Todd Benjamin has worked as an anchor, correspondent and financial editor for CNN based in Washington D.C., New York, Tokyo and London for over 25 years. As an award winning journalist, Mr. Benjamin has interviewed global leaders from Mikhail Gorbachev to Alan Greenspan. Mr. Benjamin’s wide-ranging international experience and informed opinions, co... Read More

Dr. Mebrahtu Meles is a State Minister of Industry of Ethiopia. He has more than 20 years of experience in government offices at different capacities. Among others, Dr. Mebrahtu Meles served as Director of the Engineering Capacity-Building Programme at the Ministry of Capacity-Building from 2008 to 2013. Prior to this post, he worked as Deputy Bure... Read More

Modienne Guisse is the current Vice-Minister of Industry and Mining of Senegal. He has 31 years of working experience at the Central Bank of West African States where he held the position of Agency Director in Dakar, Head of the Department of training and General Secretary. He was also member of technical committees and boards of directors of sever... Read More

Dejene Tezera has a M. Sc. in Biotechnology and Agro-Food process technology from Wageningen University, Netherlands. He worked as researcher in the Agro-Technology Research Institute, a team leader of agro-industry program, Chief Technical Advisor for UNIDO and FAO program. Presently he works as Director of Department of Agri-Business of UNIDO and... Read More

Tidiane Edouard Boye has international work experience of close to 25 years in the fields of Private Sector Development and Investment Promotion. He has worked extensively in the Private Sector (companies as well as Private Sector Associations) and in International Organizations. His work has covered Africa, the Middle East and Asia. He is a gradua... Read More

Piero Ghezzi Solís is the Minister of Production of Peru. Prior to assuming the role, Mr. Solís was the Head of Global Economics, Emerging Markets and Foreign Exchange Research and Managing Director at Barclays PLC, Research Division from July 2007 to 2013. He served as Head of Latin America Strategy at Deutsche Bank AG from 2004 to 2007. Mr. Solís... Read More

Mr. Andreas von Wedemeyer Knigge is the President of the National Society for Industry of Peru. Prior to assuming the role, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of CREDITEX S.A.A from March 1995. In addition, he has been Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Corporacion Cervesur SAA and Chairman of the Board of Prof... Read More

Johannes Dobinger is the representative for the Andean Region at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) since 2014. Prior to assuming to this role, he worked in various roles at UNIDO such as Evaluator, Regional Coordinator Cleaner Production, International Consultant SME support, and Junior Professional Officer. He was Secr... Read More

Petra Schwager has more than 20 years of experience in the development and management of industrial resource efficiency and cleaner production programs in developing countries and economies in transition. In her position at UNIDO, she collaborates with the public sector, the private sector, NGOs and the academic world to promote policies and model... Read More

Li Yong was Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) from 2013-2021. Before that he had an extensive career as a senior economic and financial policymaker. As Vice-Minister of Finance of the People’s Republic of China and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank for a decade, Li was involved in setting and harmonizing fiscal, monetary and industrial policies and in supporting economic growth in China. Throughout his career, he has advocated financial-sector reform and prompted major financial institutions to establish corporate governance, deal with toxic assets and strengthen risk management. LI prioritized fiscal and financial measures to promote agricultural development and small and medium-sized enterprises, both of which represent cornerstones for creating economic opportunities, reducing poverty and promoting gender equality. He played a key role in China’s cooperation with multilateral development organizations, such as the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank.... Read More