Peter Maurer was born in Thun, Switzerland, in 1956. He studied history and international law in Bern, where he was awarded a doctorate. In 1987 he entered the Swiss diplomatic service, where he held various positions in Bern and Pretoria before being transferred to New York in 1996 as deputy permanent observer at the Swiss mission to the United Nations. In 2000 he was appointed ambassador and…
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Dr. Somik Lall is a Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions at the World Bank and is also Head of its Climate Economics team. Previously, he was the Bank’s Global Lead for territorial and spatial development and Lead Urban Economist in the Global Practice for Urban, Disaster Risk, Resilience, and Land. Dr. Lall joined the World Bank in…
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Dr. Omobola Johnson is Senior Partner of TLcom Capital, a venture capital firm with focus on deal flow generation, investment, and value generation in technology companies in sub-saharan Africa. Before joining TLcom, Omobola was Minister of Communication Technology, Nigeria from 2011 to 2015, focusing on the launch and execution of the National Broadband Plan, and the support of the Nigerian…
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Maggie Lake is a veteran journalist with over two decades of experience covering business, technology, politics and international affairs. She started her career at Reuters, where she worked in both the New York and London bureaus covering economics and global markets. In 2001 she joined CNN International where she served as a correspondent and then anchor for the network’s flagship business…
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Kathleen Hays is Global Economics and Policy Editor for Bloomberg Television and Radio, covering economies and central banks around the world, from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, to the Bank of Japan and the People’s Bank of China. Hays can be seen and heard on “Bloomberg Daybreak Asia” and “Bloomberg Asia Markets,” and on Bloomberg Radio’s “Bloomberg Markets P.M.” Recognized…
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A Rwandan economist and former Finance Minister, Dr. Kaberuka was the 7th President of the African Development Bank (2005-2015). He is credited for expanding the reach and impact of AfDB, Africa’s premier financial institution during his two terms as President. Kaberuka is currently the African Union High Representative for Financing, the Peace Fund and COVID19 response. He is a member of the…
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Soukeyna Kane is Director of the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group at the World Bank. Previously, she was the Country Director for Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad. Kane, a Senegalese national, joined the Bank in March 2003 as a Senior Financial Management Specialist and has held several positions in the Africa Region, Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), Middle East and North…
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Paul Kagame is the President of the Republic of Rwanda. He served as Chair of the AU from 2018 to 2019 and chaired the East African Community from 2018-2021. President Kagame continues to lead the AU Institutional reforms and serves as the AU Champion for Domestic Health Financing. He is also currently the Chairperson of the AUDA-NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee.…
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Born in Tanjung Karang, Lampung, Indonesia on August 26, 1962, Sri Mulyani Indrawati earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of Indonesia (1986). She then continued her studies in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States and earned her Ph.D. in Economics (1992). As a specialist in public finance, fiscal policy and labor economics, she was chosen as the Executive…
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Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar (SI, FRCP, Ph.D, D.Sc) is a member of the Senate (Upper house) of Pakistan. From November 2018 to April 2022 she served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety with the rank of Federal Minister, where she spearheaded Pakistan’s flagship “Ehsaas” (compassion) program. She currently chairs the Benazir Income Support…
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