Satoshi Ishii is the Director, Strategy and Partnerships Team, Water and Urban Development Sectors Group at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Previously, he served as ADB’s Viet Nam urban–water sector focal. He is an environmental engineer and urban sector expert with more than 18 years of experience, including 15 years with development finance institutions. He has designed and managed city water, sanitation, transport, energy, and infrastructure projects in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

Mr. Nauta has 30+ years of specialist consultancy experience as Strategic Advisor at the applied research institute Deltares. His experience includes integrated flood risk management, master planning and IWRM studies for inland and coastal water systems in numerous countries worldwide. In 2013 Mr. Nauta has been appointed by the Netherlands government as a Dutch Risk Reduction Team Leader with the objective to assist countries in their efforts for recovery from or prevention against water-related hazards.

Sergei Popov is ADB's Principal Environment Specialist. Prior to joining ADB, he was an Environment (water and sanitation) specialist, ECA region in World Bank. 

Bruce is a former Director of Sustainability and Metropolitan Planning for the NSW Government. Now as founder and a Director of Kinesis, a sustainability and data-driven urban advisory and technology firm, they are establishing relationships with cities and urban service providers globally. Their reason for existence is to give decision-makers the tools and information they need to make better cities.

Antonio Ressano-Garcia is currently Principal Urban Development Specialist for South East Asia. He holds postgraduate degrees in International Law and Legal Studies from The University of Edinburgh and in International Relations and Affairs from the University of Cambridge.

Maria Paniagua is an urban planner with extensive work experience in managing investment and sector research projects for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. She has a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Ms. Priyanka Sood is the Principal Private Sector Development Specialist in ADB's Central and West Asia Department (CWRD). She has worked with governments in 7 out of the 10 countries covered by the department and has recently returned to Manila after 3.25 years outposting to Uzbekistan Resident Mission.