Jeff Weiner is the CEO of LinkedIn, the world’s largest and most powerful network of professionals. Jeff joined the company in December 2008, and under his leadership, LinkedIn has expanded its global platform to 24 languages and more than 30 offices around the world, grown its membership base from 33 million to more than 546 million members, and increased its revenue from $78 million to more…
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Mr. Tao Zhang assumed the role of Deputy Managing Director at the IMF on August 22, 2016. He brings extensive international economic expertise and experience in policymaking, including with international financial institutions, from his previous appointments as the Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China and IMF’s Executive Director for China from 2011 to 2015. Prior to his position as the…
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Christine Hogan began her term as Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean at the World Bank Group in November 2016. Immediately prior to joining the World Bank Group, Ms. Hogan served as Deputy Minister for International Trade. Prior to this position, Christine was the Foreign and Defense Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada in the Privy Council Office. Throughout her…
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Romina Andrioli is an uruguayan journalist. She co-host the radioshow “In Perspective” since August 2012. Previously, since May 2011, she served in the same program as a producer. On television, she led the program “A las Pruebas me Remito” and participated in “Off The Record”, both in NSTV- Nuevo Sigloew Century (2012 -2017). She worked as a journalist in the economy section of the newspaper “…
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Geraldine Delfino is a psychologist graduated from the Institute of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Montevideo, validated by the Catholic University of Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, in September 1998. She has a diploma in human resources management from the ORT University of Uruguay - Universidad de Chile 1993 -1994. He worked as a professor of labor psychology and as an instructor of…
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Adriana Aristimuño holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education by the University of the Republic, having obtained a PhD on Education from Leuven University. She has been Director of the Education Department of the Catholic University of Uruguay, Dean of the Human Sciences School of the same University, before being Director of the Humanistic Education Department, also in the same University. Also, she…
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Miguel Brechner was appointed President of the Ceibal Center in January 2007. He is also, since 2010, a Board Member of the Technological Laboratory of Uruguay. Mr Brechner is an Engineer graduated from the University of the Republic, with a Bachelor’s degree in Science from the King´s College in London, and a Master’s degree of Science in Telecommunications Engineering from the Imperial College…
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Diego Lugano joined the Uruguayan soccer team from 2003 to 2014, for which he played 95 matches and two World Cups. He is the player who played the most matches as captain of the national team. With Lugano as its captain, the national football team won the fourth place in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the first place in the 2011 Copa América. Originally from the department of Canelones,…
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EJ Hogendoorn is Crisis Group’s Africa Deputy Program Director. He is based in Washington, DC, and travels often to the region. EJ frequently briefs the media, international organisations and government representatives on African issues. EJ previously worked as Crisis Group’s Horn of Africa Project Director. EJ was a former Arms Expert with the United Nations Panel of Experts on Somalia (2002-…
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Gugulethu Mfuphi is a well-versed broadcast journalist, specializing in financial markets, economic data and current affairs issues. She is a regular speaker and moderator for industry analysts, political leaders and C-suite executives from across the African continent. Mfuphi is a Senior Anchor on CNBC Africa and presenter of Kaya FM’s prime time business show, Kaya Bizz. She also serves as a…
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