Ms. Dominique Ouattara is married to Doctor Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. Following her high school diploma in economics from the Academy of Strasbourg, she holds a university degree specializing in economics from the University of Paris X. She pursues her Graduate and postgraduate studies which culminated in a degree in Property Management. Before she becomes…
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Maya Horgan Famodu is a venture capital investor and ecosystem architect. Ingressive, her first company, is a market entry and market operations firm that has assisted more than 50 top investment funds and corporations enter and operate Sub-Saharan Africa. Through this company, her team has launched Ingressive Campus Ambassadors and a series of other initiatives that target the developer,…
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Evan Lutz is a 26 -year-old social entrepreneur from Baltimore, Maryland who is passionate about food justice, entrepreneurship, and the Baltimore Ravens. He is the CEO and Founder of Hungry Harvest, a produce delivery service on a mission to fight food waste and hunger. They purchase produce from farms, wholesalers, and packers that would otherwise go to waste, and deliver via weekly…
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Professor Ju-Ho Lee served at the Minister of Education, Science, and Technology of Republic of South Korea from 2010 to 2013. Before joining the ministry as a Vice Minister in 2009, he was Senior Secretary to the President for Education, Science, and Culture. He has been recognized for his education reform endeavors and active lawmaking as a member of the National Assembly (2004-2008). His…
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Dr Dalitso Kabambe was appointed Governor for the Reserve Bank of Malawi on 21 April 2017. He is married and has three children. He holds a PhD and a Master’s Degree in Development Economics from Imperial College - University of London, United Kingdom which were obtained in 2008 and 2001, respectively. He also holds a BSc Degree from the University of Malawi, obtained in 1998. As Governor of the…
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Zouera Youssoufou, is managing director and CEO of The Aliko Dangote Foundation, the largest private foundation in sub-Saharan Africa, based in Lagos, Nigeria. She leads the foundation’s efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and economic empowerment outcomes for Africans, primarily in Nigeria. Ms. Youssoufou provides overall management oversight for the Foundation, and provides support on Social…
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Benigno Lopez, is Paraguay’s Minister of Finance. He is a member of the Strategic Committee for the National Education Transformation Plan 2030, responsible for conducting the education reform process. In addition, the Minister serves as the President the Fund for Education Excellence and Research, a public -private partnership to fund innovation initiatives and scholarships. Prior to his appointment as…
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Grant Robertson, is New Zealand’s Minister of Finance. His belief in social justice and a desire to see every New Zealander able to achieve their potential led him to politics, and he has been the Member of Parliament for Wellington Central since 2008. Robertson is also New Zealand’s Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage. Before entering politics he was an…
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Yasuyuki Sawada has been the ADB’s Chief Economist since 2016. Mr. Sawada is the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic and development trends and leads the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), which publishes ADB's flagship knowledge products. Mr. Sawada is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He is a Japanese national. Mr. Sawada is…
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Mrs. Ruth Kagia is currently Deputy Chief of Staff (Policy & Strategy) in the Executive Office of the President. She rejoined Government in 2014 as Senior Advisor, to the President. Prior to this Mrs. Kagia worked at the World Bank for some 20 years (1990-2013) during which she held various positions including as World Bank Country Director for Southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia…
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