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Speaker

Dr. Marit Kitaw is currently an Economic Affairs Officer, leading the minerals sector portfolio at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). She is the Former Interim Director of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), a Specialized Agency of the AU dedicated to harnessing Africa’s minerals for inclusive, people-centered transformational growth, by implementing the Africa Mining Vision (AMV). In this role, she led the adoption of key strategies, including the African Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS). She served on the UN Secretary-General`s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals as the AU’s representative. Dr. Kitaw is an economist and policy leader with over two decades of experience advancing Africa’s sustainable development through mineral governance, economic transformation, and global partnerships. She held positions at UNDP Mozambique, COMESA, the African Development Bank, and the Institute of World Affairs in Washington, DC. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Nice/Sophia-Antipolis in France and an MBA in Leadership and Sustainability from the University of Cumbria, UK.