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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
WTO Director-General | First woman and African to lead WTO, former Nigerian Finance Minister
Most recently at TED in 2016.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, the first woman and first African to lead the organization. She previously served twice as Nigeria's Finance Minister and as a Managing Director at the World Bank for 25 years.
Named one of Time's 100 most influential people, she has fought corruption and championed economic reform across Africa. Her book 'Fighting Corruption is Dangerous' chronicles her experiences reforming Nigeria's economy.
With 3 talks at major events, she speaks on global trade, economic development, fighting corruption, and the role of women in leadership.
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How Africa can keep rising
African growth is a trend, not a fluke, says economist and former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. In this refreshingly candid and straightforward talk, Okonjo-Iweala describes the positive progress on the continent and outlines eight challenges African nations still need to address in order to create a better future.
3 talks, all in 2016
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1 event · 2 appearances · 2007 to 2016 · 2 countries
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