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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Edward Ato Sarpong is the Deputy Minister of Communications in Ghana. Prior to his appointment, he has worked in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector for close to two decades, serving as Managing Director of AfricaOnline, an Internet Service Provider and Chief Operating Officer of K-Net Limited, an IT Engineering firm.
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Deputy Governor Turalay Kenç received a Ph.D. in economics at the University of York, England. He worked at several UK universities including the University of Cambridge, Birkbeck College London, the University of Durham, Imperial College London at different capacities. Before joining the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) as a Board Member in April 2009, he was Professor of Finance at…
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Ms. Awad leads ILO’s action for promoting full and productive employment by developing integrated employment, development and skills policies. She has been leading the advisory work, research and technical cooperation in the relevant fields of pro-employment macro-economic policies, poverty reduction strategies, innovative employment creation schemes, youth employment, employment-intensive…
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Mr. Ferreira is a Senior Adviser in the World Bank’s Development Research Group, where he oversees the Bank’s research programs on poverty, inequality and agriculture. He was formerly the Bank’s Chief Economist for the Africa Region, and has also served as Deputy Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, and as co-Director of the World Development Report 2006, on Equity and Development…
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