Paulo Gomes is a global business leader, active environmentalist and a key political actor in Guinea Bissau. His constant search for how to reposition the country and help it become stable and prosperous is what led him to initiate the Bissau Economic Forum now in its second edition. The forum is a bi-annual discussion [...]
Alain Roger Coéfé Economist Alain Roger Coéfé, Ph.D., has taught economics at the Academy of Versailles and the University of Ouagadougou before assuming ministerial positions (Trade, Transport and Communication and Economic Planning), in Burkina Faso during the era of democratic and popular revolution of the late President Thomas Sankara. He has also been Deputy [...]
Jean-Pierre Ndoutoum Director, Francophonie Institute for Sustainable Development (IFDD) M. Jean-Pierre NDOUTOUM holds a degree in Advanced Studies (DEA) in Applied Chemical Kinetics from the University of Paris VI (France) and an MBA in Management (EUA, San Francisco) with additional training in public finance and management of companies of the Institute of Economy and [...]
Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade Director General, West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office African Development Bank Group Marie-Laure AKIN-OLUGBADE, is a Cameroonian national. She has appointed Director General, West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office, the 1st May 2018. Until this appointment, she was the Deputy Director General, West Africa Region business delivery office. [...]
Audrey PULVAR Chairman of la Nature et l'Homme Foundation Audrey PULVAR was born in Martinique in 1972. As a child, she became aware of environmental issues while her region was affected by the pollution of industrial banana farms. She left Martinique at the age of 14 and settled in Paris, where she studied journalism [...]
Donald Kaberuka Chairman of SouthBridge Donald Kaberuka is Chairman and Managing Partner of SouthBridge 7th President, African Development Bank (2005-2015) Finance Minister of Rwanda (1997-2005) Hauser Fellow in Residence, Harvard Kennedy School (2015 - 2016) Special Envoy, African Union Peace Fund Chair: IMF Third Independent Evaluation Panel. Member ,Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees. Donald [...]
Christian Narcisse Adovelande President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) Surname: Adovelande First names: Christian Narcisse Date and place of birth: 29 October 1950, Porto-Novo, Benin Nationality: Beninese Marital status: Married, 3 children Profession: President of the West African Development Bank Education Advanced Degree in Finance and Banking Masters in Economics Advanced training [...]
Hani Salem Sonbol CEO of the International Islamic trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol is the CEO of the International Islamic trade Finance Corporation (ITFC). His career in development Banking started three decades ago where he served in many technical and leading positions across the Islamic Development Bank Group. Eng. Hani accumulated [...]
Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu Board member of Directors of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) An economist by training, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu holds an MBA in Finance and Investments from The George Washington University, as well as a Master's degree in European Studies and International Relations from Université de Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne. He has twenty years of [...]
Vincent Le Guennou Co-CEO of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) Vincent Le Guennou is a Managing Director, Founding Partner, and Co-CEO of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP). As Co-CEO, Mr. Le Guennou implements ECP’s investment strategy and manages relationships with shareholders and portfolio companies. He serves on ECP’s Executive Committee and on the Funds’ investment committees. [...]
