• Highlights of 12th ISUW 2026
  • 2000+ Participants from 24 Countries | 4 Supporting Ministries, 15 Supporting Organisations and 27 Supporting Media Partners | 50 Key Partners, 24 Exhibitors, 4 Country Partners and 12 Conference Session Partners | 271 Speakers | 18 Thematic Sessions | 7 Bi-lateral & Focused Workshops | 306 Participants from 34 Utilities | 62 Technical Papers Published and 31 Technical Papers Presented | 63 Winners amongst 10 ISGF Innovation Award Categories

ISUW 2022 Speaker

Yukari Shibuya
Yukari Shibuya
Senior Youth and Gender Specialist World Bank South Asia Social Development

Yukari is a Senior Youth and Gender Specialist in the World Bank South Asia Social Development team, and the Partnership Coordinator for WePOWER. Before joining the Bank, she was a pioneer of social entrepreneurship in Japan. She founded and ran a youth empowerment social enterprise for over 10 years. Her innovative social business model was scaled by the Japanese government, expanding it nationwide.  She was also the Director of the Women’s Economic Independence Project at the San Jose Municipality in Costa Rica, a JICA-financed program focusing on vulnerable women. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and Computer Science and a Master’s Degree in Media and Governance.