H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat was elected as the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson on 30 January 2017 and assumed office in March 2017. A constitutional lawyer by profession, Chairperson Faki has occupied senior governmental positions in a career that has spanned over 30 years, including tenure as foreign minister and Prime Minister in his native country Chad. At the continental level and…
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Nwachinemere Emeka is a goal-driven, innovation and technology enthusiast passionate about the transformation of Africa into the global food hub. He is a fellow of the Social Innovation Program, a recipient of the Total Startupper Awards for Innovation and the Nigerian Innovation Awards, both in 2016. The multi-award winning serial entrepreneur is a 2015 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program…
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Moustapha Cisse is the Head of the Google AI Center in Accra, Ghana, where he leads the research efforts in foundational machine learning and its applications to solving complex societal challenges. Moustapha is also a Professor of Machine Learning at the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences where he is the Founder and Director of the African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI). He…
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Honourable Emma Inamutila Theofelus is a young, 24-year-old Namibian born in Windhoek, Namibia and is currently a Member of Parliament and the Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in the Republic of Namibia. Before her appointment, Honourable Emma was always policy adjacent and was a Youth Activist around issues of gender, children’s rights, sustainable…
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Ibrahima Guimba-Saïdou is the current Director General of the National Agency for the information society (Ansi). He is also the former Minister - Special Advisor of the President of the Republic and a board member of Niger Telecom, the National Operator of Niger. Mr Guimba-Saïdou has over 20 years of professional experience in the telecommunications industries worldwide. His expertise is in…
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Gonzalo Hernández Licona is the Director of the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN-OPHI), where he coordinates 61 countries and 19 international institutions to advance and exchange ideas about implementing Multidimensional Poverty Indicators. He is also an expert for Country-Led evaluations working for UNICEF. He is Senior Research Fellow at the International Initiative for Impact…
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Janet Yellen is the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. An economist by training, she took office after almost 50 years in academia and public service. She is the first person in American history to have led the White House Council of Economic Advisors, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury Department. Secretary Yellen was Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 until 2018. She has…
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Swietenia Puspa Lestari is one of the founders and Executive Director of Divers Clean Action – a youth and community CSO, with over 1,000 volunteers across Indonesia, which is involved in marine debris research with several universities, campaigns, community development, and CSR facilitator. Swietenia is listed among the Top 100 BBC Influential and Inspiring Woman 2019, Forbes 30 Under Social…
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Born in Faranah, in the Republic of Guinea, Moussa Doumbouya, known as Petit Tonton, turned to the theater in 2003 by chance perhaps, or a stroke of luck, since his studies in accounting and management did not predispose him to an artistic profession. Moussa made his debut as an actor in the company Les Sardines de Conakry, then Laborato’Arts, la Muse, before creating his own artistic and…
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Salina is a passionate advocate for youth involvement in solutions to environmental challenges. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and serves as a strategic advisor to the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) where she works to enhance community action towards the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Salina’s academic work explores the impact of…
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