Mr. Yota Ono is Alternate Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, who mainly oversees climate finance, APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Finance Ministers’ Process, and some bilateral financial cooperation of the Government of Japan. Prior to the current position, he served in the senior management in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and…
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His Excellency Mr. Jusuf Kalla has been serving as the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for the second time since 2014. Previously, he held the position from 2004 to 2009. Mr. Kalla was born in Watampone, South Sulawesi, on 15th of May 1942 in the big family of Hadji Kalla, a successful businessman from Bugis. Soon after he graduated in Economics from the University of Hasanuddin in…
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Dr. Diokno is the current Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). He finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines (1968), and earned his Master’s Degree in Public Administration (1970) and Economics (1974) from the same university. He also holds a Master of Arts in Political Economy (1976) from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore…
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Dr. Diokno is the current Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). He finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines (1968), and earned his Master’s Degree in Public Administration (1970) and Economics (1974) from the same university. He also holds a Master of Arts in Political Economy (1976) from the Johns Hopkins University in…
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Sandro is EAT’s Chief Executive Officer. A medical doctor by training, he is an expert on issues of noncommunicable diseases, public health, nutrition and health policy. Sandro came to EAT in 2018 from the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development at the World Health Organization in Geneva, where he had worked as Medical Officer for Noncommunicable Conditions and Nutrition since 2015.…
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Phd. Jorge Leon Wolpert Kuri, is the current General Director of the National Housing Commission (CONAVI) Throughout his career he has promoted the research and application of technologies with regards to energy efficiency, the utilization of renewable energy and the design and planning of sustainable buildings and communities. This vision has allowed him to make a significant contribution to the…
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Tom is Full Professor in the Tenure System. He joined AFRE/MSU in 1992. His MS is from Columbia University in 1979 and Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley in 1984. Between receiving his Ph.D. in 1984 and starting at MSU in 1992, Tom was Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC and Rockefeller Post-Doctoral Fellow in Burkina Faso attached to…
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Alfonso Garcia Mora is IFC’s Vice President for Asia and Pacific. In this capacity, Mr. Garcia Mora is responsible for all IFC operations in the region, including operationalizing IFC’s COVID-19 crisis response, building a strong Upstream pipeline rooted in country strategies and fostering more collaboration opportunities with a range of key stakeholders for broader impact. Previously, Mr. Garcia…
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Dr. Mourad Limam is a Partner in McKinsey & Company and co-leads McKinsey’s Affordable Housing service line. He joined the firm in Germany in 2009 from a technology background and has spent the past 6 years primarily focusing on supporting several public housing agencies and private sector clients in the Middle East, Africa and beyond. His expertise and experience in Affordable Housing spans…
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