Dr. Tore Godal is currently a special advisor to the Norwegian Prime Minister of Norway on global health issues. He has worked for the WHO, served as Executive Secretary for GAVI and spent time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He was critical in the UNDP, World Bank and WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, and launched the Roll Back Malaria Programme.
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JUAN BAUTISTA VICINI LLUBERES is a Dominican entrepreneur, partner and member of the Strategy & Investment Committee of INICIA, an asset management firm headquartered in Santo Domingo with operations in the NOLA –North of Latin America– market. He concluded his Bachelors in Babson College, in Massachusetts, where he majored in Economics. Upon his return to the Dominican Republic, he entered…
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Alonso Segura Vasi is Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru. Prior to taking up the position as Minister, he worked as Head of the Group of Advisors of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; President of the special Committee for Public Investment Projects of the Agency for Private Investment Promotion (ProInversión) and Director of the Financial Corporation for Development (COFIDE). He was also…
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Bill Plummer is an 20 year telecom industry veteran who joined Huawei’s North American organization as Vice President, External Affairs in June of 2010. Bill’s responsibilities include leading Huawei’s interaction with the Federal government, national media and other third party stakeholders. Prior to joining Huawei, Bill spent 12 years in senior management positions with Nokia. His last position…
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Francisco Gaetani has been Deputy Executive Secretary at the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management since February 2008. He was previously Management Secretary from 2007 to 2008. He worked at UNDP (2003-07) as the Representative’s Adviser and UN Ambassador in Brazil. In 2005 he was in charge of the Government area of UNDP and, in 2006-07, was the General Coordinator of the UNDP Program in…
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Markus Karlsson has been with France 24 and its English-language network from the start in 2006. He used to anchor the channel’s flagship morning show, and now he’s Business Editor. Markus has a solid background in news and with international affairs; having lived and worked in Britain, Russia, Sweden and France. Throughout his career he’s conducted hundreds of interviews with business leaders as…
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Mohamed Boussaid was born in 1961 in Fes. He holds a degree of engineering and an MBA from the International School of Business. From 1986 to 1992, Boussaid was a consulting engineer in the Banque Commerciale du Maroc. From 1994 to 1995, he was in charge of the portfolio of major enterprises directorate at the Banque Marocaine du Commerce et de l'Industrie. Boussaid also served from 1995 to 1998…
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Ségolène Royal was born in Dakar (Senegal) on 22 September 1953. She has been in her current ministerial posting since April 2014, and was nominated as President of CoP21 by French President François Hollande in February 2016. She was Minister Delegate for Family Affairs, Childhood and Disability (March 2000 - May 2002), Minister Delegate for School Education (June 1997 - March 2000), and…
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Chulamanee Chartsuwan got her B.A. with first class honor from the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand; Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, Washington DC with Fulbright Scholarship; and Master of Arts in International Business from Webster University, Leiden Campus. Chulamanee has been working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand since 1984…
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Lou Jiwei is Minister of Finance of the People’s Republic of China. He is a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Before he was appointed Minister of Finance in 2013, he was Chairman, Party Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of China Investment Corporation, China’s sovereign wealth fund. Prior to that, Mr. Lou was Vice Minister of Finance from 1998 to 2007. In…
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