L’honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau a été élue députée de Compton–Stanstead en octobre 2015, puis quelques semaines plus tard, nommée ministre du Développement international et de la Francophonie par le premier ministre Justin Trudeau. Avant d’entrer en politique, la ministre Bibeau a débuté sa carrière à l’Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI). Elle a été en affectation au Maroc et…
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Fernando Anibal Capellan was born in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic on February 9th, 1959. His business career began in the 1980s, when he founded Grupo M while studying industrial engineering. A textile firm, Grupo M introduced advanced production technologies, efficient manufacturing systems, modern human resource management, and a commitment to employees and the community…
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In 2005, Huguette co-founded First & Future Enterprise (F&F) along with her business partner Annie Tuluka. Through this venture, they opened the first independent call center in the Democratic Republic of Congo – Congo Call Center. Today, F&F has over 350 employees, manages a portfolio of 10 clients, and generates annual revenues of approximately US$ 2.3 million. Huguette is…
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Jennifer Cooke is director of the CSIS Africa Program, where she manages a range of projects on political, economic, and security dynamics in Africa, providing research and analysis to U.S. policymakers, members of Congress, and the U.S. military, as well as the broader public. She is a frequent writer and lecturer on U.S.-Africa policy, on political and economic trends across the continent, and…
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Mr. Nasser served 10 years of his career with the family owned Target Engineering Construction, executing on Oil & Gas related projects values in excess of one billion US Dollars. These projects covered substation EPC contracts, refinery expansions as well as the construction of generation plants. In 2006, following the successful sale of Target Engineering Construction to Arabtec…
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Kate became CEO of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) in March 2016, having run CIFF's Climate Change team since 2009. Kate became CIFF's first Executive Director for Climate change when the foundation made its first grants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. During her seven years leading the team, Kate built a global grant portfolio of advocacy and technical assistance programs.…
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Professor Stephen Lye Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development, University of Toronto. Dr. Lye is a world-expert in women’s and infant’s health and pioneered investigations into the mechanisms underlying preterm birth. His research has integrated discovery, clinical and translational studies including the commercialization of discoveries in partnership…
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CEO of Save the Children International, Helle Thorning-Schmidt joined the organization after a formidable political career. Formerly the Prime Minister of Denmark, Helle led a coalition government from 2011 until 2015. Helle was member of Parliament and the Leader of the Social Democratic Party for 10 years. She was a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004, and previously worked as…
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Adriano Afonso Maleiane is Mozambique’s Minister of Economy and Finance. Previously, he served as Governor of the Bank of Mozambique (1991-2006) where he oversaw the removal of the commercial banking arm and the restructuring of the Bank as purely a central bank. He participated in the foreign debt negotiation with the Paris and London clubs of creditors, which led to Mozambique’s HIPC debt…
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William Francis Morneau is an accomplished business leader who has been an active volunteer in Toronto Centre for more than 20 years. When consulting and outsourcing company Morneau Shepell was founded, it employed 200 people. After Bill assumed leadership of the family business in 1990, the company expanded to providing meaningful and stable work for over 3,300 families across Canada. Bill…
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