World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 Young Global Leaders Participant List Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21-24 January Profile Country Akim Daouda Gabon Chief Investment Officer, Gabonese Sovereign Wealth Fund (FGIS) Chief Investment Officer of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of the Gabonese Republic. The mission of the fund is to transfer wealth across generations by transforming finite resources into sustainable financial assets. Passionate about unlocking value for the region and bridging inequalities; oversees the SWF’s full portfolio of more than 100 investments spanning several sectors. Also articulates the fund investment strategy and provides high-level leadership. Works closely with government leaders and ministries, as well as private sector champions on issues related to economic development, industrial growth and transformation. 2017, joined the “Choiseul 100 Africa” list by Institut Choiseul. Ranked among Young African Business Leaders under the age of 40 who are expected to play a major and transformative role in the continent’s economic development. Alisha Moopen UAE Deputy Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare Alisha is the Executive Director of Aster DM Healthcare which is an integrated healthcare conglomerate of 30 years’ standing which spans 9 countries (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, India, Philippines, and Jordan). Aster provides primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care services, and now has more than 300 facilities. The Group employs more than 20,000 people, of which 2,000 are doctors and some 6,000 are paramedical and nursing staff. Alisha is a Chartered Accountant from the ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland). and worked earlier with Ernst & Young. She has graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with distinction in Finance & Accounting. Alisha’s philosophy in life is ‘Healthiness is Happiness’. She wants to enable quality healthcare across the globe treating people with compassion, precision and excellence. Alsharif Nasser Nasser Jamil Al-Oun Jordan Managing Director, Middle East Scientific Institute for Security Al-Sharif Nasser bin Nasser is the managing director of the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security based in Amman, Jordan. In this position, he focuses on addressing chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) risks across the region. Nasser is also the head of the Middle East Regional Secretariat, the first of eight secretariats to be established globally under the European Union’s Centres of Excellence initiative on CBRN issues.Nasser is also involved with numerous organizations. He served as the chairman of a leading insurance company in Jordan and currently serves as the vice chairman of a public national commission offering support to injured and disabled veterans, as well as the president of a charity that offers therapeutic riding services to children with special needs. Asha De Vos Sri Lanka Founder and Executive Director, Oceanswell Dr. Asha de Vos is a Sri Lankan marine biologist, ocean educator and pioneer of blue whale research within the Northern Indian Ocean. She has degrees from the University of St. Andrews, University of Oxford and the University of Western Australia but escaped academia to establish her own Sri Lankan grown non-profit, Oceanswell - Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organization. Her work has been showcased internationally by the BBC, the New York Times, TED and National Geographic to name a few. Asha is the first and only Sri Lankan to have a PhD in Marine Mammal research, the first Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and first National Geographic Explorer from Sri Lanka, and the first Sri Lankan woman to have her portrait hung at Oxford University. Asha is also a TED Senior fellow, an Ocean Conservation Fellow at the New England Aquarium, a Duke Global Fellow in Marine Conservation, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Ashish Goyal United Kingdom Senior Portfolio Manager, Citadel Investment Group (Europe) Limited Ashish is a Portfolio manager at Pharo Management. His experience as an investor in the international financial markets spans over the last decade. His area of expertise is Global Macro with a specific focus on Asia. Ashish was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2015. The first visually impaired student to have graduated from Wharton business school, he has the distinction of becoming the first Visually impaired trader in the world. He has been honoured with India’s highest civilian award for a disabled individual - the National Award for the empowerment of persons with disabilities by the President of India, and The Josep P Wharton award, selected by his peers, given to one individual who best represents The Wharton Way of Life. In the past few years he has raised funds annually for different charities raising thousands of dollars for causes ranging from education of poor children in India to Blindness Research and International Peace. Profile Country Ayla Majid Pakistan Managing Director, Financial Advisory Services, Khalid Majid Rehman High level M&A, advisory and governance expert in Infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, and public private partnership projects. Working on energy sustainability, climate change, and competitive energy market issues. Sits on many local and global boards including: Chairperson, Government Holdings ($500 million revenue Government of Pakistan oil and gas holding company); Central Power Procurement Authority (Government of Pakistan entity responsible for purchasing the country’s power); Member of the Board and President of Audit Committee, Mari Petroleum Company Limited; Member of the Board of Intellectual Property Rights Organization (Government of Pakistan); Member of the Executive Committee, Board of Investment (Government of Pakistan). Was part of the team that drafted Pakistan’s first “Code of Governance for Public Sector Entities”. Barbara Ann Bernard USA Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Wincrest Capital Ltd Founder & CIO of asset management firm, Wincrest Capital. Named 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by Ernst & Young and the Hedge Fund Journal in 2019 and a Young Global Leader (“YGL”) by the World Economic Forum in 2018. Co-founded Variant Perspectives: Women in Value Investing conference. Her passion for investing goes back to her days of growing up in The Bahamas where she persuaded legendary value investor Sir John Templeton, a fellow Bahamian resident, to take her on board for the first of what would become a series of summer jobs at Templeton, instilling a fundamental value-oriented investment approach to the public markets. Chang Seung-Joon Republic of Chief Executive Officer, Maekyung Media Group Korea He is the young leader of media business who is in charge of the most influential economic daily, Maeil Business Newspaper, and nationwide TV channel, Maeil Broadcasting Network, in Korea. Furthermore, with his keen interest in future technology, he runs one of the most successful start-up accelerators in Korea. Finally, because of his interest in the regional security, he has been serving as a commissioner in the ASEAN Regional Forum EEP (ARF Experts and Eminent Persons). Chido Govera Zimbabwe Founder and Director, The Future of Hope Foundation Social entrepreneur. Founder, The Future of Hope Foundation. Pioneer in the conversion of coffee grounds from cafes into mushrooms. Through the foundation, Chido fulfills her commitment to ending poverty, abuse, self-pity, and victimhood at the grassroots level in Africa through food security. The simplified sustainable mushroom farming method provides food security by converting organic residues into food, motivating people at different levels to take on entrepreneurial opportunities in both the developed and developing parts of the world. Committed to engaging women and girls in socio-economic development and to reach their full potential. Expertise: edible and medicinal mushrooms. Daniel Klier United Kingdom Group General Manager, HSBC Holdings Plc Daniel joined HSBC in August 2013 as Group Head of Strategy in London. In his role, he oversees the development of HSBC’s global strategy, allocation of resources, and the implementation of the Group’s strategic projects. Daniel is also responsible for the innovation strategy of HSBC.Since June 2017, he also leads for the Group’s efforts to become a global leader in Sustainable Finance as Global Head of Sustainable Finance. The shift to a low carbon economy presents material risks and opportunities for financial institutions. Prior to joining HSBC, Daniel was a Partner at McKinsey & Company where he served financial institutions and private equity firms across Europe and Asia. At McKinsey, Daniel was also member of the global operating committee of the firm’s corporate and investment banking practice. Profile Country Daria Kaleniuk Ukraine Executive Director, Anti-Corruption Action Centre Daria is co-founder and executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, a powerful national organization that has shaped Ukraine’s anti-corruption legislation and efforts. Daria’s organization ensured that Ukraine’s newly elected parliament designed strong anti-corruption legislation, including the laws on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the special anti-corruption prosecutor’s office, open property registers and electronic asset declarations. Daria has also founded critical resources to track money laundering and corruption internationally. Emily Kirsch USA Founder