United Nations
United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
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Distr.: General
1 April 2014
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Trade and Development Board
Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission
Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building
and Sustainable Development
Second session
Geneva, 19–21 March 2014
List of participants
Note: The entries in this list are as provided to the secretariat.
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Experts
Algeria
M. Djamal Eddine Choutri, Directeur d’études, Ministère du développement industriel et de
la promotion de l’investissement, Alger
Ms. Wafa Ameuri, Attaché, Mission permanente, Genève
Angola
Mr. Apolinário Jorge Correia, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent
Mission, Geneva
Ms. Maria Luisa Abrantes, Chief Executive Officer, Angolan National Agency for Private
Investment and Secretary of State, Luanda
Mr. Antonio Marcolino Pombal, Director, Ministry of Economy, Luanda
Mr. André Teka Kitoko, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Fabio Giovanni Abrante Pezzotti, Ministry of Finance, Luanda
Mr. Laurentino De Sousa Pedro Canga, Counsellor of the Minister, Ministry of Industry,
Luanda
Mr. Garcia Saldanha, Counsellor of the Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Luanda
Mr. Domingos Mussungo, Ministry of Industry, Luanda
Azerbaijan
Ms. Zarifa Aliyeva, Deputy Chief of International Relations Office, National Academy of
Sciences, Baku
Mr. Rauf Jabbarov, Adviser, Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies,
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Mr. Abdul Hannan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Ms. Preeti Rahman, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Barbados
Ms. Marion Williams, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Brazil
Mr. Giuseppe Cataldo, Intern, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva
Bulgaria
Ms. Mina Markova, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Burkina Faso
Ms. Fatimata Nimbrata Yonli Sawadogo, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Canada
Mr. Ralph Osterwoldt, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. William Kendall, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Sarah Pye, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Chile
Mr. Jorge Vidal, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
China
Mr. Yaohua Sun, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Côte d'Ivoire
M. Kouadio Adjoumani, Ambassadeur, Mission permanente, Genève
M. Tidou Nestor Zouon-Bi, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
M. Bamba N'Vadro, Diplomate, Mission permanente, Genève
M. Clerck Gnongre, Chargé d'etudes, Ministère d'état, Ministère des affaires étrangères,
Abidjan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M. Mukanga Loma Djesa, Directeur et Chef de service, Ministère de l’économie et
commerce, Kinshasa
Mme Baende Bofota Youyou, Conseillère et Ministre du commerce, Ministère du
commerce, Ngaliema
M. Arthur Kalenga Mwanba Kibihodi, Inspecteur des douanes, Kinshasa
M. André Guillaume Mubenga Tshimpanga, Secrétaire permanent, Ministère du budget,
Kinshasa
M. Michel Ngongo Salumu, Directeur de la réglementation et des études à la Direction
générale du contrôle des marchés publics, Ministère du budget, Kinshasa
Greece
Ms. Rhea Tsitsani, Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Japan
Ms. Mihoko Saito, Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Jordan
Ms. Ghadeer Elfayez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Kazakhstan
Mr. Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Ms. Zharkin Kakimzhanova, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Gaziz Seitzhanov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Kuban Kabaev, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Libya
M. Emhemed Elderwish, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Madagascar
M. Julien Rakotomalala, Attaché, Mission permanente, Genève
Mali
Mr. Cheick Omar Camara, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mauritania
M. Mohamed Yahia El Moktar, Chargé de mission, Ministère des affaires économiques et
du développement, Nouakchott
Morocco
M. Faical Souissi, Ministre plénipotentiaire, Mission permanente, Genève
Mme Ghofran Salah, Conseillère, Mission permanente, Genève
Mozambique
Mr. Adriano Chamusso, Expert, Institute for Promotion of Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises, Maputo
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Nepal
Ms. Lalita Silwal, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Oman
Mr. Fahad Al Said, Assistant General for Innovation and Development, The Research
Council, Muscat
Ms. Fatima Al-Ghazali, Minister Plenipotentiary, Commercial Affairs, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Mr. Abdulla Al-Mahruki, Director, Innovation Support Department, The Research Council,
Muscat
Mr. Ahmed Almashikhi, Research and Studies Executive, Public Authority for Investment
Promotion and Export Development, Muscat
Mr. Ali Al-Hafeedh, Trainee, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Paraguay
Mr. Raul Silvero, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Russian Federation
Mr. Vladimir Ivanov, Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Salem Kh Al-Nowaiser, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Sri Lanka
Mr. Reshan Dewapura, Chief Executive Officer, Information and Communication
Technology Agency, Colombo
Sudan
Mr. Mohamed Elmurtada Ismail, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission, Geneva
Switzerland
Mr. Tristan Irschlinger, Academic Trainee, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Thailand
Mr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Secretary General, National Science, Technology and
Innovation Policy Office, Bangkok
Ms. Kanchana Wanichkorn, Director of International Affairs, National Science,
Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Merlana Henry, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Rita Al Sayah, Coordinator, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva
United States of America
Ms. Ann Low, Deputy Director, International Organizations, Office of Investment Affairs,
Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Jaime Moody, Economic Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Quentin Baird, Attaché, Department of Commerce, Geneva
Yemen
Mr. Jamal Al-Wadei, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Zimbabwe
Ms. Rhoda Tafadzwa Ngarande, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Observer
Holy See
Mr. Silvano Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Carlo Marenghi, Member, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Jean Tardieu, Member, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Intergovernmental organizations
Eurasian Economic Commission
Mr. Andrey Efremov, Counsellor, Department of Industrial Policy, Moscow
Ms. Aliya Akhmetova, Deputy Head, Department of Industrial Policy, Moscow
European Union
Ms. Delphine Lida, First Counsellor, Geneva
Mr. Thomas Tugler, Intern, Geneva
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Mr. Halim Grabus, First Secretary, Geneva
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Mr. Noah Patrick Kouback, Intern, Geneva
South Centre
Mr. Adriano José Timossi, Senior Programme Officer, Geneva
United Nations organs, bodies or programmes
Economic Commission for Europe
Mr. Ralph Heinrich, Economic Affairs Officer, Geneva
Specialized agencies and related organizations
International Atomic Energy Agency
Mr. Christophe Carle, Head, Geneva Office, Geneva
International Trade Centre
Ms. Stefania Casappa, Senior Trade Training Officer, Geneva
World Bank
Mr. Ilari Lindy, Senior Operations Officer, Washington, D.C.
World Trade Organization
Mr. Nayyar Syed, Counsellor, Geneva
Ms. Claudia Locatelli, Economic Affairs Officer, Geneva
Non-governmental organizations
General category
Consumer Unity & Trust Society International
Mr. David Schwebel, Intern, Geneva
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Ingénieurs du monde
M. François Ullmann, Président, Divonne
International Network for Standardization of Higher Education Degrees
Mr. François Ullmann, President, Geneva
Panellists
Mr. Martial De-Paul Ikounga, Commissioner, Human Resources, Science and Technology,
African Union
Mr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Secretary General, National Science, Technology and
Innovation Policy Office, Thailand
Mr. Bart Verspagen, Director, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on
Innovation and Technology, Netherlands
Mr. Ilari Lindy, Senior Information and Communications Policy Specialist, World Bank,
United States
Mr. Radmil Polenakovikj, Professor, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Mr. Anna Kingiri, Secretary General, African Network for Economics of Learning,
Innovation and Competence-building Systems Secretariat, and Director of Research,
African Centre for Technology Studies, Kenya
Ms. Gabriela Dutrénit, Board Member, The Global Network for the Economics of
Learning, Innovation, and Competence-building Systems and General Coordinator, Foro
Consultivo Científico y Tecnológico, Mexico
Ms. Lena Tsipouri, Professor, University of Athens, Greece
Mr. Xiaolan Fu, Director, Technology and Management for Development Centre,
University of Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Dominique Foray, Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne,
Switzerland
Mr. Pedro Mendi, Professor, University of Navarra, Spain
Mr. José Luis Solleiro, Senior Researcher, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
Mexico
Ms. Roberta Rabellotti, Professor, University of Pavia, Italy
Mr. K.J. Joseph, Professor, Centre for Development Studies, India
Mr. Anthony Black, Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Mr. Apollo Owour, Director of Agriculture and Corporate Affairs, Kenya Horticultural
Exporters LTD, Kenya
Mr. Reshan Dewapura, Chief Executive Officer, Information and Communication
Technology Agency, Sri Lanka
Ms. Lauren Franzel, Senior Specialist, Market Shaping Team, GAVI Alliance, Switzerland
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