Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji ADESINA was elected President of the African Development Bank Group in 2015. In 2019 he received the Sunhak Peace Prize for his achievements in promoting food security in Africa through agricultural innovation. The biennial award honours individuals and organizations who have made a significant contribution to world peace for future generations. He previously served as…
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Achref Aouadi is a 28-year-old Tunisian activist and International Political Economy student. Achref is the founder and President of I Watch, one of the prominent Tunisian NGOs established after the Revolution. He was instrumental in the “GO VOTE” awareness campaign in 2011 using several music and SMS strategies to explain Election Day procedures to voters. Achref was also involved in the…
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Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop is the Deputy Chairman of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Government of Malaysia’s strategic investment arm. He is also the Chairman of the newly set-up Khazanah Research Institute, which, inter alia, aims to provide critical and objective policy input for Malaysia’s continued growth and development. He was previously the Minister of Finance from April 2004 to April 2009…
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Marinke van Riet joined the civil society coalition Publish What You Pay (PWYP) in August 2011 to take up the post of International Director. Since then she has led a strategic review process leading to the adoption of Vision 20/20 and a citizens-led value chain, called Chain for Change. In 2013, she joined the International Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Prior to…
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John G. Rice, 57, is vice chairman of GE and president & CEO of GE Global Growth and Operations. In November 2010, the GE Board of Directors named Rice to lead the company’s global operations based in Hong Kong. Rice began his GE career in 1978 and has held several leadership positions based both in the United States and in other global markets including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Canada.…
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Roberto Azevêdo is the sixth Director-General of the WTO. He began his career in the Brazilian Foreign Service in 1984 and has served in Washington, Montevideo and Geneva. In 2001-2005, he was named head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry’s Dispute Settlement Unit. From 2006 to 2008 he was Vice-Minister for Economic and Technological Affairs at the Foreign Ministry in Brasilia. In 2008 he was…
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Xavier (Xav) de Souza Briggs is an award-winning author, commentator, educator, and researcher, as well as an experienced manager and policy adviser. He is Vice President for Economic Opportunity and Assets at the Ford Foundation and a faculty member (on leave) at the Department of Urban Studies + Planning (DUSP) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is former head of DUSP’s Housing,…
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Dr. Dhananjayan (Danny) Sriskandarajah is the Secretary General of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, a global network dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. Born in Sri Lanka and a national of Australia, Danny lived and worked in the UK for the 15 years before relocating to South Africa with CIVICUS. Before joining CIVICUS, Danny was the…
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Yang Lan is a household name in China, as a leading broadcast journalist and media entrepreneur. She is the cofounder and Chairperson of Sun Media Group and Sun Culture Foundation. Sun Media Group is one of the leading private media companies in China with businesses ranging from TV production, integrated communications, events, and more. Sun Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization aiming…
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Claudia Costin, a Brazilian national, was the Senior Director for Education at the World Bank between July 2014 and June 2016. She currently works for the Innovation and Excellence in Education Policies (Think Tank). Before joining the World Bank Group in July 2014, Costin, a Brazilian national, was Secretary of Education, Rio de Janeiro. Under her, learning results rose by 22 percent in the city…
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