Anne-Marie Dias Borges is a Cape-Verdean journalist who is fluent in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish and has worked extensively in TV and radio over the past 18 years. She currently works as a TV Anchor and Producer for BBC Business in London. Her experience in front, but also behind the camera, has enabled her to develop charisma and a keen sense of impartiality which she has been able…
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Dr. Bandar M.H. Hajjar has been President of the Islamic Development Bank since 2016. As development enters a new era, Dr. Hajjar is reimagining the traditional role of a development bank. Through his strategic programme, the IsDB is empowering people for a sustainable future by building global partnerships and driving innovation through a value chain approach to development. Dr. Bandar is also…
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Nicole Gaouette is a national security reporter for CNN Politics. She came to CNN after spending seven years at Bloomberg News as a State Department reporter, where she produced quick-turn breaking news stories and analysis pieces explaining administration foreign policy and strategy. Previously, she covered national security and foreign affairs for publications including The Los Angeles Times…
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Professor Antonia Maioni holds a B.A. from Université Laval, an M.A. from Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, and a Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University. As Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Institute for Health and Social Policy, she previously served as Associate Vice-Principal for Research and International Relations…
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Professor Suzanne Fortier has served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University since September 2013. Prior to her appointment as Principal, Professor Fortier was President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) from 2006 to 2013 and held the position of Vice-Principal (Academic) from 2000 to 2005 and Vice-Principal (Research) from 1995 to 2000 at…
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Dr. Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou has served as Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University since September 2015. Under her leadership, the Faculty has launched a Master of Management in Finance, a Master of Management in Analytics, a series of interdisciplinary minors in Entrepreneurship for undergraduate students, and program offerings in data analytics at several levels. Dean…
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Hon. Adan Mohamed is the Cabinet Secretary for East African Community & Regional Development. He previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade & Cooperatives from 2013 to 2018, as well as the Acting Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for a year in 2015. Prior to his appointment to serve in the Public Service, he was the Chief…
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Aline Sara is the co-founder and CEO of NaTakallam, a social enterprise that connects refugees and displaced persons with work opportunities in the language sector through the freelance economy. Lebanese, born and raised in New York, Aline completed her Baccalaureate at the Lycée Français in New York City and graduated in psychology from Tufts University in Boston. She then moved to Beirut and…
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Antoinette Monsio Sayeh has been a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global development since November 2016 and is currently Co-Chair for the 19 th Replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA19), the World Bank’s Fund for the poorest. She previously oversaw and significantly enhanced the International Monetary Fund’s engagement with its sub-Saharan African…
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Shivnesh Roynendra Prasad has recently joined the World Bank Group’s Digital Development team as a Digital Development Specialist. Shivnesh has over 15 years of experience in the public sector in Fiji during which he held the office for the Director for Communications at the Fijian Ministry of Communications, as well as Acted as the Chairman of the Telecommunications Authority of Fiji. He has…
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