Supachai Panitchpakdi is a Thai politician and professor. He was Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2013. Prior to this,he was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1 September 2002 to 1 September 2005. He was succeeded by Pascal Lamy.
The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries,the European Union (EU),and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy,such as international financial stability,climate change mitigation and sustainable development.
Maxwell Mkwezalamba is a Malawian politician and economist. He is currently First Alternate Executive Director for Africa Group 1 Constituency,comprising 23 African countries,at the International Monetary Fund in Washington,DC,USA. Before this appointment,he briefly served as Minister of Finance for Malawi under former President Dr. Joyce Banda,before Cabinet was dissolved prior to the May 20,2014 Tripartite Elections. Between May 2004 and April 2013,he served as Commissioner for Economic Affairs for the African Union in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia. When President Peter Mutharika ascended to power in June 2014,the Finance portfolio was given to Goodall Gondwe.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist,who has been serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. She is the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director-General.
Donald P. Kaberuka is a Rwandan economist and was the president of the African Development Bank from September 2005 until September 2015.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam,also known mononymously as Tharman,is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been serving as the ninth president of Singapore since 2023.
James William MacNeill,OC was a Canadian consultant,environmentalist,and international public servant.
Simeon Dyankov is a Bulgarian economist. From 2009 to 2013,he was the deputy prime minister and minister of finance of Bulgaria in the government of Boyko Borisov. He has been a vocal supporter of Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone. Before his cabinet appointment,he was the chief economist of the finance and private sector vice-presidency of the World Bank.
Avinash D. Persaud is emeritus Professor of Gresham College in the UK. He was the Chairman of Intelligence Capital Ltd.,a company specializing in analyzing,managing and creating financial liquidity in investment projects and portfolios. He was also the non-Executive Chairman of the London-based Elara Capital,an investment bank. Persaud was a Non-resident Senior Fellow of the Peterson Institute of International Economics,Executive Fellow of London Business School and Senior Fellow with the Caribbean Policy Research Institute and Head of its Barbados office.
K. Y. Amoako is a Ghanaian international civil servant with a five-decade career in African development. He is a thought leader on policies and initiatives of governance and growth on the continent,and he has worked alongside development specialists to address African and global development issues.
Abdou Kolley is a Gambian economist and politician who was Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs. He has held several roles in the Cabinet of the Gambia,having previously served as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Minister of Trade,Industry,Regional Integration and Employment several times,as well as Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources.
Ng'andu Peter Magande,was a Zambian politician and economist. He served as the Minister of Finance and National Planning of the Republic of Zambia from 2003 to 2008. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Chilanga Constituency from 2006 until 2010 and the Chairman of the MMD Party Committee on Economy and Finance.
Mustapha Kamel Nabli is a Tunisian economist. He served as Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia from January 2011 until July 2012.
The Astana International Forum (AIF) is an international and regional platform for dialogue and a nonprofit organization headquartered in Astana,Kazakhstan. Previously called the Astana Economic Forum,it has been organized by the Government of Kazakhstan since 2008. The name change reflects the broader range of topics discussed at the forum,such as climate,food and energy security and is intended to draw of attendees from around the world. The Forum is organized by the Government of Kazakhstan,which includes the Economic Research Institute,Ministry of National Economy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A meeting is held each year in Astana in which more than eight thousand delegates from one hundred countries are brought together:they include chief executive officers,politicians,journalists,scientists and Nobel Prize laureates.
Pier Carlo Padoan is an Italian economist who served as Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy from 2014 to 2018.
Bertrand Badré was born on 10 May 1968. He is the son of Denis Badré,Senator of Hauts-de-Seine until 2011 and mayor of Ville d'Avray. Bertrand Badréis CEO and Founder of BlueOrange Capital,an investment fund that aims to finance the Sustainable Development Goals with market level financial returns. Previously,Badréserved as managing director and Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank Group. Badréalso held key positions at SociétéGénérale,Crédit Agricole and Lazard,and was an advisor to previous French President Jacques Chirac’s diplomatic team. He is currently a member or chairs numerous boards panels,committees,and research institutions,and teaches in a number of universities. His most recent book is titled “Money Honnie,si la finance sauvait le monde?”with a foreword from Gordon Brown,former prime minister of the UK and which explores Badré's experience throughout the financial crisis and how we can reboot the system. The English version of the book “Can finance save the world? Regaining control over money to serve common good”has been prefaced by the president of France,Emmanuel Macron. The book has also been translated into Italian,Russian,and Chinese.
Vera Songwe is an economist and banking executive from Cameroon who worked for the World Bank from 1998 to 2015,and in 2015–2017 served as Western and Central Africa's regional director for the International Finance Corporation. She was the first woman to head the UN's Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the level of Under-Secretary-General. Songwe currently serves as a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Africa Growth Initiative.
Édouard Ngirente is a Rwandan economist and politician. He serves as the Prime Minister of Rwanda,since 30 August 2017,having been appointed by the President of Rwanda,Paul Kagame.
Chedly Ayari was a Tunisian politician,economist,and diplomat. He served in several ministerial positions under the government of Habib Bourguiba and was President of the Central Bank of Tunisia from 24 July 2012 to 16 February 2018.
Youssef Saheb Ettabaa,was a Tunisian politician and a mameluk of Moldavian origin. He became a prime minister of the Beylik of Tunis.
