Sessions related to systems change and the interplay between funders and social entrepreneurs are common in philanthropic circles and convenings like Skoll World Forum. Few sessions, however, directly tackle the complex funder/government dynamics that enable or hinder innovations and new approaches from taking root and scaling in the public sector. This fast-paced and interactive session will highlight the issues that inhibit shared power and identify tangible examples of how to help “close the distance” between the sometimes opposing systems of funders and governments, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
This session was curated in partnership with VillageReach and Emerging Public Leaders.
Director, Health, Africa, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Paulin Basinga
Title: Director, Health, Africa
Dr. Paulin Basinga serves as the foundation’s director of health for Africa, where he leads a growing team in the development and execution of the country plan to fulfill the foundation’s programmatic priorities in Africa. This work involves complex…
Former Economy and Finance Minister, Republic of Guinea
First female Economy and Finance Minister of the Republic of Guinea, Malado Kaba served between 2016 and 2018. She helped her country reached record macroeconomic results and significantly improved transparency and efficiency as well as reduced corruption.
An accomplished leader in…
Founding CEO, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Ngaire Woods is the founding and inaugural Dean of Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government. She also founded, and co-directs with Professor Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University, the Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellowship Programme; previously she also founded and…
Jamie Cooper is the founding Chair and President of Big Win Philanthropy, an operating foundation that partners with driven and committed African leaders to deliver on their transformational visions for children and young people. Ms Cooper has more than 25 years’ experience in roles supporting…
Ambassador Deborah Malac is a career diplomat who served 38 years as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. Most recently, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda (2016-2020) and the U.S. Ambassador to Liberia (2012-2015). Ambassador Malac also served overseas in…
Patrick Joram Mugisha (MOOGY) is a Ugandan born in Kinkiizi, Kanungu District.
Currently, He is the Commissioner for Innovations and Intellectual Property Management at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MoSTI)-Uganda. Very passionate about the strategic utilization of…
