Sameer Saraswat is an urban technology and development professional specializing in resilient urban planning, use of urban technology and industrial development. An ADB-JSP scholar and University of Hawaii alumni, he firmly believes in using urban technologies such as Digital Twin, Building Information Modelling (BIM), GIS etc. for comprehensive multi-sector sustainable development. He has worked extensively with multi-disciplinary teams in both public and private sectors on large scale urban and industrial projects across Asia-Pacific. In his current role, he works for the United Nations on a GEF-funded pilot project which targets multiple urban sectors to achieve sustainable development and GHG reduction in Indian cities.