Bronwyn Powell is a ‘pracademic’ (practitioner-academic) whose professional purpose is to translate evidence to practice including by building the capacity, knowledge and leadership skills of water professionals to make positive change. Bronwyn is an advisor, program leader, trainer, researcher, facilitator and mentor across integrated water, WASH, and GEDSI spheres. Bronwyn has been WASH Advisor and Team Leader of ADB’s Pacific WASH TA for the last four years.

Choikhand is the Project Manager for Managing Soil Pollution through Improved On-Site Sanitation in the Ger Areas of Ulaanbaatar City project, under the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia. She has been working for the country’s environmental sector for nearly two decades, and her focus has primarily been on biodiversity conservation and climate-related projects.

Manas is a Co-founder and Advisor of BORDA (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) South Asia, where he has developed business models for public-private partnerships and investments in wastewater treatment and fecal sludge management services.