Liby Johnson

Liby T. Johnson is a social development management specialist with more than 24 years of experience in designing, implementing and supporting development interventions in government, civil society, cooperatives and community institutions. He has wide and in-depth experience in both leadership and implementation of multi-dimensional development programs.

Joan Carling

Joan Carling is an Indigenous activist from the Cordillera Region, Philippines. For more than 20 years, she has been working on issues that Indigenous Peoples experience both at the grassroots and international levels. Her field of expertise includes human rights, sustainable development, environment, and climate change, as well as the principles and application of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). She has actively engaged international bodies to advance the issues and concerns of Indigenous Peoples.

Michael Beauchamp

Mike Beauchamp is ADB's Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards). Prior, he worked as the Project Team Leader (Designate) of Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation (Designate) Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project LCG - Lao Consulting Group. 

He got his Bachelor and Master in Engineering from the University of Melbourne University of Melbourne. He also have a Master's Degree in Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development from The Australian National University.

Samuel Tumiwa

Samuel Tumiwa is currently Advisor, SDCC and Chief, Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations in ADB. He has worked as Director of Afghanistan Resident Mission of ADB and has first-hand experience of implementing development projects and programs in conflict affected situation. Sam will chair and moderate the webinar session. He will also present a brief on ADB’s role as Senior Chair of the MDB Platform for Economic Migration and Forced Displacement and will introduce the working groups that has been formed on the MDB Platform to coordinate the related work within ADB.