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H.E. Mr. Abdelkader Bensalah

H.E. Mr. Abdelkader Bensalah

President of the Senate of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

H.E. Ms. Sheikh Hasina

H.E. Ms. Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

H.E. Mr. Ikililou Dhoinine

H.E. Mr. Ikililou Dhoinine

President of the Union of the Comoros

H.E. Mr. Almazbek Atambaev

H.E. Mr. Almazbek Atambaev

President of the Kyrgyz Republic

H.E. Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou

H.E. Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou

President of Niger

H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

Prime Minister of Qatar

H.E. Mr. Ahmad Bin Abdullah Bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud

H.E. Mr. Ahmad Bin Abdullah Bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud

Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar

H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki

H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki

Former President of the Republic of South Africa

H.E. Ms. Beatrice Maser Mallor

H.E. Ms. Beatrice Maser Mallor

State Secretary of Switzerland

H.E. Mr. Moncef Marzouki

H.E. Mr. Moncef Marzouki

President of the Republic of Tunisia

H.E. Mr. Joaquim Chissano

H.E. Mr. Joaquim Chissano

Former President of the Republic of Mozambique

H.E. Mr. Dilip Barua

H.E. Mr. Dilip Barua

Minister of Industries, Bangladesh

H.E. Ms. Dipu Moni

H.E. Ms. Dipu Moni

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh

H.E. Ms. Dorcas Makgato-Malesu

H.E. Ms. Dorcas Makgato-Malesu

Minister of Trade and Industry, Botswana

H.E. Mr. Alessandro Teixeira

H.E. Mr. Alessandro Teixeira

Deputy Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Brazil, and President of WAIPA

H.E. Mr. Patiendé Arthur Kafando

H.E. Mr. Patiendé Arthur Kafando

Minister of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, Burkina Faso

H.E. Mr. Yu Jianhua

H.E. Mr. Yu Jianhua

Assistant Minister of Commerce, China

H.E. Mr. Gabriel Duque Mildenberg

H.E. Mr. Gabriel Duque Mildenberg

Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade, Colombia

H.E. Ms. Anabel Gonzalez

H.E. Ms. Anabel Gonzalez

Minister of Foreign Trade, Costa Rica

H.E. Mr. Abdi Elmi Achkir

H.E. Mr. Abdi Elmi Achkir

Deputy Minister of Trade, SMEs and Tourism, Republic of Djibouti

H.E. Ms. Heidi Hautala

H.E. Ms. Heidi Hautala

Minister for International Development, Finland

H.E. Mr. Mikheil Janelidze

H.E. Mr. Mikheil Janelidze

Deputy Minister of Economy, Georgia

H.E. Ms. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh

H.E. Ms. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh

Minister of Trade and Industry, Ghana

H.E. Mr. Wilson Laleau

H.E. Mr. Wilson Laleau

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Haiti

H.E. Mr. Arnold Joseph Nicholson

H.E. Mr. Arnold Joseph Nicholson

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica

H.E. Mr. Joe Nakano

H.E. Mr. Joe Nakano

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

Ms. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria

Ms. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria

Secretary General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

H.E. Ms. Amélia Tomás Muendane Nakhare

H.E. Ms. Amélia Tomás Muendane Nakhare

Deputy Minister for Planning and Development, Mozambique

H.E. Mr. Hage Geingob

H.E. Mr. Hage Geingob

Minister of Trade and Industry, Namibia

H.E. Mr. Lekh Raj Bhatta

H.E. Mr. Lekh Raj Bhatta

Minister of Commerce and Supplies, Nepal

H.E. Mr. Nasser El Hakim

H.E. Mr. Nasser El Hakim

Minister of Economic Development of Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands

H.E. Mr. Saley Saidou

H.E. Mr. Saley Saidou

Minister of Commerce and Private Sector Development, Niger

H.E. Mr. Olusegun Aganga

H.E. Mr. Olusegun Aganga

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

H.E. Mr. Manuel María Cáceres

H.E. Mr. Manuel María Cáceres

Vice Minister for Economic Relations and Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paraguay

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Bin Saleh Al-Sada

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Bin Saleh Al-Sada

Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar

H.E. Mr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari

H.E. Mr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari

Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of the State of Qatar & Chairman of the National Preparatory Committee for UNCTAD XIII

H.E. Mr. Alexey Likhachev

H.E. Mr. Alexey Likhachev

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

H.E. Mr. François Kanimba

H.E. Mr. François Kanimba

Minister of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

H.E. Mr. Richard Konteh

H.E. Mr. Richard Konteh

Minister of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone

H.E. Mr. Rob Davies

H.E. Mr. Rob Davies

Minister of Industry and Trade, South Africa

H.E. Mr. Riadh Bettaïeb

H.E. Mr. Riadh Bettaïeb

Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia

H.E. Mr. David Wandendeya Wakikona

H.E. Mr. David Wandendeya Wakikona

State Minister for Trade and Cooperatives, Uganda

H.E. Mr. Robert Sichinga

H.E. Mr. Robert Sichinga

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia

H.E. Mr. Gabriel Duque

H.E. Mr. Gabriel Duque

Vice Minister, International Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Colombia

H.E. Mr. Luvsantseren Orgil

H.E. Mr. Luvsantseren Orgil

Ambassador of Mongolia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Mongolia

H.E. Mr. Luzius Wasescha

H.E. Mr. Luzius Wasescha

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the WTO and EFTA, Switzerland

H.E. Mr. Carlos Gianelli

H.E. Mr. Carlos Gianelli

Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the U.S.A., Uruguay

H.E. Ms. Tarja Kaarina Halonen

H.E. Ms. Tarja Kaarina Halonen

Former President of the Republic of Finland and Co-chair of the UN Secretary - General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability

H.E. Mr. Benjamin Mkapa

H.E. Mr. Benjamin Mkapa

Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania

H.E. Mr. Bill Clinton

H.E. Mr. Bill Clinton

Former President of the United States and Chairman of the William J. Clinton Foundation

H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

President of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations

H.E. Mr. Carlos Bianco

H.E. Mr. Carlos Bianco

Under-Secretary of Investment Development and Trade Promotion, Argentina

H.E. Mr. Richard Marles

H.E. Mr. Richard Marles

MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Australia

Mr. Daniel Godinho

Mr. Daniel Godinho

Director of the International Negotiations Department, Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Brazil

Mr. Damir Kaufman

Mr. Damir Kaufman

Secretary General, Ministry of Justice, Croatia

Mr. Ashraf El Sharkawy

Mr. Ashraf El Sharkawy

Chairman, Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority

Mr. Leopoldo Rubinacci

Mr. Leopoldo Rubinacci

Head of Unit, Services and Investment, Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission

H.E. Ms. Anne Ruth Herkes

H.E. Ms. Anne Ruth Herkes

State Secretary for Economics and Technology, Germany

H.E. Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah

H.E. Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah

Fomer Secretary-General, Gulf Cooperation Council

H.E. Mr. Choong-Yong Ahn

H.E. Mr. Choong-Yong Ahn

Foreign Investment Ombudsman and Chairman of Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee, Republic of Korea

Mr. Alejandro Faya

Mr. Alejandro Faya

Director General of Foreign Investment, Ministry of Economy, Mexico

Ms. Amina Ousmoi

Ms. Amina Ousmoi

Chef du Service Europe du Nord et de l’Est, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco

Mr. Xavier Carim

Mr. Xavier Carim

Rapporteur of the session and Director-General for International Trade and Economic Development, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa

H.E. Ms. Deborah A. McCarthy

H.E. Ms. Deborah A. McCarthy

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, United States

Mr. Jonathan Kallmer

Mr. Jonathan Kallmer

Office of the United States Trade Representative, United States

Business Leaders

Ms. Patrícia Paz Silva Giordani

Ms. Patrícia Paz Silva Giordani

Moura e Paz, Soluções Ambientais, Brazil

Mr. Rafael Benke

Mr. Rafael Benke

Vice President, Vale, Brazil

Mr. Li Zhengmiao

Mr. Li Zhengmiao

Executive Vice President, China Mobile, China

Dr. Jianxin Chi

Dr. Jianxin Chi

President, China-African Development Fund, China

Ms. María José Vicuña

Ms. María José Vicuña

Mys Compu solution, Ecuador

Ms. Maria Carlota Guevara

Ms. Maria Carlota Guevara

AURORA, El Salvador

Ms. Bisrat Debebe Negese

Ms. Bisrat Debebe Negese

Bisrat General Construction, Ethiopia

Ms. Nancy Kamp-Roelands

Ms. Nancy Kamp-Roelands

Director, Ernst & Young’s CSR Knowledge Centre

Mr. Stefan Bude

Mr. Stefan Bude

President, DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America LLC., Germany

Ms. Rahda Kurdi

Ms. Rahda Kurdi

Advanced Pharmaceutical Services, Jordan

Ms. Funmi Victor-Okigbo

Ms. Funmi Victor-Okigbo

No Suprises Ltd., Nigeria

Ms. Melissa De León

Ms. Melissa De León

Tropical Panama Gourmet, Panama

Mr. R. Seetharaman

Mr. R. Seetharaman

CEO, Doha Bank Group, Qatar

Mr. Omran Hamad Al-Kuwari

Mr. Omran Hamad Al-Kuwari

CEO, Green Gulf Inc., Qatar

Mr. Ahmed Al Sayed

Mr. Ahmed Al Sayed

CEO, Qatar Holding

Mr. Kyong Soo Kim

Mr. Kyong Soo Kim

President & CEO, Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (KICOX), Republic of Korea

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu

SANDA Hoa Binh Ltd., Viet Nam

Mr. Jim O’Gara

Mr. Jim O’Gara

Senior Vice President, AECOM International Government Services, United States

Mr. Frédéric Samama

Mr. Frédéric Samama

Head of the Steering Committee, Sovereign Wealth Fund Research Initiative, United States

Mr. Joop van Lunteren

Mr. Joop van Lunteren

Vice Chairman, Dutch Civil Servants Pension Fund

Mr. James Bacchus

Mr. James Bacchus

Chair, Global Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig

Mr. Jean-Guy Carrier

Mr. Jean-Guy Carrier

Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Jukka Seppälä

Mr. Jukka Seppälä

Vice President, Stakeholder Relations and Trade Policy, Metso Corporation

Mr. Dominic Barton

Mr. Dominic Barton

Managing Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc

Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

Chairman, Nestlé S.A

Mr. Eid Al Olayyan

Mr. Eid Al Olayyan

Chief Executive Officer, Petrixo Oil & Gas

Mr. Steen Riisgaard

Mr. Steen Riisgaard

President and CEO, Novozymes

Mr. Hugo Sigman

Mr. Hugo Sigman

President and CEO, Grupo Insud

Mr. Christophe de Margerie

Mr. Christophe de Margerie

Chairman and CEO, Total

International Organizations and Civil Society

Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi

Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi

Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Mr. Petko Draganov

Mr. Petko Draganov

Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Mr. James X. Zhan

Mr. James X. Zhan

Director, Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD

Mr. Paul Pacter

Mr. Paul Pacter

Board Member, The International Accounting Standards Board

Mr. Robert Whyte

Mr. Robert Whyte

Global Product Specialist, Investment Climate Advisory Services, World Bank Group

H.E. Mr. Richard A. Boucher

H.E. Mr. Richard A. Boucher

Deputy Secretary General, OECD

Mr. Wesley Scholz

Mr. Wesley Scholz

Head of Investment Division, OECD

Mr. Warren Allen

Mr. Warren Allen

Deputy President, International Federation of Accountants

Mr. Adama Kone

Directeur Général du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique, Président du Conseil National de Comptabilité, Côte d’Ivoire

Mr. Pradeep Mehta

Mr. Pradeep Mehta

Secretary-General, Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS), India

H.E. Sheikh Khalifa Al Thani

H.E. Sheikh Khalifa Al Thani

Chairman of ICC Qatar and the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mr. Minas Khatchadourian

Mr. Minas Khatchadourian

CEO & Secretary-General, Qatari International Center for Arbitration, Qatar

Mr. Mark Halle

Director, Trade and Investment, and European Representative, IISD, Switzerland

Mr. Paul Hurks

Director of Education, Royal NIVRA, The Netherlands

Mr. Martin Turner

Mr. Martin Turner

Vice-President, Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants, United Kingdom

Mr. Adrian Pulham

Mr. Adrian Pulham

Director of Education and Membership, CIPFA, UK

Mr. Abdelkarim Sma

Mr. Abdelkarim Sma

Programme Manager, Near East and North Africa Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development

Ms. Patricia Francis

Ms. Patricia Francis

Executive Director, ITC

Ms. Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza

Ms. Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza

Deputy Director General, WTO

Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra

Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra

Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, UN-OHRLLS

Mr. Ewald Muller

Mr. Ewald Muller

Director, Financial Analysis, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory

Mr. Gokhan Akinci

Mr. Gokhan Akinci

Special Economic Zones, Global Product Specialist, World Bank

Mr. Bosworth Monck

Mr. Bosworth Monck

Head, Client Relations, IFC Asset Management Company, World Bank

Mr. Jean-Pierre Méan

Mr. Jean-Pierre Méan

Vice-President, Transparency International

Ms. Aisha AlFardan

Ms. Aisha AlFardan

Vice Chairwoman, Qatari Business Women’s Association and Personal Advisor to the Chairman – Alfardan Group Holding

Mr. Laurent Sansoucy

Mr. Laurent Sansoucy

Director, OCO Global Site Selection

Investment Promotion

Mr. Mohamadou Bello

Mr. Mohamadou Bello

Senior Investment Officer, National Investment Corporation, Cameroon

Mr. Lestroy Samuel

Mr. Lestroy Samuel

President of the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA)

Mr. Simon Galpin

Mr. Simon Galpin

Director General, Invest HK, Hong Kong, China

Ms. Yongjie Li

Director, Overseas Investment and Economic Cooperation Office, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Commerce, China

Ms. Zhao Ming

Secretary-General, China Council for International Investment Promotion

Ms. Eman Gamal Said

Ms. Eman Gamal Said

Under Secretary of State, Head of the International Cooperation Department, General Authority for Investment, Egypt

Ms. Luisa Valiente de Rosales

Ms. Luisa Valiente de Rosales

Investor Advisor, Proesa, El Salvador

Mr. Sulayman Al-Qudsi

Mr. Sulayman Al-Qudsi

Chief Economist, Gulf Investment Corporation, Kuwait

Mr. Ken Poonoosamy

Mr. Ken Poonoosamy

Managing Director, BOI, Mauritius

Mr. Javier Chamorro

Mr. Javier Chamorro

CEO PRONicaragua

Mr. Hussain Al Abdulla

Mr. Hussain Al Abdulla

Board Member Executive, Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar

Mr. Phiwayinkhosi Ginindza

Mr. Phiwayinkhosi Ginindza

CEO, Swaziland Investment Promotion Agency, Swaziland

Mr. Per-Erik Sandlund

Mr. Per-Erik Sandlund

Director General, Invest Sweden, Sweden

Mr. Aaron Brickman

Mr. Aaron Brickman

Deputy Executive Director, SelectUSA, United States

Mr. Le Hai Van

Head of the Statistics & Information Division, FIA, Vietnam

Academics

Mr. Nelson Carvalho

Mr. Nelson Carvalho

Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Chair, UNCTAD-ISAR Consultative Group on Capacity-building)

Mr. Walid Ben Hamida

Mr. Walid Ben Hamida

Maître de Conférences, University of Evry Val-d’Essonne and Sciences Po, France

Ms. Jane Frances Nakato

Ms. Jane Frances Nakato

KinderKare Pre-School, Uganda

Prof. Peter Buckley

Prof. Peter Buckley

OBE, Professor at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Ms. Barbara Zoe Nyika

Ms. Barbara Zoe Nyika

Barbra Nyika Mbira Academy (BANMA), Zimbabwe

Moderators

Mr. Teymoor Nabili

Mr. Teymoor Nabili

Al Jazeera English

Ms Laila Al Shaikhli

Ms Laila Al Shaikhli

Al Jazeera English

Mr. James Robertson

Mr. James Robertson

Mr. Maher Chmaytelli

Mr. Maher Chmaytelli

Bureau Chief Middle East, Bloomberg