JANUARY 23-25, 2010 THUN, SWITZERLAND EURASIA EMERGING MARKETS FORUM Participants’ Proles The Emerging Markets Forum was created by the Centennial Group as a not-for-prot initiative to bring together high-level government and corporate leaders from around the world to engage in dialogue on the key economic, nancial and social issues facing emerging market countries (EMCs). The Forum is focused on some 70 emerging market economies in East and South Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and Africa that share prospects of superior economic performance, already have or seek to create a conducive business environment and are of near-term interest to private investors, both domestic and international. We expect our current list of EMCs to evolve over time, as countries’ policies and prospects change. Further details on the Forum and its meetings may be seen on our website at http://www.emergingmarketsforum.org Emerging The Watergate Oce Building, 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 201 Markets Forum Washington, DC 20037, USA. Tel:(1) 202 393 6663 Fax: (1) 202 393 6556 A nonprofit initiative of the Centennial Group Email: [email protected] Bringing people together to accelerate growth and well-being in emerging markets Masood Ahmed Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) PARTICIPANTS Masood Ahmed has been Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department since November 1, 2008. He obtained his graduate and post-graduate degrees in Economics from the London School of Economics, where he also served on the eco- nomics faculty. He is a national of Pakistan. Before taking up this position, Mr. Ahmed was the Director of the External Relations Department in the IMF since May 1, 2006. Between 2003-06, Mr. Ahmed served as Director General for Policy and International Development at the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID). Between 2000-03, Mr. Ahmed was Deputy Director in the IMF’s Policy Development and Review Department. In this role, he served as the senior staff focal point for taking forward the IMF’s policy work in support of low income member countries and its relationship with the World Bank and other development agencies. Between 1979 and 2000, Mr. Ahmed held a number of positions in the World Bank. He worked for about 10 years on programs and projects in a variety of countries and, for a further 10 years, on international economic policy re- lating to debt, aid effectiveness, trade and commodities, and global economic prospects. As Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Mr. Ahmed was the senior World Bank manager responsible for the development and operationali- sation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper approach as well as the HIPC Debt Initiative. He also served concurrently for a year as Acting Vice President for Private Sector Development and Infrastructure. 1 Aleksi Aleksishvili Partner, Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG) Georgia EDUCATION: August 2002 – May 2004 Duke University, Durham NC, USA Master of Arts Program in International Development Policy Major in Public Finances and Management September 1991 –May 1996 Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia Department of Economics PARTICIPANTS Major: International Economic Relations. Graduated cum Laude (Diploma with Honours) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: December 2007 – present Chairman of the Board. Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG). Georgia. February 2008 – present Board Member. Kala Capital (Investment Company). Sept. 2007 – present Board Member. National Bank of Georgia June 2005 – September 2007 Minister of Finance of Georgia April 2005 – June 2006 Chairman. UN Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) December 2004 – June 2005 Minister of Economic Development of Georgia July 2004 – December 2004 First Deputy Minister of Finance. Georgia’s Ministry of Finance General Coordination and Management of the Ministry. April 2001 – June 2002 Deputy Minister of Finance. Georgia’s Ministry of Finance Supervised activities of five Departments: International Relations, International Investments and Programs, State Debts, Financial and Investment Policy, and Legal Departments. Responsible for co-operation with foreign and international financial organizations. June 1994 – October 2001 President. Association of Young Economists of Georgia Represented Association to the public Decided the policy of the Association January 1999-April 2001 Assistant to the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia. Parliament of Georgia Assisted the chairman in process of decision-making. Co-ordinated staff of Economic Committees of the Parliament. March 1998-January 1999 Senior Specialist. Faction “Citizens’ Union of Georgia”. Parliament of Georgia Contributed to the creation of draft laws about the economic policies and reforms of Georgia Revised current laws to reflect new policies Commented on the international treaties in which Georgia intends to participate July 1996 – January 1999 Lecturer. Tbilisi State Institute of Economic Relations Delivered Lectures in International Economics and Finance May – August, 1995 Economist. “GeorgianTransOil”, Ltd., (Intern) Researched on “Creating Appropriate Environment for Oil Transportation in Georgia” 2 Mehmet Arda Professor of International Relations and Economics, Galatasaray University; Former Head, Commodities Branch, UNCTAD Turkey PARTICIPANTS After a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College, Mehmet received a Ph.D. in Economics, from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1972, on a leave of absence from graduate school, he started his academic career in Turkey, at Ankara University. In 1982, he resigned from his post of Assistant Professor to join the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva as Economic Affairs Officer in the Commodities Division. While at UNCTAD, he managed units working on (i) commodity trade and development, (ii) relationship between global economics and international trade, (iii) environmental policies and trade, (iv) diversification, natural resources and development. In November 2006, he retired from the United Nations as the Head of Commodities Branch, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities. In Geneva, he was also adjunct professor of economics and international relations at Webster University. Upon returning to Turkey in 2007, he was appointed as professor of international relations and economics at Galatasaray University in Istanbul, where he is also the Director of the “Centre for European Studies and Documentation”. He serves on the Executive Board of Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Istanbul and is a frequent advisor to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on international economics and development. Main areas of interest: Economic and political foundations of the international trading system, the process of negotiations, and the multidimensional governance structure of international economics. Dynamics of international trade - nature, content and direction. International markets and modern value chains, the effective participation therein of developing country firms. National and international economic policies on trade, environment and natural resource management. Respective roles and responsibilities of states, international organizations, private sector and civil society in the above areas, and fostering cooperation among them. Structural change and economic diversification in developing countries. 3 Mahmood Ayub Director, Central Asia Region, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) United States Mahmood Ayub is currently serving as the Director for Central Asia with UNDP in New York. Prior to this, he was the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkey during September 2006-April 2009. Mr. Ayub a Pakistani national, obtained his B.A from Manchester University and PhD ( Economics) from Yale University. PARTICIPANTS Prior to moving to UNDP, Mr. Ayub worked for about 30 years with the World Bank in various capacities. He worked in the research and strategy departments of the World Bank as well as in operations, including serving as the World Bank Country Director in Egypt and Resident Representative in Bolivia. Mr. Ayub’s research interest is in macroeconomic policy, private sector development, trade and capacity development. He has published widely on economic development issues. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Farsi, Urdu and Pashto ( mother tongue). 4 Levon Barkhudaryan Chief Advisor, AVAG Solutions; Former Minister of Finance Armenia PARTICIPANTS Levon Barkhudaryan is a Senior Adviser of AVAG Solutions consulting company since 2001(Yerevan, Armenia). The areas of his specialization are fiscal policy, public finance management and governance reforms. Levon Barkhudaryan served as Minister of Finance of Armenia in 1993-1997 and in 1999-2000. He had actively participated in the introduction of the Armenian national currency (dram) and also in the design and implementation of the fiscal policy reforms. In 2001-2007 he was a Chairmen of Board of the Armimpexbank CJSC, and in 2008-2009, – the Board Member of the BTA Bank in Armenia. 5 Michel Camdessus Co-Chairman, Emerging Markets Forum; Governor Emeritus, Banque de France; Former Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) France Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Mr Camdessus is Honorary Governor of Banque de France. He is a member of the Africa Progress Panel, chaired by Mr. Kofi Annan. He was a member of the Commission