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Domingo Cavallo Former Economy Minister and Central Bank President
Argentina
Joaquin Cottani Former Economy Secretary
Brazil Economics
Alexandre Schwartsman Former Central Bank Deputy Governor
Brazil Economics
Cristina Pinotti Former Chief Economist, DIVESP
Brazil Politics
Murillo de Aragão Founder, Political Consultancy Arko Advice
Brazil Politics
Cristiano Noronha Partner, Political Consultancy Arko Advice
Caucasus / Central Asia
Ivan Tchakarov Former Investment Bank Chief Economist
Central America
Felix Delgado Former General Manager, Central Bank
Central America
Fernando Naranjo Former Finance Minister
Chile
Andrés Velasco Former Finance Minister
Chile
Igal Magendzo Former Manager of Macro Analysis, Central Bank
Chile
Robert Funk Former President, Political Science Association
China
FAN Gang Board Member, People's Bank of China
China Advisory
Andrew Collier Former President, Bank of China International USA
China Financial
Michael Pettis Former Professor of Finance, Peking University
CIS Politics
Alexei Panin Co-Managing Director, Urus Advisory
CIS Politics
Alex Teddy Co-Managing Director, Urus Advisory
Colombia
Andrés Escobar Arango Former Deputy Finance Minister
Colombia
Mauricio Santa Maria Former President of ANIF, Planning Minister
Dominican Republic
Magdalena Lizardo Former Adviser, Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development
Ecuador
Magdalena Barreiro Former Finance Minister
Gulf Countries
Justin Alexander Former Economic Advisor, Qatar Finance Ministry
Hungary
Istvan Racz Former Director, Central Bank
India
Susan Thomas Council on Financial Sector Competitiveness, Ministry of Finance
Indonesia
Cyrillus Harinowo Former Director Central Bank
Israel
Sani Ziv UN Economic Consultant
Jamaica / Bahamas
Keith Collister Former Advisor, National Planning Summit
Kazakhstan
Evgeny Gavrilenkov Former Investment Bank Chief Economist
Mexico
Mauricio González Former Director of Economic Policy, Finance Ministry
Mexico
Guillermo Valdés Former Director, Center of Investigation & National Security
Mexico
Francisco González Economic Consultant, GEA Grupo de Economistas
Mexico
Francisco González Economic Consultant, GEA Grupo de Economistas
Nigeria
Kingsley Moghalu Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank
Panama
Marco Fernandez Former Economic Advisor, Ministry of Planning
Peru
Alfredo Thorne Former Minister of Economy and Finance
Poland
Jan Hagemejer Central Bank Division Chief
Poland
Artur Radziwill Former Deputy Finance Minister
Philippines
Diwa Guinigundo Former Central Bank Deputy Governor
Russia Economics
Evgeny Gavrilenkov Former Investment Bank Chief Economist
South Africa
Iraj Abedian Former Member, President’s Panel of Economic Advisors
Turkey
Murat Ucer Former Advisor, Economy Ministry and Central Bank
Turkey
Atilla Yesilada Former Director, Egebank Global Research
Ukraine
Dmytro Boyarchuk Executive Director, CASE-Ukraine
Ukraine
Vladimir Dubrovskiy Former Advisor, State Property Fund
Venezuela
Ruth Krivoy Former Central Bank President
Venezuela
Tamara Herrera Former Advisor, Banking Industry Association
Mexico
Mariano Ruiz-Funes Former Director of Financial Policy, Ministry of Finance
Czechia
Artur Radziwill Former Deputy Finance Minister
Czechia
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