Mr. Ferreira is a Senior Adviser in the World Bank’s Development Research Group, where he oversees the Bank’s research programs on poverty, inequality and agriculture. He was formerly the Bank’s Chief Economist for the Africa Region, and has also served as Deputy Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, and as co-Director of the World Development Report 2006, on Equity and Development…
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Nena Stoiljkovic is Vice President of Blended Finance and Partnerships. In this capacity, Ms. Stoiljkovic has a lead role in generating pioneering solutions that create opportunities for large-scale development and job creation in the world’s most difficult places, and in bringing innovation to tackle climate change. She plays a key part in IFC’s efforts to build a new architecture for…
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Ms. Jibunoh, a Nigerian national, is the External and Corporate Relations (ECR) Manager for East and Southern Africa, a role she assumed after completing roles as ECR Manager in the Infrastructure Practice Group and ECR’s Global Stakeholder Engagement Adviser. Prior to this, Edith served as Global Policy Director at the ONE Campaign where she worked on advocacy, policy, and stakeholder engagement…
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Ato Sufian Ahmed has held the post of Minister of Finance since August 1995, since October 2001 as Minister of Finance and Economic Development. Ato Sufian comes from Oromiya, and served as head of the Oromiya trade bureau (1993- 1994) and General Manager, Ethiopian Customs Authority (1994-1995). He has also worked as a lecturer at Jimma College of Agriculture and Addis Ababa University. Ato…
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Betty Bigombe, a Ugandan national, has played a key role in conflict resolution in Africa. She led the peace and humanitarian efforts in northern Uganda, first in the 1990s as Minister of State for Northern Uganda and again as chief mediator to the conflict in the mid-2000s. In 2014, she received the Ordre National de la Legion d’honneur, one of a number of awards honoring her long-standing…
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Ms. Buddy Buruku is a Ugandan national who consults with the African Centre for Economic Transformation in Ghana, implementing public financial management reform projects and managing their Africa-China practice. She also undertakes various organizational strategy, business process mapping and human resource optimization projects in Africa. Previously she worked in financial services consulting…
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Kathy Calvin is President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation. Her career has spanned work in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. She is a passionate advocate for multi-sector problem-solving, U.S. leadership on global issues, and the inclusion of women at all levels and in all sectors.
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Wandee Khunchornyakong, has over 30 years of experience in the solar industry in Thailand and in ASEAN. She first entered the solar energy business with a sizable stake in the first solar listed company in Thailand as a producer of solar PV modules. In 2008, the Ministry of Energy launched its 15-year renewable energy development plan and offered an “adder” of 8 Baht per unit for 10 years for…
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