Romuald Wadagni, Minister of Economy and Finance for Benin, also serves as a World Bank Governor. Previously, he worked as a partner and CEO of Deloitte France and Deloitte Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Wadagni graduated from the Harvard Business School and from Ecole Supérieure des Affaires of Grenoble, France. He is a Chartered Accountant in France and a Certified Public Accountant in…
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Vicky Chemutai is an Economist (under the Young Professional Program) with the Trade and Regional Integration Unit of the World Bank. Her focus area is on analysing the dynamics of international trade and its interactions with global issues which include, inter alia, climate change concerns. Prior to joining the World Bank in 2017, she worked with governments keen on using international trade as…
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Victoria is a Senior Economist in the Human Capital Project (HCP) of the World Bank. Prior to joining HCP, she led operational and analytical work in Liberia and Ethiopia, focusing on labor markets and jobs, social safety nets and social protection system building, and forced displacement. Previously, she worked in the Jobs Group, leading several jobs diagnostics, as well as in Social Protection…
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Doyle Gallegos is the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Program Manager for the Digital Development Global Practice of the World Bank based in Bogota, Colombia. Mr. Gallegos is the region’s lead expert in telecom policy and regulatory agenda, regional fiber optic backbone and rural connectivity programs, and implementation of public private partnerships in client countries. Prior to…
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Leila has 20+ years of experience in financial services and technology investments. She leads IFC’s FinTech investments in Latin America and also leads specific verticals globally including TradeTech and Lending. She’s contributed to numerous IFC/WBG initiatives on financial inclusion and development. Prior to IFC she worked at Bank of America in financial lending and structured finance products…
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Dr. Zeinabou Hadari is the Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister of Niger. In this capacity, she is responsible for the day-to-day planning and management of the administrative, financial, and operational activities. She is also in charge of diplomatic and representation functions, liaising with the media, civil society organizations, the private sector, and traditional and…
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James Oduor has worked with the Kenya government as a Civil Servant, for more than 38 years. Until February 2022, he worked for the National Drought Management Authority, where he was responsible for overall management and control of the Authority’s operations, with a staff of 500 in 27 locations in Kenya and an annual budget of Kshs 5 billion ($5 million). Prior to that, from 2004 to 2010, he…
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Belarmino Jelembi is the General Director of the Angola Local Development Institute, a state agency whose mission is to contribute to promoting sustainable development and poverty reduction. He is currently implementing one of the largest social protection programs in Angola, the World Bank-financed KWENDA cash transfer program, for 1.6 million families. Belarmino spent 20 years at Action for…
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Sara Batmanglich is currently a Senior Operations Officer in the Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) Group at the World Bank where she coordinates the Bank’s Risk and Resilience Assessments (RRAs). Sara joined the Bank from the OECD, where she was a Peace and Conflict Advisor in the Crises and Fragility Unit, leading on the flagship States of Fragility report as well as the policy research…
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Denys Shmyhal was appointed Prime Minister in March 2020. He graduated in 1997 from Lviv Polytechnic National University with a degree in mechanical engineering and earned his PhD in Economics in 2003. From 1995 to 2009 Denys Shmyhal served in leadership positions at enterprises in Lviv. From 2009 to 2013 he worked in Lviv Regional State Administration. In 2014 Denys Shmyhal was appointed deputy…
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