UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development in Asia and the Pacific
28-29 April 2017 Bangkok
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
ARMENIA
Mr. Armen Hayrapetyan, Deputy Minister of Finance
AUSTRALIA
Mr. Wayne Swan, MP and former Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer
Mr. Vladimir Betov, Private Sector, Development Finance and Agricultural Development Branch, Multilateral Development and Finance Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms. Octavia Borthwick, Permanent Representative of Australia to UNESCAP, Australian Embassy to Thailand
Ms. Rachael Ratican, Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to UNESCAP, Australian Embassy to Thailand
AZERBAIJAN
Mr. Ashraf Shikhaliyev, Director, Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA)
BANGLADESH
Mr. M. A. Mannan, Honorable State Minister, Ministry of Finance
Ms. Saida Muna Tasneem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangkok
Mr. Md. Zahangir Alam, Joint Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Kabir Ahamed, Economic Counsellor and Alternate Permanent Representative to ESCAP
BHUTAN
Mr. Nim Dorji, Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Ugyen Dorji, Minister Counsellor/DPR to ESCAP, Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Bangkok
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CAMBODIA
Ms. Neav Chanthana, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia
Mr. Em Kamnan, Director of Legal Department, National Bank of Cambodia
CHINA
Mr. LI Hong, Permanent Representative of China to ESCAP, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the ESCAP
Mr. Jiao Xiaoping, Director General, China Public Private Partnerships Center, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Xie Fei, China Public Private Partnerships Center, Ministry of Finance
Ms. Yu Miao, Assistant to the Permanent Representative to ESCAP
COOK ISLANDS
Mr. Mark Brown, Minister of Finance and Economic Management
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mr. Ri Nam Song, Counsellor and Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to Thailand
FRANCE
Mr. Christophe Carlucci, First Secrétary, Ambassade de France
FIJI
Mr. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister (video address)
Mr. Fazrul Rahman, Director of Corporate Services, Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority
Mr. Pita Tagicakirewa, Counsellor and Alternate Permanent, Representative to ESCAP
GEORGIA
Mr. Vakhtang Sikharulishvili, Deputy Head of Specialized Groups and Supervisory Policy Department, National Bank of Georgia
Mr. Akaki Lomidze, Head of Division for Multilateral and Regional Economic Cooperation Division of the Department of International Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
INDIA
Mr. Anil Singh, Assistant Permanent Representative of India to ESCAP, Embassy of India
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INDONESIA
Ms. Rahmi Artati, Division Head of Financial Inclusion and Electronification Programme Management Division - Payment System Policy and Oversight Department, Bank Indonesia
Ms. Stella Kemala, Third Secretary and Alternate Permanent Representative to ESCAP
IRAN
Mr. Ali Tayebnia, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
Mr. Mohsen Mohammadi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Bangkok
Mr. Bahador Bizhani, Advisor to the Minister and Deputy of Iran Stock Exchange
Mr. Mohammad Ali Mosavi, Advisor to the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
Mr. Saied Khani Ovshani, General Director for Loans and International Organizations, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance
Mr. Ali Gholampour, Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Bangkok
Mr. Omid Moradi, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance
JAPAN
Mr. Hitoshi Kozaki, Head of International Organization Department and Deputy Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Embassy of Japan to Thailand
Mr. Satoshi Yoshida, Assistant Permanent Representative of Japan to UNESCAP, Embassy of Japan to Thailand
Mr. Kazutoki Matsui, Officer, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Kengo Hayashihara, Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan to Thailand
KAZAKHSTAN
Mr. Olzhas Beisembayev, Deputy Director, Department of Budget Planning, Ministry of Finance
KYRGYZSTAN
Mr. Almaz Kurbanalievich Azimov, Deputy Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Azamat Akmatbek Uulu, Specialist, Public Debt Department, Ministry of Finance
LAO PDR
Mr. Sila Viengkeo, Deputy Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Akhom Praseuth, Director General of Financial Institution Supervision Department, Bank of the Lao PDR - 4 -
Mr. Siriphonh Phyathep, First Secretary and Assistant to the Permanent Representative of the Lao PDR to UNESCAP
Mr. Viphasouk Saysanavongphet, Technical Officer, International Finance Cooperation Division, External Finance Department, Ministry of Finance
MALDIVES
Mr. Mohamed Jaleel, Senior Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Ms. Azeema Adam, Governor, Maldives Monetary Authority
Mr. Mohamed Imad, Director General, Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Ms. Aishath Sajny, Senior Research Analyst, Maldives Monetary Authority
MYANMAR
Ms. Nwe Nwe Win, Director General, Budget Department, Ministry of Planning and Finance
Mr. Tet Htut Aung, Director Medium Taxpayer Office, Internal Revenue Department, Ministry of Planning and Finance
NEPAL
Mr. Swarnim Wagle, Member of the National Planning Commission
Mr. Janga Bahadur Gurung, Counsellor/Deputy Chief of Mission and Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP
PAKISTAN
Mr. Asmat Nawaz Malik, Joint Secretary, Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Finance
Ms. Aqsa Nawaz, Charge d’ Affaires/ Deputy Permanent Representative to the UNESCAP, Embassy of Pakistan, Bangkok
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Kamboh, Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Pakistan, Bangkok
PALAU
Mr. G. Semdiu Decherong, Executive Director, Financial Institutions Commission (FIC)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Mr. Peter Vincent, High Commissioner
PHILIPPINES
Mr. James Roldan, Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement and Advocacy Service, Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Ms. Mia Mary G. Sebastian, Deputy Executive Director Public Private Partnership Center of the Philippines
Mr. Jay Francis G. Alcantara, Third Secretary and Vice Consul and Alternate Permanent Representative to ESCAP
Ms. Michelle A. Espiritu, Attaché and Assistant Permanent Representative to ESCAP
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mr. Song Eon-seog, Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance
Mr. Lee Kyoo-ho, Director, Development Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Shin Jun-ho, Director of International Economic Cooperation Strategy Division, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Mr. Lee Jung-hyuk, Secretary to the Vice Minister, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Ms. Kim Youn-mi, Deputy Director, International Economic Cooperation Strategy Division, Ministry of Strategy and Finance.
Mr. Lee Ye-ju, Deputy Director, Development Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Jung Hyun Ryu, Assistant Permanent Representative to ESCAP
SRI LANKA
Mr. Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka
Mr. S.R. Attygalle, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Ms. Chandra Ekanayake, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Mr. P.K.G. Harischandra, Director- Economic Research, Ministry of Finance
Mr. H.P. Jayananda, Additional Director General, Department of National Budget, Ministry of Finance
Mrs. Noor Rizna Anees, Additional Director General, Department of External Resources, Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs
Mr. Ranasinghe Kosgallana Durage, Assistant Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Ms. Mahesha Jayawardana, Second Secretary, Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Bangkok
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Mr. Denton Rarawa, Governor, Central Bank of Solomon Islands
Mr. Harry Degruit Kuma, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Treasury - 6 -
TAJIKISTAN
Mr. Nurmahmadzoda Jamshed, Chairman, National Bank of Tajikistan
Mr. Aziz Kholboboev, Head of International Relations Department, National Bank of Tajikistan
THAILAND
Mr. Kontee Nuchsuwan, Director of International Organizations Cooperation Division, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance
Ms. Napacharapat Photipat, Attaché, International Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Suwannee Arunsawadiwong, Counsellor, International Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Thanakorn Sophonwit, Economist, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance
TIMOR-LESTE
Mr. Ir.Joaquim Amaral, Ambassador of Timor - Leste to Royal of Thailand
Mr. Antonio Freitas, Attaché of Cooperation and UNESCAP Desk
TONGA
Mr. Tevita Lavemaau, Minister of Finance and National Planning, Ministry of Finance and National Planning
Mr. Sione Ngongo Kioa, Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga
Ms. Pilimilose Balwyn Fa'otusia, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Finance and National Planning
TURKEY
Ms. Cevriye Aysoy, Deputy Executive Director, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
TUVALU
Ms. Limasene Teatu, Tuvalu Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Taiwan, China
UZBEKISTAN
Mr. Umid Yuldashev, First secretary of the Department for UN & International Organizations Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
VIET NAM
Mr. Truong Ba Tuan, Vice President, National Institute for Finance, Ministry of Finance ______
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LIST OF EXPERTS
Mr. Ahsan H. Mansur, Executive Director, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh
Mr. Joosung Jun, Professor of Economics at Ewha Womans University, Korea
Mr. Michael Krakowski, GIZ Head of Macroeconomic Reform and Green Growth Programme in Vietnam
Mr. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative
Mr. Julian Vella, Partner and Asia Pacific Head of Global Infrastructure, KPMG
Ms. Lynn Tho, Partner, ASEAN Infrastructure Advisory Leader, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP (Singapore)
Mr. Michael Horn, Partner, DLA Piper
Ms. Myles Hankin, DLA Piper Singapore
Mr. Thomas Jacquot, Senior Director and Analytical Head of Infrastructure Ratings for Asia Pacific, Standard and Poors
Ms. Durreen Shahnaz, Founder and Chairwoman, Impact Investment Exchange (Asia)
Ms. Barbara Meynert, Member of the ESCAP Business Advisory Council and Chair of the ESCAP sustainable Business Network Task Force on Digital Economy
Mr. Phang Yew Kiat, Vice Chairman and CEO, Credit China FinTech Holdings Limited
Mr. Tissa Jayaweera, Managing Partner, TJ Associates, Sri Lanka
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ALLIANCE FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Mr. Kennedy Komba, Head of Strategy and Member Relations
Mr. Ilya Sverdlov, Head of Global Partnerships
Mr. Vaibhav Gupta, Global Partnerships Manager
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Mr. Gambhir Bhatta, Technical Advisor (Governance) & Chief of Governance Thematic Group
Mr. Yuji Miyaki, Public Management Specialist (Taxation)
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Institute
Mr. Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean of Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and Professor Emeritus at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department
Mr. Kenneth Kang, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department
THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, Center for Tax Policy and Administration
Mr. Ben Dickinson, Head of Global Relations and Tax and Development Programme
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM
Ms. Andie Fong Toy, Deputy Secretary General - Economic Governance and Security
Mr. Raymond Prasad, Economic Adviser
Mr. Andrew Anton, Economic Officer
WORLD BANK
Mr. Mark Alexander Giblett, Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist
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UNITED NATIONS BODIES
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Ms. Kaori Abe, Partnership and Resource Mobilization Officer
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Mr. Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director
United Nations Environment
Ms. Dechen Tsering, Regional and Representative for Asia and the Pacific
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Mr. Zhonglin LIU, UPU Regional Project Coordinator for Asia-Pacific
UNAIDS
Ms. Jan Beagle, Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS Ms. Beth Helen Magne-Watts, Senior Advisor Mr. Steven J Kraus, Director, Regional Support Team of Asia and the Pacific
UNFCCC
Mr. Yuqing Yu, Technical offer, UNFCCC Mr. Grant Anthony Kirkman, Head of Relations Management-Climate Finance, UNFCCC Ms. Jens Radschinski, Head of the RCC Bangkok, UNFCCC
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SECRETARIAT
Ms. Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary
Mr. Hongjoo Hahm, Deputy Executive Secretary for Programmes
Mr. Kaveh Zahedi, Deputy Executive Secretary for Sustainable Development
Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division
Mr. Hamza Ali Malik, Officer-in-Charge Ms. Tientip Subhanij, Chief, Development Policy Section Ms. Laura Altinger, Chief, Macroeconomic Policy and Analysis Section Mr. Oliver Paddison, Chief, Countries with Special Needs Section Mr. Alper Aras, Regional Advisor Mr. Albert Isgut, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Shuvojit Banerjee, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Mathieu Verougstraete, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Jose Antonio Pedrosa Garcia, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Sudip Ranjan Basu, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Vatcharin Sirimaneetham, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Daniel Jeongdae Lee, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Yusuke Tateno, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Andrzej Bolesta, Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Zheng Jian, Associate Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Mahesh Uniyal, Consultant Ms. Arpaporn Chomcherngpat, Programme Assistant Ms. Sukanitt Jarunveshsuti, Administrative Assistant Ms. Achara Jantarasaengaram, Research Assistant Ms. Kiatkanid Pongpanich, Research Assistant Ms. Gabriela Spaizmann, Research Assistant Ms. Patchara Arunsuwannakorn, Research Assistant Ms. Chawarin Klongdee, Research Assistant Ms. Sutinee Yeamkitpibul, Staff Assistant Ms. Walaiporn Laosuksri, Research Assistant Ms. Sopitsuda Chantawong, Administrative Clerk Ms. Sirinart Suanyam, Team Assistant Ms. Pimolmas Piyanuwatchareon, Team Assistant
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