Jutta Benzenberg studied photography in Munich and worked as a photographer for several German magazines and theaters: she also worked as camera assistant and cameraman with BR and other televisions programs Msd. Benzenberg focused for several years on projects for books and exhibitions and her photographs have been exhibited in Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, and Albania.…
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Ian Bannon is the Sector Manager of the Fragile States, Conflict and Social Development Unit in the Africa Region of the World Bank. He was the Acting Country Director for Sudan from July 1, 2010 to October 1, 2011. Prior to his current assignment he was Manager of the Conflict Prevention and Reconstruction Unit in the Social Development Department. He has published widely on conflict and…
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Laben Sakale John is a painter from Papua New Guinea (PNG) (a Pacific Island.). His work is a reflection of his people, culture and personal experiences. His work addresses gender roles, family affairs, domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, law and order, and politics; themes that have very strong links to cultural beliefs and are having an effect on modern Papua New Guinea. In early 2006 he began…
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Stella Damasus is an award winning Nigerian actress and singer. She was born in Asaba (Delta state) and graduated from the University of Lagos, with a degree in Theatre Arts. Ms. Damasus has stared in over 50 films, including many Nollywood movies, and she has won numerous awards including as Best Actress at the African Movie Academy Awards. Ms. Damasus, a talented singer, is a member of a gospel…
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Hanifa Alizada was born in Ghazni, Afghanistan, in 1989. When she was 8 years old, her family migrated to Tehran, Iran, as a result of civil wars and deteriorating conditions in her country at the time. Alizada studied at a Tehran school for Afghan refugees. Because schooling beyond grade 7 was not available to Afghan refugees in Iran, Alizada’s parents returned to Afghanistan and settled in…
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Sam Walsh was appointed Rio Tinto chief executive on 17 January 2013. He has served as an executive director to the boards of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since June 2009. As chief executive, Sam is driving a substantive transformation agenda to re-focus the business on delivering greater value for shareholders. Sam has prioritized strengthening the balance sheet. In 2013, he reduced cash…
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Ambar Narayan, a Lead Economist in the Poverty Global Practice of the World Bank, focuses on policy analysis and research on micro development issues, on topics such as inequality of opportunity, poverty reduction, policy and program evaluation, and the impact of economic shocks. He leads the central support team for the World Bank’s Systematic Country Diagnostics, and in the past has worked in…
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Glenn-Marie Lange leads the Global Partnership for Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES), which is working in more than severalcountries to mainstream natural capital in development planning and national economic accounts. Dr. Lange joined the World Bank in 2009, coming from the Earth Institute at Columbia University (2004-2008), where her work focused broadly on…
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