Int'l Breakfast at the UN - Jan 18
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 New York
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 Jan 18, 2017 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
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International Breakfast - Jan 18Our featured speaker will be: Björn Gillsäter. His topic will be Working Together to Promote Sustainable Development - The Role of Multilateralism.
Meetings take place at the UN Church Center, 1st Ave/44th St., 10th floor
About Björn Gillsäter:Mr. Björn Gillsäter, a Swedish national, was recently appointed as the manager of the World Bank Group office in New York. His previous experience with the Bank dates back to 2001-2005 when he was a Senior Advisor to the Nordic-Baltic Executive Director (a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors).
Prior to the Bank, Björn was the Head of Secretariat for the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN), which is a function hosted by the OECD and based in Paris, France.
Björn brings over 20 years of experience working on multilateral affairs, both as a government official in the Ministry of Finance of Sweden and as a staff member of several international organizations including UNICEF, the African Development Bank, and the European Commission. Björn has an MA in International Affairs from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and Harvard Business School; an MA in Law and Economics from Hamburg, Gent, and Aix-en-Provence; and a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Lund, Sweden.
Björn lives in Larchmont, NY, with his wife and three daughters.