Bruno Covas Lopes has served as Mayor of São Paulo since April 2018 and was reelected in November 2020. He earned a law degree from the University of São Paulo (USP) and a degree in economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). He previously served as Deputy Mayor of São Paulo (2017-2018) and has held several appointments in São Paulo including Member of the Chamber of…
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Claudia López Hernández was elected Mayor of Bogotá in October 2019 as the first woman in this position. She graduated in Finance, Government, and International Relations from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. She has a Master's degree in Public Administration and Urban Politics from Columbia University, New York and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.…
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Dr. Andrew Steer is the President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, a global research-into-action organization dedicated to promoting economic development while protecting the natural environment. WRI’s 1100 experts work in more than 50 countries, from offices in Brazil, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United States, and the United Kingdom…
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Zain Asher is an anchor for CNN International based in New York. She currently anchors weekend editions of CNN Newsroom, and can regularly be seen filling in on the network’s premier business programs, Quest Means Business and First Move with Julia Chatterley. Asher also hosts Marketplace Africa, CNNI’s weekly business show about the continent and its place within global markets, and often…
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Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva is the Founder & CEO of India Alternatives , a reputable mid-market, domestic private equity fund focused on investing behind transformational themes in India such as women becoming more empowered as consumers. Shivani has over 18 years of global private equity experience in the US and in India at top funds including GE Equity, Lightyear Capital and IDFC Private Equity…
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A pioneer in Emotion AI, Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D., is Co-Founder and CEO of Affectiva, and author of the newly released book Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology . A passionate advocate for humanizing technology, ethics in AI and diversity, Rana has been recognized on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list and as one of Forbes' Top 50 Women…
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JOKATE URBAN MWEGELO, , 33 years old, is a Politician and the, District Commissioner (DC) for Kisarawe District, Pwani Region-Tanzania, . Jokate a Political Scientist by profession with a family background in International Diplomacy chartered her previous career as a Forbes internationally recognized Young Woman Entrepreneur, an awarded Development and Rights Advocate, and a recognized Fashion and Media Personality. Shortly after venturing into party politics as CCMs Youth Wing UVCCM Secretary of Public Relations and Mobilization…, most influential young leaders in Africa and has earned various influential national and international leadership awards, such as: Awarded First Place (2018/2019) Korea Foundation for International Health Care (KOFIH); on SRH, Maternal and Neonatal Health Promotions Honorary Award by Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP) for District Budgets on Gender Sensitive Issues, and the most recent Most Influential Young Tanzanian in Law and Governance by Avance Media, two years in a row also naming her the most…, led the National Award Winning Most Influential Education Campaign Tokomeza Zero Kisarawe, which not only garnered more than Tsh. 1 Billion to repair education infrastructure and build classes; but also has successfully built the innovative 460 Girl Students; Jokate Girls Secondary Boarding School in Kisarawe, along with creating temporary boarding safe spaces for National Exams Candidate Students. This has not only eliminated half of National Exam failures in Kisarawe, but also has…, is currently building up focus to collaborate with various stakeholders in the Government, Development Partners and Private Sector on Economic Empowerment Programs for Women and Youths, . She is engineering a plan to transform Kisarawe District into a commercial hub of Innovative Agriculture and Manufacturing employing advanced technologies targeting Dar Es Salaam and Export Markets. By mobilizing around USD 4 Million of Stakeholders within 3 years, she believes it is possible to create more than 30,000 jobs by building more than 100 youth and women-led agribusiness startup…
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David Medine, is a consultant to CGAP and was previously CGAP's staff lead on data protection and security. He works to develop novel, consumer-oriented approaches to data protection and to encourage the creation of cybersecurity resource centers for developing countries. Mr. Medine has more than 25 years of experience with privacy and consumer financial services. Before joining CGAP, he served as chairman of…
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Dr Alina Burlacu is a Senior Transport Specialist with the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility, managing the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) program, which is spreading across 15 countries. Starting, 2017, she has been spearheading road safety work with a diverse portfolio of Asia-Pacific governments and has been managing a diverse team of road safety…
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Binyam Reja is the Global Practice Manager and Acting Global Director for Transport in the Infrastructure Vice Presidency. Mr. Reja oversees the Bank’s Transport Global Unit’s knowledge, flagship analytical studies, partnerships, and corporate mandates. He directs an extensive technical assistance program and analytical studies and leads a team of technical professionals and analyst in the…
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