Kimberly Ann Elliott is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Global Development and the author or co-author of numerous books and articles on trade policy and globalization, economic sanctions, and food security. In 2009-10 she chaired the CGD working group that produced the report, Open Markets for the Poorest Countries: Trade Preferences that Work, and before that, authored the book Delivering…
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Pravin Krishna is Chung Ju Yung Distinguished Professor of International Economics and Business at Johns Hopkins University (School of Advanced International Studies and Department of Economics), Visiting Senior Research Scholar and Deputy Director of the Deepak and Neera Raj Center for Indian Economic Policy at Columbia University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic…
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Anubha Bhonsle is an award-winning journalist from India. She is the Executive Editor, CNN-News18, currently based in Washington, D.C, where she is continuing her work on the intersection of gender, violence and development as a Fulbright Humphrey Fellow. Anubha is the author of Mother, Where’s My Country, a work of reportage from Manipur, a state that lives under the shadow of the gun. She has a…
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Macky Tall is responsible for CDPQ’s infrastructure investment strategy. In his role, he oversees the teams that carry out infrastructure investment activities worldwide. He is also in charge of CDPQ Infra, a CDPQ subsidiary whose mandate is to take over the planning, execution and operation of public infrastructure projects. He serves on CDPQ’s Executive Committee and Investment-Risk Committee.…
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Jingdong Hua is Vice President and Treasurer of IFC. He is responsible for managing IFC’s financial position, safeguarding its international triple-A rating and maintaining its standing as a premier issuer in the global capital markets. He oversees liquid assets, market borrowings, and risk-management instruments totaling over $100 billion. Under Mr. Hua’s leadership, IFC focuses on capital…
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Gavin Wilson has been the CEO of IFC Asset Management Company LLC (AMC) since its founding, in 2009. A wholly-owned subsidiary of IFC, AMC raises and manages third-party capital, investing in IFC transactions in developing countries. It currently manages $8.7 billion across 11 funds, including one fund of funds. Previously, Mr. Wilson was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division at…
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Mr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey is the CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Since its inception in 2010, he has steered the Aadhaar project, a 12-digit unique identification number given to Indian residents. Over the last six years, he worked with central and state governments, banks, oil companies and other stakeholders to enable use of the Aadhaar platform in programs such as…
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The Rt Hon. Clare Short is a British politician and former Labour Party MP. She is currently Chair of Cities Alliance, an intergovernmental advocacy organization committed to meeting the UN target to abolish slums in cities across the globe. In 1997 she became the first cabinet-level Secretary of State for the Department of International Development (DfID). During her time in government Clare…
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Kemi Adeosun is the Honorable Minister for Finance. Kemi holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Sector Financial Management from University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies) as well as a BSc Hons degree in Applied Economics from University of East London. Kemi was born and brought up in London, where she spent the first 36 years of her life. She is a seasoned finance professional…
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Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano, from Spain has been President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) since July 1, 2016. He is the Director and CEO of SEPBLAC, Spain's Financial Intelligence Unit and AML/CFT Supervisory Authority. In 1992, he joined the senior civil service. In 2001 he became Assistant Deputy Director General of the Treasury and began attending FATF meetings. In 2005, he was…
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