Rogier van den Berg is the Acting Global Director for the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. He is leading the Ross Center’s efforts to support cities in unlocking transformative change together with a global team and offices in the US, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Netherlands, Turkey, Ethiopia, China, India and Indonesia. WRI Ross Center’s vision is to provide high quality of life,…
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Tarek el Molla was appointed as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on September 19th 2015. He worked previously for the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) which he joined in January 2011, and where he held the positions of Deputy CEO for Foreign Trade, Deputy CEO for Internal Trade, Deputy CEO for Operations and finally CEO. From 2008 till end of 2010, Mr. el Molla worked for…
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Koen Peters has been GOGLA's Executive Director since 2014. He has more than 20 years of international work experience, of which more than 12 years in relation to energy access. He gathered insights from many different perspectives and organizations, including government, consulting, start-up businesses, and international finance organizations. Prior to joining GOGLA, Koen worked as renewable…
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Gustav N. Aitaro became the Minister of State for the Republic of Palau in September 2021. He has extensive experience in international relations and served the Republic of Palau for more than 30 years in various positions in foreign affairs, international trade, and public administration. Earlier in his career, he served as Koror State Legislator. Mr. Aitaro has represented Palau in many…
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Chamberlain Emmanuel is Head of the Environmental Sustainability Division (ESD) at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and a member of the Commission’s Leadership Team. Chamberlain leads a portfolio of integrated programmes and projects spanning: Sustainable Ecosystems & Ecosystem Services; Climate Change & Disaster Resilience; Sustainable Energy; and…
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Ms. Khadeeja Naseem is currently the Minister of State for Environment, Climate Change and Technology in the Maldives. As State Minister, Ms. Naseem oversees the policies and work related to Climate Change and Energy. Prior to her appointment as State Minister, Ms. Naseem had worked on various developmental projects in the Maldives funded by the World Bank and the UNDP. She also has extensive…
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Rick Duke serves as Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, focused on encouraging major economies to define and implement ambitious emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement. He also works through other forums and initiatives to accelerate global progress towards carbon-free energy and to advance complementary “fast cooling” strategies, including rapidly reducing methane emissions.…
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Diego Ambasz is a Senior Education Specialist in the Education Global Practice at the World Bank. He leads several education projects and analytical tasks in Latin America (Argentina, Chile, El Salvador and Uruguay) and in Europe and Central Asia (Croatia, Ukraine, Slovakia and Uzbekistan). In addition, he contributes with technical assistance for projects in other regions of the world. Prior to…
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Nisreen Elsaim is an environmental and climate activist, started activism in 2012, with a Bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Khartoum, Sudan. She pursued her master's degree in renewable energy from the same University. General coordinator for Youth and Environment - Sudan (YES) platform to give all environment working youth the networking they need. Also, Ms. Elsaim is the Chair…
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