WHEN: Friday, 5 May 2017, 8:30 am–10:00 am, Annex Hall F205-206, Yokohama
The Asia and Pacific region has been the world’s model of rapid and sustained economic growth for more than two decades. However, its achievements have been accompanied by sharp rise in inequality, especially in its most populous countries such as the People's Republic of China, India, and Indonesia. Studies indicate that extreme inequality, similar to what Asia faces today, constitutes a structural barrier to future growth.
This session will explore ways in which ADB can advance an agenda for greater inclusive growth to address widening inequality, as it prepares its new strategy for 2030. The session will also convene regional and global expertise to discuss the causes of rising inequality, its consequences and possible solutions, in collaboration with various stakeholders.
Panelist Moderator: Nisha Agrawal, Chief Executive Officer, Oxfam India
Panelists
Marie Lisa M. Dacanay
President, Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia
Marie Lisa M. Dacanay is the founding president of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia and is a pioneer in social entrepreneurship education and research in the Asian region. She leads the design and delivery of various courses on social entrepreneurship for practitioners, business, government, and academe. She has led various research studies on social entrepreneurship in Asia that catalyzed the development of platforms for addressing poverty, inequality, women’s empowerment, sustainable production and consumption, and inclusive growth towards achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.
Rayyan Hassan
Executive Director, NGO Forum on ADB
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Tomoyuki Kimura
Deputy Director General, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, ADB
Tomoyuki Kimura has more than 30 years of work experience in corporate and development finance. He joined ADB in 2000 as energy sector specialist. Prior to the current position, he served as country director for Viet Nam and advisor for work force planning and human resource policy development. Mr. Kimura holds a master’s degree in business administration from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Northwestern University, United States and a bachelor of law from Kyoto University, Japan.
Max Lawson
Head of Global Policy and Campaigns, Oxfam GB
Mr. Lawson is the current head of global policy and campaigns of Oxfam GB where he manages a team of policy and campaigns advisers working on Oxfam’s advocacies. He has authored, edited, and commissioned numerous papers for Oxfam, covering a broad range of topics including food security, climate change, essential health services, and inequality. Mr. Lawson has an MA in rural development from Sussex University and an MA in philosophy (with distinction) from Leeds University. He graduated with a degree in BA politics and philosophy (first class honors), also from Leeds University.
Trini Leung
Director General, Oxfam Hong Kong
Trini Leung is the current director general of Oxfam Hong Kong. She is an expert on labor issues, climate change, corporate social responsibility, and international trade practices. She has 30 years of experience working in nongovernment organizations and participating in international advocacy initiatives. Ms. Leung acquired her PhD at the University of Hong Kong, focusing on the politics of reform and new social movements in China.
Nisha Agrawal
Chief Executive Officer, Oxfam India
Nisha Agrawal has been working on poverty, inequality, and development issues for more than three decades. She has been the CEO of Oxfam India since its inception in March 2008. Prior to that she worked with the World Bank on development issues for 18 years. Ms. Agrawal has extensive experience working in countries in the East Asia region (Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia) and in the East Africa Region (Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda). She has a doctorate in economics from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States. She has also worked as a research economist at the Impact Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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