Sector: International Organizations

H.E. Deemah AlYahya
DCO

Deemah AlYahya is a Saudi digital economy expert and a tech diplomat who serves as the Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO).

AlYahya is the founding Secretary-General of the DCO since her election in April 2021. The DCO is the world’s first standalone intergovernmental global organization focusing on accelerating digital transformation and advancing digital economy, while empowering women and youth

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Ms. Rabab Fatima
UN-OHRLLs

Ms. Rabab Fatima joined the Broadband Commission in 2022 when she began her tenure as High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States.

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Ms. Catherine M. Russell
UNICEF

Catherine M. Russell became UNICEF’s eighth Executive Director on 1 February 2022. Ms. Russell brings to the role decades of experience in developing innovative policy

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Mr. Achim Steiner
UNDP

​​​​​​​​​Mr Achim Steiner became UNDP Administrator on 19 June 2017 and will serve for a term of four years. The United Nations General Assembly confirmed

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Dr. Qu Dongyu
FAO

Qu Dongyu, who took office on 1 August 2019 as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, has spent his life

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Mr. Patrick Masambu
ITSO

Mr Patrick Masambu was elected as the Director General of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) at the organization’s Assembly of Parties meeting held in

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Mr. Lacina Koné
Smart Africa

Mr. Lacina Kone, is the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Smart Africa having joined the organisation in March 2019. He oversees the process

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Mr. Filippo Grandi
UNHCR

Filippo Grandi became the 11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on 1 January 2016. He was elected by the UN General Assembly to serve

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Mr. Makhtar Diop
IFC

Makhtar Diop is the World Bank’s Vice President for Infrastructure, a position he assumed on July 1st, 2018. The Infrastructure Vice Presidency comprises Energy &

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Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton
ITC

Pamela Coke-Hamilton has served as Executive Director of the International Trade Centre since 1 October 2020. She joined ITC from the United Nations Conference on

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Ms. Sima Sami Bahous
UN Women

Ms. Sima Sami Bahous became UN Women’s third Executive Director on 30 September 2021. A champion for women and girls, gender equality, and youth empowerment,

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