For ASMMUN X, we are extremely honored to welcome Ines Rocha as our keynote speaker.

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Ms. Rocha has over 20 years of experience in international development finance. Ines is a Division Director at the IFC - World Bank Group, based in Europe (Paris), overseeing all private sector investments in Central Europe, including in Ukraine, and managing IFC’s Western European offices (including Paris, London, Brussels, and Rome).

 

The World Bank Group is the largest global international development organization with 189 member countries. It works to reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by providing policy advice, technical expertise, and financing to the governments of low- and middle-income countries, as well as to the private sector supporting job creation.

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Before joining the World Bank, Ms. Rocha worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London where, more recently, she was also involved in EBRD’s crisis response in Ukraine, spearheading significant donor support that was deployed to Ukraine’s real economy, including to the private sector. Prior to the EBRD, she worked at the Portuguese Central Bank and UBS Investment Banking. Ms. Rocha holds a MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. She is Portuguese/British and is married with two sons.

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Ms. Rocha will share her extensive experience in multilateral organizations, inspiring ASMMUN delegates to listen to diverse perspectives, find common ground in debates, and celebrate the variety of experiences delegates bring to this conference.