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Mr Carlos Lopes
Commissioner of the Global Commission on the Future of Work, Honorary Professor at University of Cape Town
Prof. Lopes is a Bissau-Guinean development economist, author and civil servant. The recipient of several honorary doctorates in addition to his PhD from the University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne, he has used his influence to help establish various non-governmental organisations and centres for social research, particularly in Africa. He has lead several UN institutions and was Political Director for Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Most recently, he was UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. He is a member of several Boards and a member of the Global Commission for the Economy and Climate, chaired by former Mexican President Filipe Calderon. Previously he was vice-chair of the Commission on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, headed by former South African President Thabo Mbeki.
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Mr Eric Manzi
CESTRAR Secretary General, Rwanda
Mr Manzi has been the General Secretary of Workers trade unions Confederation of Rwanda since 2001. He holds an Msc in Labour Law, Toulouse University I (France). He has been an Electrotechnical engineer (DR Congo), Vice-chair of The Rwanda Labour Council, ex. Board member of Social security agency in Rwanda, member of several thematic commissions ITUC, substitute member of ILO governing body and chairman of East Africa Trade Union (EATUC).
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Mr Amandeep Singh Gill
Exec. Director, UN HL panel on digital cooperation
Mr Amandeep Singh Gill, Executive Director, Secretariat of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, is India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1992. Mr Singh Gill is currently Chair of the Group of Governmental Experts of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapon systems. He serves on the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. He holds a PhD degree from King’s College London on Nuclear Learning in Multilateral Forums. From 2008 to 2009, he was a visiting scholar at Stanford University’s Centre for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).
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Ms May Makki
Research and Program Officer at the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)
Ms May Makki is a Research and Program Officer at the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND). Her work is mainly focused on civic space, Agenda 2030, and development cooperation, as she is also the MENA regional coordinator for CPDE. She graduated with a BA in Political Studies from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Fall 2017, and has been very active with civil society organizations, and the student and feminist movements in Lebanon. She has a keen interest in development issues, including the digital divide, at both the national and regional levels, and has previously worked with UNESCWA Centre for Women. May is a Lebanese national born in 1996.
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Mr Hongren Zhu
Standing Vice Chairman and Director General of CEC, China
In January 2017, Mr Hongren, Zhu was elected Director General of China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) with responsibility for Confederation’s general operations. He has served in various positions in central government including Division Chief of Economic Operations Department of State Economic and Trade Commission, Deputy Director General of Economic Operations Adjustment Bureau of National Development and Reform Commission, Director General of the Operations and Coordination Bureau, Chief Engineer and Party Leadership Group member of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.