The Blavatnik School of Government is hosting HE President Irfaan Ali of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana for and interactive case study discussion during his forthcoming visit to the UK.

Guyana is a country on the cusp of a major transformation — from one of the lowest per-capita GDPs in Latin America and the Caribbean to one of the world’s richest nations on a per-capita basis, all within a decade. Exxon has discovered one of the largest offshore oil fields in the world just off the coast of Guyana, and this still-young democracy is actively pursuing sustainable management practices of all that wealth with the interests of its people and the planet at the fore. 

Professor Karthik Ramanna, together with former President Ivan Duque of Colombia, will moderate the interactive case study discussion with President Ali during his visit to the School.

Please note, this event is exclusively for members of the University. Please ensure you register using your University email address, and show your University card during registration.

HE President Irfaan Ali

His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, was sworn in as Guyana’s Ninth Executive President on 2 August 2020.

He was a member of the Canadian Institute of Management (up to 2017) and Project Management Professional-PMP (2006).

He previously served as Project Manager of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Project Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Senior Planner in the State Planning Secretariat. He became a member of the National Assembly of Guyana in 2006 and was subsequently appointed to the portfolios of Minister of Housing and Water and Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce. During his time at the Ministry of Housing, he implemented the most extensive endowment campaign in the history of the country, backed by a massive distribution of lots to citizens of all social strata and geographic regions.

In the National Assembly, Dr Ali was also a leading spokesperson on the economy and finance. He served as chair of one of the most important committees, the Public Accounts Committee, and co-chair of the Economic Services Committee of the Parliament of Guyana.