He interned at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in Tokyo and worked on ADBI's T20 policy papers for healthcare and pension funds improvement within the G20 countries under Capacity Building and Training team. Prior to pursuing his Masters, he was a policy researcher at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York City,
Pitchaya’s expertise is international economics and finance, specializing in regional economic integration and financial cooperation as well as bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements, development of financial markets, and international/ transnational investment. Prior to joining ADBI in 2018, Pitchaya was an assistant director and the head of finance integration
Tina has worked for the Asian Development Bank and World Health Organization, and on projects funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Her assignments over the past 25 years have focused on health systems, climate change preparedness, regional integration, post-conflict recovery, and economic development and policy, among others. She has designed multi-country
Yueyu Zou has 10 years of experience in global biodiversity governance as an officer in the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Foreign Environmental Cooperation Office. She is involved in policy-making process at national and international level under the framework of Convention on Biological Diversity, including participating rounds of CBD negotiations as core
Chris Adriaansen has headed up the Australian Plague Locust Commission for some 15 years, having steered the Commission for almost one-third of the time since it was first formed 46 years ago. Prior to joining the APLC, Chris was Chief Plant Health Manager for Queensland during which time he implemented emergency pest responses including what he describes as the very