


He plays a functional lead of TDDs and other international knowledge exchange programs, ensuring design, development, and implementation. Follow her on twitter Tanabe is a Knowledge Management Analyst at TDLC. Haruka holds dual MPA in Public Policy & Administration from LSE and Sciences-Po Paris, and a B.Sc in Social Sciences from Hitotsubashi University. Prior to this, Haruka worked at the Morgan Stanley, and at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies in Japan. She worked with cities in Europe and works closely with cities in Japan. Throughout her career, Haruka worked for more sustainable, resilient, competitive and inclusive urban development. Prior to this, Haruka was a key member organizing Technical Deep Dives and analytical activities including What a Waste 2.0, Competitive Cities Case Studies, and Startup Ecosystem analysis for Innovative Districts. Haruka works on projects across the regions, with elaborative exposure in francophone-Africa. Haruka is leading TDLC’s operational support activities. Haruka Miki-Imoto is an Operations Officer for the World Bank TDLC in the Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice. He holds an MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, an LLM in telecommunications Law from Universidad de Comillas, and a Law Degree from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. He currently co-leads our Smart Cities Global program.īefore joining the World Bank Group, Victor worked in global consulting and legal firms, advising governments and multinational companies on technology regulatory strategy.

Victor has also led Bank-wide programs to mainstream innovation and technologies in operations, including the Innovation Acceleration Program from the Innovation Labs Unit and, most recently, the Disruptive Technologies for Development (DT4D) Program. He was a member of the core team that created the Barcelona Urban Innovation Hub, a partnership with the city of Barcelona, aimed at mainstreaming urban innovation and smart cities best practices. He joined the Bank in 2010 and has been since involved in numerous operations and technical assistance initiatives at the intersection of technology, innovation, startups and cities, across regions. He previously worked in the Markets and Technology Unit at Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI) Global Practice. Victor is a Team Manager of the TDLC Program.
