Paris, 6-7 June Who's who Yassmin Abdel-Magied Mechanical engineer, Social advocate, Writer, Petrol Head, 2015 Queensland Young Australian of the Year . Ms. Abdel-Magied is a mechanical engineer, social advocate, writer and 'petrol head'. Debut author at 24 with the coming-of-age-memoir, Yassmin¶s Story, the 2015 Queensland Young Australian of the Year advocates for the empowerment of youth, women and those from racially, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Ms. Abdel-Magied is passionate about making 'diversity' the norm. At age 16, she founded Youth Without Borders, an organisation that empowers young people to realise their full potential through collaborative, community based programs. She was named one of Australia¶s most influential engineers by Engineers Australia, and has been recognised for her work in diversity by the United Kingdom¶s Institute of Mechanical Engineers. The youngest woman named in Australia¶s 100 Women of Influence by the Australian Financial Review in 2012, Ms. Abdel-Magied was the Young Muslim of the Year in 2007 and Muslim Youth of the Year in 2015. A sought-after advisor for federal governments and international bodies, she currently sits on the Boards of ChildFund, The Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) and the domestic violence prevention organisation, OurWatch. She is the Gender Ambassador for the Inter-American Development Bank and has represented Australia through multiple diplomatic programs across the globe. You can also find Ms. Abdel-Magied presenting on TV, currently hosting ABC's weekly show, Australia Wide. She is a regular on Q&A, The Drum, The Project, and internationally on the BBC. On radio, she is a regular on Triple J's Hack, Radio National, and moonlights as a casual broadcaster on ABC Local. She is the host of the motorsport podcast Motor Mouth, and is the host for the groundbreaking documentary The Truth About Racism, due for release in March 2017. Ms. Abdel-Magied's TED talk, What does my headscarf mean to you, has over 1.5 million views. Who's who Roxane Adle Aiguier Gender Equality Director Orange Roxane has over 25 years of experience in the Telecommunication industry and consulting. She has a solid reputation and an established track record for managing large scale international outsourcing; E-Gov. contracts, programs and customer strategic transformations; and achieving significant financial performance while maintaining the highest degree of customer satisfaction. She developed her leadership and innovation skills through various other positions such as contract presales, sales, project management, and digital programs where she was responsible for the launch of the French government¶s portal activities in a challenging technical environment. Roxane is currently the Director for Gender Equality at Orange Group where she uses her international and technical background and experience to help Orange divisions (France and abroad) implement Orange Group¶s gender equality strategy in an environment that conforms with the culture, regulations, and the expectations of stakeholders. Roxane has a PHD in computer science and currently lives in Paris with her husband and two children. Who's who Chak-Hee Ahn Director of Global Affairs JoongAng Ilbo, Korea Ahn is a journalist with more than 20 years of experience in TV news reporting and anchoring, credited with having launched Korea¶s first English-language TV news program in 1995. She has extensive experience in copy and video editing, program production, and management of news teams. She now oversees all global affairs projects and communications for the JoongAng Ilbo, the flagship newspaper of the JoongAng media group. Who's who Yann Algan Dean, School of Public Affairs Sciences Po, France Yann Algan is the Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Professor of Economics at Sciences Po. His research focuses on Digital Economy and Public Action 3.0. He also specializes on social capital and well-being in relation to individual outcomes and economic behavior, with particular attention to the role of education, culture, and institutions. His work incorporates methods from psychology, sociology, and economics, including randomized evaluations of public policies. He is a member of the Conseil d'Analyse Economique and of the OECD High Level Expert Group on Well-Being. His awards include the Best French Young Economist (2009), and his books on trust and French society have been awarded Best French Economics Book and French Essay (2009) and Best French Economics Book, Prix Lycéen (2013). In 2010 he was awarded an ERC Starting Grant for his project ³Trust´In 2015, he received a second ERC grant, a consolidator one, for the project ³Sowell´on Social Preferences, Well-Being, and Policy´ He is senior editor of the review Economic Policy. Who's who Rolf Alter Director, Public Governance OECD Mr. Rolf Alter is Director for Public Governance and Territorial Development of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. He leads a team of 230 staff to support governments in improving their public sector performance for inclusive growth and the competitiveness of their economies. Key areas include institutional reform, innovation, transparency and integrity in the public sector, results-oriented budgeting, regulatory reform, and the economics of regions and cities. Under his leadership, the Directorate pursues a programme of co-operation with a wide range of non- member countries and is engaged with international institutions to advance the research on empirical evidence and good policy practices of public sector economics and governance. Previously, Mr. Alter was Chief of Staff of OECD Secretary-General Mr. Angel Gurría. He joined the OECD in 1991. Throughout his career with OECD he held different positions in the Economics Department, Department of Financial, Fiscal and Enterprise Affairs, and the Office of the Executive Director of the OECD. Prior to joining the OECD, Mr. Alter was an economist in the International Monetary Fund, in Washington D.C. He started his professional career in 1981 in the German Ministry of Economy. He is currently a member of the Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum, and a Member of the Advisory Group of the WEF Risk Report. In 2015, he joined the UN High Level Panel on Water. Mr. Alter holds a doctorate degree from the University of Goettingen, Germany, following post-graduate work in Germany and the United States. Who's who Kim Normann Andersen Professor, Department of Digitalization Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Kim Normann Andersen is Professor at Department of Digitalization and Study Program Director for the IT study programs at Copenhagen Business School. His research focuses on uptake and impacts on new technologies. He is currently engaged in research on uptake of the second machine age technologies and how to cope with the challenges they bring to management and the nature of work. Who's who Magdalena Andersson Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance Magdalena Andersson is a Swedish economist who has been Minister for Finance in the Swedish Government since 2014. Who's who Ken Ash Director, Trade and Agriculture OECD Ken Ash, a Canadian national, was a Deputy Director at the OECD from 1999 before becoming Director for Trade and Agriculture in 2009. He played a leading role in the successful merger of the Trade and Agriculture directorates in 2006, to reinvigorate the key policy contributions of the OECD in both areas. Mr. Ash has effectively led the development, dissemination and communication of evidence-based policy to Ministers, senior officials and major stakeholders to identify pragmatic and concrete policy actions that governments could take to achieve common domestic goals, while avoiding trade conflicts. He has brought forward a widespread and deeper understanding of the benefits of further domestic and trade policy reform. Upon joining the OECD Mr. Ash brought with him 20 years of extensive experience from the Government of Canada where he held successively several director-level positions in various branches of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. As Director General, Economic and Policy Analysis, Policy Branch, from 1995-1999, he provided strategic policy guidance to government on key trade policy issues during GATT/WTO negotiations; in the implementation of the URAA; and in the formulation of a government-wide Programme Review that resulted in major policy and organizational reforms. Mr. Ash holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and an MBA (International Business and Resource Management), Memorial University, Canada. Who's who Ali Aslan TV Presenter & Journalist, Germany Ali Aslan is an international TV presenter and journalist who has worked for global news networks such as CNN, ABC News and Channel News Asia. He has hosted the internationally acclaimed talk show ³Quadriga³on Deutsche Welle TV and is a frequent moderator of major conferences across the globe. Aslan holds an M.A. in Journalism and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University. He received his B.A. in International Politics from Georgetown University. Who's who Christian Geisler Asmussen Professor of Strategy and International Business Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Who's who Francesco Avvisati Analyst, Early Childhood and Schools, Directorate for Education and Skills OECD Francesco Avvisati studied economics in Pisa and at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, and holds a PhD from the Paris School of Economics. His doctoral research analysed a large randomised trial to identify the benefits of parental engagement in schools for middle-school students. He joined the OECD in 2010 to work on innovation in education and, since 2003, on PISA. He is the main author of the report on the PISA 2012 innovative assessment of problem solving, and of the recent report ³Students, Computers and Learning: Making the Connection´ Who's who Suso Baleato Secretary CSISAC Suso Baleato (PhD Political Science, Informatics) is specialised in the application of computational methods to support scientific inquiry and policy analysis.