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Pinky has been a practitioner of development communication and behavior change in international development projects for the last two decades. She specializes in managing strategic communication processes for selected projects across ADB member countries. A former multimedia journalist, Pinky has produced knowledge products on various themes for different sectors.

Jiwan has worked in the Sector Advisory Service Division in ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department since 2006. He is a key member of ADB's Climate Change and Clean Energy Team, responsible for overseeing initiatives including Energy for All, Low Carbon Technology Transfer, and the Technical Support Facility under the Carbon Market Program. Mr. Acharya

Jong Woo is a seasoned economist with extensive knowledge and experience on policy and strategic issues. He leads the publication of Asian Economic Integration Report. Jong Woo’s areas of research interest include regional integration, inclusive growth, macroeconomic and trade policies, and aid effectiveness.

Saleha leads Independent Evaluation Departments communication and outreach activities. She supports implementation of IED’s Evaluation Knowledge Management Strategic Plan through collaborations within and outside ADB to promote synergies for knowledge sharing thereby promoting a culture of evaluation in the region. Prior to joining ADB, Saleha was a television news anchor and

Chris Morris heads ADB’s NGO and Civil Society Center, and oversees the planning, implementation, and monitoring of ADB’s overall engagement with civil society organizations, as well as the design and implementation of the CSO program at the ADB Annual Meetings. Before joining ADB, Chris was vice president within the water division of global engineering firm Black and Veatch.

Investor & entrepreneur, Sarah is Co-Founder of Beyond The Billion (launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women), a global consortium of over 100 venture funds and limited partner investors that have pledged to invest beyond $1 billion towards women-founded companies. To date, the consortium has deployed $638 million and counting into close to 800 women-founded companies, of

Krisila has led a range of engagements around the world that have enabled clients to increase gender equity, generate and measure impact, increase efficiency and scale. Prior to Propelevate, Krisila worked as the Senior Director of Program Services at TechnoServe; Country and Program Director with PSI in the Central African Republic, Guinea, and India; and the Director of

Matthias' research interests include international trade, health, infrastructure financing, and urban economics. He has published ten books, including with Oxford University Press. Matthias' research has appeared in flagship publications of international organizations as well as in books and scientific journals. Before joining ADBI in 2013, he was a Senior Economist at ADBI.

Mr. Xu serves in the ADB education sector group as a member of expert pool in the area of Education Technology, Jeffrey covers ADB’s engagement in education related projects with DMCs, particularly using ICT and education technology to promote education equity, improve efficiency and efficacy in teaching and learning. Jeffrey is an information technology professional with over

Mr. Panth provides technical leadership to the education sector group (ESG) in ADB, leads the preparation of the ESG work plan and facilitates collaboration across sector and technical groups in ADB and with external partners. He has over 25 years of experience in the education sector including sector assessment, project processing, implementation, evaluation, and policy