Mr. Aekapol Chongvilaivan is a Senior Planning and Policy Specialist at ADB’s Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department (SPD). His role aims to strengthen operational procedures on loans, grants, and technical assistance under the New Operating Model to achieve ADB's long-term corporate strategy to 2030. He has more than 10 years of ADB's operations experiences in public sector management and governance reforms, preparing over $3 billion of policy-based loans, project loans, and TA for developing member countries in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific.