2009 ABCDE Korea Support Grant Winners

The next ABCDE will take place in Seoul, Korea on June 22-24, 2009. It will be co-organized by the
World Bank and the Government of Korea (Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Korea
Development Institute, KDI). The overall theme of the conference is “Lessons from East Asia and
the Global Financial Crisis”.

Over the past few years, the conference has been closely linked to the international agenda,
offering a platform of exchange and contributing ideas on the G8 Summit, the European Union
Presidency and other global events.

Throughout the years, the ABCDE has brought together researchers, policy makers, students,
private sector and NGO representatives, and prominent leaders from all over the world, among
them: the Prime Ministers of France, Belgium and Norway, the President of the EU Commission,
Ministers, EU Commissioners, Nobel Prize laureates for economics, outstanding business leaders
and representatives of civil society.

In 2009, World Bank and Government of Korea will invite the following young specialists:

ABCDE Korea Support Grant Winners

No. Full Name Title Nationality
1 Sarita Bahety Ms Nepal
2 Limberg Chero Mr Peru
3 Dalin Chhun Ms Cambodia
4 Saeed Givehchi Ms Iran
5 Azhan Hasan Mr Malaysia
6 Farrukh Irnazarov Mr Uzbekistan
7 Tanim Laila Ms Bangladesh
8 Oxana Lopatniov Ms Moldova
9 Kidus Gashaw Mehalu Mr Ethiopia
10 Felipe Munoz Navia Mr Chile
11 Ameth Saloum Ndiaye Mr Senegal
12 Taiwo Peace Ogun Mr Ghana
13 Siddhartha Rastogi Mr India
14 Aneel Salman Mr Pakistan
15 Vattana Chhun Mr Cambodia
16 Xiaojing Yang Ms China
17 Batbold Zagdragchaa Mr Mongolia