ANHW Africa - Inaugural Launch - Cocktail 

In cooperation with ANHW Europe, we are pleased to invite you to an early evening cocktail in Geneva, Switzerland, to further reflect on this year's ANHW topic — "Unity without Uniformity" — as we launch ANHW Africa. 

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to hold the position of Director-General in the eighty-year history of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization (WTO), will have shared her many insights with ANHW Africa members in an earlier fireside chat. She is a Harvard graduate, like all of us. 

Kindly RSVP to ANHW Africa at africa@anhw.org by September 23rd if you plan to attend. 

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Time: 17:00 CET 

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Ngozi Okongo-Iweala is the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the first woman and first African to hold the position in the 80-year history of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the WTO.

She is an economist and international development expert with over 40 years of experience. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was Chair of the Board of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance, African Risk Capacity and Co-Chair of The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, in addition to serving as a Senior Advisor at Lazard and sitting on the Boards of Standard Chartered and Twitter.

She served as Nigeria’s first female and longest serving Finance Minister (7 years) and was also the first female Foreign Minister. Her 25-year career at the World Bank culminated in her rising to the No.2 position of Managing Director, Operations.

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is the recipient of numerous honors and has authored several books. She holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from Harvard University and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.