Dr Abdoulie Janneh is Executive Director, Liaison with Governments and Institutions in Africa, at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, based in Dakar, Senegal. 

Prior to this, Dr Janneh was UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission or Africa. He also served as UN Assistant Secretary-General and the UNDP Regional Director for Africa from 2000 to 2005. 

Dr Janneh sits on the boards of several organizations, including the Africa Forum of Former Heads of State, Afrobarometer, International Lawyers of Africa (ILFA), Global Integrity, AO Alliance, Trust Africa and Africa Risk Capacity.

Dr. Abla Abdel Latif, originally a Professor of Economics at AUC, is currently the Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council for Economic Development; and the Executive Director and Director of Research of The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES). In 2013, she was honored with membership of the Committee of Fifty, whose mission was to draft Egypt’s Constitution following June 30, 2013.

AUC’s 13th President Ahmad S. Dallal is an accomplished academic leader and renowned

scholar with U.S. and regional higher education expertise, with several decades of teaching,

research and leadership at some of the top universities in the United States.

Dallal is the former dean of Georgetown University in Qatar and served as provost at the

American University of Beirut (AUB) from 2009 to 2015. A prominent scholar of Islamic studies, he has taught at the AUB, Stanford University, Yale University, Smith College and Georgetown University, where he also served as chair of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies.

An engineer by training, having earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from

AUB, Dallal is experienced in STEM disciplines, particularly in the context of liberal arts education.

He is member of the 6th of October Investors Association, Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Egyptian Lebanese Business Association. He is also general supervisor of the Mubarak-Kohl Initiative, and treasurer of the 6th of October Investors Association. Previously, he was head of the Marble Sector of the Chamber of Building Materials at Egyptian Federation of Industries.

Mr. Galal was Egypt’s Finance Minister between July 2013 and February 2014 and the ERF Managing Director from 2007 to 2016. 

Previously, he worked for the World Bank for 18 years where he conducted research and provided policy advice to governments in several regions. 

While on leave from the Bank (2000-2006), he was the Executive Director and Director of Research of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES).

Galal authored or co-authored more than dozen books, including Welfare Consequences of Selling Public Enterprises and The Road Not Traveled: Education Reform in the Middle East and North Africa. He also authored several journal articles and book chapters.

In 2004, he was awarded the prestigious regional prize for Economic and Social Sciences by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. 

Galal holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.

Alaa Hashim is a co-founder and executive partner at Transcendium, a boutique management services firm focused on large-scale business transformations. He is also the chairman of Delicious Inc. and owner of the local coffee shop chain, Cilantro Café. Alaa serves on several boards, including Giza Seeds & Herbs, CACC Cargolinx, and B-Tech. He has a background in mathematics and has previously served in multiple roles in the industry, rising to co-CEO of MAC Carpet. He is also involved in various committees and organizations, including the Industry Committee at the AmCham Egypt, the Egypt-US Business Council, and Educate Me. Alaa teaches Business Planning and Strategy at the American University in Cairo and serves on its Dean's Strategic Advisory Board.

Alessandro Lanza, PhD in Economy at University College London, is currently teaching Energy and Environmental Policy at LUISS (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli).He is member of ENEA B.o.D since 2016 and he is part of the editorial staff of Lavoce.info. He has huge experience in researching, teaching and managing as he has been holding different roles in Italy and abroad, for instance he was Senior Analyst at IEA (International Energy Agency), Chief Economist at Eni, CEO at Eni Corporate University and Senior Research Fellow at the Research Centre KAPSARC, Saudi Arabia. Among his valuable experiences, it must be mentioned his participation in the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) as Leading author. The IPCC won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

Allison Hollowell is the COO of the International Venture Philanthropy Center (IVPC), an organization dedicated to growing the social investment ecosystem globally. Prior to IVPC, she spent 5 years on the leadership team of AVPA's sister network in Asia – The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN). During her time in Asia, she led AVPN's strategic expansion into India, Indonesia, China, and Vietnam and later, led the development of AVPN's capital mobilization team and AVPN's Academy and Fellowship programs. 

Ms. Hollowell has worked in brand management and marketing for more than a decade at Mondelez, Richemont, and Roberto Coin and has mentored numerous social entrepreneurs and NGOs through her volunteer work. Ms. Hollowell has an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA from Villanova University.

Chairman of the High-Level Advisory Council of the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilization, and former foreign minister of Egypt, former Permanent Representative of Egypt to the U.N and former Secretary General of the League of Arab States. Moussa was elected chairman of the 50 member Constituent Committee to amend the constitution in 2014. He was chairman and member of the panel of the wise of the African Union, and was elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Nile University, member of the board of trustees of the Egyptian British University as well as member of the board of the Library of Alexandria. Moussa also serves as a member of the boards of the Sulaimania American University in Kurdistan, Iraq, and Nizami Ganjavi international center, in Azerbaijan. He was awarded the Order of the Nile from Egypt, the Order of the Two Niles from the Sudanese Republic, the Supreme Order of the Renaissance from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a high order from the State of Qatar, the rank of Commander First Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star of Sweden, in addition to orders and decorations from Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Ecuador and Venezuela.

Antonio Villafranca is a lecturer of International Relations at Bocconi University in Milan and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Chongyang Institute of Renmin University in Beijing. He is the Director of Studies and Co-Head of the Europe and Global Governance Centre at ISPI, where he has coordinated multiple research projects. Villafranca has published extensively on global and European governance and EU policies, and is an economist by training with an MA from the Catholic University of Milan. He also served as ISPI Coordinator of Think20 (T20) Italy during the Italian G20 in 2021.

Head of the Natural Resources and Sustainable Finance Unit, at AFD Cairo office. This unit covers the sectors of financial intermediation, water and sanitation and rural development. Previously, she was head of the infrastructures’ (covering and water and energy) unit at AFD Jordan office, and policy adviser on water at the French Ministry of Inclusive and Ecological Transition. She holds four Master's degrees in civil engineering, political sciences, economics and finance.

Mr. Brodjonegoro is an Indonesian economist, who began his career as a lecturer at University of Indonesia and went on to become the Dean of the Faculty of Economics. Following his career in academia, he took the position of Director-General of IRTI (Islamic Development Bank Institute), in Jeddah.

He then worked for The Republic of Indonesia, under the Ministry of Finance - first as the Chairman of The Fiscal Policy Agency, then as the Vice-Minister and finally as Finance Minister. During his tenure as the Finance Minister, Republic of Indonesia, he initiated Indonesia’s first Tax Amnesty scheme and also designed an improved budget spending by allocating the very first direct-transfer to all 74,000 villages in Indonesia.

In 2019, Bambang Brodjonegoro was appointed as the Minister of Research and Technology, a post he co-held with the Head of National Research and Innovation Agency.

Chief Sustainability Officer of Commercial International Bank (CIB), and Chair of the Sustainable Finance Committee at the Federation of Egyptian Banks. She is also the founder, vice chairperson, and board member of the “We Owe it to Egypt” Foundation, and board member of the CIB Foundation. Dalia is also a member of the UNEP FI Banking Board “Principles for Responsible Banking” representing the MENA region and the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) Steering Committee representing Africa. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Cairo University.

Ms. Deepali Khanna is Vice-President of the Asia Region Office since 2015.  She most recently served as Director for Smart Power for Rural Development (SPRD). With over three decades of experience in the development sector, working with organizations such as UNICEF and others.

Prior to joining The Rockefeller Foundation, Ms. Khanna served as Director of Youth Learning with The MasterCard Foundation Ms. Khanna has held multiple leadership positions with Plan International, including Country Director for Vietnam and Regional Director for East and Southern Africa. Ms. Khanna earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Delhi University and holds a certificate from the Humanitarian Leadership Program at Harvard Business School.

Dr. Dina H. Sherif is the Executive Director of the Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT and a Senior Lecturer at the Sloan School of Management. With over 20 years of experience in sustainable development, corporate sustainability, youth engagement, social entrepreneurship, and women's economic inclusion, she is interested in the role of the private sector in sustainable development. She founded her own social enterprise, Ahead of the Curve, in 2012 and is a Senior Advisor to Ashoka. Dina previously held the Willard Brown Chair for International Business at the American University in Cairo and was a founding director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement. She has published several works, including a book and reports on philanthropy and responsible business practices in the Arab region.

Tech company which manufactures natural fungicides and pesticides based on shrimp shells extractions,  holds an MBA from HULT, USA

He has an assortment of experiences related to transitioning markets towards cleaner energy sources and reducing harmful emissions, Previously, he was green tourism advisor to the minister of tourism; and energy efficiency policy advisor to the Supreme Energy Council,  holds a master's degree in architecture with a focus on green buildings from UCLA.

He is a research fellow at GREEN, the research center on Geography, Resources, Energy and Environment of Bocconi University, where he teaches Energy Economics and Ocean Management. Federico is also a member of the Senior Energy Advisory Program of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) funded by Power Africa, s areas of expertise are energy markets, environmental and water economics, with a specific focus on economic regulation of energy markets, financial analysis and the enabling conditions for private sector involvement and public-private partnerships.

Federico holds a double Ph.D. in Economics, one from Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense (mention très honorable avec les félicitations du jury) and one from Bocconi University, at the completion of a joint Ph.D. program.

Globeleq Country Director (UK Government owned energy investment co)  and an entrepreneur and senior advisor. She has more than 20 years experience in the development of public and private energy and industrial projects working with international investors and EPC contractors.  Previously, she was board member and vice chairman of the Egyptian Junior Business Association EJB, secretary general of Benban Solar Energy Developers Association, and board member of Egyptian Independent Power Producers Association representing the solar energy sector. Ghada holds a BSC in Mechanical Engineering from the American University in Cairo.

Hanae has launched edtech ventures and initiatives to empower vulnerable youth with tech skills, while promoting gender equity. She also developed strong ties with the African startup ecosystems and worked as a policy advisor to African governments. She is currently the CEO of Beehane LLC since 2021. Hanae has held senior positions at Smart Africa, founded Douar Tech, and set up the first Le Wagon coding school among many others.

Hanae has earned numerous awards and citations. Hanae holds a Dual Master’s Degree (Public & Corporate Management) from HEC Paris & SciencesPo Paris, a BsC of Law from Paris Panthéon Sorbonne as well as graduate degrees including Université Pierre et Marie Curie, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and a Project Management.

Member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the President engaged with energy questions, and member of the advisory board of REMENA, a joint Master’s course for renewable energies by the Universities of Kassel (Germany) and Cairo (Egypt). Previously, he was founding member of the DESERTEC foundation and vice-chairman of the supervisory board. He holds a PhD in engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt.

Hania Sholkamy is an Egyptian anthropologist with a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences of the University of London. She obtained her BA and MA from the American University in Cairo (AUC).

She is currently an associate research professor at the Social Research Center of the AUC. She has served as an assistant professor of anthropology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Egyptology at AUC, worked as a research associate at the International Population Council and was the Ioma Evans Pritchard Junior Research Fellow at St. Anne’s College of Oxford University.

She has participated as a member and fellow of various professional associations including the executive committee of the Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies of AUC.

Heba Saleh holds a bachelor degree of Arts - BA, English and Comparative Literature from the American University in Cairo and a Master’s degree – MA, Film/Cinema/Video Studies from the University of East Anglia. She worked as a Radio producer at the BBC World Service, then from 1995 as a North Africa correspondent based in London, covering Libya and the three Maghreb countries with a special focus on the civil war in Algeria.

Heba is a self-employed News Correspondent, covering news and current affairs for the BBC. In Cairo, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabic, Syria, Yemen and Jordan.

During the nineties, Heba Saleh was previously the North Africa correspondent of the BBC focusing mainly on Algeria. She has reported from most of the countries of the Middle East and her work has appeared in The Economist, the Irish Times, and Middle East International.

He is the chairman of the board of directors of the International Holding Company for Financial Investments “IGI group”, and "Income”, a member of the IGI Group. Hesham also assumes the role of chairman of "Paradise", the group’s agriculture and landscaping subsidiary.

Chairman and CEO of the Engineering Tasks Group (ENTAG) and the Egyptian Company for Solid Waste Recycling (ECARU). He is an expert and pioneer in the field of Municipal Solid waste treatment and disposal projects. Dr. Sherif has published extensively on the production of environmentally friendly materials. He is member of the US Composting Council, and the regional network for exchanging information and experiences in the field of waste management in the countries of the Mashreq and Maghreb Sweep Net.

Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, is currently serving as United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Director General the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, a specialized agency of the African Union. Ibrahima served previously as Chairman of the Dakar-based management and investment advisory firm, ACT Afrique Group. Prior, Ibrahima has held several senior positions: Senior Africa Banker at BNP Paribas in London; Minister, Special Adviser and Ambassador at Large to the President of the Republic of Senegal; Ambassador and Director General of International Cooperation of Senegal; Permanent Secretary of Energy of Senegal; Chairman of the Board of the National airlines of Senegal, Senegal Airlines; Manager (SMEs) at the Africa Department of International Finance Corporation; Regional Coordinator for Africa for Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility at the World Bank.

Head of CIB Development Finance, founding member of the Egyptian Young Bankers Association and certified expert in microfinance and SME digital lending. He has over 25 years of experience in banking, and is Board member of Sanabel and several development funds, including ASDP, FISC Rural, VSP, and BFP with the European union, AFD and Ministry of Agriculture. Mr. Sallam holds a B.A. in accounting from Cairo University, and is a Level II candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.

Sustainability Stewardship Director and Deputy Director of Office for Social Responsibility, China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC). He is member of the National Technique Committee for Standardization of Dangerous Chemicals (TC251/SC1) and Sustainability Advisory Committee of Kering Group, China. He is also off campus Master Tutor of Donghua University and Chair of Equity Committee of Bureau VERITAS China Accreditation. Previously, Mr. HU worked at the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). He holds two European Master's degrees in European law and in international project management.

Founder and Chairman of Ki-angel and founder of SySDSoft, which was acquired by Intel in March 2011. Previously, he held several esteemed positions, including managing director of Intel Mobile Communications and senior advisor to the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology. He holds PhD from MIT, and received several awards, including Best Young Electrical Engineer from the United States and the Shuman Award for the “Young Arab Engineer” in 1995.

Dr. Laila Iskandar CID CONSULTING | Co-Founder and Former Minister of State in the Government of Egypt. Dr. Iskandar was the Minister of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements in Egypt from July 2014-September 2015 and Minister of State for Environmental Affairs from 2013-2014. Prior to holding public office, she was a leading member of civil society both nationally and internationally, working with youth, women and children in livelihood programs in informal urban settlements and deprived villages in Upper Egypt. CID Consulting was awarded the "Social Entrepreneur of the Year" award in 2006 at the World Economic Forum by the Schwab Foundation. She has been working with the informal waste recyclers/collectors of Cairo since 1983. CID Consulting is currently working on plastic neutrality issues and climate change designing partnerships between multinationals and informal waste recyclers. She studied economics, political science at Cairo University, Near Eastern studies and international education development at UC Berkeley, California and Columbia University, N.Y (Doctorate in International Education Development).

Founder of Biodiesel Misr, which is the first biodiesel plant in Egypt that produces biofuels out of used cooking oil, and Co-Founder of Castro Misr, which is dedicated to waste water recycling and desert agriculture. He holds a BSc. in economics from the University of the Sixth of October.

Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He has been the United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda since February 2020. Previously, he was Minister of Investment of Egypt, and served as the World Bank Group Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, United Nations Relations and Partnerships. In February 2022, Dr. Mohieldin was appointed by the Egyptian Government as the Climate Action Champion at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), which aims at enhancing the communication between the Egyptian presidency of COP27 and businesses, the private sector and, international funding institutions working in climate change-related fields. Dr. Mohieldin holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), and seasoned agricultural economist and development expert. Previously, he assumed several esteemed roles at various international organizations, including vice-president and global head of inclusive growth at VISA, and managing director at Rockefeller Foundation Africa Regional Office. He serves on several advisory boards, including the Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE), and African Women Impact Fund. Mr. Biteye holds a Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics from the U.S Ohio State University.

Mary Robinson is an Adjunct Professor for Climate Justice in Trinity College Dublin and the Chair of The Elders. She has a long career in public service and activism, including serving as President of Ireland, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on Climate Change, and Chancellor of the University of Dublin. She is also a founding member of several organizations, including “Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative”, and a recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Mary is the author of two books and a co-host of a podcast on the climate crisis.

Co-founder of Scarabaeus Sacer, and a founding member of the Sustainable Fashion Alliance. She is also a therapist with an M.A. in counseling from Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland, and a certified positive discipline parent educator and a certified positive discipline early childhood educator.

Ambassador Quaroni holds a Master’s Degree in Political Sciences – University of Rome, and is Awarded: as the “Official Knight of the Order of the Merit to the Republic of Italy”. Prior to holding his current post as the Italian Ambassador in Egypt, his Excellency was the Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the European Unio, and before that his excellency was the Diplomatic Advisor of the Minister of the Economy and Finance in Rome.

Ambassador Quaroni was assigned to the Directorate General for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome upon his graduation, and later on assumed the post of Director at the Division for External Relations of the European Union at the General Directorate for European Integration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome.

His excellency has also assumed the post of the First Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union Directorate General for Political Affairs - Brussels and also the First Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations - New York.

Mireille M. Nessim has over 17 years of experience in managing various development projects, most prominently as the CEO of the NGO, Takatof. Ms. Nessim has held different managerial positions at the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo, was Relations and Publications Manager at IDSC and RITSEC, then established the Communications Department at both Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges, and the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce. She is the Co-Chair of the Corporate Impact and Sustainability Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce.

She is also the founder and Chairperson of “College de la Mere de Dieu” Alumni Association, and member of the NGO Committee of the National Council for Women. She has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the American University in Cairo.

She has received many prestigious awards and certificates such as “The Innovation Award” by Human Capital Capability Academy (HCCA), and “The Dubai International Award for best Practices to Improve Living Conditions” Certificate.

Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation; and Co-founder and Co-chair of the Africa Europe Foundation, which was launched in 2020 to reset and bolster Africa-Europe relations. He received numerous honorary degrees and fellowships from a range of academic institutions including University of Birmingham, Bradford University, University of London, and University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ibrahim received several awards including the Economist Innovation Award for Social & Economic Innovation, BNP Paribas Prize for Philanthropy and Oslo Business for Peace Award.

Vice chairman of MABA and executive board member and treasurer of the Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB). He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Acadia University, Canada, and continued his studies in the Netherlands where he was awarded certifications in the agricultural business.

CEO of Development Inc. (a leading innovative waste management and recycling solution-provider in the commercial and public sector). Previously, he was environmental operations expert for Averda, a leading waste management company in MENA, and business development director at Arcenciel, an NGO operating in Lebanon, France and USA. He has over 20 years of experience in leading impactful business development and sustainability projects across the Mediterranean and MENA regions.

Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation for Climate Change Issues, Director of the Climate Change Information Center, Deputy Director of the Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate, and Assistant Professor at the Agro-climate Research Institute. He has published extensively on the nature of climate change; impact assessment, and adaptation with different systems to face climate change; greenhouse gas emissions from various human activities and evaluating the means to reduce these emissions. He holds PhD in Plant Pathology from Cairo University.

He chairs the boards of directors of several institutions and companies, including the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera), the World Trading Company, and the Egyptian Exporters Association (Expolink). Previously, he held several esteemed positions, including commercial attache at the Ministry of Foreign Trade. He is member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, the Egyptian Businessmen Association (EBA) and the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs.

Mohamed Sultan has been with CIB as the Head of Consumer Operations and has held several other executive positions, including COO. Under his leadership, the Operations Group underwent significant development and expansion with the establishment of new divisions. He established multiple departments to enhance the bank's customer experience and led the establishment of the Security and Resilience Management Group, resulting in multiple certifications. In 2015-16, he led a major IT transformation and has played a significant role in the bank's digital transformation. Prior to joining CIB, he held executive positions at other banks and attended leadership programs at top business schools, including INSEAD

A social entrepreneur interested in start-ups of sustainability, innovation and community development. Mostafa Elnaby Founder & CEO of Baramoda, one of the most sustainable startups in the Middle East" Forbes". His passion was the fuel to transform Baramoda from an idea into a working Agri-tech startup that focuses on the sustainable agricultural innovations and maximizes the efficiency of agri-waste, And now Baramoda is recycling 150k tons.

Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director for the MENA region, Nestlé. Previously, she held several esteemed positions in economic and social development, and business consulting, including senior official at the Egyptian Government, and has worked closely with international organizations such as the World Bank, OECD, the European Union and several UN organizations. She has over 22 years of professional experience in the space of public policy advocacy, sustainability, communications, governance and economic development. She has been serving as board member in several high-level business associations and appointed by the Egyptian authorities as an expert in the areas of Governance and Communications.

A career diplomat for the Egyptian government, Nasser Kamel held the position of Ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018. He was also Ambassador to France in the period 2006-2012, during which he took part in the drafting of the Joint Declaration of the 2008 Paris Summit that marked the launch of the Union for the Mediterranean. Furthermore, between 2012 and 2014, he was Assistant Minister for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. From 2004 to 2006, he was the Director of Egypt’s Public Information Service. Prior to this position he served in various embassies, including Washington (1984-1988), Lisbon (1990-1994), Tunis (1994-1998), Brussels (1999-2001) and Paris (2001-2004).

Omar E. El-Arini, Egypt, was the first Chief Officer and a life-long “Honorary Chief Officer” of the Multilateral Fund.  He is the recipient of several international awards in the field of the environment.

As a World Bank consultant, Mr. El-Arini assisted the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in setting up the Adaptation Fund of the Kyoto Protocol. He is a member of the UNFCCC Transitional Committee for the Design of the Green Climate Fund, 2011, as well as a Member of the Board of the GCF, 2012-2018. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Geneva-based South Centre. 

He obtained his Bachelor of Science from Ain Shams University (Egypt), a Master of Science from the University of Missouri (USA), and a Ph.D. from Imperial College of Science and Technology and Medicine (UK). He has held research positions in Egypt, Germany and the Netherlands.

With over 25 years of commercial and investment banking experience with Egyptian and international financial institutions , he was Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Egypt Arab African Bank (EAAB). He also held the position of Managing Director of Accor Hotels Group in Egypt and has been a member of the Board of Directors of diverse companies.

He is the former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt) and is Chairman of the Egypt-US Business Council. He is also a member of the Italian Egyptian Business Councilthe French Egyptian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, the Egyptian Businessmen Association and Egypt's International Economic Forum among others.

At the broader community level, he is a Board member of the Association for the Protection of the Environment, and member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Relations. 

As an economist, industrialist and active member of the business community, Mohanna has brought his knowledge and expertise to bear at the policy level in his capacity as Chairman of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES).

Ambassador Ragui El-Etreby is the Alternate Executive Director and member of the Executive Board at the World Bank Group, representing Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, UAE and Yemen. He has held several senior positions in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, including being the Deputy Head of Mission in Tokyo and Advisor to the Foreign Minister. He was elected as the Chairman of the Committee on Trade in Financial Services of the World Trade Organization in 2007 and holds a Master's degree in International Political Economy and a BA in Economics.

He assumed various esteemed positions, including ambassador in Brussels (EU, Belguim and Luxembourg), and to Russia, Assistant Foreign Minister for international economic relations and Senior Assistant Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee; presidential envoy to Africa, and head of the National Bureau of the EU- Egypt Association Agreement and the Egyptian delegation to the Middle East Regional Economic cooperation. He served in a number of missions including Egypt's Permanent Mission to the UN and Egypt's Embassy in Moscow (Soviet Union).

Former governor of Fayoum, Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Head of the review and update team for the sustainable agricultural development strategy in Egypt 2030, and professor of Agricultural Economics at Cairo University. He is the President of the Egyptian Association of Agricultural Economists and the Union of Arab Agricultural Economists, and fellow of the Institute of Economic Development at the World Bank.

Previously, Dr. Nassar assumed various esteemed positions, including dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University and head of the Agricultural Research Center. He received the Medal of Science and Arts, first class, the State Appreciation Award in Agricultural Sciences and the Nile Prize in Science.

Regional planning advisor, and professor of regional planning in a number of private universities. He has published extensively on desert development in Egypt over the past ten years, and the expected changes due to changes in the nature of energy resources, the water crisis, and modern techniques for desalinating salt water. Engineer Al-Zayni is a member of the Egyptian Society of Engineers and the Egyptian Society for Urban Planning.

Mr. Sherif Samy was on the boards of directors the National Investment Bank, the Universal Health Insurance Authority. Additionally, he is a member of the Investment Board of the National Pension Fund and of the International Advisory Board of the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority.

He was Chairman financial regulatory authority (FRA). He served on the board of the Central Bank of Egypt. He was also Chairman of the Financial Services Institute, the Egyptian Institute of Directors, and a member of the board of the National Payment Council.

Mr. Samy was on the board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO); He was also president of the Union of Arab Securities Authorities in 2016 / 2017. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Banque Misr’s investment arm “Misr Capital” and a board member of Banque Du Caire. 

He graduated from Alexandria University’s Faculty of Commerce with high distinction.

Dr. Sidi Ould TAH is the Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA). He has held various senior positions in his country, including advisor to the President and Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development. He has represented his country on the boards of regional and international development finance institutions, and has served as Chair of the 37th BADEA Board of Governors Meeting and the 93rd session of the Economic and Social Council of the League of Arab States. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Nice-Sophia-Antipolis University, a DEA in Economics from Paris VII University, and a post-graduate degree in Economics and a BA in Economics from Nouakchott University. 

Vice Chairman of The Federation of Egyptian Industries. President of The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Chairman Cairo Poultry Group. Deputy Chairman of The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES). First Vice President of The Federation of Mediterranean Business Organization (BUSINESSMED). Tawfik is a Board Member of the General Authority for Investments and Free Zones (GAFI), Egypt Sovereign Wealth Fund, Egyptian Countryside Development Company, the Egyptian Food Safety Authority, the Chamber of Food Industries, Agricultural Bank of Egypt, Industrial Modernization Center-Ministry of Foreign Trade & Industry, Egyptian Poultry Federation, The Holding Company for Cotton, Spinning, Weaving & Garment. Tawfik holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering - Cairo University, a master's of engineering from California Polytechnic State University (Pomona), and an MBA degree from San Francisco State University.

Tetsushi Sonobe is the Dean and CEO of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Tokyo-based think tank of the Asian Development Bank that promotes the realization of a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific through policy research and capacity building.

Born in 1960 in Tokyo, Dean Sonobe obtained his PhD in economics from Yale University and BA in economics from the University of Tokyo. His research interests are centered on the empirics of economic development, particularly the roles of industrial clusters, human capital, social capital, management practices, and market competition in industrial development in developing Asia and other regions.

Before joining ADBI in April 2020, Dean Sonobe served for six years as a vice president of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo and taught economics for thirty years at Tokyo Metropolitan University and GRIPS. Dean Sonobe is a recipient of the Nikkei Book Publication Prize and the Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize, and a founding board member of the Japanese Association for Development Economics.

Mr. Orji is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), having served in this capacity since its inception. He brings over three decades of global experience spanning banking, asset management and financial services to the leadership of the Authority.

Additionally, he serves on the Boards of the Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Ltd, Development Bank of Nigeria, Family Homes Funds Ltd, NG Clearing Ltd and Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company.

Mr. Orji started his career in the audit group of Arthur Andersen & Co., and has previously served as the Acting Financial Controller at Diamond Bank Plc (now part of Access Bank Plc), Nigeria. Prior to leading the NSIA, he worked in various organizations including UBS Securities, New York, JP Morgan Securities, London, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. 

Egyptian Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd, the special representative to the COP27 president, 

H.E. Wael Aboulmagd is a seasoned ambassador specializing in international relations, climate change, democracy, politics, and human rights. He is currently Egypt’s ambassador to Brazil and has formerly served as director of environmental affairs and sustainable development and deputy assistant minister for human rights and humanitarian affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He is a community and social services professional with a Master of Laws - LLM focused in Law from University of London.

Minister of Environment of Egypt. Previously, she was Assistant Minister of Environment. She has more than 20 years experience in Environment and International cooperation, working with Government, UN organizations, NGOs and Universities. At the Academic level, she has been selected as a lead author to chapter four of the IPCC Special Report on “Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems” in 2017. Dr. Fouad holds MSc in environmental science and PhD in political science from Cairo University.

Managing Director & Board Member at Uniboard Paper and Board. Head of Pulp and Paper division, Youssef Allam Group. Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, the American University in Cairo (AUC). Master of International Business Administration, Sorbonne University in Paris.

Dr. Ziad Bahaaeldin is a founder and managing partner of Thebes Consultancy, an Egyptian law firm. He is an expert in financial law, investment, company law, governance, compliance, and economic legislation. He serves as a non-executive board member for several companies, including HSBC Bank Egypt and the National Bank of Egypt UK. Previously, he held public positions, including Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Development and Minister of International Cooperation (2013-2014), Member of Parliament (2012), and Chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority and the Egyptian General Authority for Investment and Free Zones.