Speaker Profiles

ROBERTSON NII AKWEI ALLOTEY

Director of the UNDP Global Centre for Public Service Excellence (GCPSE), SingaporeMax Everest-Phillips has been Director of the UNDP Global Centre for Public Service Excellence (GCPSE) in Singapore since July 2013. Under his leadership the Centre has become increasingly influential in promoting foresight, emphasizing the importance of motivation in public service, and re-examining the key challenges to successful reform around leadership, governance, political economy and public administration. Before joining GCPSE, Mr. Everest-Phillips served as Director of Governance at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, managing its largest division delivering public service reforms to the 54 member countries. He started his career serving in the UK Diplomatic Service, and worked at the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom, where he was Acting Chief Adviser, and responsible for the UK’s research on governance. He was a Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute in 2007. His latest book Neville Chamberlain and the Art of Appeasement (2013) examines how government policies are portrayed in art.

MAX EVEREST-PHILLIPS

Commissioner, Public Services Commission, GhanaHe has xerved as a Director at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service, Service Delivery Improvement and Training 2000-2008, Acting Chief Director, Ministry of Public Sector Reform 2008-2009 and from 2010 currently Commissioner at the Public Services Commission. He has 35 years working experience in both the Private and Public Sectors in the area of Merchandising, Book and Paper Industry, Development Planning, Commercial Farming, Teaching and in Government Administration.

DANIEL TUCKER

Commissioner, Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC) He joined the federal public service in 1972 at Canada Customs where held progressively more responsible positions across the country. In 1990, he became Regional Head for the Atlantic Region and, from 1993 to 1997, served as an Assistant Deputy Minister, Customs, Excise and Taxation. From 1997 to 2001, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Commissioner with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency in Ottawa, and from 2001 until joining Dalhousie University in 2005, he was Assistant Commissioner of Human Resources in Ottawa.

Devadas Krishnadas is the Chief Executive Officer of Future-Moves Group Pte. Ltd, Singapore. He has a unique career spanning defense, police services, strategy and policy appointments in government including Singapore Civil Service, consulting and executive education for clients in both private and public sectors. Devadas formed the first Whole-of-Government (WoG) Strategic Planning unit at the Ministry of Finance where he was also concurrently the Deputy Director of Fiscal Policy and the first Lead Foresight Strategist. He provides strategic consulting and advisory services to private and public sectors. DEVADAS KRISHNADAS

DR. ADO JIMADA GANA MUHAMMAD

Civil registration and Identification of Peruvian children, National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) / Identity Recovery and Social Support Office (GRIAS), Government of PeruDr. Carlos Reyna is Peruvian, sociologist, professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, in the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Sciences and Communication Arts. Since early eighties, he has been involved in several projects always related to social and civic development, as well in NGOs, or in public services offices, like National Election Office, or as advisor at Nacional Statistical Institute, or the Peruvian Congress. Since 2011, he manages the office of Identity Recovery and Social Support, whose basic task is to close he gaps of lack of documentation and registration in the poorest areas of Peru. This office assumes one of the primary functions of RENIEC, destined to ensure universal and effective identification of all citizens, so they can access unconditionally to all rights and benefits as Peruvians.

AJAY BHADOO

DR. CARLOS REYNA

Secretary to Chief Minister, Government of Gujarat, IndiaHe joined Indian Administrative Service in 1999 and since then has worked in the Government of Gujarat at various positions including field and policy level. The experience includes regulatory and developmental administration and infrastructure development. He has been the Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB), the Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Corridor Corporation Limited (GICC), Managing Director Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL) among other important positions. 

IBRAHIMA NOUR EDDINE DIAGNE’ s

General Manager, GAINDE 2000, Customs Administration & Ministry of Finance, SenegalHe has over 19 years of experience in trade facilitation with the use of Information Technologies. After few years in Trade Point Senegal, e-business department, he has conducted, as part of the missions assigned to GAINDE 2000 by Senegalese customs, the establishment of the electronic Single Window for trade of Senegal, which is evolving towards a paperless trade platform. Renowned expert within international trade facilitation bodies, he has since 2006 been occupying the post of Rapporteur for Africa of the UN Center for Trade Facilitation (UN/CEFACT).

Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Nigeria

DR. HIROICHI KAWASHIMA

Ex-CIO of the Government of Saga, JapanHis professional career spans over 30 years of diverse policy makings, regulation and management experiences at local, regional and national government and the World Bank. He initiated and established two award-winning administrative reform mechanisms in the Government of Saga. Currently, he is a Special Advisor on ICT and international affairs for the Government of Saga, and is active in some National Government ICT advisory committees, especially on Open Data.

GEORGE DANIEL YAMBESI

Permanent Secretary, Public Service Management, United Republic of Tanzania He has served for 37 years as a Public Servant. He has been the coordinator of the implementation of public service reforms in Tanzania and promoter and facilitator of public service innovations within the Tanzania public service. He serves as the President of the Africa Public Sector Human Resource Managers Network (APS-HRMNET) and a member of the African Association of Public Administration and Management (AAPAM).

AIZUL FIDY BIN KAMARUDIN

Deputy Director, Society Wellbeing Division, Implementation Coordination Unit, Prime Minister’s Department MalaysiaWorking at the Implementation Coordination Unit, Prime Minister’s Department of Malaysia (ICU JPM), he acts as the main coordinator of eKasih system at the federal and state levels. He is also responsible for the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation process in order to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data that can be further provided for use by the agency / department.

MOHAMMED ABDULELAH HASAN

I-Seha Program Team Member & Coordinator, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of BahrainHe has been working in the Programme Management Section at the Health Information Directorate of Ministry of Health as a team member and coordinator in the National Health Information System (I-Seha Program) since 2006.

NESHAN SINGH

MARWAN BIN HAIDER

OSVALDO ALMEIDA DUCHINI

TAHIR MANZOOR

Single Electronica Window (SEW) Specialist – TTBizLink Unit, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communications, Republic of Trinidad and TobagoHe is the Trade and Business Analyst involved in trade negotiations, trade policy formulation and business development activities of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communications. As part of this role he also engages with the private sector to address trade related issues and is a project liaison for the implementation of several business facilitation e-Services on the TTBizLink SEW. 

Executive Director, Dubai Smart Government, United Arab EmiratesHe has contributed to countless international and regional awards in the field of Business Transformation, Mobility, eServices and Smart services. He is a results-driven leader; sculpted by more than 17 years of distinguished technical, business, and innovation expertise

National Civil Service Bureau, President of the Republic of UruguayHe has a background in banking and psychology. His recent work experiences include at the National Civil Service Bureau, at the Human Mangement Project (SIRO Program for the State Refo arm) (2007) and in 2010 he went to work as a Functional Analyst in Uruguay Competes. He continues the systematic maintenance in this project and was incorporated in the Register Project Engagement with the State until the present.

Deputy Director, Industrial Relations Institute, Government of Punjab, Lahore, PakistanHe is a trainer, researcher and practitioner specializing in inspection and implementation of various labour laws in industrial sector of Punjab. He also worked as conciliator under Industrial Relations Ordinance and controller Weights and Measures Punjab for verification and re-verification of weight bridges, petrol pumps and weighing and measuring instruments. He was the lead editor and trainer of international certifications i.e. OHASAS 18001-1999, ISO 9001-2000, SA 8000 and ISO 14001-2004.

SHAFIGA MUREBWAYIRE

CRISTINA MARIA BUARQUE

HALLE MICHAEL ABERA

CAROLA YANEZ CABRERA

Coordinator ISange One Stop Center, Rwanda National Police, RwandaAs a Police Officer from 2002 she has worked with issues of women’s empowerment through the RNP Women’s network, handling GBV & child abuse related issues as head of the Anti- GBV desk in the CID. She is also the RNP focal person in the multi-sectorial team on the national scale up project of the Isange One Stop centers to other district hospitals and a member of the National Steering Committee on the 1325 SCR on women, peace and Security.

Researcher of Fundação Joaquim Nabuco (Fundaj), BrasilShe has been feminist researcher and her work has focussed on rural women. This role has required her to plan for actions aimed at promoting equality between men and women and manage public policies for women at state level (Women's Secretariat of Pernambuco and federal level (Ministry for Agrary Development /FAO/Fida). It is in this role that she designed, planned and executed the Chapéu de Palha Mulher Programme.

President of Ethiopian Civil Service UniversityHailemichael Abera Afework is an academic and currently heads the Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU) which focuses on capacity building of Ethiopian civil servants as part of the public sector capacity building campaign of the country. Prior to joining ECSU,  Hailemichael has worked as External Relations Officer at Addis Ababa University, and has held teaching positions that of Lecturer at the University, Head Master and teacher at school level. He successfully initiated and led ECSU’s efforts to provide opportunities to women civil servants for higher education.

Ministerial Advisor, Ministry of Finance of EcuadorShe is a lawyer by profession. As part of her present role that she has been serving since 2007, she provides advice on financial and securities law issues, having direct involvement in the development of national issues and on various issues related to the Securities Market Law, Public Administration and Sustainable Human Development etc. She has analyzed the legal frame to improve public finances, especially from a legal perspective in the initiative being presented.

ZENA ABBADI

KIM, DONG HYUN

MD. MOYEEN UDDIN

SAKCHAI CHAIYAMAHAPURK

Director, Centre for Integrated Services Against Domestic Violence

Deputy Director, Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission of Korea (ACRC), KoreaHe is the Deputy Director, Anti-Corruption Survey and Evaluation Division, ACRC since 2011. In the past he has been an Investigator with the Military Inspection Division, Ombudsman of Korea (2006) and Assistant Director, Local Tax Investigation Division, Busan Metropolitan City (1996).

Additional Secretary, Cabinet Division, People’s Republic of BangladeshHe joined Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986 and has served in various roles. In the past he has looked after administrative, land management and magisterial services at Sub-District level (1986-2004). He has also discharged duties as District Magistrate and Collector at District level (2005-2006) and as Deputy Secretary (2007-2009) and Joint Secretary (2009-2013).

Office of Disease prevention and Control 9th Phitsanulok, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public HealthHe is a Medical doctor at Tuberculosis Center at Ubolrachathanee province, Chief of sexually transmitted disease section and Practice dermatologist and Director of Office of Disease Prevention and Control 9th Phitsanulok. As the director of Office of Disease Prevention and Control 9th Phitsanulok, he has been involved in planning and evaluation of the project “Integrating Network and Community Participation for Effective Malaria Management in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, Thailand.”

RASHMI SINGH

Former Mission Director, Mission Convergence, Delhi/ Union Territory Civil Services, India Rashmi held the position of Executive Director, National Mission for Empowerment of Women in Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India (June, 2011- August, 2014) along with the post of Executive Director, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh. As the Mission Director, Mission Convergence, Delhi, she was responsible for developing the design of the Mission Convergence programme in early 2008, and its implementation from 2008- 2011.