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Plenary 4: Enhancing Food Security and Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific

09:00 am - 10:30 am
Conrad Ballroom

The panel discussion will highlight the lessons from action on food security in Asia and the Pacific, and the challenges that remain.

Presenters:  
Garrett Kilroy, Principal Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB  
Vibhuti Mendiratta, Senior Economist, Research and Impact Assessment  Division, Strategy and Knowledge Department, IFAD

Panelists:  
Zahir Raihan, Additional Secretary, Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh 
Weiming Jiang, Former Chairman, SATS China 
Christopher David Nelson, Manager, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Unit,  IEG, WB 
Abdelkarim Sma, Lead Regional Economist, Asia and Pacific Division, IFAD  
Phuong Hong Nguyen, Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)  

Moderator:  
Nathan Subramaniam, Director, Sector and Projects Division, IED, ADB

Speakers

Abdelkarim Sma

Lead Regional Economist, Asia and Pacific Division

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 

Christopher David Nelson

Manager, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Unit, Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)

World Bank (WB)

Garrett Kilroy

Principal Evaluation Specialist, Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Nathan Subramaniam

Director, Sector and Projects Division, Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Phuong Hong Nguyen

Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (Policy)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Vibhuti Mendiratta

Senior Economist, Research and Impact Assessment Division

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 

Weiming Jiang

Former Chairman

SATS China

Zahir Raihan

Additional Secretary, Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division

Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh

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