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Sven Harten is Head of the Competence Centre for Evaluation Methodology / Deputy Director at the German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval). He is an evaluation expert and Political Scientist, with a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science an evaluation expert with more than 20 years of experience in the design and implementation of evaluations in the field of development cooperation. Sven Harten has lived and worked for 15 years in countries of the Global South, where he was mainly active as an evaluator and project manager, with M…
Carlos Lopes was appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) at the level of Assistant Secretary-General on 1st March 2007. In addition, he has been serving as Director of the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) since November 2007, the parallel appointment that he received from the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
Lopes previously served as UN Assistant-Secretary-General and Director for Political Affairs in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General.
Lopes has actively contributed to…
Ambassador Amina Mohamed is a seasoned diplomat and public servant with over 35 years of experience in international relations, law, and public administration. She has served in several high-level roles in the Government of Kenya, including Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Education, and Sports, Culture & Heritage. She was also Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and served as Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). A trailblazer in multilateral diplomacy, she has chaired numerous global forums…
Vice President
Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Africa Board
Sarah Anyang Agbor is Vice Chairperson of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) as well as the Vice President, Africa Board, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE). Sarah is a Trustee Board Member of the African Progress Group (APG) and Board Member of Coalition on Media and Education for Development Africa Forum (CAFOR). Sarah is the African Union (AU) Consultant for Policy Renaissance leading the AU project in providing strategic support and establishing…
Former Ambassador of Sweden
H.E. Mr. Bo Lennart Göransson is a former Ambassador of the Government of Sweden.
He has been State Secretary in the Swedish Government and was in 1994-2003 Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Mr. Göransson worked from 2003 as Swedish Ambassador to Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Seychelles, and Comoros. Mr. Göransson was responsible for drafting the first Joint Assistance Strategy for Kenya and served as an EU spokesman on development assistance. He also served as a…
His Excellency Dr. Bosun Tijani is the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. An accomplished entrepreneur and business leader, Dr. Tijani is a pioneer in the African startup ecosystem and has been instrumental in driving innovation and fostering the growth of tech startups across the continent. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading pan-African technology and innovation center with presence in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and Namibia. Founded in 2010, CcHUB has played a pivotal…
Ms. Mugione served as a senior official of the United Nations in Geneva. She is a leading economist and international development expert with over 30 years of experience in global policy design, entrepreneurship promotion, and private sector development. She currently serves as Director for Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific at the Global Development Solutions Initiative (GDSI), where she oversees regional strategies aimed at fostering inclusive economic growth, enterprise competitiveness, and sustainable development.From 2006 to 2019, she led the Entrepreneurship…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Zainab Hawa Bangura of Sierra Leone assumed her position as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict at the level of Under-Secretary-General on 4 September 2012. In this capacity, she serves as Chair of the interagency network, UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action).
Ms. Bangura has over 20 years of policy, diplomatic and practical experience in the field of governance, conflict resolution and reconciliation in Africa. She served most…
Ms. Lorena Aguilar, is a global leader passionate about human rights, inclusion, and sustainable development, with over three decades providing strategic contributions to national and international policies. Leading inclusive collaboration with government counterparts, UN agencies, international organizations, and civil society towards advancing inclusive and equitable sustainable development. Lorena has field experience in more than 50 countries across Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. Ms. Aguilar also served as Vice-Minister of Foreign…
Mr. Petr Ilichev is Director of the Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Prior to this appointment in 2018, Mr. Ilichev had various other appointments, including First Deputy to the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (2012-2018), Senior Counsellor and Deputy Director, Department of International Organizations (2005-2012), First Secretary, Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United States of America (2002-2005) as well as appointments in the Africa Department,…