Media pack

• Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Bahrain

Osama AlAlawi, Assistant Undersecretary of Competitiveness & Economic Indicators

• Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC), Botswana
  Letsogile Batsetswe, Experienced Research Consultant
  Christopher M. Diswai, Executive Director

• The Federation of Israli Chambers of Commerce, Israel
  Israela Many, Deputy Managing Director of Economy and Tax
  Liran Avitan, Economist

• Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
  Dr. Hadram Al-Fayes, Policies and Studies Director
  Mira Mango, Deputy Head of the Competitiveness and Business Environment Division

• Department of Strategic Planning – Planning & Statistics Authority, Qatar
  Hissa Alassiry, Project Manager
  Dr. Hasan Mahmoud Omari, Economic Development Expert

• National Competitiveness Center, Saudi Arabia
  H.E. Dr Eiman AlMutairi, CEO of National Competitiveness Center
  Waleed AlRudaian, Vice President
  Salman M. AlTukhaifi, Director of Analytical Department
  Abdulrahman AlGhamdi, Senior Analyst

• Productivity SA, South Africa
  Mothunye Mothiba, CEO
  Dr Leroi Raputsoane, Chief Economist
  Juliet Sebolelo Mashabela, Economist
  Federal Competitiveness & Statistics Centre (FCSC), Dubai, UAE

• Research Department, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Catholic Univerrsity of Argentina, Argentina
  Dr. Carlos Newland, Dean
  Dr Marcelo F. Resico, Senior Economist
  Ariana Barni, Ressearch Assistant

• Fundação Dom Cabral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Brazil
  Carlos Arruda, Professor and Member of FDC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
  Hugo Tadeu, Professor and Director of FDC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
  Miguel F. Costa, Researcher

• Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), Canada
  Alexandra Cutean, Chief Research Officer
  Rosina Hamoni, Research Analyst

• Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economia y Negocios (FEN), Chile
  Dr Enrique Manzur, Vice Dean
  Dr Sergio Olavarrieta, Ph.D Program Director
  Dr Pedro Hidalgo, Department Head

• National Planning Department, Colombia
  Alejandra Botero Barco, General Director, Department of National Planning (DNP)
  Camilo Rivera Pérez, Technical Director, Innovation and Private Sector Development – DNP

• Center for Strategic Studies for Competitiveness, Mexico
  Carlos Maroto Espinosa, General Manager

• Centrum PUCP, Peru
  Percy Marquina, General Director
  Beatrice Avolio, Head of the Graduate Business Department
  Luis Del Carpio, Director of CENTRUM Competitiveness Center
  Victor Fajardo, Researcher of CENTRUM Competitiveness Center

• National Council to Investment Promotion (CONAPRI), Venezuela
  Juan Cabral, Executive Director
  Jennyn Osorio, Manager of Economic Affairs
  Lilian Zambrano, Manager of Legal Affairs

• CEDA – Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Australia
  Jarrod Ball, Chief Economist
  Roxanne Punton, Director, Communications

• China Institute for Development Planning, Tsingua University, China
  Prof. Wang Youqiang, Associate Director of China Institute for Development Planning, Tsinghua University
  Dr. Gong Pu, Research Assistant Professor, China Institute for Development Planning, Tsinghua University
  Ms. Huang Suyuan, Research Assistant, China Institute for Development Planning, Tsinghua University
  Dr. Wang Hongshuai, Postdoctoral fellow, Tsinghua University
  Ms. Zhang Ruijun, PhD Candidate, Tsinghua University
  Mr. Wang Jiancheng, PhD Candidate, Tsinghua University
  Ms. Huang Xiaoyun, Graduate Student, Tsinghua University
  Mr. Ren Wanzhou, Graduate Student, Tsinghua University
  Ms. Zhu Siyao, Graduate Student, Tsinghua University

• Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong SAR
  Alice Tsang, Assistant Principal Economist

• National Productivity Council, India
  Dr. K.P. Sunny, Director & Head (Finance)
  Mr. Rajesh Sund, Director and Head (Economic Services)

• Lembaga Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (LM FEB UI), Indonesia
  Dr. Willem A. Makaliwe, Managing Director
  Dr. Toto Pranoto, Senior Adviser
  Bayuadi Wibowo, Group Head of Research & Consulting
  Arza Faldy Prameswara, Senior Researcher
  Taufiq Nur, Senior Researcher
  Ms. Shona Kamila Laily, Analyst
  Mr. Yendra E. Kivatra, Analyst

• NuPMK Consulting, Indonesia
  Tini Moeis, Managing Director
  Devi RD Hamdani, Senior Business Manager

• Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo, Research Center for Policy and Economy, Japan
  Dr. Hirotsugu Sakai, Research Director

• Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Korea
  Sang-Ha Yoon, Associate Research Fellow, International Macroeconomics Team
  Mr. Hyunsuk Kim, Researcher, International Macroeconomics Team

• The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Korea
  Ethan Cho, Deputy Director

• Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), Malaysia
  Dato’ Abdul Latif Hj. Abu Seman, Director General MPC
  En. Zahid Ismail, Deputy Director General MPC
  Dr. Mazrina Mohamed Ibramsah, Deputy Director General MPC
  Pn. Wan Fazlin Nadia Wan Osman, Director MPC

• Economic Policy and Competitiveness Research Center, Mongolia
  Tsagaan Puntsag, Founder and Chairman of Board
  Lakshmi Boojoo, Director General
  Odonchimeg Ikhbayar, Deputy Director
  Gandi Munkhjargal, Research Economist
  Tungalag Erdenebat, Research Economist
  Mungunjiguur Battsolmon, Research Economist
  Oyun-Erdene Batdorj, Research Economist
  Yesunchuluu Khuderchuluu, Research Economist

• Kerridge & Partners, Auckland
  Mr. Peter Kerridge, Partner

• Asian Institute of Management Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness (AIM RSN PCC), Philippines
  Jamil Paolo Francisco, Ph.D., Executive Director, AIM RSN PCC
  John Paul Flaminiano, Associate Director and Senior Economist, AIM RSN PCC
  Christopher Ed Caboverde, Research Associate, AIM RSN PCC
  Regina Yvette Romero, Research Associate, AIM RSN PCC

• Singapore Business Federation, Singapore
  Solomon Alan Huang, Deputy Director, Advocacy & Policy Division

• Economics Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
• National Development Council, Taiwan, China
  Kao, Shien-Queyt, Deputy Minister
  Wu, Ming Huei, Director of Economic Development Department
  Wang, Chen-Ya, Executive Officer

• Thailand Management Association (TMA), Thailand
  Ms. Wanweera Rachdawong, Chief Executive Officer, TMA
  Ms. Pornkanok Wipusanawan, Director, TMA Center for Competitiveness
  Mr. Nussati Khaneekul, Senior Manager, TMA Center for Competitiveness

• Federation of Austrian Industries, Austria
  Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Helmenstein, Chief Economist
  Michael Oliver, Economist

• FEB – Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, Belgium
  Anouar Boukamel, Attaché, Centre de compétence Economie & Conjoncture

• Center for the Study of Democracy, Bulgaria
  Ruslan Stefanov, Program Director and Chief Economist
  Daniela Mineva, Senior Analyst, Economic Program
  Martin Vladimirov,Director, Energy and Climate Program
  Dr. Todor Galev, Director of Research
  Petar Terziev, Analyst, Economic Program

• Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bulgaria
  Lyubomir Levicharov, Chief Economic Analyst, Economic Analysis and Policy Department
  Blagovesta Dzhаbirova, Economic Analyst, Economic Analysis and Policy Department

• National Competitiveness Council, Croatia
  Ivan Mišetić, acting President
  Biserka Sladović, Advisor

• Croatian Employers’ Association, Croatia
  Iva Tomic, PhD, Chief Economist

• Economics Research Centre University of Cyprus, Cyprus
  Sofronis Clerides, Professor of Economics
  Nicoletta Pashourtidou, Assistant Director

• Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation, Cyprus
  Antonis Frangoudis, Director Business Development and Economic Affairs Department

• Consumer Forum (Spotřebitelské fórum), Czech Republic
  Dr. Kryštof Kruliš, Chairman of the Board of Directors

• Confederation of Danish Industry, Denmark
  Allan Sørensen, Chief Economist

• Enterprise Estonia (EAS), Estonia
  Tarmo Puolokainen, Head of analysis

• Estonian Institute of Economic Research (EKI), Estonia
  Marje Josing, Director

• ETLA Economic Research, Finland
  Ville Kaitila, Researcher
  Markku Lehmus, Head of Forecasting
  Aki Kangasharju, Managing Director

• Business France, France
  Manuel Marcias, Chief Economist
  Louise Cassagnes, Economist

• Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (FEIR/IOBE), Athens, Greece
  Aggelos Tsakanikas, Associate Professor National Technical University of Athens – Head of Entrepreneurship Observatory
  Sophia Stavraki, Research Associate

• Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE), Greece
  Dr. Christos Georgiou, Director, Research and Documentation Department
  Constantinos Styliaras, Economist, Research and Documentation Department

• National University of Public Service, Hungary
  Dr. Magdolna Csath, Research Professor in competitiveness

• ICEG European Center, Hungary
  Renata Anna Jaksa, Director
  Dr. Oliver Kovacs, Senior Research Fellow

• Icelandic Chamber of Commerce, Iceland
  Elisa Arna Hilmarsdottir, Economist
  Gunnar Ulfarsson, Economist

• IDA Ireland, Investment and Development Agency, Ireland
  Karen Law, Planning Executive

• Economic Research Institute, JSC of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
  Ruslan Sultanov, Chairman of the Board
  Kuanysh Beisengazin, Deputy Chairman of the Board
  Bayan Abdrakhmanova,Director, Center for Strategic Analysis
  Temirlan Otepov, Leading Expert, Center for Strategic Analysis
  Aidana Terlikbayeva, Senior Expert, Center for Strategic Analysis
  Aimira Sabugaliyeva, Senior Expert, Center for Strategic Analysis

• University of Latvia Centre for European and Transition Studies, LU CETS, Latvia
  Dr. Zane Zeibote, Executive Director
  Prof. Dr. Tatjana Muravska, Chairperson of the Board

• Innovation Agency Lithuania, Lithuania
  Jonė Kalendienė, Head Research and Analysis division
  Irena Karelina, Project manager

• Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg
  Ms. Christel Chatelain, Director Economic Affairs
  Mr. Jean-Baptiste Nivet, Senior Economist
  Ms. Sidonie Paris, Economist

• Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), Netherlands
  Thomas Grosfeld
  Tim Zandbergen

• SGH Warsaw School of Economics, World Economy Research Institute, Collegium of World Economy, Poland
  Prof. Marzenna Weresa
  Dr. Anna Dzienis

• Porto Business School, University of Porto, Portugal
  Prof. Daniel Bessa
  Prof. Álvaro Almeida
  Prof. José Luís Alvim
  Prof. João Loureiro
  Prof. Filipe Grilo
  Prof. Ramon O’Callaghan
  Prof. Patrícia Teixeira Lopes

• CIT-IRECSON Center of Technological Information, Romania
  Bogdan Ciocanel, PhD, Director
  Dan Grigore, Economist

• The F. A. Hayek Foundation, Slovakia
  Matúš Pošvanc

• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Slovenia
  Mateja Drnovsek, PhD, Full Professor
  Ales Vahcic, PhD, Full Professor

• Institute for Economic Research, Slovenia
  Peter Stanovnik, PhD, Associate Professor
  Sonja Ursic, M.A.

• Spanish Confederation of Employers, Spain
  Edita Pereira, Head of Economic Research Unit
  Paloma Blanco, Economic Research Unit

• TUSIAD, Turkish Industry and Business Association Economic Research Department, Turkey
  Gizem Öztok Altınsaç, Chief Economist
  İsmet Tosunoğlu, Expert
  İrem Sipahi, Junior Expert
  Ömer Erdoğan, Trainee