Captain Sophie Hollingsworth, is the ocean and environment consultant for Global Citizen and leads Global Citizen’s oceans campaigns. A former maritime professional, Capt. Sophie has sailed across oceans witnessing ocean sustainability and governance challenges first hand and holds a 200-ton captains license. At the time of her certification, she was the youngest female to ever obtain a 200-ton MCA Yachtmaster captains…
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Born in Bogotá, Gloria Amparo Alonso is an Economist from the Universidad de los Andes, with a masters in economics from the Universidad Nacional and a masters in Public Policy from Columbia University in the United States. Her technical vocation, management capacity and passion for public service have led her to hold prominent leadership roles, both in the private and public sectors. She worked…
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Mr. Liu Zhenmin of China is the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Liu was Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of China since 2013. Among his various diplomatic assignments, he served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International…
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A Portuguese national, Mr. Gaspar is Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund. Prior to joining the IMF, he held a variety of senior policy positions in Banco de Portugal, including most recently as Special Adviser. He served as Minister of State and Finance of Portugal during 2011-2013. He was head of the European Commission’s Bureau of European Policy…
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Nadia Calviño Santamaría, is a Spanish State economist, academic and civil servant of European institutions. In June 2018, she was appointed Minister of Economy and Business, Spain. From 2014 to 2018, she was Director-General for Budget of the European Commission. She holds a degree in Economics (1991) from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) and a degree in Law (2011) from the…
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Ceyla Pazarbasioglu is Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department (SPR) of the IMF. In this capacity, she leads the work on the IMF’s strategic direction and the design, implementation, and evaluation of Fund policies. She also oversees the IMF’s interactions with international bodies, such as the G20 and United Nations. Prior to her current position, Ms. Pazarbasioglu served at the…
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Ridzki Kramadibrata, is the Managing Director of Grab Indonesia. Ridzki oversees business operations, expansion, strategic partnership, and brand development, with a vision to drive the brand and service in Indonesia forward. Ridzki has more than 20 years of experience working for multinational companies. Prior to joining Grab Indonesia, he was the Regional Director for AirAsia Group, and prior to that held the role…
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Bima Arya, currently serves as a Mayor of Bogor, having been elected for the period of 2014-2019. He was one of the founders of the National Mandate Party and is an active member. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in International relations from Parahyangan University. He, then, graduated with a Master of Arts in Development Studies from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia in 2001, and received a PhD in…
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Mr. Akhilesh Ranjan is currently the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax heading the international tax and transfer pricing administration in India. He has been in the Indian Revenue Service since 1982 and has a rich experience of direct tax administration in India, having worked in various capacities in key policy-making and operational roles. He has been a part of the Tax Policy and…
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Natalia has extensive working experience in the financial and capital markets in Indonesia, having owned and managed two securities firms (PT Binaartha Parama & PT Citramas Securindo). She also served in various capital market-related bodies during the early years of the revival of the securities industry post-Pacto 1988, including as chairperson of the Listings Committee of the Jakarta Stock…
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