Monica Brand Engel, is an entrepreneur and investor, having launched various funds and products aimed at broadening financial inclusion. She is the co-founding partner of Quona Capital – venture firm focused on fintech for inclusion in emerging markets. Quona is the investment manager for the $142M Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, the first global, third-party fintech fund for inclusion, and its successor, the…, About Quona Capital and the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, The Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, managed by Quona Capital, is the first global fintech fund for the underserved. Quona Capital is a growth-stage venture firm focused on financial technology for inclusive finance in emerging markets. The Quona partners have deep experience as investors and entrepreneurs in both emerging and developed markets. The fund is sponsored by Accion, a global leader in…
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David is chairman and chief executive officer and a member of the Board of Directors of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Previously, he was president and chief operating officer and prior to that, he served as co-head of the Investment Banking Division from 2006 to 2016. Before that, David was global head of the Financing Group, which includes all capital markets and derivative products for the firm…
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Andrew Torre serves as Regional President for the CEMEA region at Visa Inc. In this role, he oversees all of Visa’s operations in more than 90 countries across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region and cultivates relationships with Visa’s clients and government authorities. Andrew reports to Visa’s global president, Ryan McInerney and sits on Visa’s global Operating…
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Dr. Alassane Ouattara was elected as the 5th President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire for the first time in 2010An economist by training, President Ouattara holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Drexel Institute of Technology, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In 1968, he…
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Kyoo-Won Oh is a Senior Underwriter at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. Oh joined MIGA in 2010 after working at the World Bank as a Financial Sector Specialist. In his current position, Oh is responsible for leading the underwriting process as well as business development for projects in the…
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Vijay Iyer is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. He is responsible for overseeing the Guarantee Operations Group of the Agency and leading the Agency’s partnerships with the World Bank Group, other Multi and Bilateral institutions and Governments. Iyer…
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Mase Rikweda started the Rikweda Fruit Processing Company in 2014. This company was a start-up that sought to bring the latest raisin wash technology to Afghanistan’s raisin sector. From proposing and developing the concept to finally implementation in 2018, against the specific difficult economic and political circumstances of Afghanistan, the country’s most modern processing factory is ready…
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Inspired in Patagonia and always being connected to nature, Thomas has been an entrepreneur since he was 18 years old. Convinced in proving through example that it is possible to build an alternative business logic; one in harmony with our natural environment, he has founded and co-founded different projects that promote a sustainable development: he founded the first sustainability website in…, Claneco.com, , he co-founded the biggest native reforestation in Chile’s history:, Reforestemos Patagonia, and founded the sustainable eyewear brand,, Karün, . Thomas has been invited to join the, Global shaper community for the WorldEconomic Forum, and has also been recognized by different organizations for his leadership role in the transition towards a new economic paradigm: - “100 young leaders of Chile”, El Mercurio newspaper 2011 - “Relevant character of 2014”, La Tercera newspaper - “Extraordinary young people of LatinAmerica 2016”, GQ Latinamerica - Among others… His entrepreneurships have gotten national and international…
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Wawira Njiru, is the founder of Food for Education an organisation that is feeding Africa’s future by creating a sustainable model of efficiently providing locally sourced, high quality, nutritious meals to millions of African children in public primary schools. She is a Stanford d school alumni, the youngest recipient of the University of South Australia’s alumni award 2017, a 2018 Rainer Arnhold Fellow, a…
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H.E. General Surasak Karnjanarat, (Ret.) was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand in 2015. Prior to this appointment, he was Minister of Labor from 2014-2015. General Surasak graduated from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Army Command and General Staff College, National Defence College. He started his career as an Army officer and prior to his retirement held various roles at the Ministry of…
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