross-cutting issues, and building partnerships, as well as providing support and contribution/inputs to the program and management for proposal development. As a gender focal point, together with the management and the team, she works on the policy and strategy of gender just principles in both organizational and programming.

Deepa Ahluwalia is the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) focal point at the ADB India Resident Mission. She is involved in the coordination, management, and operations of projects and programs for effective implementation of gender/GESI mainstreaming strategies in ADB operations in India for accelerating progress in gender equality. She has an MPhil and PhD in social sciences from the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Hiroki Katayama is a Senior Portfolio Management Specialist and Head of the Project Administration Unit of Asian Development Bank’s Uzbekistan Resident Mission. Prior to joining ADB, he held senior level positions for the past 13 years in the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Jesper Petersen is the Regional Head of the Operations Coordination Unit in Central and West Asia Department. Mr. Petersen is a national of Denmark. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Southern Denmark. He has 26 years of work experience, including 14 years in the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Nino Bregadze brings over eight years of hands-on experience in the development sector to her role. As a dedicated professional, she has made significant contributions in her capacity at one of the strongest regional non-governmental organization, the Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN). Within CENN, Nino has successfully managed a diverse portfolio of projects aimed at promoting climate-resilient rural development, sustainable forest management, green growth, and the empowerment of women and youth.

Saima Saleh has served in key positions in various government ministries, including the Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination and the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. She has authored publications on topics such as Pakistan’s Urgent Need for Clean Air (2017) and has conducted a case study titled "Prospects for and Barriers to Domestic Solar Micro-generation: A Case Study of the Domestic Sector of Islamabad.