Category: 2025-Session 2-Speakers
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Mr. Samik Adhikari, Senior Economist at the World Bank (WB)
Mr. Samik Adhikari is a Senior Economist in the World Bankโs Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, bringing over a decade of experience across social protection, labour markets, and international migration. His analytical and operational work encompasses cash transfers, youth employment programs, labour migration, and skills development. He was a core team member for the…
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Her Excellency Ouch Cheachanmallika, Head of the National Employment Agency
Her Excellency Ouch Cheachanmolika has been the Director General of the National Employment Agency (NEA) under the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training since 2024. Her Excellency began her career at the NEA in 2015 and was also assigned as advisor, quickly rising to the position of Deputy Director in 2017. During her tenure as…
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Dr. Koy Rada, Economist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia
Dr. Rada Khoy, an Economist at UNDP Cambodia, holds a Ph.D. in Agriculture and Resource Economics from Japan. With extensive experience in economic and social development across UN agencies, INGOs, and research organizations, Rada advises UNDP Cambodia on policy, economic research, diagnostics, and thought leadership, and development finance as an accelerator for development, and provides…
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Dr. Oum Sothea, Senior Policy Advisor for the Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED)
Dr. Oum Sothea is a senior policy advisor to the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED), a flagship bilateral cooperation program of the Australian Government in Cambodia. Dr. Sothea has been a consultant to many national and international organizations such as ADB, the World Bank, and the United Nations. Prior to that, he…
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Dr. Daiju Aiba, JICA Expert at the National Bank of Cambodia
Dr. Daiju Aiba is currently a resident expert at the National Bank of Cambodia for the โProject for Enhancing Capacity of Economic Analysis and Operations for Monetary Policy in The Kingdom of Cambodiaโ, a technical cooperation project initiated by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Dr. Aiba was formerly an assistant professor at the Faculty of…