Juan Pablo Uribe, , MD, is the Global Director for Health Nutrition and Population at the World Bank and Director of the Global Financing Facility for Women Children and Adolescents (GFF), . , Previously, Mr. Uribe was the CEO of Healthcare Providers for United Healthcare/Banmédica for Chile and Peru and served from 2018 to 2019 as Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia. Prior to that, he was the Director General of the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, a leading organization in Colombia working in health care, health education and public health. Between 2009 and 2011, he…
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Maya Chorengel is Co-Managing Partner at The Rise Fund, a $6 billion global impact investing fund managed by TPG. Prior, Maya co-founded Elevar Equity, was Managing Director of the Dignity Fund, and invested for Warburg Pincus. Maya is a Director of Benevity, EverFi, Varo Bank, Nithio, SEO, and Kiva and serves on the Advisory Boards of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative and…
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Meriem works as an External Affairs and Communications Lead in the Sustainable Development Group of the World Bank Group. She has over 15 years of experience in strategic and crisis communications, public relations and reputational management. Having worked across several regions and globally she has focused on a wide range of issues: big infrastructure projects, energy, water resources…
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Dr. Hanada Taha is the Endowed Chair Professor of Arabic Language at Zayed University. She was previously acting Dean of Bahrain Teachers College. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of New Orleans. She holds a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology and a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the American University of Beirut.
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Tian Wei is a former Washington Correspondent, and now Host of "World Insight with Tian Wei" on CGTN, an international debate and high-profile interview program on CGTN. She is honored by the World Economic Forum as Young Global Leader. Starting from a radio producer, and worked later as a reporter, a news presenter, a talk show host, a Washington Correspondent covering the wars in Iraq and…
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Jan Walliser was the Vice President for the World Bank's Global Practices covering Finance, Competitiveness, & Innovation; Governance; Macroeconomics, Trade, & Investment; and Poverty and Equity since July 1, from July 2015 to June 2018. In this role, Jan is charged with was responsible for ensuring high-quality lending, analytical and advisory services aligned with country demand and in…
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Gugulethu Mfuphi is a well-versed broadcast journalist, specializing in financial markets, economic data and current affairs issues. She is a regular speaker and moderator for industry analysts, political leaders and C-suite executives from across the African continent. Mfuphi is a Senior Anchor on CNBC Africa and presenter of Kaya FM’s prime time business show, Kaya Bizz. She also serves as a…
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Simon is an economist with 15 years of experience working for governments, international organizations (World Bank) and NGOs in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and South Asia. He focuses on fiscal policy, economic growth, energy and climate change. Simon holds a Masters from University of Paris I and a PhD from University of Bath. He is based in Washington, D.C..
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Dr Khondaker A. Mamun is the founder and chief executive officer of CMED Health, a preventive healthcare initiative in Bangladesh. He has led innovations like SmartPhone App for Autism Screening and Bolte Chai, a Smart Phone App for enhancing communications for nonverbal children. Dr Mamum teaches at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University, Dhaka, and…
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Anita Gurumurthy is the founding member and executive director of IT for Change, where she leads research on platform economy, data and AI governance, democracy in the digital age, and feminist frameworks on digital justice. She serves as an advisor and expert on various high-level groups including the UNSG’s 10-Member Group in support of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, the Paris Peace…
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