Emília Pires was Timor-Leste's Minister of Finance from 2007 to 2015 under the leadership of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. In July 2012, Ms. Pires was appointed by the Secretary-General of United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, to the 26-member High-level Panel of Eminent Persons advising the United Nations on the post 2015 global development agenda. In 1975 Emilia Pires left Timor-Leste for Australia as a…
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Emmanuelle Nasse – Bridier is AXA Group Chief Credit Officer. She was previously head of AXA France strategic asset allocation. Emmanuelle started her career in Credit Lyonnais Group whereherlast position was vice president of Securitization Division in charge of structuring RMBS and ABS transactions. She joined AXAgroup in 1999 to create and develop AXAIM ABS Department. She was head of AXAIM…
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Ms. Nathan leads a team which works with governments and international organizations in developing new technical and commercial solutions to tackle pressing development issues such as humanitarian response, financial identity and government efficiency and transparency. Prior to this, Ms. Nathan was the MasterCard CEO of Mobile Payments Solutions. She has also worked for Citibank in Cross-Sell and…
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Mr. Giusti leads the GSMA’s public policy and industry advocacy agenda, including establishing and promoting best practice in areas such as regulation, taxation and privacy; and expanding digital inclusion for citizens globally. Prior to joining the GSMA, he spent 17 years at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) working in a variety of capacities – most recently as Chief of Staff to…
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Ms. Jadesimi received her first degree from Oxford University, where she earned a BA in Physiological Sciences. She then attended Oxford University Medical School, from which she graduated as a medical doctor (MD). After Oxford, she joined Goldman Sachs International in London as part of the Investment Banking Division, specializing in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. She then…
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Donna Kelley is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College, and holds the Frederic C. Hamilton Chair of Free Enterprise. She is a frequent presenter on the topic of global entrepreneurship for executive, policy and academic audiences around the world. Prof. Kelley is a board member of the Global Entrepreneurship Research Association (GERA), the oversight board of GEM, and leader of the GEM…
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Dr. Luca Iandoli was elected President of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) for 2016-17. He is also a Visiting Research Professor of Engineering Management at Stevens Institute of Technology (USA) and an Associate Professor of Engineering and Innovation Management at the School of Engineering, University of Naples Federico II (Italy). He served as President of the European…
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Mariano Mayer serves as National Secretary for Entrepreneurs and Small & Medium Enterprises, which belongs to the Minister of Production and was previously appointed as the Head of the General Direction of Entrepreneurship of Buenos Aires City. Since 2000 he has actively participated, as a lawyer, in start-ups, investment and sale of new companies, and has advised both entrepreneurs as well…
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Maria Contreras-Sweet was sworn in as the 24th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and as a member of President Obama’s cabinet on April 7, 2014. As a business leader, California state cabinet official and entrepreneur, her achievements in bringing efficiencies and modernization to large scale organizations, have earned her international acclaim. She has started three…
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Dr. Vimolsiri graduated from Chulalongkorn University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, New York, USA. He started a career as a policy and plan analyst in Overall Planning Division at NESDB in 1987 and then continued his study at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, where received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1994. After…
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