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SPEAKERS’ SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES BIOGRAPHIES

Anyim Pius Anyim Anyim Pius Anyim is a Nigerian politician and currently the Secretary of State, Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was elected as national Senator on the People’s Democratic Party platform in 1999 for the Ebonyi South constituency of Ebonyi State.

Dzifa Aku Attivor Mrs. Dzifa Aku Attivor is Minister for Transport in Ghana since January, 2013. She previously was Deputy Minister for Transport since 2009. She has attended numerous international conferences in the Transport sector such as the Signing of Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety Oversight Organization in Montreal 2009, the 2nd African Union Conference of Ministers for Maritime Transport in Durban 2009 and the 14th Session of the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa in Congo 2011. She is involved in a number of social projects that support less privileged people in Ghana. Mrs. Attivor holds a BSc Degree in Administration from the American Century University. She also attained an MBA in Human Resource Management from the same University in 2012.

Dina Pule Dina Pule is the Minister of Communications South Africa. She is driven by a passion to see her community and the country achieve social development and economic growth. As the Minister of Communications, she is at the forefront of the government’s effort to make communication tools affordable and easily accessible to every citizen and making sure that local businesses are able to use the tools to be globally competitive.

Fernando Pimentel Fernando da Mata Pimentel is a Brazilian politician and economist. He is a member of the Workers’ Party and he was the Mayor of Belo Horizonte from 2001 to 2009 and currently is the Minister of Development

Mark Lowcock Mark Lowcock is Permanent Secretary for the Department for International Development. After beginning his career in DFID (formally the Overseas Development Administration) in 1985, he has worked as Deputy Head of the DFIF Office for Central Africa and as Head of European Union Department. He is the most senior Civil Servant in the department

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