Category: speakers

Dr. Khatiwada is a Senior Economist with the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines. He works in Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office at ADB. In 2023, he prepared ADB program in India to enhance its manufacturing sector’s competitiveness. Currently he is working on logistics and industrial development in India. He regularly writes articles […]

Dr. Srivastava is presently the Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction at UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). He leads and guides ESCAP’s analytical policy research on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation that feeds into the UN intergovernmental meetings, negotiations, and agreements. Prior to the present position, he was […]

Mr. Vashist is Director of Climate Action Network South Asia and has been actively working towards mobilized civil society action on Climate policies in South Asian Countries and Region. Under his leadership, CAN South Asia have increased its membership base from 20 to 250+ NGOs spread in South Asian Countries. The network has successfully consolidated […]

Mr. Neupane is a political economist with over a decade of expertise in policy, governance, and markets related to water, energy, and sustainable development. As the Executive Director of Policy Entrepreneurs Inc. (PEI), he leads initiatives in infrastructure diplomacy, sub-national governance, and policy reforms, with a strong focus on fostering evidence-based solutions to critical policy […]

Dr. Giri is the Founder and Creative Director of Mountain Crafts, a Bhutan-based social enterprise.  With over two decades of extensive experience in environmental management, climate change, and crisis response and recovery, Seeta has held pivotal roles with the United Nations across the Asia-Pacific, Central-Eastern Europe, and Africa. Mountain Crafts reflects Dr. Giri’s vision to empower rural […]

Dr. Raihan is a Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and the Executive Director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM). He holds a PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. He is a Member of the Board of Directors, Global Development Network (GDN). He is an Honorary Senior […]

Dr. Munir Ahmad specializes in SDGs, human rights, peace-building, disaster risk reduction, climate change, urban risks and development and sustainable development. Currently he works with Sustainable Development Policy Institute as Deputy Executive Director (Policy)/Head of Sustainability and Resilience Programme. Before joining SDPI, he had served with UNDP/UNMC, Oxfam GB, and Actionaid (Bangkok, Thailand regional offices […]

Md. Shahidul Haque is a Professor at the North South University, Bangladesh since February 2020. He teaches courses on Globalization, International Organization and Negotiation. He is also a Senior Advisor on Migration and Humanitarian Policy of IOM, Dhaka. He is an advisor to a number of international charities and consulting firms.  Mr. Haque served as […]

Shalini is a researcher currently working as a consultant at the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) on issues of agricultural trade and climate smart agriculture in two International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) research projects. She previously worked at Social Science Baha on a four-year research project (AGRUMIG) exploring the agriculture-migration linkages across three […]

A Climate Change (CC) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) professional with more than 14 years of experience with I/NGOs in Nepal especially in disaster risk reduction, climate change and GESI integration.  Holds remarkable experience working with local level governments in inclusive CC/DRR policy formulation and capacity development. At present, working in the capacity of an Executive Director in […]