Doyle Gallegos is the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Program Manager for the Digital Development Global Practice of the World Bank based in Bogota, Colombia. Mr. Gallegos is the region’s lead expert in telecom policy and regulatory agenda, regional fiber optic backbone and rural connectivity programs, and implementation of public private partnerships in client countries. Prior to…
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Leila has 20+ years of experience in financial services and technology investments. She leads IFC’s FinTech investments in Latin America and also leads specific verticals globally including TradeTech and Lending. She’s contributed to numerous IFC/WBG initiatives on financial inclusion and development. Prior to IFC she worked at Bank of America in financial lending and structured finance products…
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Casey Torgusson is a Senior Digital Development Specialist with the World Bank Group. He is a digital program coordinator for a number of countries across East and Southern Africa and is team leader for investment projects supporting broadband access, digital economy development and digital transformation of public services. He is the co-author of recent digital economy studies in Rwanda and…
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Minister Luvsantseren has been elected as a Member of Parliament of Mongolia multiple times, in 2012, 2016, and 2020. In January 2021, he was appointed as Minister of Education and Science and also appointed as Acting Minister of Digital Development and Communications in January 2022. He previously served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Mongolia and as Chairman of the Standing Committee of…
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Dr. Ghita Mezzour is the Moroccan Minister in charge of Digital Transition and Administration Reform. Prior to her appointment, she worked as an entrepreneur and as an academic on developing digital solutions that have strong socio-economic impact. She holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s and a bachelor’s from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Dr.…
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Carme Artigas is a Spanish businesswoman and a recognized expert in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and technological innovation, with more than 25 years of experience in the technology sector. She was appointed as Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence in January 2020.
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Regina Honu is the CEO of Soronko Academy, a leading technology, coding, and digital skills development center in Africa, pioneering the way for young people especially women and girls to realize their economic potential equipping them with the technical and soft skills they need to attain dignified, fulfilling jobs and overcome the gender gap in technology. The academy which is the first coding…
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Dr Khondaker A. Mamun is the founder and chief executive officer of CMED Health, a preventive healthcare initiative in Bangladesh. He has led innovations like SmartPhone App for Autism Screening and Bolte Chai, a Smart Phone App for enhancing communications for nonverbal children. Dr Mamum teaches at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University, Dhaka, and…
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Anita Gurumurthy is the founding member and executive director of IT for Change, where she leads research on platform economy, data and AI governance, democracy in the digital age, and feminist frameworks on digital justice. She serves as an advisor and expert on various high-level groups including the UNSG’s 10-Member Group in support of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, the Paris Peace…
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Rabi Karamcharya is a social entrepreneur who helped launch OLE Nepal with the vision to use technology to improve the quality of primary education in Nepal’s public schools, and to transform the way children learn through engagement, exploration, and experimentation. Rabi has an extensive experience in technological innovation and management, and a conviction that young educated Nepalis have a…
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