The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society is pleased to acknowledge and thank the following organizations as its valued Partner Institutes:
Algeria
Centre de Recherche En Economie Appliquée Pour Le Développement - CREAD
Yacine Belarbi, Director
Khaled Menna, Director of Macroeconomics and Economic Integration
Angola
Jobartis
João Freitas, Country Manager
Luis Verdeja, Director
Argentina
IAE Business School, Universidad Austral
Eduardo Fracchia, Director of Academic Department of Economics
Martin Calveira, Research Economist
Armenia
CIVITTA Institution Research Center NGO
Sevak Hovhannisyan, Board Member and Senior Associate
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, the Philippines, Sweden, Taiwan, China, United Kingdom, United States
Dynata
Thomas Huff, Senior Project Manager
Steffen Bott, Vice President, Sales
Valentyna Chuikina, Associate Account Director
Austria
Austrian Institute of Economic Research - WIFO
Gabriel Felbermayr, Directorgre
Michael Peneder, Project Lead
Alexandros Charos, Survey Expert
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
Nasimi Ismayilov, Vice-rector for Economic Affairs
Sevinj Majid, Head of UNEC Career Center
Gultaj Tahirli, Specialist of Project Management Office
Ulkar Ibrahimli, Senior Specialist of UNEC Career Center
Ayten Aghayeva, Specialist of UNEC Career Center
Bahamas, The
The Government and Public Policy Institute, University of the Bahamas
Zhivargo Laing, Executive Director
Jeannie D. Gibson, Policy Assistant
Bahrain
Bahrain Economic Development Board
H.E. Noor bint Ali AlKhulaif, Minister of Sustainable Development, Chief Executive of the Economic Development Board
Nada Al-Saeed, Chief of Strategy
Rima AlKilani: Executive Director, Projects
Redha AlAnsari, Executive Director, Research
Fatema AlAtbi, Head, Research
Sara Ishaq, Senior Executive, Research
Bangladesh
Centre for Policy Dialogue - CPD
Dr Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director
Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director
Ms Jebunnesa, Programme Associate
Maleehah Sabah Ali, Programme Associate
Barbados
University of West Indies
Jonathan G. Lashley, Senior Fellow
Don Marshall, Professor
Kenisha Chase, Research Assistant
Benin
Institut de Recherche Empirique en Economie Politique - IREEP
Leonard Wantchekon, President
Stéphania Houngan, Research Associate
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama
INCAE Business School
Ronald Arce, Director
Enrique Bolaños, President
Bosnia and Herzegovina
School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo
Jasmina Selimovic, Dean
Zlatko Lagumdzija, Professor
Amra Kapo, Associate Professor
Botswana
Botswana National Productivity Centre
Sethunya Kegakgametse, Research Consultant
Letsogile Batsetswe, Research Consultant and Statistician
Zelda Okatch, Information and Research Services Manager
Matlho Kgosi, Executive Director (Acting)
Brazil
Fundação Dom Cabral
Hugo Tadeu, Director and Professor at the FDC Innovation, AI, and Digital Center
Jersone Tasso, Professor at the FDC Innovation, AI, and Digital Center
Bruna Diniz, Research Assistant at the FDC Innovation, AI, and Digital Center
Kauã Kenner, Research Assistant at the FDC Innovation, AI, and Digital Center
Brunei Darussalam
Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB)
Datin Paduka Professor Dr. Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Mohamad Saiful bin Haji Omar, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (External and Industry Relations)
Dr. Hajah Siti Wardah binti Haji Abd Rahman
Project Coordinator
Bulgaria
Center for Economic Development
Maria Prohaska, Director
Ivalina Simeonova, Project Manager
Cameroon
Compétitivité Cameroon
Hermann Fotie Ii, Permanent Secretary
Tanankem Belmondo Voufo, Expert Investment Climate
Jean Baptiste Nsoe Nkouli, Competitiveness Observatory Expert
Cape Verde
INOVE Research
Frantz Tavares, Chief Executive Officer
Jerónimo Freire, Project Manager
Júlio Delgado, Director
Chad
Groupe de Recherches Alternatives Et de Monitoring Du Projet Pétrole-Tchad-Cameroun
Simael Mbairassem, Economist in charge of Research and Public Policies
Maoundonodji Gilbert, Managing Director
Chile
University Adolfo Ibañez Business School
Rodrigo Wagner, Associate Professor of Finance
Colombia
National Planning Department of Colombia
Natalia Irene Molina Posso, General Director, Department of National Planning
Tatiana Zambrano Sanchez, Technical Director, Innovation and Private Sector Development
Sara Patricia Rivera, Adviser, Innovation and
Private Sector Development
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo-Invest Consulting
Teza Bila Minlangu, Administrator
Faila Tabu Ngandi, Managing Director
Bertin Muderhwa, Head of Service in charge of Studies and Statistics at the Federation of Businesses of Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte D’ivoire - CEPICI
Solange Amichia, CEO
Ramatou Fall, Director of Business Climate
Simon Meledje, Head of Planning and Monitoring
Bernadine Yeble N'Guessan, Research officer
Cyprus
Bank of Cyprus
Kyriacos Antoniou, Governance Officer
Andreas Alexandrou, Manager Strategy and Customer Insights
Cyprus
Cyprus Employers and Industry Confederation - OEB
Antonis Frangoudis, Director Business Development and Economic Affairs Department
Czech Republic
CMC Graduate School of Business
Tomáš Janča, Executive Director
Denmark
Danish Technological Institute
Stig Yding Sørensen, Senior Specialist
Andreas Bjerre Lunkeit, Consultant
Ecuador
ESPAE Graduate School of Management - ESPOL
María Luisa Granda, Dean of ESPAE-ESPOL
Tania Tenesaca, Project Coordinator
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Egyptian Center for Economic Studies - ECES
Abla Abdel Latif, Executive Director, and Director of Research
Salma Bahaa El Din, Senior Economist
Ahmed Maged, Research Assistant
Hossam Khater, Research Assistant
Mohamed Khater, Research Assistant
Estonia
Estonian Institute of Economic Research -EKI
Peeter Raudsepp, Director
Finland
ETLA Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Aki Kangasharju, Managing Director
Päivi Puonti, Head of Forecasting
Ville Kaitila, Senior Researcher
Georgia
Grigol Robakidze University
Vakhtang Charaia, Vice Rector
Tengiz Taktakishvili, Expert
Giga Tvauri, Expert
Georgia
TSU Center for Analysis and Forecasting
Mariam Lashkhi, Project Manager
Otar Anguridze, Head of the Board
Ghana
Association of Ghana Industries
Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, President
Seth Twum-Akwaboah, Chief Executive Officer
John Defor, Direcctor, Policy and Research
Greece
SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises
Michael Mitsopoulos, Director, Business Licensing, Spatial Planning & Infrastructure
Athanasios Printsipas, Senior Advisor, Labour Affairs and Social Dialogue
Guatemala
FUNDESA
Jose Miguel Torrebiarte, President of the Board of Directors
Juan Carlos Zapata, Chief Executive Officer
Fernando Spross, Associate Researcher
Paola Sosa, Corporate Affairs Coordinator
Hong Kong SAR, China
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Simon Ngan, Director, Policy and Research
Wilson Chong, Senior Economist
Hungary
KOPINT-TÁRKI Economic Research Ltd
Peter Vakhal, Senior Research Associate
Éva Palócz, CEO
India
LeadCap Knowledge Solutions Pvt Ltd - LeadCap Ventures
Sangeeth Varghese, Managing Director and CEO
Vidyadhar Prabhudesai, Director and COO
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture - Deputy of Economic Affairs
Zahra Naseri, Director of Statistics & Economical information Centre
Hannie Ziadlou, Senior Research Analyst
Iraq
Baghdad Economic Forum
Faris Raheem Aal-Salman, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Thabit Kadhim Khudhur, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ireland
Irish Business and Employers Confederation - IBEC
Geraldine Anderson, Head of Research
Israel
Manufacturers' Association of Israel - MAI
Ron Tomer, President
Ruby Ginel, CEO
Dan Catarivas, General Manager, Foreign Trade and International Relations Division
Itai Nakash, Deputy General Manager, Foreign Trade and International Relations Division
Jamaica
Mona School of Business and Management - MSBM, The University of the West Indies, Mona
David McBean, Executive Director
Yvette Cameron-Harris, Project Administrator
Jamaica
Jamaica Promotions Corporation - JAMPRO
Shulette Cox, Vice President, Research, Advocacy, and Project Implementation
Jamaica
National Competitiveness Council Jamaica
Sharifa Powell, Consultant Project Manager
Japan
Waseda University
Jusuke Ikegami, Professor
Mitsuyo Tsubayama, Coordinator
Shoko Miya, Coordinator
Aiko Hatano, Coordinator
Jordan
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
Omar Fanek, Director
Mira Mango, Head of Competitiveness and International Indicators Division
Kenya
University of Nairobi
Karuti Kanyinga, Research Professor and Director, IDS
Vincent Mugo, Project Assistant IDS
Paul Kamau, Associate Research Professor, IDS
Korea, Rep.
Korea Development Institute
Inho Song, Executive Director, Economic Information and Education Center
Eunhee Kim, Head, Public Opinion Analysis Unit
Boyoung Han, Senior Reseach Associate, Public Opinion Analysis Unit
Kosovo*, North Macedonia
Economic Chamber of North-West Macedonia
Durim Zekiri, Executive Director
Miranda Ajdini, Operations Manager
Besiana Mustafa, Business Liaison Officer
Genta Latifi, Associate for Research and Analysis
Kuwait
Kuwait University
Fahad Al-Rashid, Committee Chair
Adel Al-Husainan, Committee Member
Majed Jamal Al-Deen, Committee Member
Kyrgyz Republic
Economic Policy Institute
Marat Tazabekov, Chairman
Lao PDR
Enterprise and Development Consultants Co. Ltd - EDC
Buakhai Phimmavong, Managing Partner
Thipphasone Inthachack, Office administrator
Latvia
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Arnis Sauka, Head of the Centre for Sustainable Development
Lesotho
Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho - PSFL
Thabo Qhesi, CEO
Bokang Tsoanamatsie, Public Relations Officer
Qothoase Khofane, Researcher
Liberia, Sierra Leone
GQRDOTCOM Limited - GQR
Omodele Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Lithuania
Innovation Agency Lithuania
Jone Kalendiene, Head of Research and Analysis Division
Irena Karelina, Analyst
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
Christel Chatelain, Head of Economic Affairs
Sidonie Paris, Economist
Anthony Villeneuve, Economist
Malawi
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Daisy Kambalame, Chief Executive
Lucky Mfungwe, Director of Business Environment
Chancy Mkandawire, Economic Analyst
Blessings Kalulu, Economic Analyst
Malaysia
Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)
Datuk Zahid Ismail, Director General
Dr. Mazrina Mohamed Ibramsah, Deputy Director General
Dr. Mohamad Norjayadi Tamam, Deputy Director General
Wan Fazlin Nadia Wan Osman, Director
Mohammed Alamin Rehan, Director
Mali
Mali Applied and Theoretical Economics Research Group - GREAT
Massa Coulibaly, Executive Director
Wélé Fatoumata Binta Sow, Researcher
Badiégué Diallo, Administrative and Financial Assistant
Malta
Competitive Malta - Foundation for National Competitiveness
Adrian Said, Associate
Matthew Castillo, Associate
Mauritius
Economic Development Board
Mr Mahen Abhimanu Kundasamy, CEO
Dr Yudeeshen Narayanan, Manager
Mexico
Ministry of the Economy
Jorge Eduardo Arreola Cavazos, General Director for Competitiveness and Competition
Carlos Rubén Altamirano Márquez, Director
Fernando Tonatiuh Parra Calvo, Underdirector for Competitiveness
Mexico
Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad - IMCO
Valeria Moy, General Director
Ivania Mazari, Program Manager
Mongolia
Open Society Forum - OSF
Erdenejargal Perenlei, Executive Director
Oyunbadam Davaakhuu, Program Manager
Montenegro
The Institute for Strategic Studies and Prognoses - ISSP
Maja Drakic Grgur, Project Coordinator
Veselin Vukotic, President
Morocco
The Policy Centre for the New South
Dr Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President
Asmaa Tahraoui, Senior Knoweldge Manager
Abdelaaziz Ait Ali, Head Economics Research Department
Namibia
Institute for Public Policy Research - IPPR
Tia-Zia //Garoes - Office Manager
Suzie Shefeni - Research Associate
Nepal
Competitiveness and Development Institute - CODE
Dr Ramesh C. Chitrakar, Project Director/ Country Coordinator
Abhinandan Baniya, Associate Team Member
Menaka Shrestha, Team Member
Netherlands
Amsterdam Centre for Business Innovation, University of Amsterdam
Henk Volberda, Director and Professor
Rick Hollen, Senior Research Associate
Raoul Breij, Research Assistant
Nigeria
Nigerian Economic Summit Group - NESG
Dr Tayo Aduloju, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Olusegun Omisakin, Director of Research and Development
Sodik Olofin, Economist
Oman
National Competitiveness Office - NCO
Dr Salim Abdullah Al Shaikh, Acting Chief of NCO
Juhaina Saleh Al Balushi, Economic Researcher
Jawaher Sultan Al Habsi, Business Analyst
Pakistan
Mishal Pakistan
Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer
Puruesh Chaudhary, Director
Paraguay
Paraguayan Foundation for Cooperation and Development
Martin Burt, CEO
Luis Fernando Sanabria, CEO
Sol Urbieta, Management Assistant
Peru
Industrial Development Center of the National Society of Industries
Luis Tenorio, Executive Director
Maria Elena Baraybar, Project Assistant
Benoni Sanchez, Head of Systems
Poland
National Bank of Poland
Piotr Boguszewski, Economic Advisor
Piotr Szpunar, Director
Portugal
PROFORUM Association for the Development of Engineering
Ilidio De Ayala Serôdio, Vice-President
Helena Roquette, Secretary
Portugal
Business Administrators Forum - FAE
Paulo Carmona, President
Mariana Marques dos Santos, Member of the Board
Qatar
Qatari Businessmen Association - QBA
H.E. Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman
Mr. Issa Abdulsalam Abu Issa, Secretary General
Mrs. Sarah Abdallah, Deputy General Manager
Romania
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
Rotaru Cornelia, President
Rotaru Gela, Business Analyst
Savu Cristina, Communication Expert
Rwanda
Rwanda Development Board
Delphine Uwase, Ag. Head of Strategy and Competitiveness Department
Kennedy Kalisa, Strategy Analyst
Richard Kayibanda, Ag. Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer
Saudi Arabia
National Competitiveness Centre
Eiman Habbas Al-Mutairi, CEO of the National Competitiveness Center
Waleed AlRudaian, Vice President
Salman M. AlTukhaifi, General Manager of Analytics & Business Intelligence
Saudi Arabia
Alfaisal University
Mohammed Kafaji, Director of Alfaisal Competitiveness Center
Senegal
Université Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar
Thierno Thioune, Directeur du Centre de Recherches Economiques Appliquées
Serbia
Foundation for the Advancement of Economics - FREN
Aleksandar Radivojević, Coordinator
Dejan Molnar, Director
Singapore
Singapore Economic Development Board
Cheng Wai San, Director and Head
Teo Xinyu, Manager
Ripply Cheong, Executive Officer
Slovak Republic
Business Alliance of Slovakia - PAS
Peter Serina, Executive Director
Robert Kičina, Member of the Board
Slovenia
Institute for Economic Research
Damjan Kavaš, DirectorSonja Uršič, Senior Research Assistant
Slovenia
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics
Mateja Drnovšek, Full Professor
South Africa
Business Unity South Africa
Tyson Thamsanqa Sibanda, Economic Policy Manager
Lunga Maloyi, Economic Policy Executive Director
Khulekani Mathe, Chief Executive Officer
Spain
IESE Business School
Pascual Berrone, Professor, Director of the International Center for Competitiveness
María Luisa Blázquez, Research Associate
Sri Lanka
Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka - IPS
Kithmina Hewage, Research Economist
Tharindu Udayanga, Research Assistant
Switzerland
University of St.Gallen, Center for Financial Services Innovation
Tobias Trütsch, Managing Director
Tanzania
REPOA Ltd
Donald Mmari, Executive Director
Lucas Katera, Director of Collaborations and Capacity Building
Cornel Jahari, Researcher and Field Manager
Thailand
Chulalongkorn University
Wilert Puriwat, President
Kanyarat (Lek) Sanoran, Assistant to the President
Trinidad and Tobago
Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business
Raynardo Hassanally, Alumni Relations Coordinator
Balraj Kistow, Programme Director
Ron Sookram, Academic Coordinator
Tunisia
Institut Arabe des Chefs d’Entreprises
Majdi Hassen, Executive Director
Hager KARAA, Head of Studies Department
Türkiye
TÜSIAD, Sabanci University Competitivness Forum - REF
Esra Durceylan Kaygusuz, Director
Kübra Atik, doctoral student
Ukraine
CASE Ukraine, Center for Social and Economic Research
Dmytro Boyarchuk, Executive Director
Vladimir Dubrovskiy, Leading Economist
Oksana Kuziakiv, Senior Adviser
United Arab Emirates
Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre
H.E. Hanan Ahli, Managing Director of Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre
United Arab Emirates
Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi
H.E. Hamad Sayah Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi
Uruguay
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Isidoro Hodara, Professor
Bruno Gili, Professor
Federico Monetti, Professor
Uzbekistan
Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT)
Bakhrom Mirkasimov, Deputy Rector
Nargiza Kabilova, Research Assistant
Venezuela
Venezuelan Council for Investment Promotion
Jennyn Osorio, Economics Affairs Manager
Jorge García, Business Intelligence Manager
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies - HIDS
Tran Hoang Ngan, Director
Trieu Thanh Son, Head of Rereach Management
Nguyen Manh Quan, Researcher
Yemen, Rep.
Yemeni Business Club - YBC
Fathi Abdulwase Hayel Saeed, Chairman
Ghadeer Ahmed Almaqhafi, Executive Director
Safa Abdullah Alsayaghi, Projects Manager
Zambia
University of Zambia
Joseph Simbaya, Director
Chitalu Chama Chiliba, Assistant Director and Senior Research Fellow
Patricia Funjika, Research Fellow
Zimbabwe
National Competitiveness Commission
Phillip Phiri, Executive Director
Brighton Shayanewako, Director, Competitiveness
Douglas Muzimba, Chief Economist, International Competitiveness
Elizabeth Magwaza, Economist
