This document lists the participants of the third session of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development held in Geneva from 30-31 March 2015. It includes over 150 experts, government representatives, and other participants from over 50 countries and international organizations that attended the meeting.

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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
Third session
Geneva, 30–31 March 2015
List of participants
United Nations TD/B/C.II/MEM.4/INF.3
United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
Distr.: General
19 June 2015
English/French/Spanish only

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Experts
Algeria
Mr. Boudjemia Karim, Director of Studies, Ministry of Industry and Mining, Mohammadia
Ms. Wafa Ameuri, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Angola
M. André Teka Kitoko, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Argentina
Sr. Matias Leonardo Ninkov, Tercer Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Australia
Mr. Dmitry Grozoubinski, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission to the World Trade
Organization, Geneva
Bahamas
Ms. Rhoda M. Jackson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent
Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Bangladesh
Mr. Md-Mamunur Rahman, Deputy General Manager, Small and Medium Enterprise
Foundation, Ministry of Industries, Dhaka
Belarus
Mr. Aleksandr Tselyuk, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Brazil
Ms. Clarissa Forecchi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the World Trade
Organization, Geneva
China
Mr. Yaohua Sun, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Qingjun Xu, Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva
Côte d’Ivoire
M. N’Vadro Bamba, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Cuba
Sra. Anabel Pérez Rojas, Segunda Secretaria, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Sr. Carlos Fidel Martín Rodríguez, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mme Thérèse Tshibola-Tshia-Kadiebue, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
M. Guilaume Ligongo Maliba, Coordonnateur du guichet unique, Ministère de l’économie
et commerce, Kinshasa
M. Mukanga Loma Djesa, Directeur, Chef de service, Ministère de l’économie et
commerce, Kinshasa
M. Marcelin Minaku Mangholo, Directeur de cabinet adjoint, Ministère de l’économie et
commerce, Kinshasa
Dominican Republic
Mr. José Checo, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Director, Ministry of Industry and
Trade, Santo Domingo
Mr. Roberto Roldan Boyrie, Intern, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva

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Ecuador
Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Troya, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ethiopia
Mr. Solomon Mamo Basha, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Finland
Mr. Mika Roberto, Senior Economic Adviser, Department for Development Policy,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki
Gambia
Ms. Ndey Naffie Ceesay, Acting Director of Industry and Investment, Ministry of Trade,
Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Banjul
Georgia
Mr. Temuri Pipia, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ghana
M. Eric Kwame Mante-Bediako, Ministre, Mission permanente, Genève
Guatemala
Sr. Roberto Mayén, Director, Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Guatemala, Ciudad de
Guatemala
Haiti
M. Henry-Claude Fleury, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
India
Mr. Anil Kumar Rai, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Kazakhstan
Mr. Gaziz Seitzhanov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Libya
Mr. Emhemed Elderwish, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Madagascar
Mr. Julien Rakotomalala, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Fabrice Raharijaona, Director of Regional Coordination, Ministry of Industry and
Private Sector Development, Antananarivo
Mexico
Sr. Miguel Ángel Padilla Acosta, Ministro, Asuntos Económicos, Misión Permanente,
Ginebra
Sra. Vanessa Constantino, Asistenta, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Montenegro
Ms. Zorica Maric, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the
World Trade Organization, Geneva
Mozambique
Ms. Olga Munguambe, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Nigeria
Mr. Martin Eze, Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

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Oman
Mr. Al Rahbi Idrees, Director of Studies and Planning Department, The Research Council,
Muscat
Mr. Abdullah Al Mahruki, Director of Innovation, The Research Council, Muscat
Mr. Khamis Al Yahyaee, Head of Economics and Finance Department, Associate Professor
of Finance, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat
Mr. Mohamed Al Mardhoof Al Saadi, First Secretary, Commercial Affairs, Permanent
Mission, Geneva
Panama
Ms. Lourdes Navarro De Becerra, President, Empretec Panama, Panama City
Ms. Ada Margarita Romero, Minister of the Authority for Micro, Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises, Panama City
Mrs. Lorena Rodriguez, Director, International Affairs, Authority for Micro, Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises
Philippines
Ms. Cecilia Rebong, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Raphael Hermoso, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Marivil Valles, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Abdullah Ali H Al Marwani, Assistant Deputy Minister for Planning Affairs, Ministry
of Economy and Planning, Riyadh
Mr. Saleh Al Otaibi, International Trade Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Senegal
Mme Diane Gueye Fatou, Conseiller technique, Ministère de l’économie, des finances et du
plan, Dakar
Switzerland
Mr. Alain Bühlmann, Programme Manager, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Bern
Mr. Kevin Kalomeni, Trainee, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva
Thailand
Ms. Piyaporn Putanapan, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Suzanne Roset, Analyst, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Merlana Henry, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Turkey
Mr. Kaban Kasim, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva
Uganda
Mr. Charles Ocici, Empretec Director, Enterprise Uganda, Kampala
Ukraine
Ms. Kateryna Sobko-Nesteruk, Third Secretary, Permanent mission, Geneva
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Rita Al Sayah, Coordinator, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva

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United Republic of Tanzania
Ms. Neema Manongi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Edward Mathew Sungula, Director of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Industry and
Trade, Dar es Salaam
Uruguay
Sra. Luciana Nader, Segunda Secretaria, Misión Permanente ante la Organización Mundial
del Comercio, Ginebra
Zimbabwe
Ms. Julia Mapungwana, Trade Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Intergovernmental organizations
Common Fund for Commodities
Mr. Axel Gruber, Chief Operations Officer, Amsterdam
Mr. Andrey Kuleshov, Development and Policy Advisor, Amsterdam
Commonwealth Secretariat
Ms. Katherine Ellis, Director, Youth Affairs Division, London
Mr. Abhik Sen, Head of Policy and Research, Youth Affairs Division, London
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Mr. Andrew Munap, Intern, Geneva
Organisation internationale de la francophonie
Mme Sakinatou Balde, Spécialiste de programme, Paris
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
Mr. Ricardo James, Chargé d’affaires, Geneva
United Nations organs, bodies and programmes
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Mr. Nanno Mulder, Chief, Santiago
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Mr. Khaled Hussein, Economic Advisor, Beirut
International Trade Centre
Mr. Marcos Vaena, Chief, Enterprise Competitiveness Section, Geneva
M. David Cordobes, Programme Manager, Youth and Trade Initiative, Geneva
Ms. Madhubashini Fernando, Consultant, Youth and Trade Initiative, Geneva
Mr. Valeriu Stoian, Associate Programme Officer, Geneva
United Nations Development Programme
Mr. Joern Rieken, Team Leader, Aid for Trade, Sustainable Development Team, Regional
Bureau for Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States, Istanbul, Turkey
World Food Programme
Mr. Alessio Manes, Inter-agency Affairs, Rome

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Specialized agencies and related organizations
International Labour Organization
Mr. Merten Sievers, Global Coordinator and Specialist, Enterprises Development, Geneva
International Telecommunication Union
Ms. Dimitrina Todorova, Junior Programme Officer, Geneva
Non-governmental organizations
General category
International Network for Standardization of Higher Education Degrees
Mr. Francois Ullmann, President, Divonne, France
Panellists
Mr. José Checo, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Director, Ministry of Industry and
Trade, Santo Domingo
Mr. Charles Ocici, Empretec Director, Enterprise Uganda, Kampala
Ms. Ada Margarita Romero, Minister of the Authority for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises, Panama City
Mr. Edward Mathew Sungula, Director of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Industry and
Trade, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Mr. Merten Sievers, Global Coordinator and Specialist, Enterprises Development,
International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Ms. Alexandra Boëthius, Co-founder, Impact Hub Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Niels Bosma, Board Member, Global Entrepreneurship Research Association, Utrecht,
Netherlands
Ms. Melissa Burton, Managing Director, Goody Good Stuff, London
Mr. Mario Cerutti, Green Coffee and Corporate Relations Manager, Lavazza, Turin, Italy
Mr. Nigel Culkin, President, Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Andrew Devenport, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Business International, London
Mr. Fernando Dolabela, Founder and Director, Starta, Entrepreneurship Education
Company, Brazil
Ms. Paola Garrone, Professor, Politecnico, Milan, Italy
Ms. Lisiane Harten, Manager, Inclusive Business Action Network, German Society for
International Cooperation
Ms. Lina Khalifeh, Founder, SheFighter, Amman
Mr. Charles Tumaini Marijani Mchome, Liaison, Business Linkage Programme, Tanga
Fresh Ltd, Tanga, United Republic of Tanzania
Mr. Jeeban Panthi, Research Coordinator, The Small Earth Nepal, Kathmandu
Mr. Reuben Saxon, Network Expansion Lead, United States of American and Europe,
Youth Business International, London
Ms. Slavica (Vjekoslava) Singer, Professor emeritus, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek,
Croatia
Ms. Friederike Soezen, Policy Adviser, Department of Educational Policy, Federal
Economic Chamber, Vienna
Mr. Boleslaw Stawicki, Interim Programme Manager, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund,
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Nairobi
Mr. Ron Van Den Akker, Innovations Manager, Child and Youth Finance International,
Amsterdam