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Building Programmatic Interventions 2: Country/Region Breakouts

04:00 pm - 05:30 pm
ADB HQ Meeting Rooms (10 country breakouts)

The session includes country/region breakout sessions facilitating the country/ regional level discussion on developing a matrix of programmatic interventions, Breakout session will be attended by ADB management and key government officials involved in project pipeline development as well as private sector and development partners. The participation to this session is by invitation only.  

Country Breakout 1: Strengthening Food Security Information Sharing among the Central Asia Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) Member Countries
This session will focus on (i) the mechanisms to facilitate effective sharing among the CAREC member countries of information on food supply, demand and trade as well as policy developments, and (ii) the prospect of establishing a regional emergency food reserve among the CAREC Member Countries or among the subset of member countries. The participation to this session is by invitation only

Venue: Auditorium Hall 1

Moderator:

  • Giap Minh Bui, Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist, ADB

Panelist:

  • Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager, ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Secretariat 

 

Country Breakout 2: Developing Climate-Food-Nature Investments in the Pacific
The session is expected to enhance ADB operational engagement in the Pacific, improve future investments in climate-food-nature nexus, and build cooperation with Pacific DMCs and international development partners. The participation to this session is by invitation only

Venue: Auditorium Hall 2

Moderator: 

  • Xueliang Cai, Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB

Speakers: 

  • Leah Gutierrez, Director General, PARD, ADB  
  • Jiangfeng Zhang, Director, ADB 

 Panelists: 

  • Steven Victor, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment, Palau 
  • Regina Nukundj, Senior Food Security Policy Officer, Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Papua New Guinea 
  • Jung Ho Kim, Principal Operations Coordination Specialist, ADB
  • Fiona Lynn, Director, Agricultural Development and Food Security Section, Climate Diplomacy and Development Finance Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia 
  • Mischa Mannix-Opie, Executive Director, G2G, New Zealand  
  • Alessio Giardino, Senior Water Specialist, ADB 

 

Country Breakout 3: Climate-Food-Nature Nexus in India
The participation to this session is by invitation only

Venue: Auditorium 3

Moderator:

  • Alexia Michels, Senior Water Resources Specialist, SG AFNR  

Panelists:

  • Yaozhou Zhou, Principal Water Resources Specialist, ADB
  • Kate Jarvis, ADB
  • Sumika Nakane, Investment Specialist,ADB 

 

Country Breakout 4: Transforming Agri-food Systems in Sri Lanka by Modernizing Agriculture and Irrigation Systems 
The participation to this session is by invitation only

Venue: Auditorium 4

Moderator

  • Sanath RanawanaPrincipal Water Resources Specialist, SG-AFNR

Speakers:

  • Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Minister of Irrigation and Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation of Sri Lanka
  • Takafumi Kadono, Country Director, ADB Sri Lanka Resident Mission
  • Reehana Raza, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Division, IFAD
  • Keerthi Kotagama, Managing Director, Cargills Agri Solutions

Closing Remarks

  • Cindy MalviciniDeputy Director General, South Asia Department, ADB

Speakers

Alessio Giardino

Senior Water Specialist (Climate Change), Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department

Asian Development Bank

Alexia Michels

Senior Water Resources Specialist, SG-AFNR

Asian Development Bank

Choomjet Karnjanakesorn

General Manager

ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve

Cindy Malvicini

Deputy Director General

South Asia Department, ADB

Fiona Lynn

Director, Agricultural Development and Food Security Section, Climate Diplomacy and Development Finance Division,

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

Giap Minh Bui

Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist

Asian Development Bank

Jiangfeng Zhang

Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Sectors Group

Asian Development Bank

Jung Ho Kim

Principal Operations Coordination Specialist

Asian Development Bank

Kate Jarvis

Climate Finance Specialist (Consultant)

Asian Development Bank

Keerthi Kotagama

Managing Director

Cargills Agri Solutions

Leah Gutierrez

Director General, Pacific Department

Asian Development Bank

Mischa Mannix-Opie

Executive Director New Zealand G2G

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

Pavithra Wanniarachchi

Minister of Irrigation and Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation

Sri Lanka

Reehana Rifat Raza

Regional Director for the Asia and the Pacific Division

International Fund for Agricultural Development

Regina Nukundj

Senior Food Security Policy Office

Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Papua New Guinea

Sanath Ranawana

Principal Water Resources Specialist, SG-AFNR

Asian Development Bank

Steven Victor

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment

Palau

Sumika Nakane

Investment Specialist

Asian Development Bank

Takafumi Kadono

Country Director, Sri Lanka Resident Mission

Asian Development Bank

Xueliang Cai

Senior Water Resources Specialist

Asian Development Bank

Yaozhou Zhou

Principal Water Resources Specialist

Asian Development Bank

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