Mandy joined Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2014. She ensures that PRI's investor and service provider signatories can demonstrate their commitment to PRI principles through reporting and disclosure, overseeing the largest global data set on investor responsible investment activity. She also liaises with global reporting and standard-setting bodies. Prior to joining the PRI, Mandy was Associate Director at Maplecroft, leading geographical and sector research projects and advising corporate clients on sustainability and corporate responsibility issues. She previously led the Europe and CIS country analysis team at business intelligence provider IHS Global Insight, and conducted economic forecasting.

Olivia F. Kirtley, CPA, CGMA, is President of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), which leads the global accounting profession, representing over 175 member bodies in 130 countries.  Olivia is also a non-executive director of two public companies - U.S. Bancorp and Papa John’s International. She began her career with an international accounting firm, followed by over 20 years in executive management with a publicly listed global company. Ms. Kirtley is a former Chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as well as the AICPA Board of Examiners, where she led a complex project to convert the U.S. CPA Examination to a computer-based exam with significant changes to content and structure.  She is a recipient of the AICPA's top honor of the Gold Medal for her significant contributions to the profession and was named as one of the top 100 corporate directors and governance professionals in the U.S. by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Ms. Marit Kitaw, PhD, is the Interim Director of the African Minerals Development Center (AMDC), a specialized agency of the African Union dedicated to implementing the Africa Mining Vision (AMV). She has extensive experience, having served as Chief Technical Advisor on Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development at UNDP Mozambique, Economist leading the Minerals portfolio at UNECA, and in roles at COMESA, AfDB, and the U.S. Institute of World Affairs. As a founding staff member of AMDC, she contributed to the development of key instruments for implementing Africa’s minerals-for-development agenda. Dr. Kitaw currently represents the African Union on the United Nations Secretary-General's Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals (CETM). She is also a member of the 2025 Advisory Board of Mining Indaba. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Nice/Sophia-Antipolis in France and an MBA in Leadership and Sustainability from the University of Cumbria, UK.
 

Mukhisa Kituyi, of Kenya, became UNCTAD's seventh Secretary-General on 1 September 2013. After serving an initial four-year term, he was reappointed by the General Assembly in July 2017 for an additional term that began on 1 September that year. He has an extensive background as an elected official, academic and holder of high government office. Elected to the Parliament of Kenya in 1992 he was twice re-elected. As Minister of Trade and Industry of Kenya (2002 - 2007) Prior to becoming Secretary-General, Dr. Kituyi was Chief Executive of the Kenya Institute of Governance and a Fellow of the Brookings Institution. Dr. Kituyi was among the experts advising the presidents of East African Community (2008 - 2012). He was a consultant for the African Union Commission (2011 - 2012), helping to develop a pan-African charter and roadmap for a comprehensive free trade area. Dr. Kituyi studied political science and international relations at the University of Nairobi and at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, receiving a BA in 1982. He held a Master of Philosophy and a PhD from the University of Bergen, Norway.

Victor Kjaer is Deputy General Director of the Danish Business Authority (DBA), which belongs to the Danish Ministry of Business and Growth. He is responsible for the Division dealing with Business conditions and Regulation, which comprises company law, accounting and accountants, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and other business regulation. The DBA is responsible for implementing the Danish Governments Action Plan for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and acts as a secretariat for the Danish Council for CSR and the CSR Mediation and Grievance Complaints Board. Previously Victor Kjær has among other things been General Director of the Danish Consumer Agency, Deputy General Director of the Danish Telecom Agency, and Director in the Danish Ministry of Business and Growth.

Prof. Andreas Klasen is Director at the lill Institute for Public Value and a Partner at lill Advisory. In addition, he is Honorary Research Associate at the University of Oxford, Honorary Visiting Professor at Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London, and Visiting Professor at the University of St. Gallen. Before, he served as full Professor of International Business at Brunel University of London and Offenburg. Prior to his academic career, he was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Germany, where he served as PwC’s Economics & Policy Leader, and as Co-Head and Managing Director of Germany’s official export credit agency. Furthermore, his career includes roles as Head of Guarantees and Export Finance at Airbus Group (ex EADS), and Vice President of the Berne Union.

Prof. Klasen advises governments, development banks, export-import banks, export credit agencies, and innovation funds on industrial and climate policy, innovation and export strategies, and financing instruments. Clients include the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Dutch Ministry of Finance, Etihad Credit Insurance in the United Arab Emirates, the European Commission, Export Development Canada (EDC), the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, NEXI in Japan, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the United Nations, and the World Bank Group.

His research focuses on public policy and export strategies, public management, as well as export, development and climate finance. He has made significant contributions to academic literature, with publications such as „The Handbook of Global Trade Policy“ and contributions to works including “The Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Management“. He regularly speaks at international conferences and fora such as COP, G7, G20, the EU, the OECD, UN conferences, and the WTO, was invited to give expert evidence to the UK Parliament and have long lasting experience as an economic adviser in WTO disputes. 

Prof. Klasen's research and professional work has been featured, for instance, by the Financial Times, CNBC, Deutsche Welle, Forbes, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Zeit, and Impulse.

He was educated at Leibniz University Hannover, Northumbria University, the University of Wales, and the University of St Andrews, studying law, business, and theology and receiving his doctoral degree in finance.

Daniel Kleinman is the Founder and CEO of Seaworthy Collective. Daniel’s career spanned piloting, testing, and design for marine robotics – from ocean science and exploration at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to naval research at Bluefin Robotics and as a US Navy contractor.

Daniel has been recognized as the youngest Laureate of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Prize for Innovative Philanthropy, a 30 Under 30 by the University of Miami, a Future Climate Leader by the Aspen Institute, and a TEDxBoston Planetary Stewardship speaker.

Daniel has a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, a Master’s in Exploration Science from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and a design and systems thinking background from Stanford University’s school as a University Innovation Fellow.

Ines is highly impact driven and has a deep passion for innovation. She currently works as Innovation and Hackathon Lead at the World Economic Forum for the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation. There she leads the efforts to foster innovation and collaboration amongst all stakeholders involved in international trade and cross-border movement of goods.

In this role she organises hackathons and innovation events that aims at bridging the gap between long existing bottlenecks in international trade and innovative solutions and technologies.

Ines is a firm believer in the power of technology to drive positive change and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to solve complex issues. She is known for her strategic thinking, creative problem-solving skills, and ability to bring people together to achieve a common goal.

Christian Knebel is an Economic Affairs Officer at United Nations Conference for Trade and Development. He manages technical cooperation projects and provides advisory services on trade policy and negotiation strategy. 

He leads UNCTAD’s support programme to the African Union on the implementation of the AfCFTA Non-Tariff Barriers mechanism. Specializing on research regarding non-tariff measures and regulatory cooperation, he has drafted reports on the AfCFTA, ECOWAS, SADC, ASEAN and MERCOSUR. 

He was a visiting lecturer at the World Trade Institute. Previously, he worked at the International Trade Centre where he conducted and analyzed private sector surveys on obstacles to trade in various countries. 

He studied International Economics at the University of Tübingen, Germany, and in Buenos Aires, Argentina.