Guests representing 102 countries, including 10 heads of

state and heads of government, 29 ministers and 12 heads

of international organizations.
The Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2024 (HSC) is an initiative of the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the United Nations Development Program
(UNDP), the Michael Otto Foundation and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

The initiators were represented by

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister, Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator

Michael Otto, Otto Group

At the opening ceremony, we welcomed guests representing 102 countries. Among them were 10
heads of state and heads of government, 29 ministers and 12 heads of international organizations.

Heads of State and Government

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany

President Vahagn Khatchaturian, Armenia

President Nangolo Mbumba, Namibia

President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Mauretania

President Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia

Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Barbados

Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, Camreoon

Prime Minister Robert Beugre Mambe, Côte d’Ivoire

Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Democratic Republic of Congo

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, Rwanda

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Ministers

Romuald Wadagni, Finance Minister, Benin

Lejeune Mbella Mbella Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cameroon

Pierre Hélé, Minister of the Environment and the Protection of Nature, Cameroon

Yanara Chhieng, Senior Minister in Charge of Special Mission, Second Vice- Chairman of the Council
for the Development of Cambodia

Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Columbia

Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Cameroon

Souleymane Diarrassouba Minister of Commerce and Industry, Côte d'Ivoire

Rania AL Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Egypt

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister, Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ghana

Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Cabinet Minister, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India

Liburn Aliu, Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, Kosovo

Sid'Ahmed Bouh, Minister for the Economy and Finance, Mauritania

Nani Ould Chrougha, Minister in Charge of the Office of the President of the Republic Mauritania

Gantumur Luvsannyam, Minister of Education and Science, Mongolia

Damjan Čulafić, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development of the North Montenegro

Peya Mushelenga, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Namibia

Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister of International Development, Norway

Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action,

St Kitts and Nevis

Faisal Alibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning, Saudi Arabia

Serigne Gueye Diop, Minister of Industry and Trade, Senegal

Maropene Ramokgopa, Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa

Kitila Mkumbo Minister of State, Planning and Investment, Tanzania

Saada Mkuya, Minister of Finance, Tanzania

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Juma Aweso, Minister of Water, Tanzania

Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb, Chair of the International Affairs Office at the Presidential
Court, United Arab Emirates

Anneliese Dodds, Minister for Development Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Minister for Women and Equalities at the Department for Education, United Kingdom of Great Britain

Jamshid Qoʻchqorov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Uzbekistan

Ho Duc Phoc, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Vietnam

Heads of International Organizations

Roberta Casali, Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management of the Asian Development Bank

Albert M. Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission

Carlo Monticelli, Governor Council of Europe Development Bank

Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, EU Commission

Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund

Ilan Goldfajn, President, Inter-American Development Bank

Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF

Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations

Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, UN DESA

Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund

Ajaypal Singh Banga, President, World Bank Group

About the HSC

The HSC is the international sustainability platform that gathers leading minds from politics, business, science
and civil society to plan the implementation of joint processes to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). In times of increasing geopolitical crises, it promotes multilateral exchange, encourages open dialog and
aims to strengthen the role and responsibility of the private sector in new sustainability alliances.

Press contact: Olena Taran, Press Officer Hamburg Sustainability Conference, press@sustainability-
conference.org

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