header
 
 

23 September, 1:30 - 2:00 p.m., Thursday

ADB’s Resilience Journey 

 

Organizational Resilience. 2021 was a challenging year and ADB’s journey in achieving resilience was remarkable. The journey was rough, but the staff and management of ADB learned from the experience. The term “resilience” gained much attention and raised important questions: What do we need to actively take steps to increase our resiliency, both personally and professionally? How do we cope, thrive and grow in this pandemic and through WFH? How do we incorporate resilience in our daily life and at work?  In this session, Andy Clinton will talk about ADB’s resilience journey and share what his team achieved. Join and learn more about how ADB will continue to survive and thrive.

 


Watch the recording

 

Session recordings are uploaded on this site for the benefit of ADB community members who may have missed the live event, or would like to review it. They are meant to be viewed only from this site and are protected by general copyright laws.

 

  

Speaker's Profile


                        

Andrew Clinton

Andrew Clinton, a national of Canada, has over 35 years of professional experience as a security and resilience expert. He served in the Canadian military, the United Nations and has been with ADB over 14 years. He holds a master’s degree in International Security Studies from Leicester University in the UK.

Director Clinton joined ADB in August 2007 as a Security Specialist. He was primarily responsible for developing and implementing ADB’s field security management system, as well as itssafety and security policies and programs. He also advanced ADB’s business continuity management system, which was certified by the International Standards Organization (ISO 22301:2012). Furthermore, he led the conceptualization and drafting of ADB’s Organizational Resilience (OR) framework.

In his current capacity, he heads Organizational Resilience and Security in the Corporate Services Department (CSD), where his thorough and complete understanding of ADB’s security and emergency services and high level technical and administrative leadership enables the continuous development and implementation of ADB’s OR model – driving a culture of safety, security, and resilience in ADB.



Suzanne Dee Pedersen

Suzanne Dee Pedersen is Director of Culture & Talent at Asian Development Bank (ADB). She joint ADB after nearly ten years as Chief of the Talent Management Branch in the specialized United Nation agency, International Labour Organization (ILO). Throughout her career she has been an advocate for ambitious organizational change and driven organizational development, process optimization and service innovation for impact and results. She holds a BSc in International Business Administration and Languages, an MSc in Economics and Business Administration, majoring in Human Resource Management, and a PhD in Business Administration, specializing in Learning and Innovation. Prior to joining the UN, she worked for several years at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) as an associate professor teaching strategic HRD, adult and organizational learning as well as leadership and organizational development. In addition to her duties at CBS, she worked as an innovation specialist and senior consultant in the public and private sector as well as in creative industries and arts. She carried out a range of responsibilities including project and program management, design and execution of leadership educational programs, business start-ups, organizational strategizing, and coaching. She embraces diversity as a basic condition for personal and organizational growth, and believe that human centric organizations are leaders of the future of work.

As Director she leads the talent management policies, programs, and initiatives to meet ADB’s strategic objectives and business requirements. The purpose of the Culture and Talent Division is to empower people and enable the extraordinary.