Witoon Tawisook

Witoon Tawisook is a principal transport specialist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with civil engineering background specialized in structures and bridges. He has extensive international work experience in several Asian countries namely Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Philippines. He is currently leading the processing of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project, one of the biggest transport infrastructure projects of the Philippines financed by ADB and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Elisa McLennan

Elisa is a consulting professional at Arup with over 15 years’ experience in the development of feasibility studies and business cases across a range of social and economic infrastructure projects. Prior to consulting she worked with the Australian Agency for International Development with a focus on procurement and funding for infrastructure projects in the Pacific.

Book Chapter Overview: The Past and Future Role of Asia’s Infrastructure in Development

This presentation gave an overview of Chapter 1 of the publication, "Infrastructure Financing in Asia", which examined how infrastructure conditions vary across countries in Asia and discussed policy actions for meeting infrastructure investment needs. It also established that without climate change mitigation and adaptation, these needs will cost $1.5 trillion per year.

Tsuneyuki Sakai

Tsuneyuki Sakai is Unit Head, Project Administration Unit of Transport Sector Office, Sectors Group of ADB – experienced in development and administration of infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on transport sector projects in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific regions, having spent over 23-years in development financing institutions, including 12 years in ADB and 11 years in JBIC/JICA.