Santiago Levy | Moderator
Santiago Levy is a nonresident senior fellow with the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings. He was previously president of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association. From 2008 to 2018 he was the vice president for sectors and knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank. From 1994 to 2000, he served as the deputy minister at the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico.
Bo Viktor Nylund | Panelist
Bo Viktor Nylund has served in both humanitarian and development programming across the world since 1994. As Director of UNICEF Innocenti, he leads a diverse team in tackling the questions of greatest importance for children. Before October 2022, Bo Viktor served as UNICEF’s Representative in Syria, reaching nearly 12 million people in need. Since joining UNICEF, Bo Viktor has earned master’s degrees and a PhD in International Law.
Ricardo Paes de Barros | Panelist
Ricardo Paes de Barros, PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago, spent over 30 years at IPEA, conducting research on inequality, poverty, labor market, and education in Brazil and Latin America. Since 2015, he's been a researcher and professor at Insper, focusing on using scientific evidence to identify national challenges and formulate public policies.
Dean Karlan | Panelist
Dean Karlan is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University, co-Director with Christopher Udry of the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University, and the Founder and President of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems. Karlan is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he also co-founded ImpactMatters, a nonprofit dedicated to estimating and rating the impact of nonprofit organizations to help donors choose good charities and to promote more transparency in the nonprofit sector.
Blandina Kilama | Panelist
Blandina Kilama is Personal Assistant to the President of the United Republic of Tanzania in Economic Affairs. She has practical experience in research, training, management, and policy analysis, gained as a researcher at a think tank based in Dar es Salaam, REPOA. Her engagement in dialogues, forums, and local and international publications her derived from her work in economic transformation, financial inclusion, value chains in agriculture and nutrition, and poverty. Her passion for development has seen her become the CEO of the Economic Society of Tanzania—a non-profit that seeks to promote economic research and policy advocacy. To showcase women in productive sectors and encourage mid-career women to stay at work, she initiated Sneakers and Heels Exposition, a platform highlighting women in male-dominated sectors (sneakers) and women in decision-making positions (heels). She holds a PhD from Leiden University in the Netherlands, a Master’s (MPAID) from Harvard Kennedy School, and a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Dar es Salaam.
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