Jackie Tront, an American national, is a Senior Water Resources Management Specialist with the World Bank. Her work has focused primarily on water systems, climate adaptation in the water sector and advancing cooperation in transboundary waters, working with clients in Africa and the Middle East. She has led and contributed to operationally-focused analytical work in climate resilience, water…
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Eileen Burke is the Global Lead for Water Resources at the World Bank. She oversees technical quality enhancement for the World Bank’s $17 billion water resources portfolio and is leading a global effort to advance new approaches in water storage. She has led World Bank transboundary waters initiatives in the Mekong and Nile Basins, and has served as the World Bank co- focal…
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Henk Ovink, is the Special Envoy for Water, Netherlands. Through his water and economic diplomacy, he connects a close network in the Netherlands with a strong and well maintained international network. He works closely with our Embassies, Consulates and Permanent Representations. The Water Envoy operates across the full spectrum of the water sector and builds lasting relationships with the most…
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Monica P. Medina was confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs on September 28, 2021.
Previously, Assistant Secretary Medina was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. She was also a Senior Associate on the Stephenson Ocean Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Co-…
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Suleiman Hussein Adamu the Minister of Water Resources in Nigeria and a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), Member of the American Society of Engineers (MASCE) and also Council Member of both COREN (Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria) and ACEN (Association of Consulting Engineers of Nigeria). He has nearly 30 years of professional experience out of which 7 years were spent…
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Hon. Minister Dr. Anxious Jongwe Masuka holds a BSc Agric (Hons) and a DPhil from the University of Zimbabwe/Oslo. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement in August 2020. A technocrat with a very strong industrial and agricultural background, having been a forestry and agricultural researcher for 13 years with over 100 science publications and more than 15 books and…
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Rosane Santos is the Sustainability Director at Iguá S.A., a holding company that operates in the sanitation sector with services throughout Brazil.
In this position, she is responsible for boosting the group's ESG agenda, ensuring that the best international sustainability standards are applied.
Graduated in Accounting from UERJ, with a specialization in Finance from UFF and an Executive…
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Mr. Saroj Kumar Jha is the Global Director for the World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice (GP). In his current assignment, Mr Jha is a core member of the GP’s senior management team, which drives the policy direction of the GP, oversees a portfolio of $24 billion in water-related investments, analytical work, multi-donor trust funds and global partnerships. Mr Jha supports an…
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Mr. Rahimzoda started his career of hydraulic engineer at Nurek HPP with the tallest earth-fill dam in the world, where he worked on dam safety protocols, management of reservoir and investigation of sedimentation processes. In 2003 Mr. Rahimzoda changed his career to join the EC IFAS, an international organization supported by the Central Asian Governments. Later in 2005 he was appointed a…
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Brian Arbogast leads the foundation’s effort to bring groundbreaking innovations in sanitation technology and new ways to deliver sanitation products and services to people in the developing world.
Prior to joining the foundation, Brian was a corporate vice president at Microsoft Corporation, leading an international portfolio of research and development projects. More recently, he concentrated…
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