Dr. Omar Razzaz is the former Prime Minister of Jordan (2018-2020) and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Initiative (MEI) at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Board Member ...

Ruth Davis OBE was appointed UK Special Representative for Nature on 15 November 2024. Ruth studied English Language and Literature at Oxford University. She later received a Masters degree in Plant ...

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga addressed the press at the 2025 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference. “We're trying to change things here and look to deploy proven tools to unlock growth, to ...

Ousmane Dione is currently the World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa where he leads the Bank's work to provide critical support to region's countries in the face of complex, ...

Naledi Madala is a Senior Policy Advisor in Botswana’s Ministry of Finance responsible for advising the Minister and Senior officials with fact-based economic and financial policy analysis to support ...

Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network, has worked for more than 20 years as an environmental attorney and advocate, focusing on international and domestic environmental public policy and law ...

César Calderón, a Peruvian national, is a Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist of the Africa Region (AFRCE). He holds a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of ...

Watch a series of events on climate change, broadcast live from the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference. The World Bank Group is doubling down on its climate action, as part of its new ...

Ms. Heintz is Head of Energy Infrastructure and Fund Head for Actis Energy Fund 5 (AE5). She has over 25 years of investment experience in growth markets, investing in and managing power businesses.

Dr. Sandie Okoro is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the World Bank Group. As the first British national and the first black woman to hold this role, She is the principal advisor and ...

Dr. James Mwangi is Group CEO of Equity Group Holdings, credited with democratizing financial access, leading Equity to become an integrated financial services Group operating in 6 African countries ...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan became the sixth President of the United Republic of Tanzania in March 2021, following the death of President John Magufuli. She served as Vice President of Tanzania from ...