Cris Nunes is a Senior Procurement Specialist based in the World Bank’s office in Sydney. He and his team are responsible for procurement reform dialogue with Pacific Island countries and for the fiduciary oversight of the bank’s investments in this area. Cris has more than 20 years’ experience in public procurement and prior to joining the World Bank, Cris worked as a procurement expert for the Brazilian and Timorese Governments and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Angelia Williams is the Director of Major Projects and Procurement Support Division of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management in the Cook Islands. This role oversee and supports various Government Agencies and Committees who play a vital role in making critical Infrastructure decisions in the Cook Islands. Angelia has a business degree, a Marsters in professional accounting and some accredited financial and project certifications. In addition to this, on a personal level - she leads multiple sports and cultural groups.

Khounkham Thammalangsy is a procurement specialist with over a decade of experience in project administration, procurement, and consultant recruitment at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. His expertise lies in providing procurement training, conducting fiduciary reviews, and due diligence. Khounkham is an ADB-accredited procurement staff. His passion lies in strengthening public procurement in the country and helping government agencies and companies thrive through effective and good services and value for money.

Vijay Kumar Akasam is an experienced development professional. He holds a master’s degree in Sanitary Engineering from IIHE, Netherlands and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from India and has over 30 years of experience covering entire project cycle including planning, designing, procurement, contract administration, project implementation, program and portfolio management.  Vijay was a consultant before joining ADB in October 2017.

Mr. Shim is Senior Procurement Specialist - Procurement Division 1, Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD), and assigned to support ADB’s portfolio in transport sector in the Central & West Asia region of ADB. He has over 30 years of experience working in public and private sectors on various infrastructure projects in energy, transport, and water sector.