Anacláudia Rossbach from São Paulo, Brazil holds a master’s degree in political economics and has been working for 20 years in the housing and urban fields, as a practitioner and researcher for international organizations, local and national governments, universities, and non-profit organizations. She worked most part of her professional life in Brazil but also participated in a diverse and large number of international endeavors, projects, knowledge exchange activities, publications, reviews, and conferences. During her professional life, she had the opportunity to provide support and advice for key stakeholders from the urban sector from Brazil and a broad range of countries, such as the Philippines, China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Egypt, Namibia, Bolivia, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Chile, and Peru. During the Habitat III process, she acted as an expert for the Policy Unit on National Urban Policies. Currently, she is Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean at Cities Alliance, based in Mexico City.

Clément Larrue, French Development Agency – AFD - has over 15 years of working experience in consultancy firm in local public policies before joining the French Development Agency in 2013.

As Senior project manager in the Urban Development and Local Authorities Division in Paris HQ, Clement follow and evaluate projects related to sustainable urban development and urban planning in emerging countries (Ivory Coast, Brazil, China, Peru, Uganda) with different types of counterparts (municipalities, local urban development companies or ministry at national level).

From 2015 to 2018, he was AFD Lead Specialist on cities and climate change. In this capacity, Clement led AFD efforts to innovate and strengthen with new financial mechanisms benefit to cities. He contributes actively with advocacy role to the GCA Cities & Regions dynamic and participates actively in the COP 21 action linked with the French Ministry COP 21 negotiation team.
Since August 2018, he’s Regional urban development task team leader, in Bangkok AFD technical hub, in charge of Cities & urban operational activities in the Southeast Asia Region.

Dao Harrison is the Senior Housing Specialist for the World Bank serving markets in the Asia Pacific region from the Singapore Urban Hub. Her work focuses on deepening and strengthening housing markets, policies and programs, particularly in developing market economies. Prior to the World Bank, Mrs. Harrison was the International Risk Director for Genworth Financial where she worked to develop and extend mortgage guarantee / insurance products and platforms in new markets. Her housing-related work has led her to work with governments and/or institutions in Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mongolia, Maldives, Thailand, S. Korea, Japan, Mexico, and Fiji.

Zinaida Fadeeva is the Team Leader of the Sustainable Consumption and Production Facility (SCP Facility) of the SWITCH-Asia Programme. Zinaida has over 25 years of leading international professional experience in policy for and practice of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and Education for Sustainable Development, amongst others working with the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Studies of Sustainability (UNU-IAS). Her work has focused on diverse topics such as tourism, plastics, construction, small and medium enterprises, procurement, and lifestyle. Zinaida has worked extensively with governments, the private sector, international organizations, and academia in East, South East, South, and Central Asia.