Craig Hanson is the Vice President of Food, Forests, Water & the Ocean at World Resources Institute. In this role, he guides programmatic strategy, catalyzes projects, and ensures a focus on results, financial development, and strong staff capacity. Craig has co-developed a number of leading initiatives, including Global Forest Watch, the Global Restoration Initiative, the Forest Legality…
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Alejandra Schrader is a Los Angeles based chef, entrepreneur, and healthy cooking advocate. Alejandra was born in Chicago, USA and spent most of her childhood in Venezuela with her large extended family. Alejandra has been featured on all major US television networks in English and Spanish and uses her platform to showcase health conscious meals that are packed with flavor and nutritional value.…
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Kondwani Macdonald Mhone is UNU-GEST, *, fellow and a Gender Development Officer at the Ministry of Gender, Children Disability and Social Welfare of Malawi. With 10 years of experience, his work focuses on the reduction of gender-based violence, and in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Mr. Mhone has a postgraduate diploma in International Gender Studies from the University of Iceland. (, * , United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme, to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in developing countries and post-conflict societies through research and education,run at the University of Iceland since 2009 ).
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Stefán Sigurðsson is the CEO of Sýn since May 2014. Prior to that he was Managing Director of VÍB, Íslandsbanki's Asset Management division, and a member of the Executive Board, the Business Committee and the Investment Committee of the Bank. Stefán also sits on the board of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce. He has extensive experience in operations, policy making and implementation, as well as…
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Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir is Chair of the Executive Board of Women Political Leaders; former Icelandic Minister of the Interior (2013-14) and former Mayor of Reykjavik (2008-10) where she previously served on the City Council. Vice Chairman of the Independence Party since 2013. In 2015 she held the post of Chair of the Palimentary Foreign Affairs Committee. She has a degree in Political Science…
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Ulla Tørnæs is Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and World Bank Group (WBG) Governor, and Denmark’s longest serving Development Minister (2005-10) and re-appointed as part of a reshuffle in 2016 from her position as Minister for Science, Technology, Information and Higher Education. Tørnæs is a member of center-right Venstre, the same party as PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen and was party…
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Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson is Minister for Foreign Affairs for Iceland and World Bank Group Governor since 2016. He is Deputy Chairman of the center-right and Eurosceptic Independence Party, the lagest party in parliament and served as Minister of Health and Social Security (2007-09). He joined Althingi (parliament) in Reykjavík in 2003 and has amongst others served on the committees of Budget;…
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S. Vijay Iyer is Vice President and COO at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. He is responsible for overseeing the Guarantee Operations Group of the Agency and leading the Agency’s partnerships with the World Bank Group, other Multi and Bilateral institutions and Governments. Iyer served at the…
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Lara de Mesa is Head of Responsible Banking at Santander since September 2018. From this position, and reporting to the Head of the Executive Chairman’s Office, she leads the team which aim is to make Santander one of the most responsible banks in the world, to develop business and corporate activity in a responsible way, delivering clear and measurable progress and helping people and business…, , This department is responsible for monitoring financial regulatory initiatives and engage on the policy debate at international and European levels and in the markets where Santander is present, working with industrial associations and domestic & international regulatory bodies. Her career began in Analistas Financieros Internacionales where she worked , on , strategic and economic consulting and housing finance for international public and private entities, including the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, including fieldwork in Latam and Eastern Europe. She was partner of this firm from 2004. She is a member of the Stakeholders Banking Group of the European Banking Authority; and of the IIF Future Leaders Group – Class of 2018. Lara…
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