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Daron Acemoglu is Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has received a BA in economics at the University of York, 1989, M.Sc. in mathematical economics and econometrics at the London School of Economics,…
Topic(s): Economics, ICT
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
David McDermont is an international e-Government Procurement consultant, with 26 years’ experience to date gained while working in 38 countries. This includes conducting National E-Government Procurement assessments (18 countries), assessing e-procurement systems reviewing the effectiveness of…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, ICT
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
David Shrier is a futurist and innovation catalyst with expertise in artificial intelligence, data/analytics, fintech, digital identity, cybersecurity, and collaborative innovation. He is the CEO of Esme Learning Solutions, an AI-enabled digital learning company that works with top…
Topic(s): ICT, Industry and Trade
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Mr. David Tonkin has been legal counsel for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) for the last 23 years, and in that time provided advice and represented Austrade in a number of major commercial disputes and international forums, particularly in cases involving bribery and fraud…
Topic(s): Industry and Trade
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
DeAnna O’Reilly is the Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Executive for the Asia Pacific Region. DeAnna joined the Bank in 2015 and has held a number of roles within GFC. Prior to that, she held various roles in the U.S. Government, including in the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)…
Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Dechen Wangmo is a Senior Procurement Officer working under Ministry of Finance since 2011. In this role, Ms. Dechen is responsible for managing the e-procurement sytem development project in Bhutan. She is mainly involved in conducting requirement study and stakeholder meetings for the…
Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Declan Magee is a Principal Economist in the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department in the Asian Development Bank. He co-leads the Building Adaptation and Resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayas initiative and has led or co-led several other high-level initiatives including the…
Topic(s): Industry and Trade
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Despoina Kouria is a Supplier Diversity and Sustainability analyst with Corporate Procurement at the World Bank Group (WBG), which she joined in 2020. She is part of the team that mainstreams sustainability considerations into over $1.7 Billion of annual purchases for the World Bank Group’s…
Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Diana Wu David has broad experience across corporate and venture capital, management consulting, and startups in and outside of the corporate structure. She sits on the boards of DaVinci Labs, NEST.vc and the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and is an angel investor in media, education and…
Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Before joining Themis, Dickon held a number of senior positions in banking including as the COO and then CEO of First Abu Dhabi Bank in the UK (SMF 22 & 19). He has over 18 years of banking experience with First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Finance, Barclays and Accenture, and has worked and…
Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth