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Born in Cameroon, Michel Doo-Kingué devoted an important part of his life to the United Nations and to the promotion of democracy and development in the countries of the South and, more specifically, in Africa. He started his career at UNESCO as the head of the Africa Department in 1963. He then became Director of the Division of Relations with International Organizations and Programmes at UNESCO. He served as chief advisor on African Affairs to the Director-General of UNESCO from November 1963 to January 1969.
In 1971, Michel Doo-Kingué was appointed as the first…
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…
Karin Kohlweg is an independent evaluation consultant with more than fifteen years of experience in international development. She has substantial experience in planning, managing, and implementing different types of evaluations, studies, reviews, UNEG peer reviews, and meta-analyses in various sectors and topics including gender mainstreaming, institutional capacity development, education, civil society, private sector, water, hygiene and sanitation and others. She conducted quality assurance on a regular basis, developed, and revised evaluation guidelines and manuals and…
Sarah Cook is a Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Previously, she worked as an adjunct with the Institute for Global Development of the University of New South Wales, Australia and was formerly Director of the Institute. From 2015 to 2019, she was Director of UNICEF’s Office of Research, Innocenti and, from 2009 to 2015, Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. She was previously a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and has also worked for the Ford Foundation in China.…
Executive Leader, Corporate Division and Business Unit Development
Boeing
Michael A. Fors, Ph.D., is Executive Leader of corporate division and business unit development at Boeing. His team works to transform the business and develop workforces systematically as part of the 4th industrial revolution. Before Boeing, Michael was an Executive Leader at Microsoft, digitally transforming Microsoft divisions. Michael led a P&L comprised of 350 ex-CIO consultants, who digitally transform Microsoft customers. Michael also led a business strategy team working across Microsoft…
Senior Advisor
Shift
Ashleigh Owens is a Senior Advisor with Shift, a New York based non-profit that works with a wide range of government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, NGOs, trade unions, major investors and financial institutions to provide companies around the world with practical, context-specific advice on how to ensure respect for human rights. Ashleigh leads Shift’s work with financial institutions and investors, supporting them to model and move markets to reward respect for human dignity. Prior to relocating to NYC in 2018, Ashleigh was Executive Director at…
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…
Ambassador Arindam Bagchi assumed charge as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva on 20 January 2024.Ambassador Bagchi has been a career diplomat for almost three decades. Prior to his current assignment, he served for nearly three years as the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, and the head of the External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry, in New Delhi. In this capacity, he was the interface of the Ministry with the media, and also coordinated…
Nikolaj Gilbert is president and chief executive officer of PATH. He brings to his role more than 20 years of international experience as a leader, strategist, and director of complex partnerships. With a proven track record in both the private and public sectors, his expertise spans health, peacebuilding, humanitarian aid, and development solutions.
Before joining PATH in 2020, Mr. Gilbert served as director of partnerships for the United Nations Office of Project Services. In that position, he cultivated a deep understanding of the development ecosystem and of health…
Visiting Professor, Development and Global Health Policy
Former Director of the United Nations Development Programme Representation Office in Tokyo
Tetsuo Kondo is the former Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Representation Office in Tokyo.
He served as Country Director of UNDP Chad, Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP Kosovo, Senior Humanitarian Coordination Advisor of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor Leste, Senior Advisor of UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok, Special Advisor to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-…