Nguyen Xuan Thanh has twenty years of experience in teaching, designing, and implementing development policies in finance and public investment. At Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV), Thanh teaches in the Master in Public Policy program, the first public policy degree program offered in Vietnam that he helped design and establish. Thanh also is a senior fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic…
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Now Asia Business Correspondent, Karishma Vaswani was most recently the Indonesia editor for the BBC World Service in Jakarta and before that, the BBC's Indonesia correspondent from 2009 to 2014, covering stories including the July 2009 Jakarta bombings and the five-year anniversary of the Aceh tsunami. Before working in Jakarta, Karishma was the first presenter of India Business Report, BBC…
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Dr. Abraham Tekeste became Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MoFEC) in 2016. Prior to his appointment, he served as MoFEC’s State Minister for four years, while also serving as Deputy Commissioner to the National Planning Commission (2015-2016) and Minister of Urban Development Policy Research and Plan Bureau Head (2005-2010). From 2003-2005, he served as the Addis Ababa…
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Achim Steiner has been the Administrator of UNDP since April 2017. He is also the Vice-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, which unites 40 entities of the UN system that work to support sustainable development. Over nearly three decades, Mr. Steiner has been a global leader on sustainable development, climate resilience and international cooperation. He has worked tirelessly to…
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Mr. Ivane Matchavariani has been Georgia’s Minister of Finance since July 2018. Previously, he held various positions at the mobile communication provider Geocell Ltd, including Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Manager of Financial Planning and International Reporting Department. He also cooperated with various consulting companies (McKinsey, Accenture, Informa Telecoms, Delta…
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Joanne Carter has served as Executive Director of RESULTS/RESULTS Educational Fund (REF) since 2008, working with key Administration and Congressional allies, partner organizations, and technical agencies orchestrating U.S. and international campaigns to tackle major diseases of poverty, increase access to education (including abolition of school fees), expand economic opportunity for the poorest…
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Lee Hsien Loong has been Singapore’s Prime Minister since 2004. Mr. Lee is the Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP). He led PAP to three consecutive Singapore General Elections victories in 2006, 2011 and 2015. Mr. Lee also chairs GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council, an international panel that provides strategic direction…
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Born in 1952, married with two children, Roman Catholic Degree in German, Sports Science and Philosophy, Tübingen University, Professional and political career:, 9 years as a teacher of German and Physical Education at a general education high school 2 years as Senior Policy Officer for public relations, then 6 years as Press Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Baden-Württemberg directly elected Member of the German Bundestag representing the constituency of Backnang/Schäbisch Gmünd since 1998; member of the budget committee of the…, Voluntary offices:, President of the German Association of Ski Instructors President of the International Federation of Snowsport Instructors (IFSI), Hobbies and interests:, Family and friends, skiing, running, tennis, Personal motto:, Carpe diem!
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Hon. Catherine Abelema Afeku(Mrs.) was born at Axim in the Western Region. She obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Atlanta, Georgia in the year 2008. She is married to Mr. Seth Afeku with whom she has three children. She is a Christian, a member of the Catholic Church. Hon. Catherine Afeku worked with the World Bank…
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Monica Tanuhandaru is an expert in good governance, transparency and anticorruption. She is the Executive Director of Partnership for Governance Reform (Kemitraan), a leading Indonesian national organization that focuses on establishing a fair, democratic, and sustainable governance that improves the welfare of Indonesians. Prior to joining Kemitraan, Monica worked at the United Nations Office of…
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