Hwang Woo-yea is a Korean jurist, politician, and the chairman of the Saenuri Party. As of 2012 Hwang represents the electorate centred on Yeonsu District, Incheon in the National Assembly of South Korea. Hwang studied law at Seoul National University. He was a judge in courts in Seoul in South Korea before entering politics. Hwang has been elected to the constituency he represents five times.
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Simon Thacker is Education Specialist in the World Bank's Education Unit of the Middle East and North Africa region. He works on a number of initiatives, including the Arab Regional Agenda for Improving Educational Quality (ARAIEQ).
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Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), is responsible for a wide spectrum of education in Dubai’s private sector, spanning early learning, school, and higher education and training Institutes Dr. Abdulla has the distinction of holding key positions across the United Arab Emirates, as well as being a…
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Mary Hallward-Driemeier, a Canadian national, joined the World Bank in 1997 as a Young Professional. She has been a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group and Advisor to the Chief Economist. She has published widely on entrepreneurship, firm productivity and firm dynamics, the impact of financial crises, and women's economic empowerment. She is a co-leader of the Jobs Knowledge Platform…
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born in Monrovia, Liberia. She married in 1955 and, in 1961, travelled with her husband to the US, where she studied economics at Harvard University and other institutions. After her return to Liberia, she worked for the government, including as the Minister of Finance, prior to the military coup of 1980. After having worked within the banking industry and at the United…
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Dr. Edgar Blanco is a Research Director at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and is the Executive Director of the MIT SCALE Network in Latin America. He has over sixteen years of experience in designing and improving logistics and supply chain systems. Dr. Blanco is widely recognized as an expert on carbon footprint assessments of global supply chains and models of environmental…
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Daniel Yergin, IHS Vice Chairman, is a Pulitzer-Prize winning author and leading authority on energy, international politics and economics and is a recipient of the U. S. Energy Award for “lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding.” His latest book The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, has been hailed as “a fascinating saga”…
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Robin King is the Director of Urban Development and Accessibility at EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute signature initiative for sustainable transport and urban development. In this role, she promotes collaboration across the EMBARQ network and integration of sustainable transportation and urban development using her experience working in policy matters in the Americas and Asia. Prior to…
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