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Remarks and Presentations

Technical Session 1: Digital
Technology for Agriculture


Keynote Address
Paul Teng Piang Siong,
Managing Director & Dean, NIE International Pte Ltd,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore  

Panel Discussion
Vladimir Stankovic,
 Program Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union 
Elliott Grant, General Manager, X 
Vikas Choudhary, World Bank

Revisit and Reflect for Revision: Experience Sharing, Voices from the Development
Practitioners, Farmers, and Youth
Don Tan, Director-Corporate Affairs, Pinduoduo Inc.
Otini Mpinganjira, Program Lead, PxD
Takeshi Ueda, Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist,
Asian Development Bank
Technical Session 2: Pathways
to Sustainable and Inclusive Food Systems     



Opening Remarks
Bruno Carrasco, 
Director General, concurrently Chief Compliance Officer,
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank


Keynote Address
Louis Verchot, Principal Scientist and Leader of the Land Restoration Group,
International Center for Tropical Agriculture


Panel Discussion
Jean Balie,
 Director General, International Rice Research Institute
Sudarshan Dutta, Lead Agronomist, Agoro Carbon Alliance (Yara)
Samantha Hung, Chief of Gender Equality Thematic Group, Asian Development Bank
Le Hoang Anh, Senior Official, Department of Science Technology and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Revisit and Reflect for Revision: Sharing of Experiences, Voices from Development Practitioners, Farmers, Youth, and Women
Omer A. Zafar, Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Romina Cavatassi, Lead Economist, International Fund for Agricultural Development 
Le Hoang Anh, Senior Official, Department of Science Technology and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam





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