Arghya is involved in the implementation of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) climate priorities and targets by supporting client governments in strengthening climate adaptation-related policies, plans and investments and accessing climate finance. He has more than 19 years of international experience in the field of climate and disaster resilience, especially in the context of urban resilience, resilient infrastructure, community resilience and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. Arghya has led the development of ADB’s Community Resilience Partnership Program, a financing partnership facility to scale up investments in climate adaptation at the local level.

Brett has 19 years of professional experience, including over 10 years of impact-oriented agronomy and agribusiness work in Asia. Brett joined ADB as a consultant in 2020 and has led more than 20 technical assistance programs improving the climate resilience of over 80,000 farmers across Asia. Brett has also conducted climate risk assessments for numerous agribusiness investments.

As an outstanding researcher in his area of materials engineering and energy, Professor Bell has led projects in the development of energy efficient smart windows, dye-sensitised solar cell development, and carbonaceous materials. He also has expertise in the area of energy efficiency and occupant comfort in buildings and has carried out extensive research with industry. Professor Bell has received over $25 million in research funding during his 30-year career as a researcher. Professor Bell has a wealth of experience and impressive track record in the development of research capacity in terms of research income and HDR completions, as well as national and international research leadership, including the ARC College of Experts and Laureate panels. Professor Bell is also a strong advocate for improving gender equity in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) disciplines and leads USQ’s Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Action Plan to develop strategies to advance the careers of women across the University.

Professor Shahbaz Mushtaq serves as the Director of the Centre of Applied Climate Sciences, and a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Finance at the University of Southern Queensland. Professor Mushtaq's research focuses on increasing the resilience of agricultural production systems under climate change by developing comprehensive integrated risk management strategies and innovative risk transfer programs.

Professor Ben Lyons is a leading expert in rural and regional development, China- Australia trade, climate adaptation, and regional governance. He is the inaugural Director of the Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (RECOE) at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) and the Executive Director of the Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales Drought Innovation Hub. With extensive experience in both academia and the private sector, Professor Lyons is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and has spent almost two decades in China.

Bob's work include developing the scientific and technical aspects of the division and providing technical and scientific support to the WMO Commission for Agricultural Meteorology. He is also the Head of the Technical Support Unit of the Integrated Drought Management Programme which works with countries in developing drought early warning systems and national drought policies. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Scientific Officer in the same Programme at WMO. From 1991 to 2004, he was an agricultural meteorologist for the United States Department of Agriculture where he monitored worldwide weather and climate conditions and how they impacted global agricultural production.