Rakhi Kumar is a Senior Managing Director and Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship at State Street Global Advisors. She leads SSGA's efforts to strengthen integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process and is responsible for developing the firm's ESG investment philosophy and global business strategy. In 2017, Rakhi was honored with the…
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Emiliano Ezcurra has been a Vice President of the National Park Authority in Argentina since 2015. He started his career as an environmental activist in Greenpeace and worked for Greenpeace International in Argentina for over 20 years. He coordinated the 1997 Antarctic Expedition on Climate Change Impacts and managed many campaigns and direct actions both in Argentina and abroad. In 2008, Mr.…
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Dr. Helen Crowley is the Head of Sustainable Sourcing Innovation at the French company Kering. In this role she advises and supports Kering’s portfolio of luxury brands to implement best practices in sustainability. Specifically, she focuses on developing innovative approaches for raw material sourcing, improved manufacturing processes and she leads on implementation of animal welfare standards…
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Patricia Zoundi Yao first learned about entrepreneurship from her mother, who worked in the informal sector. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Business Law, she set out to help rural populations gain more access to financial services. With two colleagues and a small amount of capital, she founded Quickcash, a company that makes it easier for rural people and workers in the informal sector to…
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Miss Catherine Krobo Edusei founded Eden Tree Limited in her native Ghana in 1997, after university studies and a decade of work in banking in the United Kingdom. Eden Tree produces fresh herbs, fruits, and vegetables and distributed them to supermarkets and catering firms in Ghana. Subsequently she founded Eden Tree Restaurant. In partnership with stakeholders, she has helped created jobs for…
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Born in Ouellé on June 30, 1943, Daniel Kablan Duncan is married with one child. He holds a degree in Business Engineering from the University of Nancy, a diploma in International Business Engineering and a diploma from the British and Spanish consular chambers. He began his career as a senior official in 1970 as the Deputy Director of Interventions and External Economic Relations at the…
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Peter A. Selfridge is the Global Head of Digital Government for SAP. The Digital Government unit at SAP encourages the digital transformation of government decision-making and services worldwide. Peter is specifically responsible for promoting technological transformation in the public sector and the positive role played by digital technologies in addressing economic and societal challenges…
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Daniel Korski CBE is the Chief Executive Officer at PUBLIC and has 20 years of experience in senior positions in government across the UK, EU, and US. Daniel was most recently Deputy Head of Policy at No. 10 Downing Street and Special Advisor to David Cameron. Daniel was previously was adviser to the Vice-President of the European Commision and has previously worked for the UN and Foreign Office…
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Nana Apenem Dagadu is a Ghanaian-American who is passionate about promoting health and development around the globe in a holistic, equitable, and sustainable manner and amplifying the voices of the most marginalized. She obtained an MPH with a concentration in Reproductive Health and International Health and Development from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and has…
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A native of Cote d'Ivoire, the new ECOWAS Commission President holds a PhD in Economics, an MBA in Finance from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America and, a Master's degree from the National University of Cote d'Ivoire. He began his professional career at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1982, first as a Senior Economist and served mainly in Senegal from 1990 to…
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