Nutrition International and the Asian Development Bank are co-hosting an official N4G Side Event – ‘Promoting better nutrition outcomes through multi-sectoral approach in post-Covid 19 Asia and the Pacific’. The session will see discussion on the role of social protection programs in strengthening nutritional outcomes among priority groups, and how social protection can be designed and implemented, together with other systems, for effective recovery, nutritional growth and prosperity.
The esteemed experts who will speak at the webinar include:
- Shiulie Ghosh, Award winning international journalist-broadcaster and moderator
- Bambang Susantono, Vice-President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank
- Joel Spicer, President and CEO, Nutrition International
- Deanna K. Olney, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute
- Vivi Yulaswati, Senior Advisor to the Minister of National Development Planning for Social Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Government of Indonesia
- Enkhtsetseg Byambaa, Professor, National University of Mongolia
- Dr. Fermin Adriano, Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Research, Department of Agriculture, Government of Philippines
- Qingfeng Zhang, Chief, Rural Development and Food Security Thematic Group and Concurrently Officer-in-Charge, Chief, Environment Thematic Group, Asian Development Bank