Meeting Schedules

Deputy Executive Director, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Mr Di Carlo has served as Deputy Executive Director of the EUIPO since 2019, with his mandate renewed in 2024. He oversees the Outreach and Promotion Cluster, including the Observatory, Academy and Business Development and strategic initiatives such as the EUIPO IP-backed finance programme. He also coordinates EUIPO’s participation in the EU Agencies Network.

Vice-President, European Investment Bank

Appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2015, Ambroise Fayolle draws on a distinguished background at the French Treasury, including roles as head of Agence France Tresor and French representative to the IMF and World Bank. At the EIB, he oversees key policy areas like climate action, energy efficiency, and innovation, alongside internal Funding and Treasury operations. Internationally, Fayolle directs EIB financing across France, Germany, Africa, and the Pacific, while managing strategic relationships with the African Development Bank, international rating agencies, and the European Investment Fund.

Vice Minister for Commerce, Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce.

Re-appointed as Vice Minister for Commerce of Thailand, she is a distinguished economist with a strong trade and economic policy background, and 16+ years of experience at the WB, focusing on a wide range of economic and development issues. Before her recent entry to politics, she worked at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), heading the Economic Intelligence Service (EIS), overseeing economic analysis and monthly briefings for corporate members on issues affecting business and the economy.

Asistant Director and Mission Chief for the Euro Area, IMF European Department.

Leads the IMF team working on euro area policies. His IMF experience has spanned frontier markets, emerging markets, advanced economies and financial centers and multilateral policies. Formerly, Malhar led the IMF team working on the 3-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement with Uganda from 2022 to 2023, successfully completing the 2nd to 4th reviews of the program. From 2019-2022, he headed the World Economic Studies division in IMF Research responsible for producing the World Economic Outlook (WEO). In previous roles in the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department he covered China and Japan, and was mission chief for Hong Kong, SAR.

Asia Director and Technical Director (Business Valuation Board), International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC)

With over 30 years' corporate finance, investment management and business valuation experience, Director Konialidis leads Asia's valuation standards and best practices development and adoption with regulators, professional bodies and industry stakeholders. He is also the Technical Director of the Business Valuation Board of the IVSC and participated in the major update of the International Valuation Standards (IVS), in January 2024.

Global Director, Financial Services, and CEO, CGAP, World Bank Group

She has extensive experience in financial development and financial stability across Europe, Latin America and Asia. At the WB, she led Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAPs) and managed the institution's response to banking crises in several EU countries during the 2008-2011 global financial crisis. Prior to joining the World Bank, she worked in J.P. Morgan's Financial Institutions Group, focusing on mergers and acquisitions in Europe. Sophie holds a Master's degree in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).