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United Nations
United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
Distr.: General
3 February 2009
English/French/Spanish only
Trade and Development Board
Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission
Multi-year expert meeting on enterprise development policies and
capacity-building in science, technology and innovation (STI)
First session
Geneva, 20–22 January 2009
List of participants
Note: The format and data of the entries in this list are as provided to the secretariat.
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Experts
Algeria
M. Nacim Gaouaoui, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève
M. Athmane Mehadji, Attaché, Mission permanente, Genève
Angola
Mr. Arcanjo do Nascimento, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva
Mr. Makiesse Kinkela, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Rui Pedro Livramento, Economic Expert, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Argentina
Mr. Pablo Obregon, Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Azerbaijan
Mr. Emir Teymurov, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Bangladesh
Mr. Farooq Sobhan, President, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute
Botswana
M. O. Rhee Hetanang, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Mabedi Mothlabani, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Bulgarie
Mr. Volodya Bojkov, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Burkina Faso
Mr. Abdouramane Ouedraogo, Directeur du Centre des Guichets Uniques de la Direction
Générale de la Promotion du Secteur Privé, Ouagadougou
Burundi
M. Alain Aime Nyamitwe, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Canada
Mr. Stephen Benson, CEO, Innovation Exchange
China
Mr. Wang Jianzhou, Director, Department of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology, Beijing
Mr. Sun Xuekun, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Croatia
Mr. Dalibor Marjanović, CEO, Business Innovation Centre, Zagreb
Mr. Hrvoje Ćurko, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Czech Republic
Ms. Andrea Petrankova, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Petra Mysakova, Trainee, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M. Fidele Sambassi, Ministre conseiller, Mission permanente, Genéve
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Dominican Republic
Sr. Andres van der Horst, Secretario de Estado, Director Ejecutivo, Santo Domingo
Ecuador
Sr. Carlos Santos, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
El Salvador
Sr. Miguel Angel Alcaine Castro, Representante Permanente Adjunto, Ginebra
Ethiopia
Mr. Kebede Tadesse, Senior Expert, Ministry of Science and Technology, Addis Ababa
France
Ms. Delphine Lida, Conseillère Affaires économiques et Développement, Mission permanente,
Genève
Germany
Ms. Stefanie Bauer, Sector Project Private Sector Development, Economic Development and
Employment, Junior Officer, German Technical Cooperation
Mr. Hoger Rapior, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ghana
Mr. Kwabe na Baah-Duodu, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva
Greece
Ms. Margarita Antoniou, Head of Department for International Development Projects and
Cooperation, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Athens
Haiti
M. Pierre Mary Guy St.Amour, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
India
Mr. Madhav Lal, Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises, New Delhi
Ms. K. Nandini, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Indonesia
Mr. I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva
Ms. Dinar Henrika Sinurat, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Joannes Ekaprasetya Tandjung, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Islamic Republic of Iran
Mr. Alireza Moaiyeri, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva
Mr. Ali Nasimfar, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Kioumars Ras, Expert, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines, Teheran
Israel
Ms. Helena Borukhovich, Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Italy
Mr. Pasquale D'Avino, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Tommaso Minola, Coordinator, Acceleratore d'Impresa, Fondazione Politecnico di Milano
Jamaica
Mr. Richard Brown, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Madagascar
Ms. Voahangy Saholy Razoelinirina, Chef du Service de la Promotion de l'Innovation et du
Transfert des Technologies, Antananarivo
Mali
M. Alhacoum Maiga, Deuxième conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
M. Djibrilla Moussa, Stagiaire, Mission permanente, Genève
Mauritius
Mr. Nowbuth Ram Prakash, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Science & Research
Mexico
Mr. Victor Reyes Peniche, Director de Negocios de Innovación, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y
Tecnología, Mexico City
Morocco
M. Anas Alami-Hamedane, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève
Mozambique
Mr. Sergio Macamo, Director of Industry, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Maputo
Namibia
Mr. Elmo Thomas, Ministry of Education, Windhoek
Nepal
Mr. Ravi Bhattarai, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva
Nicaragua
Ms. Judit Maria Guerrero, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Nigeria
Mr. Frank Isoh, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Zulaikha Abdullah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Norway
Mr. Frederik K.O. Kristensen, Owner, Managing Director, Kri-Med AS, Oslo
Peru
Sr. Elmer Schialer, Ministro, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Philippines
Ms. Ma. Victoria Barnes, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Poland
Ms. Agnieszka Boniewicz, Chief Expert, Economy Development Department, Ministry of
Economy, Warsaw
Ms. Anna Brussa, Chief Expert, Economy Development Department, Ministry of Economy,
Warsaw
Qatar
Mr. Nasser Lenqawi, Attaché commercial, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Romania
Ms. Octavia Cerchez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Russian Federation
Mr. Dmitry Lyakishev, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Vasiliy Zolotukhin, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Vadim Eliseev, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Efim Stroev, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Andrey Kuleshov, Senior Expert, Ministry of Economic Development, Moscow
Ms. Elena Kozlova, Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow
Rwanda
Mr. Pipiani Hakizabera, Director General Centre for Support to SMEs, Kigali
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Emad Adham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Slovakia
Mr. Stefan Moravek, Section of European Policy and Knowledge Society, Bratislava
Spain
Mr. Julio Lorca Gomez, Director General, Instituto de Innovación para el Bienestar
Ciudadano, (Junta de Andalucia)
Ms. Laia Pujol Priego, Directora de Relaciones Internacionales y Redes, Instituto de
Innovación para el Bienestar Ciudadano, (Junta de Andalucia)
Ms. Susana de Ibarrondo Guerrica-Echevarría, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Switzerland
Mr. Markus Reichmuth, Consultant, SECO, Bern
Syrian Arab Republic
Mme. Souheila Abbas, Deuxième conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Thailand
Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva
Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva
Ms. Yada Mukdapitak, Assistant President for National Science and Technology Development
Agency, Bangkok
Ms. Junpen Meka-Apiruk, Minister Counsellor, Office of Science and Technology, Embassy
of Thailand in Belgium, Brussels
Ms. Tharaut Hanlumyuang, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Donna Defour, Industry Specialist, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Port of Spain
Uganda
Mr. Benjamin Wako Mukabire, Economic Affairs Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Khaled Batti Bin Obeid, Deputy Director, Sharja Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr. Hassan Al Marzooqi, Director of Strategic Planning and Performance Management,
Ministry of Economy
United States of America
Ms. Ann Low, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Sra. Anny Rojas Mata, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Yemen
Mr. Fadhl Al-Maghafi, Minister, Deputy of Head of Mission, Geneva
Zimbabwe
Mr. Kajhitikli Garikai, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Intergovernmental organizations
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Mr. Marwa Kisiri, ACP, Ambassador of ACP Group at Geneva
Mr. Achille Bassilekin, Assistant to Head of Mission of ACP Group at Geneva
Ms. Paula V. Hippolyte, Technical Adviser, Geneva
Mr. Savior Mwambwa, Intern, Geneva
African Union
Mr. Georges-Reni Namekong, Economiste principal, Genève
Mr. Dauda Foday Suma, Policy Officer Industry
Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation
Mr. Hampin Huang, Intern, Geneva
M. Sékou Diallo, Stagiaire, Genève
Mr. Henj Lal Devkota, Fellow Intern, Geneva
European Community
Presidency of the European Union
Ms. Andrea Petrankova, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic
Ms. Petra Mysakova, Trainee, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic
European Commission
Ms. Michaela Dodini, First Secretary, Permanent Delegation in Geneva
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Mr. Georgios Kritikos, First Secretary, General Secretariat of the Council of the European
Union Liaison office in Geneva
Organisation internationale de la francophonie
Mme. Sandra Coulibaly Leroy, Représentant permanent adjoint, Genève
Mme. Cecile Léqué, Conseiller aux affaires économiques et du développement, Genève
Sistema Económico Latinoamericano y del Caribe
Mr. Gonzalo Carriles, Coordinador de la Unidad de Gestión, Programa IBERPYME
South Center
Mr. Li Xuan, Coordinator, Geneva
Ms. Viviana Muñoz, Programme Officer, Geneva
Mr. Nirmalya Syam, Programme Officer,Geneva
United Nations
International Trade Centre
Mr. Jacky Charbonneau, OIC, Enterprise Competitiveness, Geneva
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Specialized agencies
International Labour Organization
Mr. Roberto Zachman, Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department, Geneva
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Mr. Ahmed Sayyad, Assistant of the Director General for External Relations and Cooperation
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Mr. Jean Marc Deroy, Representative, Geneva
Mr. Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Deputy Representative, Geneva
World Intellectual Property Organization
Ms. Maria Soledad Iglesias-Vega, Programme Officer, Geneva
World Tourism Organization
Mr. Eugenio Yunis, Director of Programme and Coordination, Madrid
Non-governmental organizations
BPW International
Ms. Elisabeth Clément-Arnold, Avenches
Chambre de commerce international
Ms. Jacqueline Coté, Permanent representative, Geneva
Ingénieurs du monde
Mr. François Ullmann, Président, Genève
Village Suisse ONG
M. Adalbert Nouga, Administrateur et fondateur, Genève
Associations and organizations invited to the meeting as observers
Empretec Benin
Mr. Théophil Capo Chichi, Cotonou
Empretec Colombia
Mr. Jairo Cesar Gomez Acero, Bogotà
Empretec Ethiopia
Mr. Solomon Wole, Addis Ababa
Empretec Ghana
Mr. Nana Tweneboa-Boateng, Chief Executive, Accra
Empretec Nigeria
Ms. Owanari Duke, Abuja
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Empretec Zimbabwe
Ms. Busi Bango, Harare
ProInvest
Mr. Bruno Van Eeckhout, Coordinator for West Africa
Representatives of academia and the private sector
(Listed in alphabetical order as per last name)
Mr. Marco Cantamessa, President, Incubatore di Imprese Innovative del Politecnico di Torino
Mr. Heinrich Christen, Partner, Industry Leader Medical Devices, Ernst and Young
Mr. Sanjay Mungur, Managing Director, EMS Consulting, Mauritius
Mr. Deniz Saral, Chairman, School of Business and Technology, (SBT), Webster University,
Geneva
Mr. Leif M. Sjöblom, Professor of Financial Management, IMD Business School
Ms. Karen Wilson, Founder, GV Partners, Senior Fellow, Kauffman Foundation
Mr. Stephen Young, Professor of International Business, University of Glasgow
Mr. Andrea Zaninetti, Chef de Projet, GENILEM Afrique
Panellists
(Listed in chronological order of intervention)
Mr. Carlos Ferraro, Former Vice Minister, Ministerio de Producción, Peru
Mr. Charles W. Wessner, Director of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, United
States National Research Council
Ms. Elmira Bayrasli, Vice President of Partnerships, Policy & Outreach, Endeavor
Mr. Charles Ocici, Executive Director, Enterprise Uganda
Mr. Henry Etzkowitz, Professor, Chair Triple Helix, Business School, Newcastle University
Mr. Heinrich Christen, Partner, Industry Leader Medical Devices, Ernst and Young
Mr. Jacques Augustin, Chair, OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship
Mr. Martin Clemensson, Team Leader, Small Enterprise Development (SEED), ILO
Mr. Vinicius Nobre Lages, Manager, International Assistance Unit, Sebrae
Mr. Phil Weilerstein, Executive Director, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators
Alliance (NCIIA)
Mr. Marcelo Dantas, Director, Technology and Innovation Department, SENAI, Pernambuco
Mr. Eric Leong, Supply Chain Manager, SABMiller Africa & Asia (PTY) LTD
Mr. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Professor of Strategy and Organisation, University of Hasselt,
Belgium
Mr. Stephan Mumenthaler, Head Economic Affairs, Novartis International AG
Mr. Mario Cervantes, Science and Technology Division, OECD
Mr. Kamal Quadir, CEO and Founder, CellBazaar Inc (Bangladesh)
Mr. Andy Hall, Senior researcher, UNU-MERIT
Mr. Yves de Préville, Partnership Development, Micro-Enterprise Acceleration Institute
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