World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 Young Global Leaders Participant List

Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21-24 January

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Chief Investment Officer of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of the Gabonese Republic. The mission of the fund is to transfer wealth across generations by transforming finite resources into sustainable financial assets. Passionate about unlocking value for the region and bridging inequalities; oversees the SWF’s full portfolio of more than 100 investments spanning several sectors. Also articulates the fund investment strategy and provides high-level leadership. Works closely with government leaders and ministries, as well as private sector champions on issues related to economic development, industrial growth and transformation. 2017, joined the “Choiseul 100 Africa” list by Institut Choiseul. Ranked among Young African Business Leaders under the age of 40 who are expected to play a major and transformative role in the continent’s economic development.

GabonAkim DaoudaChief Investment Officer, Gabonese Sovereign Wealth Fund (FGIS)

Alisha is the Executive Director of Aster DM Healthcare which is an integrated healthcare conglomerate of 30 years’ standing which spans 9 countries (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, India, Philippines, and Jordan). Aster provides primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care services, and now has more than 300 facilities. The Group employs more than 20,000 people, of which 2,000 are doctors and some 6,000 are paramedical and nursing staff. Alisha is a Chartered Accountant from the ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland). and worked earlier with Ernst & Young. She has graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with distinction in Finance & Accounting. Alisha’s philosophy in life is ‘Healthiness is Happiness’. She wants to enable quality healthcare across the globe treating people with compassion, precision and excellence.

UAEAlisha MoopenDeputy Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare

Al-Sharif Nasser bin Nasser is the managing director of the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security based in Amman, Jordan. In this position, he focuses on addressing chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) risks across the region. Nasser is also the head of the Middle East Regional Secretariat, the first of eight secretariats to be established globally under the European Union’s Centres of Excellence initiative on CBRN issues.Nasser is also involved with numerous organizations. He served as the chairman of a leading insurance company in Jordan and currently serves as the vice chairman of a public national commission offering support to injured and disabled veterans, as well as the president of a charity that offers therapeutic riding services to children with special needs.

JordanAlsharif Nasser Nasser Jamil Al-OunManaging Director, Middle East Scientific Institute for Security

Dr. Asha de Vos is a Sri Lankan marine biologist, ocean educator and pioneer of blue whale research within the Northern Indian Ocean. She has degrees from the University of St. Andrews, University of Oxford and the University of Western Australia but escaped academia to establish her own Sri Lankan grown non-profit, Oceanswell - Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organization. Her work has been showcased internationally by the BBC, the New York Times, TED and National Geographic to name a few. Asha is the first and only Sri Lankan to have a PhD in Marine Mammal research, the first Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and first National Geographic Explorer from Sri Lanka, and the first Sri Lankan woman to have her portrait hung at Oxford University. Asha is also a TED Senior fellow, an Ocean Conservation Fellow at the New England Aquarium, a Duke Global Fellow in Marine Conservation, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

Sri LankaAsha De VosFounder and Executive Director, Oceanswell

Ashish is a Portfolio manager at Pharo Management. His experience as an investor in the international financial markets spans over the last decade. His area of expertise is Global Macro with a specific focus on Asia. Ashish was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2015. The first visually impaired student to have graduated from Wharton business school, he has the distinction of becoming the first Visually impaired trader in the world. He has been honoured with India’s highest civilian award for a disabled individual - the National Award for the empowerment of persons with disabilities by the President of India, and The Josep P Wharton award, selected by his peers, given to one individual who best represents The Wharton Way of Life. In the past few years he has raised funds annually for different charities raising thousands of dollars for causes ranging from education of poor children in India to Blindness Research and International Peace.

United KingdomAshish GoyalSenior Portfolio Manager, Citadel Investment Group (Europe) Limited

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High level M&A, advisory and governance expert in Infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, and public private partnership projects. Working on energy sustainability, climate change, and competitive energy market issues. Sits on many local and global boards including: Chairperson, Government Holdings ($500 million revenue Government of Pakistan oil and gas holding company); Central Power Procurement Authority (Government of Pakistan entity responsible for purchasing the country’s power); Member of the Board and President of Audit Committee, Mari Petroleum Company Limited; Member of the Board of Intellectual Property Rights Organization (Government of Pakistan); Member of the Executive Committee, Board of Investment (Government of Pakistan). Was part of the team that drafted Pakistan’s first “Code of Governance for Public Sector Entities”.

PakistanAyla MajidManaging Director, Financial Advisory Services, Khalid Majid Rehman

Founder & CIO of asset management firm, Wincrest Capital. Named 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by Ernst & Young and the Hedge Fund Journal in 2019 and a Young Global Leader (“YGL”) by the World Economic Forum in 2018. Co-founded Variant Perspectives: Women in Value Investing conference. Her passion for investing goes back to her days of growing up in The Bahamas where she persuaded legendary value investor Sir John Templeton, a fellow Bahamian resident, to take her on board for the first of what would become a series of summer jobs at Templeton, instilling a fundamental value-oriented investment approach to the public markets.

USABarbara Ann BernardFounder and Chief Investment Officer, Wincrest Capital Ltd

He is the young leader of media business who is in charge of the most influential economic daily, Maeil Business Newspaper, and nationwide TV channel, Maeil Broadcasting Network, in Korea. Furthermore, with his keen interest in future technology, he runs one of the most successful start-up accelerators in Korea. Finally, because of his interest in the regional security, he has been serving as a commissioner in the ASEAN Regional Forum EEP (ARF Experts and Eminent Persons).

Republic of Korea

Chang Seung-JoonChief Executive Officer, Maekyung Media Group

Social entrepreneur. Founder, The Future of Hope Foundation. Pioneer in the conversion of coffee grounds from cafes into mushrooms. Through the foundation, Chido fulfills her commitment to ending poverty, abuse, self-pity, and victimhood at the grassroots level in Africa through food security. The simplified sustainable mushroom farming method provides food security by converting organic residues into food, motivating people at different levels to take on entrepreneurial opportunities in both the developed and developing parts of the world. Committed to engaging women and girls in socio-economic development and to reach their full potential. Expertise: edible and medicinal mushrooms.

ZimbabweChido GoveraFounder and Director, The Future of Hope Foundation

Daniel joined HSBC in August 2013 as Group Head of Strategy in London. In his role, he oversees the development of HSBC’s global strategy, allocation of resources, and the implementation of the Group’s strategic projects. Daniel is also responsible for the innovation strategy of HSBC.Since June 2017, he also leads for the Group’s efforts to become a global leader in Sustainable Finance as Global Head of Sustainable Finance. The shift to a low carbon economy presents material risks and opportunities for financial institutions. Prior to joining HSBC, Daniel was a Partner at McKinsey & Company where he served financial institutions and private equity firms across Europe and Asia. At McKinsey, Daniel was also member of the global operating committee of the firm’s corporate and investment banking practice.

United KingdomDaniel KlierGroup General Manager, HSBC Holdings Plc

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Daria is co-founder and executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, a powerful national organization that has shaped Ukraine’s anti-corruption legislation and efforts. Daria’s organization ensured that Ukraine’s newly elected parliament designed strong anti-corruption legislation, including the laws on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the special anti-corruption prosecutor’s office, open property registers and electronic asset declarations. Daria has also founded critical resources to track money laundering and corruption internationally.

UkraineDaria KaleniukExecutive Director, Anti-Corruption Action Centre

Emily Kirsch is the Founder and CEO of Powerhouse and Managing Partner of Powerhouse Ventures, which backs entrepreneurs building the future of energy and mobility. Emily launched and hosts the Greentech Media podcast Watt it Takes and serves on the Investment Advisory Board of NYSERDA. Emily sits on the World Economic Forum’s Advanced Energy Technologies Council and was selected as a 2019 WEF Young Global Leader. Her work has been cited in Bloomberg, The Guardian, TechCrunch, and The New York Times.

USAEmily KirschFounder and Managing Partner, Powerhouse Ventures

Fatoumata BA is a Tech Entrepreneur & VC Investor currently the Founder & Executive Chair of Janngo and Managing Partner of Janngo Capital. Janngo builds, grows and invests in pan-African ‘tech for good’ champions with proven business models and inclusive social impact. Janngo is backed by top-tier African & International strategic and financial investors including the Mulliez Family, Clipperton Finance & African HNWI.Her career and commitment have been rewarded with several distinctions including The World Economic Forum ‘Young Global Leader’, Choiseul 100 Africa ‘Economic Leaders of Tomorrow’, Forbes Africa ‘30 under 30’ and the Aenne Burda Award for visionary leadership, optimism & courage alongside Marissa Mayer, Arianna Huffington and Viviane Reding.

FranceFatoumata BaFounder and Executive Chair, Janngo

Fern Shaw is president of UPS’s Southern California District, a $3.1 billion business unit serving over 72,000 customer accounts daily, and employing over 32,500 people. She oversees Finance, Sales and Marketing, Industrial and Plant Engineering, Human Resources, Automotive, Package and Transportation operations, Security, and Labor Relations in Hawaii, Southern California, and Southern Nevada.Since beginning her UPS career as an industrial engineering management trainee in 2005, Shaw has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in operations technology, engineering, and in package, transportation, and hub operations. Shaw played a critical role in the implementation of UPS’s package delivery route optimization software.

USAFern ShawPresident, Southern California District, UPS

Degree in Business Administration, Villanova University, Philadelphia, USA; Accelerated Executive Development Program, IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland; Owner/President Management Program, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. Vice-Chairman and Chief Sustainability Officer, Iberostar Group, a 100% family-owned Spanish multinational company based in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), operating in the tourist sector since 1956 and dating back to 1877. Its sales network covers 35 countries; it has a staff of more than 32,000 employees and handles 8 million customers a year. Hospitality is the company’s core business, with a portfolio of over 120 four- and five-star hotels located in 19 countries. The group has three further business units: travel and incoming activities, a holiday club and real estate.

SpainGloria Fluxà ThienemannVice-Chairman and Chief Sustainability Officer, Iberostar Group

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Founder and Chairwoman, Yidu Inc. Yidu Inc is a leading medical big data and artificial intelligence (AI) company in China. Yidu Inc is on a mission to bring innovative green healthcare solutions to key industry stakeholders empowered by AI technology. Before Yidu Inc, co-founded HKtrust Capital, a healthcare-focused fund. Served as an investment professional with Deutsche Bank and Global Infrastructure Partner during the early years of career. EMBA, CKGSB; BSc in Economics, London School of Economics.

People’s Republic of China

Gong YingyingFounder and Chairwoman, Happy Life Tech Inc.

Gwenaelle Huet was appointed in May 2019, Executive Vice President of ENGIE in charge of the Global Renewables Business Line, and President and CEO, ENGIE North America. She joined ENGIE in 2010 as Senior Vice President for European and Regulatory Affairs. She also served as the CEO of its France Renewables business. Gwenaëlle began her career with the French government joining various ministerial offices as an advisor to the Secretary of State for European Affairs, and later to the Minister of Energy. She holds a Bachelors degree from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, an agrégation in Chemical Physics, and an Engineer Degree at the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees

FranceGwenaelle HuetChief Executive Officer, ENGIE North America

Born in 1985, Sputniko! is a Japanese/British artist based in Tokyo.   Sputniko! is known for her film and multi-media installation works which explore the social and ethical implications of emerging technologies. She has recently presented her works in exhibitions such as the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial (2019, NY), Milan International Design Triennial (2019, Milan) and Setouchi Art Trienniale (where she created a permanent art pavilion at the Benesse Art Site on Teshima).  Sputniko! is currently an Associate Professor at the Tokyo University of Arts.   From 2013 to 2017, Sputniko! was an Assistant Professor at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and directed the Design Fiction group.  To date, she has had pieces included in the permanent collections of museums such as the V&A and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.

JapanHiromi “Sputniko!” OzakiAssociate Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts

Hua Fung Teh is the Group President of ONE Championship. Together with the CEO, he leads the company day-to-day with a focus on strategic, commercial and media partnerships, as well as international expansion.Teh was previously the Chief Financial Officer and Chairman, Greater China of the company. In that role he was responsible for finance, human resources, corporate development, media rights and digital partnerships. He also oversaw the company’s Greater China business. Prior to ONE, Teh was a Principal at global private equity firm TPG Capital (TPG), where he was a senior member of the Southeast Asia investment team. He also served on TPG’s China and US teams.

SingaporeHua Fung TehGroup President, ONE Championship

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wildtype Media Group, Asia’s leading STEM-focused media company, spanning digital, print, custom publishing and events. BA and MA in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; PhD in Biology and postdoctoral research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Recipient of honours and awards, including: L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship; 2013 Singapore Youth Award; 2014 MIT Technology Review’s 10 Innovators Under 35 (Asia); 2017 ACS Nano Junior Fellowship. Research work into drug delivery and nanomedicine has been featured by the BBC, MIT Technology Review and South China Morning Post.

SingaporeJuliana ChanChief Executive Officer, Wildtype Media Group

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Founding Managing Partner of Plympton Farms, a company that is single-handedly catalyzing the tropical food export industry in Guyana while alleviating rural poverty. Kapil is dedicated to the sustainable development of small island developing states and has managed Guyana’s $250 million USD climate fund to increase sustainable livelihoods, indigenous land rights, and access to clean energy.

GuyanaKapil MohabirFounding Managing Partner, Plympton Farms

Karabo joined Old Mutual South Africa in 2010. She is currently the Managing Director of personal finance. Prior to her current appointment she held various management positions within Old Mutual. Karabo has over ten years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining Old Mutual she worked at the global investment bank J.P. Morgan, in Johannesburg, on the Equity Derivatives desk; and also gained international experience working at J.P. Morgan’s London office. Outside of work, she is a fellow with the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) and was recognised as one of the 200 Young South African leaders who are shaping the country’s future in 2014.

South AfricaKarabo MoruleManaging Director, Personal Finance, Old Mutual Limited

Karen Fang is Managing Director, Head of Global Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities (FICC) Cross Asset Trading & Optimization Group, which includes Counterparty Portfolio Management, Structured Notes and Central Funding Desk and Exchange-Traded Funds at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Formerly, Karen was the firm’s head of Americas FICC Sales & Solutions and the head of the Cross Asset Solutions and Strategies prior to that. She serves as a member of the Bank of America Environmental, Social and Governance Committee, the chair of the New Products Committee, and co-Chair of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Council for the Global Banking & Markets division.

USAKaren FangManaging Director, Bank of America

Kerstin is founder and director of Planeta Océano, an organization empowering coastal communities in marine conservation. As a social entrepreneur and biologist with 10 years in conservation, she’s designed and developed dozens of environmental initiatives across Peru, including research, education, and sustainable development efforts. These include building participatory platforms such as the Marine Educator’s Network of Peru, fostering community-based eco-tourism, researching shark and ray fisheries, and promoting policies for threatened species. Kerstin has served as a consultant for the inter-governmental, governmental, and private sectors, including UNESCO and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

PeruKerstin ForsbergFounder and Director, Planeta Océano

Chief Executive Officer, Dynamic Planet, an advisory and investing firm that helps advance markets that restore nature with high impact partners for regenerative landscapes, seascapes and communities. This includes conservation enterprises around the world such as well-managed ecotourism in protected areas, regenerative agriculture, sustainable aquaculture, and sustainable fisheries. Formerly, Senior Vice-President, Global Programs and Partnerships, National Geographic Society, for 14 years helped lead worldwide growth of cable channels, corporate partnerships, fundraising, and research, conservation and exploration programs. Judge, the Circulars.

USAKristin RechbergerChief Executive Officer, Dynamic Planet

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Dr. Krithi K. Karanth is Chief Conservation Scientist and Director at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, Adjunct Faculty at Duke and National Centre for Biological Sciences. She has a Ph.D in Environmental Science and Policy from Duke (2008), a M.E.Sc from Yale (2003), and, B.S and B.A degrees from University of Florida (2001). Her research in India and Asia spans 21 years encompasses many issues in human dimensions of wildlife conservation. She has conducted macro-level studies assessing patterns of species distributions and extinctions, impacts of wildlife tourism, consequences of voluntary resettlement, land use change and understanding human-wildlife interactions. She has published almost a 100 scientific and popular articles. Krithi served on the editorial boards of journals Conservation Biology, Conservation Letters and Frontiers in Ecology and Environment. Krithi has mentored over 130 young scientists and engaged > 500 citizen science volunteers.

IndiaKrithi KaranthChief Conservation Scientist and Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies

Professor Landry Signé is a distinguished fellow at Stanford University’s Center for African Studies, David M. Rubenstein fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution, founding chairman of the award-winning think tank/do tank Global Network for Africa’s Prosperity, special adviser to world leaders on international and African affairs, professor and senior adviser on international affairs to the chancellor and provost at UAA, and partner and chief strategic advisor at a small African-focused emerging markets strategic management, investment, and government affairs firm. He has been recognized as a World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader, Andrew Carnegie fellow as one of the “most creative thinkers,” Woodrow Wilson Public Policy fellow for his “pre-eminent” and “world-class” research, JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons in the World, Private Investors for Africa Fellow, and Tutu Fellow that “drives the transformation of Africa,” among others.

USALandry SignéDistinguished Fellow, Africa and Emerging Markets, Stanford University

Lin Yang is a Young Global Leader and New Champion with the World Economic Forum. She steers her career across policy, business and media between US and China. Currently, she is the Founder and President of Innovation Ideas Institute, a think tank fostering cross discipline innovation thought leadership; She had also served as a senior advisor for corporations on innovation and a partner for the venture capital investment. Previously Lin was a TV Anchor for International News with China Central Television, a contributor to Forbes, CNN, CCTV, CGTN etc, and interviewed numerous world leaders. Lin had also served as the assistant director for US-China relations at the Asia Society in New York City, and a Senior Research Associate at Harvard University where she founded the first “China public policy innovation case program”.

USALin YangPresident, Innovation Ideas Institute

1999, Bachelor’s in Music, University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2006, BA in French, Classics, Media & Writing and 2007, BA (Hons) in Political Communication, University of Cape Town. 2015, Master in Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School. With the Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa: Researcher, then National Media Liaison Officer; 2008, stood for public office; 2009, elected to Parliament, DA National Spokesperson and Shadow Deputy Minister for Communications; 2010, Shadow Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform; October 2011, elected DA Parliamentary Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition in the National Assembly by the DA Parliamentary caucus. Mason Fellow and JFK Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Fall Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics, Harvard University; Author in Residence, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. Advisor, Apolitical Group. Co-founder & Executive Director, Apolitical Foundation. Fisher Family Fellow in the Future of Diplomacy Project - Harvard University.

South AfricaLindiwe MazibukoCo-Founder and Executive Director, Apolitical Foundation

Lisa Ivers is a core member of the Global Advantage practice at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and the Leader of its Morocco office. She a joined BCG in 2006. Her work is focused on developing the firm’s public- and private-sector business in Morocco. She has acquired deep expertise in the areas of strategy and reform. Beyond Morocco, Lisa is a deeply committed contributor to BCG’s development on the African continent. She has also been selected as a WEF Young Global Leader. Prior to joining BCG, she was a strategic analyst with BNP Paribas. She graduated from HEC Paris.

USALisa IversPartner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

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Qian is an influential economist and business executive. As Managing Director of The Economist Group in Greater China, she has deep knowledge of the Chinese economy, understands both China and the West very well, with exceptional ability to bridge the two. She publishes in highly regarded academic journals and business outlets, and is frequently interviewed by BBC, CNBC, NPR etc. She is also a prominent advocate for gender equality in China, and introduces cutting edge global economic research on gender, and promotes intelligent public debates reaching millions of people.

United KingdomLiu QianManaging Director, Greater China, The Economist Group

BSc in Public Administration, University of Abuja. Over five years of experience advocating for the betterment of persons with disabilities. Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cedar Seed Foundation, Nigeria. President, Disabled Sports Club - Abuja, President, Women on Wheels Multipurpose Cooperative Society. Vice-President, Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association, Nigeria Chapter. Assistant National Coordinator, Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative. Board Member, Potters Gallery Initiative.

NigeriaLois AutaFounder and Executive Director, Cedar Seed Foundation

A rising leader in Australian business focused on transforming health care, d’Arville’s work with large payer and provider organisations has had a significant impact in creating more customer-centric and efficient operations. She is also passionate about having an impact in the social sector. This includes leading Bain Australia’s social impact practice, supporting OzHarvest in their efforts to reduce food waste and co-leading Bain’s collaboration with Social Ventures Australia and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute on Restacking the Odds to tackle intergenerational disadvantage.

AustraliaLucy d’ArvillePartner, Bain International Inc.

Mamadou is the Founder of Africa 2.0 Foundation (present in 30+ countries), gathering a community of young leaders from Africa and the Diaspora. Africa 2.0 was a pioneer in designing and proactive influencer in driving a vision for Africa through Advocacy and concrete scalable Impact Initiatives. He founded Ubuntu Group in 2015, an investment/advisory and financial services platform committed to deliver bundled financial and social returns to stakeholders through disruptive technologies and innovative business models. Mamadou recently founded Ubuntu Coin (UCoin), a Digital Currency backed by natural resources, aimed at fostering, inclusive wealth creation via fair trade and financial inclusion. In addition, in 2014, Mamadou was considered by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Men in Africa.

South AfricaMamadou ToureFounder, Africa 2.0 Foundation

Maoi Arroyo is a serial entrepreneur, impact investor, educator, and biologist. In 2018, she became the founder and general partner of the Ignite Impact Fund, the first fund focused exclusively on eradicating income and access poverty in the Philippines. Her entrepreneurship career began when she founded Hybridigm Consulting, the premier and pioneering innovation consulting and commercialization firm in the Philippines. In the last 14 years, the firm has developed policy for the Philippine government, facilitated over $3.5M in biotech investments, trained over 17,000 aspiring entrepreneurs, and created 3,500 jobs.

PhilippinesMaria Antonia ArroyoPrincipal and Co-Founder, Ignite Impact Fund

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Mariana Luz currently holds the position of President of Embraer Foundation in the US and Embraer Institute in Brazil, as well as Global Head of Sustainability and CSR at Embraer. Mariana worked as a Professor of International Relations at different private universities in Brazil and, between 2003 and 2011, she acted as Institutional Director at the Brazilian Center for Internationl Relations, a major foreign policy think tank in Brazil. With working experience on the social sector, government affairs, sustainability, communication, international cooperation, trade policy, public policy formulation and non-profit projects, Mariana holds an International Relations/ History Master of Arts degree from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ).

BrazilMariana LuzChief Executive Officer, Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation

Mary Nazzal-Batayneh is a Founding Partner of 17 Asset Management, the first global asset manager designed to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She is overseeing the SDG Jordan Growth Fund; the region’s first SME fund structured to deliver financial returns and advance the SDGs. Mary was chosen as Jordan’s Top Businesswoman in 2019 and as one of Forbes’ Most Powerful Arab Women for several years. She is also a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and a member of the Global Future Council of the WEF.

USAMary Nazzal-BataynehChairman and Founder, Landmark Hotels

Max Neukirchen is Head of Strategy for JP Morgan Chase and Chief of Staff for the Corporate and Investment Bank. His responsibilities include developing and driving the strategic agenda and strategic initiatives for the company. Strategic initiatives range across all aspects of the businesses from commercial strategies to innovation, technology, product development, regulatory and controls. Regional strategies are also developed by the Strategy team. Moreover, Neukirchen advises clients on strategic questions. He joined JP Morgan Chase in 2013. Prior to joining JP Morgan Chase, Neukirchen was a partner in McKinsey & Company’s Banking practice.

USAMax NeukirchenGlobal Head, Strategy, JP Morgan

Maya Roy the CEO of YWCA Canada the largest women’s organization in Canada with a 150-year track record. She is a diversity specialist with 22 years of experience in a variety of sectors in public policy development, adult education and social work. She has a Bachelor of Social Work from the Ryerson School of Social Work, and has a Masters in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics. Maya was a member of the Gender Equality Advisory Council for Canada’s G7 Presidency. She was recently named Canada’s Top 40 under 40. She has extensive experience working in marginalized and disadvantaged communities and is skilled in grant writing and project planning as well as in strategic communications and marketing.

SwitzerlandMaya RoyChief Executive Officer, YWCA Canada

Miroslava is one of the Eurasia region’s most influential fashion entrepreneurs and investors, who connects and develops cutting-edge technologies and sustainable innovations with the aim of transforming the fashion industry. Her recently founded company, Future Tech Lab, a venture capital fund, accelerator and experimental laboratory, commercialize new technologies and sustainable innovations, forms only part of her rapidly expanding empire.

MaltaMiroslava DumaChief Executive Officer and Founder, Future Tech Lab, Pangaia Limited

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Researcher in politics, gender, and press freedom. Former Information Minister of Yemen. PhD candidate at Politics Dept of Uni of Reading U.K. Expert in Yemen’s political transition process and has strong views on global mobility issues.

United KingdomNadia Al-SakkafPhD Candidate, University of Reading

Dr Neema Kaseje: is a surgeon with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), and a public health specialist. She is the Founding Director of the Surgical Systems Research Group based in Kisumu, Kenya. She is committed to global health equity and improving global access to health as a pathway to rapidly achieving Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Her previous work has included implementing a capacity building program for pediatric surgical care provision in Haiti in partnership with Hopital Universitaire Mirebalais, a Partners in Health and Haitian Ministry of Health hospital. She is actively involved in the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery, and the Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care at the World Health Organization (WHO).

SwitzerlandNeema KasejeSurgeon, Médecins Sans Frontières

MBA (Hons), INSEAD; MA, University of Cambridge. Formerly: six years in private equity with Advent International; and two years with investment banking division, Goldman Sachs. Since 2007, with CVC Capital Partners: 2008, co-founded the Global Financial Services Group; has led a number of market-defining investments, for example: Avolon (a growth investment that has created the third largest global aircraft lessor from start-up) and Paysafe (acquisition and acceleration of growth in the largest independent e-wallet business and a competitor to PayPal); currently, Senior Private Equity Executive.

United KingdomPeter RutlandPartner, CVC Capital Partners Finance Limited

BA, Duke; MA, Harvard; DPhil candidate in Art History, Oxford. Formerly: China Adviser to Art Basel; Lecturer, Central Academy of Fine Arts; Founding Editor, artforum.com.cn, the Chinese edition of the international art magazine Artforum. 2009, Founder and former Editorial Director, bilingual art magazine LEAP. Writer, curator, and since 2011, Director, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing; organizes an exhibition programme devoted to established figures and rising talents, both Chinese and international, aimed at an annual public of over one million visitors. Co-Curator, “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World” exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 2017.

People’s Republic of China

Philip TinariDirector and Chief Executive Officer, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art

Mr. Fayez was appointed Managing Director & CEO of Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) in February 2018. Prior to assuming the leadership of BSF, Mr. Fayez held the role of CEO of Savola Group from 2016 to 2018. Mr. Fayez was previously the Managing Director and Saudi Arabia Senior Country Officer at J.P. Morgan. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Goldman Sachs’ Saudi and London offices. Mr. Fayez started his career at J.P. Morgan’s Natural Resources Investment Banking team in New York. Mr. Fayez is a member of the boards of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) and Hassana Investment Company. Mr. Fayez graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering.

Saudi ArabiaRayan FayezManaging Director and Chief Executive Officer, Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF)

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Independent curator and art historian. 2010 to 2016, worked as Associate Curator, Middle Eastern Art for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project of the Solomon R. Guggenheim based at their headquarters in New York City. Had a leading role in shaping the strategy and holdings of West Asian and North African art within its collection and the curatorial vision for the future museum. 2005 to 2007, Director of the Palestinian Association for Contemporary Art (PACA), Ramallah and served as Academic Director for the International Academy of Art Palestine, Ramallah, which helped found in 2006. Has curated many international exhibitions and biennials, especially those pertaining to art and geopolitics in the Middle East, including Jerusalem Lives (Tahya Al Quds), the inaugural exhibition at the Palestinian Museum, Birzeit (2017); Not New Now, 6th Marrakech Biennale (2016) and the United Arab Emirates National Pavilion, 55th Venice Biennale (2013).

UAEReem FaddaDirector, Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism

Riad is a serial entrepreneur that strives to empower the fight for health as a human right with a focus on Africa. He heads the Eva group which is one of the leading pharma and personal care organizations in the MEA region. Riad is an active membership in the YPO (Young Presidents Association), Vice chairman in the Egyptian Industrial Chamber of Pharmaceuticals, founder and former president of the Association HBS alumni in Egypt. Moreover, Riad is the founder and a member in the “T20” foundation, a non-governmental organization that focuses on utilizing the knowledge of highly educated youth to develop people for social and economic improvement.

EgyptRiad ArmaniousChief Executive Officer, Eva Pharma

Commissioner on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Has been an outspoken advocate for fair competition, consumer rights and accountability for corporations that break the law. Widely recognized for his expertise on America’s trillion-dollar student loan crisis.

USARohit ChopraCommissioner, Federal Trade Commission

LLM, Harvard. Visiting Scholar, MIT Media Lab, Oxford and Princeton University. Twenty years of work experience in technology and policy in the private and public sectors. Visiting Professor, Columbia University´s School of International Public Affairs (SIPA). Member of the Board Mozilla Foundation. Founder, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio. Partner with PNM Law, a leading law firm specialized in tech in Latin America. Winner of Prix Ars Electronica´s Golden Nica (2007). Co-created Brazil’s Internet Bill of Rights Law (2014). Co-created Brazil’s National IoT Plan (2018). Writes weekly for Brazil’s main newspaper (Folha de S. Paulo) and hosts a weekly show on national TV about technology.

BrazilRonaldo LemosDirector, Institute for Technology & Society

Entrepreneur. Chief Executive Officer, Song Saa Collective. Pioneers of sustainable development in South-East Asia. The collective includes Song Saa Resorts and Song Saa Private Island in Cambodia’s Koh Rong Archipelago. 2006, co-established the Koh Ouen Marine Reserve, Cambodia’s first-ever marine protected area. The reserve has since expanded to 400 square kilometres and has gained the support of Monaco’s Prince Albert II. 2013, founded the Song Saa Foundation, an independent NGO dedicated to preserving Koh Rong’s underwater sanctuaries, providing alternative means of livelihood for its residents and bringing much-needed healthcare and education to the region. Speaker at international conferences, including the G20 Summit in Brisbane in 2014. World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Former advertising executive and worked for multinational firms including Saatchi and Saatchi.

CambodiaRory HunterChief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Song Saa Collective

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Ruba Borno is the VP/GM of Cisco Managed Services. Ruba runs a global team that helps Cisco’s most strategic customers accelerate their digital transformations, while reducing inefficiencies, maximizing system availability, and improving security and compliance. Prior to her current role, Ruba spent three years as Cisco’s VP, Growth Initiatives and Chief of Staff to CEO, and worked across the executive leadership team to develop the company’s growth and transformation strategy. In April 2018, Ruba was appointed as a non-executive director on the board of Experian. She is an Executive Sponsor of Cisco’s Connected Conservation. She has worked with the World Economic Forum to establish a skills-based education platform for individuals whose jobs will be impacted by automation, as well as organizations like the United Way of the Bay Area and City Year Silicon Valley on experiential work and education of disenfranchised youth.

USARuba BornoVice-President and General Manager, Cisco Systems Inc.

Founder and CEO, Swaniti Initiative, social enterprise that delivers development solutions by working with government officials. Role focuses on issues around good governance, data-driven delivery and public services. Former Labour Economist, World Bank, focusing on issues of job creation. Has also worked for organizations such as UNFPA and FICCI. Master’s in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; graduate in Political Science, Wake Forest University. Author of publications including: Frontiers in Development Policy (World Bank); A Primer on Labor Policies (World Bank); Global Business School Network (Harvard Business School).

IndiaRwitwika Bhattacharya-AgarwalFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Swaniti Initiative

Sadiq is a Senior Vice President with Emirates Group and a Lecturer in Management at Stanford. He was formerly a Senior Vice President with Lufthansa Group, serving as Chief Strategy Officer. He was formerly an airline consultant with Bain & Co. He started an MBA course on the Travel & Airline Industry at Stanford in 2014. His TED talk on the Next Step for Airlines has been viewed 150,000 times. He is a YGL and is on the WEF’s Global Future Council for Mobility. He graduated from Cambridge University with First Class honours and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

UAESadiq GillaniSenior Vice-President, Emirates Group

Shira Kaplan is the Founder and CEO of Cyverse AG, a Zurich-based cyber-security firm which delivers innovative, hands-on Israeli cyber-security solutions to global and local corporations. Shira’s technological training dates back to her military service in the Israeli 8200 Elite Technology Unit of the Intelligence, where she was an Intelligence and Cyber Analyst. She held business management positions at publicly-traded companies including Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) and Bank Julius Baer & Co. in Zurich (SIX: BAER). Shira is an alumna of Harvard University (B.A.), where she studied Government and Chinese, and was a Shelby Davis Scholar. She holds an MBA from St. Gallen HSG University in Switzerland, where she was awarded the “Women in Business” Scholarship. Shira has won several other awards, including the “Seeds of Peace” scholarship, the Goldman fellowship and the Milken Fellowship.

SwitzerlandShira KaplanFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Cyverse AG

Shruti Shibulal is CEO and Director of Tamara Leisure Experiences. She strives to make Tamara synonymous with responsible tourism by incorporating principles of sustainability into the development and operations of each of Tamara’s properties and creating impactful employment within their respective communities. Tamara operates resorts and hotels in South India, and has interests in Germany as well. Shruti is a Trustee of the Advaith Foundation and SD Foundation, organizations involved in providing educational opportunities and healthcare assistance to underprivileged sections of society. She is also a Trustee of WEP - Women’s Education Project, which focuses on educating and uplifting young women from vulnerable backgrounds. Shruti is on the Governing Board of ATREE - Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment.

IndiaShruti ShibulalChief Executive Officer and Director, Tamara Leisure Experiences

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Simon Smiles is Chief Investment Officer – UHNW. In this capacity, he and his team formulate investment strategy, themes and trades for UBS’s Ultra High Net Worth clients. He is UBS’s youngest Group Managing Director and is also responsible for derivatives, hedge fund, private markets, sustainable, and short term trading investment strategies, leads UBS WM’s impact investing efforts, contributes to the wider UBS WM House View, hosts the monthly UBS Investor Forum, and sits on UBS’s Global Investment Committee.

SwitzerlandSimon SmilesGroup Managing Director, UBS Switzerland AG

Member of Parliament; the youngest woman parliament member in Israel’s history. Now in second term in Parliament, chairs the Transparency Committee, as well as the Social Justice Caucus. 2017, founded the OECD’s Forum on Integrity and Transparency and chaired its first meeting. Led a reform for budgetary transparency and strategy, exposed the government’s secret money transfers, and fought to end corrupt usage of tax-payer money. Formerly a journalist and peace activist, who became one of the leaders of the Israeli social movement that brought hundreds of thousands of Israelis into the streets in the summer of 2011, and became Israel’s biggest-ever protest – focusing on housing, social services, equality and democracy. Following the protest and in an effort to continue the change from within, entered politics.

IsraelStav ShaffirMember of Parliament, Knesset

Victoria Alonsoperez is an Electronics, Telecommunication, and Electrical Engineer, Entrepreneur, Inventor, United Nations Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals, and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. In 2012 she invented Chipsafer, a patented platform that can track cattle remotely and autonomously. Thanks to Chipsafer in 2012 she was the winner of the International Telecommunication Union Young Innovators Competition and in 2013 she won the Best Young Inventor Award from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

UruguayVictoria AlonsoperezFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Chipsafer

Currently, Vice-President of Sustainability Management and Director of Enterprise Resilience Rated Loan Program (BCM rating), Development Bank of Japan. Head coach of homeless football world cup team Japan NOBUSHI JAPAN (since 2009) as volunteer and managing director of Big Issue Japan Foundation. BA in Civil Engineering and MA in Urban Resilience Engineering, University of Tokyo. Member of Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, World Bank, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), World Economic Forum Risk Response Network. Named: Youth Leader of Japan 2013, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader 2015.

JapanYoshiki HirumaVice-President, Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ)

Zack is co-founder & managing partner of DCVC (Data Collective), a venture fund that backs entrepreneurs applying deep tech to transform giant industries. DCVC’s portfolio includes Planet Labs, Tala, Pivot Bio, Primer, Rigetti Computing and Zymergen. Zack has nearly two decades of experience in Silicon Valley as an entrepreneur, lawyer, advisor and angel investor in start-ups such as Square, Uber and Docker. Zack is also a founder and managing partner of Founders Den, the original co-working space and clubhouse for experienced entrepreneurs. He serves on the non-profit boards of the East Palo Alto Charter School and The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

USAZachary BogueManaging Partner, Data Collective