Global Forum on
Remittances, Investment
and Development

United Nations – Nairobi, Kenya

Organizers
In collaboration with
Steven 
Wilson 
Adjunct Professor and Climate Change Expert 
Georgetown University United States 
Steven 
Wilson 
Adjunct Professor and Climate Change Expert 
Georgetown University United States 

Meet other Speakers

Mauro 
Martini 
Senior Technical Specialist, Remittances, Migration and Development, FFR, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Mauro 
Martini 
Senior Technical Specialist, Remittances, Migration and Development, FFR, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Donal 
Brown 
Associate Vice-President, Programme Management Department, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Donal 
Brown 
Associate Vice-President, Programme Management Department, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Safia 
Boly 
Executive Director, 
African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI) 
Safia 
Boly 
Executive Director, 
African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI) 
Kate 
Roze 
Director Mobile Money, 
AfriMoney 
Kate 
Roze 
Director Mobile Money, 
AfriMoney 
Dr Shem 
Ochuodho 
President, and Global Chair of Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA), 
African Diaspora Alliance (AfDA) 
Dr Shem 
Ochuodho 
President, and Global Chair of Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA), 
African Diaspora Alliance (AfDA) 
Nika 
Naghavi 
Group Head of Growth, 
MFS Africa, 
Nika 
Naghavi 
Group Head of Growth, 
MFS Africa, 
Alessandra 
Casazza 
Manager Resilience Hub for Africa, 
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 
Alessandra 
Casazza 
Manager Resilience Hub for Africa, 
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 
Leonard 
Makuvaza 
Remittances and Inclusive Digital Finance Officer, FFR, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Leonard 
Makuvaza 
Remittances and Inclusive Digital Finance Officer, FFR, 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 
Ahmed 
Faragallah 
Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Payment Systems Development Group, 
World Bank 
Ahmed 
Faragallah 
Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Payment Systems Development Group, 
World Bank 

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