Dr. Alvaro Bermejo joined the International HIV/AIDS Alliance as executive director in January 2004. Previously, he was director of the Health and Care Department at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Alliance is a unique alliance of national civil society organizations dedicated to ending AIDS through community action.

Alvin Mosioma is chair of the Financial Transparency Coalition and executive director of Tax Justice Network Africa.

Alys Francis is a freelance journalist covering development and other news in South Asia for international media outlets. Based in India, she travels widely around the region and has covered major events, including national elections in India and Nepal. She is interested in how technology is aiding development and rapidly altering societies.

Alyse Nelson is president and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership and has worked for the organization for 18 years. Previously, Alyse served as deputy director of the U.S. State Department’s Vital Voices Global Democracy Initiative and worked with the U.S. president’s Interagency Council on Women at the White House. Alyse is the author of the best-selling book, “Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World,” and has been featured in various international and national media.

Alyse Nelson is the co-founder, president & CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership. Nelson has worked for the organization for more than 22 years, serving as vice president and senior director of programs before assuming her current role in 2009. Under her leadership, Vital Voices has expanded its reach to serve over 20,000 women leaders across 184 countries and territories.

Alyssa Ross is a program specialist with the International Migration Initiative at the Open Society Foundations.

Amadée Mudie-Mantz is a policy adviser with the Munich Security Conference in Berlin. She is responsible for the program areas of Human Security and Sustainability, with a particular focus on food security, climate security, as well as Women, Peace, and Security. Furthermore, she co-coordinates the MSC Food Security Task Force and the MSC Women Parliamentarians Program.

Amadou Boly is special assistant to the chief economist and vice president of the African Development Bank. He previously worked as a research fellow at UNU-WIDER and as industrial development officer at UNIDO. He is a resource person for the African Economic Research Consortium and was an associate editor of the African Development Review.

Amadou Hott is a former minister of economy, planning and cooperation for Senegal and the special envoy of the president of the African Development Bank for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa. His deep understanding of the continent’s potential and financing needs, coupled with his active participation in global financial reform discussions, makes him a transformative leader to drive sustainable prosperity in a more inclusive, integrated, and resilient Africa.

Amadou Sy is director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution and a member of the editorial board of the Global Credit Review. He was previously deputy division chief at the International Monetary Fund. He focuses on banking, capital markets, and macroeconomics in Africa and emerging markets.