Trade Facilitation along Belt and Road Initiative

Simeon Djankov

London School of Economics; Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Bulgaria

Simeon Djankov was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Bulgaria from 2009 to 2013. In this capacity, he represented his country at the Ecofin meetings of finance ministers in Brussels. Prior to his cabinet appointment, Djankov was chief economist of the finance and private sector vice presidency of the World Bank. More
Giorgi Kvirikashvili

Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Giorgi Kvirikashvili is the Vice-Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Prior to this capacity, he served as the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, CEO at Cartu Bank and Principal at Lenzie Fisher Hendry LLC. More
Dimitry Kumsishvili

Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Dimitry Kumsishvili is the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. Prior to this position, He served as the Vice Mayor of Tbilisi, the First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, the Chairman of Natural Agency of State Property and the CEO at ‘’Startup & Innovative Business Investment Fund’’. More
Erbolat Dossaev

Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan

Since Sept. 2012, Minister of Economic Development and Trade. More
Abdul Sattar Murad

Minister of Economy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Minister of Economy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan April. 2015. Mr. Abdul Sattar Murad served as Deputy Campaign Manager for Dr. Abdullah Abdullah Presidential Election.2014 and General Campaign Manager for Dr. Abdullah Abdullah Presidential Election. In 2009 he served as Minister Counsellor and Charge de Affairs, Afghanistan embassy, Malaysia. More
Wang Lixia

Vice Governor of Shaanxi Province of People's Republic of China

Wang Lixia, Mongol Nationality, was born in Jianping of Liaoning Province in June 1964. She began work in September 1985 and joined CPC in December 192. She holds an on-the-job post-graduate degree and a Doctor’s Degree in Economics and is a professor. More
David Shark

Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

David Shark has had a long career in trade policy. He began in 1975 with a short stint in the US Department of Labor, working on petitions for trade adjustment assistance. In March 1976, he moved to the Office of Trade Policy in the Department of Commerce where he was deeply involved in the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations and he has been actively involved in the GATT and WTO ever since. More
Eva Molnar

Director of the Sustainable Transport Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Eva Molnar is the Director of the Sustainable Transport Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)* in Geneva, a post she has held since 2007. Before that she spent 8 years as the Sector Manager for Transport in The World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region and was for several years a guest lecturer at the Budapest University of Economics and Technical Sciences. More