In her capacity as Director General of the International Road Federation (IRF) in Geneva, Switzerland, Susanna Zammataro is responsible for developing and implementing strategic plans for the organization. Established in 1948, the IRF is a membership-based organization representing leading corporate and institutional players drawn from the road and mobility sectors worldwide. Its mission is to…
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Dr. Etienne Krug is Director of the Department for Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He leads global efforts to prevent violence and injuries, to address social determinants of health and promote healthy ageing. He oversees the development of intergovernmental resolutions and global reports, the implementation of multi-country development…
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Alan Winters is Professor of Economics and a Fellow and Founding Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory in the University of Sussex. He is a leading contributor to the debate on Brexit and the UK's post-Brexit trade policy. From 2008 to 2011, he was Chief Economist at the British government’s Department for International Development (DFID), and from 2004 to 2007 Director of the Development…
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Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly is vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings after previously serving as director of the program’s Africa Growth Initiative. He joined Brookings from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where he was chief economist and head of the emerging-markets and developing economies group. In that capacity, he oversaw…
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Shamima Akhter looks after corporate affairs, partnerships for sustainability initiatives and company communications. Unilver is ranked among the top Fortune Global 500 companies.
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Shaahina Ali is the Director of Parley Maldives, and leads the nationwide implementation of the Parley for Ocean’s AIR Strategy to Avoid, Intercept and Redesign plastic use. Shaahina is driving the upcycling, eco-innovation, and education initiatives that have helped transform her home into a global champion of change.
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Ambassador Kariyawasam was Sri Lanka’s ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India, Bhutan, and Afghanistan. He also served as his country’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva and New York and was a member of UN panels on migrant workers and disarmament. Ambassador Kariyawasam is a champion of advancing regional integration and cooperation in SouthAsia.
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Ambassador Ashraf Haidari is the Director-General of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Program (SACEP) an inter-governmental organization of all South Asian countries established in 1982 to promote and support protection, management, and enhancement of the environment in the region. Mr Haidari also serves as the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka.
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Birgitte Vartdal is the Executive Vice President in Statkraft with the responsibility for the Business unit European wind and solar. She previously had the position as CEO in Golden Ocean. She has also worked as CFO in Golden Ocean and held different management positions in the Torvald Klaveness Group. Birgitte started her career in Hydro Energy as a structuring analyst, working with portfolio…
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Johannah Christensen is Managing Director, Head of Projects & Programmes, of the Global Maritime Forum. The Global Maritime Forum is an international not-for-profit organization committed to shaping the future of global seaborne trade to increase sustainable long-term economic development and human wellbeing. It brings together a broad spectrum of leaders from across the industry to find new…
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