Safdar Parvez Keywords partnerships skills forum 11th skills forum education Read more about Safdar Parvez Safdar Parvez joined ADB in 2002 and was appointed Director for the Central and West Asia Department’s Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division in 2016. He became an Advisor at the East Asia Department in September 2021 and was appointed Country Director for the People’s Republic of China in November 2022. As Country Director, Safdar oversees the entire ambit of ADB’s operations in PRC and is responsible for managing the country relationships, overseeing knowledge work, and supervising the work of the resident mission staff.
KOBE-ADB Innovation Gateway -Empowering Asia-Pacific with Kobe’s Innovationn Read more about KOBE-ADB Innovation Gateway -Empowering Asia-Pacific with Kobe’s Innovationn 13:00–15:00, Manila Time Nine startups and corporations from Kobe City, Japan, will present cutting-edge technologies and solutions to explore collaboration opportunities with ADB projects. Each pitch will feature a 5-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A session. Among the featured companies is Atomis, which offers a breakthrough Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) technology developed by Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Rebecca Canoy Keywords administration ADB Japan Funds partnerships Read more about Rebecca Canoy Becky Canoy has been working with ADB for 21 years now. She is currently working as a Finance Partnerships Analyst for ADB's Japan Funds Team under Sustainable Development and Climat Change Department. She graduated from the University of Asia and the Pacific.
Integrated River Basin Management: Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region Read more about Integrated River Basin Management: Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region via Zoom, 2-4 pm GMT+8 ; 8-10 am CEST ; 2-4 am EDT
Lindsay Renaud Keywords strategy partnership ADB administration policy partnerships Read more about Lindsay Renaud Lindsay Renaud is a Results Management Specialist and ADB’s focal point for the Design and Monitoring Framework and Development Effectiveness Review. Before joining ADB, Ms. Renaud was the Results Management Specialist at the Caribbean Development Bank, where she led the Results Unit of the Strategic Planning Division. In 2013-2015, she was a Consultant during which time she designed and implemented Result-Based Management and Monitoring & Evaluation systems for various clients, including MDBs, UN agencies, and government agencies.
Creating Partnerships at all Levels for Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction by Involving all Read more about Creating Partnerships at all Levels for Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction by Involving all This presentation emphasized the importance of involving stakeholders in creating partnerships and developing networks at all levels (community, country, region and worldwide) in sharing knowledge/information and enhancing the capacity and awareness towards water-related risk reduction.
Gordon Falconer Keywords Urban Development smart cities cities urban infrastructure green buildings clean energy partnerships master plans property development sustainable development chartered surveyor asset management feasibility studies strategy stakeholders real estate Read more about Gordon Falconer Gordon is currently the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the UN United Smart Cities program and is a city developer, city consultant, global thought leader in cities, technology clusters, property& infrastructure developer, chartered surveyor who has been based in Singapore for the last 10 years. He has previously been Head of Masdar City Strategy in Abu Dhabi and Director of Cisco Urban Innovation. He has worked worldwide with governments, NGO’s, the UN, World Bank, and the European Commission.
Jaime Webbe Keywords REDD partnerships network UN United Nations donors sustainable land management climate change Read more about Jaime Webbe Ms. Jaime Webbe leads the Climate Technology Centre and Network's (CTCN) work in the Asia-Pacific and is the chief expert on climate change adaptation. Ms. Webbe previously worked as the head of the UN Environment's Environmental Education Unit, including serving as the focal point for the UN Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness.