This year’s theme is “Unlocking the Power of Inclusion for Equitable Growth”. Get ready for a two-day experience including pitch competition, case challenge, keynotes and plenaries, music, art and more!
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Mr. Carrasco has worked at ADB for more than 23 years and has served in countries across all of its regional departments. An expert in governance, public sector management, and economics, he was most recently Chief of ADB’s Governance Thematic Group, where he defined and sharpened ADB’s work on domestic resource mobilization, infrastructure governance, state-owned enterprise reforms, and fiscal…
Type: Expert
James Oduor has worked with the Kenya government as a Civil Servant, for more than 38 years. Until February 2022, he worked for the National Drought Management Authority, where he was responsible for overall management and control of the Authority’s operations, with a staff of 500 in 27 locations in Kenya and an annual budget of Kshs 5 billion ($5 million). Prior to that, from 2004 to 2010, he…
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Ali Ahmad is a Climate Change Specialist at the World Bank's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Sustainable Development Department. So far, Ali's career at the Bank has focused on issues at the intersection of energy, climate change and development, with focus on MENA FCV contexts. Prior to joining the World Bank, Ali was a research fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (…
Type: Expert
David Groves is a Senior Climate Change Specialist with the World Bank’s Climate Change Group. He has extensive experience working with developing countries on climate adaptation and decarbonization plans, most recently in Latin America. He is co-leading a World Bank program supporting country long-term low emissions development strategies, and he is working on several other projects at the…
Type: Expert
Hania is Manager for Climate Strategy and Business Development at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. Prior to this role, Hania was Assistant to World Bank Group President David Malpass, where she advised the President on a range of strategic and policy matters, including infrastructure, energy, and climate. Before joining the Office of the…
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Dr. Rhian-Mari Thomas is Chief Executive of the Green Finance Institute, backed by the UK Government and City of London Corporation. Rhian spent 20 years in investment banking and corporate finance and was awarded an OBE for services to green banking. She is an Emeritus Member of TCFD and co-chaired the launch of the TNFD. Rhian sits on numerous advisory groups across UK Government including the…
Type: Expert
Christian Schoder studied economics at the University of Vienna and at the Australian National University. He holds a PhD in Economics from the New School for Social Research. He was research assistant at Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) and assistant professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and at the New School for Social Research. Christian has published in journals…
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Gillian Cerbu is a Senior Climate Change Specialist in the Climate Change Group in the World Bank. In her current role she advises on priority setting and grant approval as part of the Climate Support Facility, specifically on the Green Recovery Initiative and its associated Whole of Economy Program. She has extensive experience leading lending operations and analytical work with a strong focus…
Type: Expert