Simon P. Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) in the Circular Economy Solutions Unit (KTR). He has a basic degree in Bachelor of Applied Science in Physics and Geology, and a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from the JKMRC University of Queensland. With 18 years of work experience in the Australian mining industry in research and development, 12 months at Ausenco in the private sector, and 3 years in Belgium at the University of Liege researching Circular Economy and industrial recycling, Simon has a wealth of knowledge in the field. In Finland, he has worked at GTK in the Minerals Intelligence in the MTR unit before joining the KTR. Simon's main focus is on developing mineral processing and geometallurgy. His long-term objectives include transforming the Circular Economy into a more practical system for the industrial ecosystem to navigate the twin challenges of the scarcity of technology minerals and the transition away from fossil fuels.
Mara Zhanet Michelo is is the Founder & CEO at Jacaranda Hub, an organization that aims at developing young people through the provision of collective services, infrastructure and specialized tools and equipment for common use among the young and aspiring MSMEs with growth potential.
She is a social entrepreneur, business development and project management professional with 15 years professional experience.
She is also the administrator at Payment Association of Zambia, the association serves as a joint industry platform from which members who are mainly Digital Finance Service providers are able tocollaborate in dealing with various issues of mutual interest including payment systems policy formulation, innovations and the conduct of public/private dialog.
Il exerce la profession d’expert-comptable et de commissaire aux comptes depuis une trentaine d’années en France et en Afrique. Il est Associé-Gérant du Cabinet CDM-CONSULTANTS, - Il est depuis 2009, Président de la Commission de Normalisation Comptable de l’OHADA (CNC-OHADA), l’Autorité des Normes Comptables de l’OHADA (Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires). L’OHADA compte 17 Etats parties de l’Afrique subsaharienne (15 francophones, 1 lusophone et hispanophone). Il a entamé en 2013, sur financement de la Banque Mondiale, le processus de relecture de l’Acte Uniforme portant organisation et harmonisation des comptabilités des entreprises dans le but d’améliorer le droit comptable OHADA et le Système Comptable OHADA, - Il est Maître de conférences-associé à l’IUT2 II de Grenoble où il enseigne la comptabilité, l’audit et le commissariat aux comptes, - Il est membre du jury final du diplôme d’expertise comptable (DEC) au Ministère de l’Education Nationale à Paris (France), - Il est Expert-comptable Agréé CEMAC (Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale, - Il a, en sa qualité de Président de l’Ordre des Experts-Comptables et Comptables Agréés du Bénin (2006-2012), réussi en novembre 2011, l’adhésion de l’Ordre des Experts-Comptables et comptables Agréés du Bénin (OECCA-BENIN) à l’IFAC en qualité de membre-associé, - Il est membre du Conseil d’Administration de la FIDEF (Fédération Internationale des Experts-Comptables Francophones), - Il est le coordonnateur et l’initiateur de la délocalisation à Cotonou (Bénin) à l’Ecole Supérieure d’Expertise Comptable (ESEC), du Centre de Préparation à l’Expertise Comptable (CPEC) de l’IUT2 de Grenoble (France) qui a permis d’accroître sensiblement le nombre de comptables professionnels qualifiés et le nombre d’experts-comptables diplômés du cursus français au Bénin, dans le but d’améliorer la qualité de l’information financière, - Il a présidé pendant 2 ans (2007-2009) l’Association des Ordres professionnels en Afrique de l’Ouest (Association of African Bodies in West Africa-ABWA) après l’avoir vice-présidée pendant 4 ans. L’ABWA compte 15 pays membres : 5 anglophones, 9 francophones et 1 lusophone.
Dr. Kunio Mikuriya has been Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) since 1 January 2009. He provides leadership and executive management for the global Customs community’s priorities, including developing global Customs instruments, standards and tools; securing and facilitating global trade; protecting taxable amounts through optimal revenue collection; building Customs-business partnerships; and delivering capacity building in support of Customs reform and modernization.
Prior to joining the WCO, he worked for Japan's Ministry of Finance for 25 years. During his career with the Ministry, Dr. Mikuriya occupied a variety of senior posts, which have given him broad experience and knowledge in Customs, trade, development, budget, and financial policies. He served as Director of Enforcement where he led efforts to fight illicit trade, then as Director of Research and International Affairs, paving the way for the conclusion of Japan’s first regional trade agreement, and then as a Counsellor in the Tariff and Customs Bureau. He also served as Director of Salaries and Allowances to coordinate remuneration levels for the entire government workforce, and as the Budget Controller for Foreign Affairs, Official Aid, International Trade and Industry, in the Budget Bureau. In addition, he spent time as a Counsellor at the Japanese Mission to the WTO in Geneva and participated in the GATT Uruguay Round trade negotiations.
Dr. Mikuriya has a degree in law from the University of Tokyo (Japan) and a PhD in international relations from the University of Kent (United Kingdom).
Andrew Millington is a Senior Lecturer in Motion Picture Arts and Head of the new Department of Creative and Performing Arts at University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados.
He is an independent filmmaker and an educator. In 2020 with the establishment of the new Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, he served as Deputy Dean at the Faculty’s inception.
Andrew holds an MA in Mass Communication and an MFA in Film from Howard University in Washington, DC.
The CEO founded Clarity AI in 2017. She is a serial entrepreneur and is an engineer by training who has worked in that discipline at German Aerospace Agency, Siemens, and IBM. She has also worked as Global Head of Digital Transformation at Santander, in Private Equity at Bain Capital, in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group, and was the founder and CEO of the tech company Blink Booking, which was acquired by Groupon in 2013. She was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and earned her MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.
Nguyen Minh Hang was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Vietnam in October 2023.
Ms. Nguyen Minh Hang started her diplomatic career in 2000 and has held many positions associated with the process of international integration, multilateral diplomacy, and economic diplomacy for development. country.
She has served as Deputy Director, Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Minister Counselor, Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore; Deputy Director General, APEC 2017 National Secretariat; Acting Director, then Director, Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, cum Director of the Economic General Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ms. Nguyen Minh Hang holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and a Master's degree in International Relations in the United Kingdom.