Bios of World Bank speakers/moderators at Bali

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Mark Woodward - Sustainable Development Leader; Manila,

Philippines.

Mark Woodward is the Sustainable Development Leader for the World

Bank in the Philippines. As such he is responsible for managing the
Bank's Sustainable Development Program in that country, which
includes activities in the areas of rural development, environment,
urban development, water supply and sanitation, transport, energy,
and social development. Mark has been working in the Bank for some
20 years, in four regions. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr.
Woodward spent a decade working on social development issues in the
World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Region. Before this he served as
focal point for war-to-peace transition and as Poverty Coordinator in
the Bank's Africa Region. Mr. Woodward began his career by serving
as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, West Africa. He has a Ph.D. in
Political Science from Stanford University and a M.A. in International
Studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Mukami Kariuki - Local Government Program Coordinator; Manila,

Philippines

Mukami has 19 years of experience in urban development, local

governance, infrastructure and services. In her current capacity she
coordinates the World Bank’s Local Government Program in the
Philippines, is the Country Sector Coordinator for Urban and Water
Sectors, and is the country focal point for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Prior to joining the World Bank Office in Manila, Mukami worked for the
World Bank’s Energy and Water Department (EWD) in Washington D.C.
as a Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist. In EWD, she was
involved in a wide range of tasks that included: drafting the World
Bank Group’s Water Supply and Sanitation Business Strategy,
managing several global projects focused on Local PSP in Water Supply
and Sanitation, Small Towns Water Supply and Small Scale Private
Service Providers and providing support to projects in various countries
including Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Paraguay, Cambodia, Philippines.

Before joining EWD, she worked for the Water and Sanitation Program
Africa on institutional, policy, and urban and water sector reforms in 14
countries across Eastern, Southern, West and Central Africa.
John Roome – Director, Sustainable Development Department, East
Asia and Pacific Region; Washington, D.C.

John Roome is the Director for Sustainable Development in the East

Asia Region of the World Bank. He is responsible for the Bank’s work
with the 22 client countries in the region in the Water, Urban,
Transport, Energy, Rural, Environment, Social Sectors. The department
accounts for about 30 new lending operations a year, for an annual
lending volume of about $3.5 billion, and a portfolio of about 150
active projects, with a net commitment in excess of $15 billion. The
department has an active dialogue (through analytical work and
technical assistance) on key sustainable development issues, e.g.,
climate change, urbanization and decentralization, efficient
infrastructure development, rural and social development, and
environmental protection, at both regional and country levels.

Prior to this assignment he was Operations Director in the South Asia

Region for five years and held various management positions in the
World Bank’s Africa region, including as Director of Operational Quality
and Knowledge Services. Mr. Roome joined the World Bank in 1989,
and worked initially in Africa. He focused mainly on infrastructure
issues including leading the Bank’s support for large roads programs in
Tanzania and post war Mozambique, the Lesotho Highlands Water
Project, restructuring the Southern African airline industry and
reforming South Africa's water pricing and allocation policies. He also
worked for IFC doing deals in the banking, mining and agro-industry
sectors. In the mid-90’s John served as the Bank’s Africa Lead
Specialist in Infrastructure Strategy. Prior to joining the Bank, John
worked in Europe for Monitor Company, a leading corporate strategy
consulting firm.

He holds two Masters degrees in Econometrics and Management

Studies from Oxford University and a B.Sc. in Actuarial Science from
the University of Cape Town.

Henrike Brecht – Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery

(GFDRR)

Henrike Brecht works for the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and
Recovery (GFDRR) of the World Bank as the team leader for GFDRR's
Track II business line on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in
Countries. She has a rich experience in disaster risk management
having worked in disaster events as varied as Hurricane Katrina, in
collaboration with the LSU Hurricane Center, and in the damage and
loss assessment teams of the World Bank in Bangladesh and Haiti
following the 2007 and 2008 storms. In the past, she worked with the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in
Switzerland and Kenya. In her current functions, she is focusing on
disaster and climate risk assessment tools and common approaches to
disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

Joe Leitmann - Environment Coordinator for Indonesia; Jakarta,

Indonesia
Joe Leitmann is the World Bank’s Environment Coordinator for
Indonesia, with responsibility for activities related to climate change,
natural resource management, pollution, global environmental issues,
and environmental safeguards for all sectors. He is also the Bank’s
Disaster Management Coordinator and was the founder/first manager
of the $700 million Multi Donor Fund for Aceh and Nias following the
tsunami.

With over two decades at the World Bank, Joe has worked on projects,
programs and policies related to: climate change, post-disaster
reconstruction, natural resource management, urban environmental
management, urban poverty, and renewable energy. In addition to
short-term assignments in over 50 countries, he has had multi-year
field assignments in Turkey, Brazil and Indonesia. Leitmann began his
career in development work as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer.

Dr. Leitmann holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the
University of California/Berkeley and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy
from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is a
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the author of
SUSTAINING CITIES: Environmental Planning and Management in Urban
Design as well as numerous articles on sustainable development.
Zoe Elena Trohanis - Infrastructure Specialist; Washington, D.C.
Zoe Elena Trohanis is an Infrastructure Specialist for the World Bank’s
East Asia Region, focusing on climate change and disaster risk
management in Indonesia, China and the Philippines. Prior to her
current assignment, she worked with the anchor Disaster Risk
Management team in the Sustainable Development Network, where
she advised the governments of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
She has been with the Bank for over six years, prior to which she
worked in the private sector. Zoe holds a BA from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and an MA from American University.

Abhas Kumar Jha – Regional Coordinator, East Asia Region;

Washington, D.C.
Mr. Jha has recently joined the East Asia Region as Regional
Coordinator for Disaster Risk Management. He is an urban
infrastructure specialist and has been with the Bank since 2001 in the
Board (as Advisor to the Indian ED), and with the LAC and ECA regions.
Mr. Jha has previously held positions in the Government of India (the
Ministry of Finance and earlier in the state of Bihar). He has been
Regional DRM Coordinator in ECA and also led the Bank's Urban,
Housing and DRM work in Mexico, Jamaica and Peru. Mr. Jha holds
graduate degrees in Finance from Johns Hopkins University and in
Economics from the University of Madras.