List of Participants

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

High Level Dignitaries and Speakers

Mr. Mounir Tabet Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia H.E. Ms. Bahia Al-Hariri Member of Parliament, Representative of H.E. Saad El-Din Al-Hariri, Prime Minister The Republic of Lebanon H.E. Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade & Development Co-chair, UNSDG Strategic Financing Results Group H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Maait Minister of Finance The Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Mr. Ali Hassan Khalil Minister of Finance The Republic of Lebanon H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin Senior Vice President The World Bank Group Honorable Mr. Ahmad Said Khalil Vice President of the Court of Cassation, Representative of the Governor of the Central Bank, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Authority, The Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Amb. Mohamed Edrees Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations in New York, Chairperson of the G77 & China Mr. Jan Kregel Director of Research & Head of the Monetary Policy and Financial Structure Program, The Levy Economics Institute Rapporteur of the President of the UNGA Commission on the Reform of the International Financial System Mr. Stefan Brunnhuber Fellow, World Academy of Arts & Sciences Member of the Club of Rome

Ms. Naoko Ueda Deputy Director, Development Center Organisation for Economic Development & Cooperation Mr. Christopher Clague Managing Editor and Global Editorial Lead Trade and Globalization, The Economist Intelligence Unit H.E. Ms. Dima Jamali Member of Parliament President of the Global Compact Network Lebanon Mr. Amr Nour Director, United Nations Regional Commissions New York Office Mr. Stefano Prato Managing Director of the Society for International Development Facilitator of the Civil Society Financing for Development Group Ms. Tove Maria Ryding Policy and Advocacy Manager, Tax Justice, European Network on Debt and Development Ms. Jessy Trad Head of Business News, MTV- Lebanon Ms. Sarah-Jayne Clifton Director, Jubilee Debt Campaign Mr. Ibrahim Abdel Gelil Senior Advisor, Arab Forum for Environment and Development Adjunct Professor, Arabian Gulf University Mr. Nassib Ghobril Chief Economist, Head of Economic Research & Analysis Department, Byblos Bank Group Mr. Samir Hammoud Chairman of the Banking Control Commission of Lebanon Mr. Marwan Barakat Assistant General Manager, Group Chief Economist & Head of Research, Audi Bank Ms. Lamia Moubayed Director, Institut des Finances-Basil Fuleihan, The Republic of Lebanon Ms. Roula Majdalani Acting Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia Mr. Manuel Montes Senior Advisor, Finance & Development, The South Center Ms. Bhumika Muchhala Independent Consultant on Global Economic Governance and Sustainable Development Mr. Ousama Habib Business Editor, The Daily Star

Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah Special Advisor to the Executive Secretary on Special Initiatives, SDGs & the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Amr Farouk Moussa Head of the Technical Office of the Egyptian Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Combatting Unit Mr. Paul Cochrane Financial Journalist, Senior Middle East Correspondent, International News Service Ms. Dina Harake Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network, Lebanon Mr. Enrico Bisogno Chief, Data Development & Dissemination Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Ms. Vanda Felbab-Brown Senior Fellow, Center for 21st Century Security & Intelligence - Foreign Policy Program, The Brookings Institution Ms. Kinda Hattar Regional Advisor, Middle East & North Africa Region, Transparency International Mr. Arkan El-Seblani Project Manager & Chief Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Programme Ms. Zahra Bazzi Program Manager, Arab NGO Network for Development Mr. Richard Murphy Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City, University of London Director, Tax Research United Kingdom Mr. Alex Cobham Chief Executive, Tax Justice Network Visiting Fellow, King’s College London Ms. Manal Abdel Samad Head of VAT Audit & Tax Refund Department, Ministry of Finance, The Republic of Lebanon Lecturer at the American University in Beirut & Université Saint-Joseph Mr. Wolfgang Obenland Program Coordinator, The Global Policy Forum Member of the Reflection Group on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Mr. Oliver Pearce Policy Manager, Tax & Inequalities, Oxfam GB

Delegations People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria H.E. Amb. Merzak Belhimeur Director General, Economic Relations and International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Amb. Ahmad Bouzayan Ambassador, Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Beirut Mr. Samir Bacha Attaché, Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Beirut

Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Amb. Nazih Al-Najjari Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Egypt in Beirut Mr. Omar Aboueich Assistant Foreign Minister for International and Regional Multilateral Economic Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Mohamed Mosleh First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Egypt in Beirut Mr. Wael Hamed Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Egypt in Beirut Mr. Abdallah Zohdi Diplomat, Embassy of the Republic of Egypt in Beirut

Republic of Iraq Mr. Ahmad Jamal First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Beirut Mr. Alaaldin Al Ameri Economist, Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Mr. Hassan Barakat Executive Manager, Research Department, Central Bank of Jordan Mr. Yehya Al Quraan Attaché, Embassy of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Beirut

State of Kuwait Ms. Fatemah Aljeimaz First Social Researcher, Council for Planning and Development Ms. Shorouq Alkhalil Researcher, Ministry of Finance

Republic of Lebanon Mr. Rami Mansour Special Investigation Commission, The Central Bank of Lebanon

Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mr. Moustapha Maouloud Director of the Single Window of Investments, Ministry of Economy and Finance

Kingdom of Morocco Mr. Aziz Alouane Head of Banking Activity Division, Ministry of Economy and Finance

Sultanate of Oman Mr. Khalid Al-Zakwani Specialist, the General Directorate of the Social Sectors of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Planning Council Mr. Wael Bin Moubarak Al-Hashimi Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Beirut

State of Palestine Ms. Laila Sbaih Eghreib Director General of International Relations & Projects, Ministry of Finance

State of Qatar H.E. Amb. Mohamad Hassan Jaber Aljaber Ambassador, Embassy of the State of Qatar in Beirut Mr. Khaled El-Hajeri Minister delegate of the Foreign Minister for Combating Terrorism and Mediation in Dispute Settlement Mr. Nayef El-Qahtani Researcher, The International Cooperation Department

Mr. Salem El-Qahtani Researcher, The Supervising Department, Regular Authority for Charitable Activities Ms. Nadia Al Mohtar Media Office, Embassy of the State of Qatar in Beirut

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ms. Yara Sindi Project Expert, Ministry of Economy and Planning

Republic of Sudan H.E. Amb. Ali Sadek Ali Ambassador, Embassy of the Sudan in Beirut Ms. Omima Saeed Trade Inspector, Ministry of Industry and Trade

Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Eyad Ali Director of Macroeconomic Directorate, Planning and International Cooperation Authority

Republic of Tunisia H.E. Amb. Kareem Boudali Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Beirut Mr. Rida Chhidiya Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Beirut

United Arab Emirates Mr. Hamdan Al Hashimi Chargé D'affaires, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Beirut Mr. Haitham Al Tabsh Economic Researcher, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Beirut

Republic of Yemen Mr. Nabil Al-Tairi Director General of Economic Studies and Prospects Sector, Ministry of Planning and Development

Federative Republic of Brazil Mr. Everaldo Porto Cunha Filho Head of Trade and Investment Section, Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Beirut

People's Republic of China Ms. Nan Sun Second Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Beirut Ms. Jing Li Counselor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Beirut

Malaysia Ms. Mirvat Sibaii Research Officer & Translator, Embassy of Malaysia in Beirut

Republic of the Philippines Mr. Edward Chan Third Secretary and Vice Counsel, Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Beirut

International Organisations and Civil Society Mr. Wissam Fattouh Secretary General, Union of Arab Banks, Lebanon Mr. Khaled Kassar CEO, Corporate Social Responsibility, Lebanon Mr. Seyom Brown Adjunct Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC Ms. Stephanie Tache CEO at CCOM Press, Germany Mr. Dany Haddad Executive Director, BE, Lebanon Ms. Mona Couzi Country Operations Officer, The World Bank Group, Lebanon Ms. Manal Warde Regional Advocacy and Campaigns Manager, Oxfam, Tunisia Ms. Maya El-Tabchy Manager Eternal Engagement, Philip Morris International Management, Switzerland Mr. Bachir Ayoub Policy Lead, Oxfam, Lebanon Mr. Mostafa Abdelkader Ali Tax Inspector, Former Under-Secretary General Tax Authority, Egypt

Mr. Ridha Hamzaoui Tax Manager, Middle East & North Africa International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, Netherlands Mr. Ali Zbeeb Managing Partner, Zbeeb Law & Associates, Lebanon Mr. Ali Awdeh Director of Research Department, Union of Arab Banks, Lebanon Ms. Nadine Hajjar Advisor the Chairman, Chairman Office, Fransabank SAL, Lebanon Mr. Marwan Mikhael Head of Economic and Equity Research, BLOMINVEST, Lebanon Mr. Samir Makdisi Professor of Economics and Former Deputy President, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Ms. Sumru Altug Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, American University Beirut, Lebanon Ms. Leila Dagher Associate Professor of Economics, Director, Institute of Financial Economics, American University Beirut, Lebanon Ms. Layal Mansour Postdoctoral Research Fellow, American University Beirut, Lebanon Mr. Jamil Chaya Assistant Professor, Rafik Hariri University, Lebanon Mr. Walid Marrouch Associate Professor of Economics, Associate Chair of the Department of Economics at Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanon Mr. Assem Beayni Senior Business Editor, Al Iktissad Wal Aamal, Lebanon Mr. Charbel Mahfoud Project Manager, Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), Lebanon Mr. Ragheed Moghrabi Lecturer, Rafik Hariri University, Lebanon Mr. Mohamad El Chami Ministry of Finance, Lebanon Ms. Hasna Frangieh Head of Section - Foreign Affairs Department, Bank du Liban, Lebanon 8

Ms. Helena Hadad Legal Consultant and Expert in Public Finance and International Taxation, Bank Du Liban, Lebanon Ms. Ola Sidani Economic Officer/SDGs Focal Point, Presidency of the Counsel of Minister, Lebanon Ms. Joy Mourani Media and Communication Coordinator, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon Ms. Alya Nokkari Researcher, Union of Arab Chambers, Lebanon Ms. Rola Darwish Director of External Relations, Institut des Finances-Basil Fuleihan, Lebanon Ms. Tonia Salameh Director of Cooperation and Partnerships, Institut des Finances-Basil Fuleihan, Lebanon Mr. Iskandar Boustany Chargé de Mission Recherche et Développement, Institut des Finances-Basil Fuleihan, Lebanon Ms. Amani Itani Operations Coordinator, Global Compact Network, Lebanon Ms. Eppy Kurkjian Project Assistant Intern, Global Compact Network, Lebanon Ms. Abir Chebaro Advisor to the President of the Council of Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Lebanon Mr. Ayman Dandash Programs and Grassroots Manager, Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA), lebanon Mr. Mohammed Yehia Beirut Bureau Chief, Middle East News Agency, Lebanon Mr. Shikrallah Nakhoul Journalist, Info Pro, Lebanon Ms. Farah Kanaan Reporter, The Daily Star, Lebanon Mr. Haidar El Husseini Star Lebanon TV Ms. Ghada Ballout Journalist, Arab Women TV

Mr. Sami Baytamouni Media, LBCI Ms. Vivian Akiki Media, Al Akhbar Mr. Khaled Majzoub Media, Future TV Mr. Ali Assaf Media, Future TV Mr. Mohammad Hamade Media, Future TV Mr. Jamal Al-Khatib Media, Tele Liban Mr. Khalil Hamade Media, Tele Liban Mr. Al Mustafa Al Nassiri Media, Maghreb Press Agency

UNESCWA Mr. Mohamed El Moctar Mohamed El Hacene Director, Economic Development and Integration Division (EDID) Mr. Hisham Taha Economic Advisor and Head of the Financing for Development Unit (FfD), EDID Ms. Angelic Salha Economic Researcher, FfD, EDID Ms. Layal Issa Staff Assistant -Economic Governance and Planning Section (EGPS), EDID Ms. Siham Al Sabeh Administrative Assistant, Office of the Director, EDID Ms. Ghina Al Hajjar Economic Research Assistant, FfD, EDID