Dr. Mai Alkaila is a doctor, diplomat, and politician, and the first woman to hold the position of Health Minister of West Bank and Gaza. She holds a PhD in Public Health and Health Administration. A physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Alkaila worked as a lecturer at Al-Quds University in the Public Health Department, and at UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…
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Mr. Narender Mantena has been associated with Biological E. Limited since 1992. He has been responsible for forging key alliances with GSK, Merck and Intercell. He laid the road map for the company’s foray into the regulated markets. He also championed the complex/routine injectables, novel vaccines and synthetic biology initiatives at Biological E. Limited. Mr. Mantena holds a master’s degree in…
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Diane Holdorf is Managing Director at WBCSD and member of the Senior Management Team Before joining WBCSD, Diane was Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer for Kellogg Company. She joined Kellogg in May 2008 as Senior Director, Environmental Stewardship and in 2009 was promoted to Vice President, Environmental Stewardship, Health and Safety. In 2011, she was promoted to Chief Sustainability…
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Mr. Sayed-Khaiyum is the Fijian Attorney-General and the Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service, Communications and the minister responsible for climate change. He is the second-ranking elected official in the country. Mr. Sayed-Khaiyum oversaw the creation of a climate change unit in the Office of the Attorney-General to examine legal matters pertaining to climate change that…
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Ms. Ortiz Mena is chief executive officer of IEnova. Prior to her appointment as CEO in September 2018, she was chief development officer, responsible for the company’s business development and commercial areas from 2016 to 2018. Ortiz joined IEnova in 2000. She has held the positions of manager, project director, director for government and regulatory affairs, vice president of external…
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Ms. Garrido is the Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy of the Republic of Costa Rica as well as Coordinator of the Technical Secretarial of the National Commission of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She studied political science and has a master’s degree in democratic governance and public politics from the University of Costa Rica. She worked for the United Nations…
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Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa was elected President of South Africa in 2018 and is currently the Chairperson of the African Union. He started his career as an anti-apartheid activist and labor leader and later became a businessman. As a law student, he was involved in student politics, joining the South African Student Organisation and the Black People’s Convention. While a law clerk, he continued his…
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John Baffes, currently a member of the World Bank’s Prospects Group, heads the Commodities Unit and is in charge of the Commodity Markets Outlook, a World Bank publication focusing on commodity market analysis and price forecasts. John’s experience spans several regions and units, including Latin America, South Asia, East Africa, Evaluation, and Research. John specializes in the areas of…
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Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Economics Department, and a Fellow of Jesus College. He is also Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies. Between 2011 and 2017, he was Chief Economist of the Department of International Development (DFID), the government department in charge with the UK’s aid policy and spending. In this…
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Dr. Richard Belio Kipsang is the Principal Secretary Education, Ministry of Education. He previously served as Managing Trustee/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Coffee Development Fund and; Deputy CEO and Head of Operations Higher Education Loans Board where he also previously held various Strategic Management positions. Dr. Richard Belio Kipsang is also a Council Member at Mt. Kenya University and…
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