Ms. Jingmin Huang, a national of the People's Republic of China (PRC), holds a Doctorate degree in water science from the Oxford University, and two bachelor’s degrees in industrial economics and environment engineering from Tianjin University, PRC. She has more than thirty years’ experience in the fields of urban planning, water, wastewater and solid waste management and project development.

Ron Slangen is the Unit Head, Portfolio Management in the Central and West Asia Urban and Water Division in ADB Headquarters, Manila. He is also the country team leader for urban and water operations in Uzbekistan and leads policy dialogue and strategy formulation to address issues of rapid urbanization through innovative, integrated approaches. He holds a master’s degree in Urban Planning from Columbia University.