Senior economist and Head of the Tax Data and Statistical Analysis Unit at the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. She leads the OECD’s work on tax policy for virtual currencies and oversees the Global Revenue Statistics Initiative. Michelle has co-authored reports on environmental taxation, carbon pricing, and SME taxation. Before joining the OECD, she worked at the New Zealand Treasury, contributing to the 2010 tax system overhaul. Michelle holds degrees in law and economics from the University of Waikato and Victoria University of Wellington and is a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand.

Deputy Director and Senior Adviser on Gender in the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Since 2002, he has worked on advanced economies, including the euro area, and emerging markets like Brazil, China, Hungary, and Indonesia. Goyal has been Mission Chief for Greece and led initiatives on the euro area banking union, financial interconnectedness, spillover reports, international monetary system reforms, and strengthening the global financial safety net.

Acting Division Chief of the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division, specializing in decentralization and subnational governments. Radics has served as a Lead Specialist and worked in country offices including Uruguay, Paraguay, and Peru, as well as the Office of Monitoring and Evaluation. In Argentina, he coordinated the "Cristal" fiscal transparency program and the Electronic Government initiative. He holds an Economics degree from Universidad de San Andrés, a Master in Public Policy from Harvard, and a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Maryland.

Manager of the Institutions for Development Sector at the Inter-American Development Bank. Previously led Brazil’s National Statistical Agency (2019-2021), modernizing it and transitioning to remote work during COVID-19. She launched key surveys to guide policy during the pandemic. Formerly an economist at the World Bank, focusing on public sector reforms in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Dr. Cordeiro Guerra holds a Ph.D. from MIT, a master’s from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA from Harvard University.

Specialist at the IDB’s Fiscal Division with over 10 years of experience in fiscal policy, tax administration, gender, and equity. Karen has led key technical assistance and analytical work in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining the IDB, she worked at USAID in Ecuador, developing projects in health policy and gender. She holds an MBA and a BS in Finance and Economics from the University of Maryland.

Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and formerly managed gender research under an IMF-DFID collaboration focusing on macroeconomic issues in low-income countries. Her current research explores gender budgeting initiatives to address inequalities, and she is both a contributor and editor of Fiscal Policies and Gender Equality. Before joining the IMF, Dr. Kolovich conducted program evaluations for the U.S. Department of Labor and worked as a consultant for the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank.

Director of Training and Human Talent Development at CIAT. With a degree in Pedagogy and studies in Law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, he provides international tax training and technical assistance in human resources to member countries' tax administrations. Since 1998, he has led numerous assistance missions across Latin America and held various leadership roles in human capital development at Mexico's SAT, collaborating with the Ministry of the Interior on subnational government functions since 1991.

Expert in international tax and fiscal policy with extensive experience in global cooperation. She worked as a tax policy analyst at the OECD, contributing to the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for tax purposes. Sabouret also served as a policy analyst in the International Cooperation Review Group within the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Additionally, she worked as a political adviser on tax issues for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) at the European Parliament, specializing in international financial cooperation.

An international development professional with over 20 years of experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, specializing in public procurement reform and modernization. As the Gender and Diversity Focal Point for the Fiscal Management Division, she oversees gender mainstreaming in fiscal projects and has supported several countries in developing women in public procurement programs. She has led high-profile events and knowledge products promoting cutting-edge trends in this field.

Lead Sector Specialist in tax administration at the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). She focuses on modernizing tax administration in Latin America and the Caribbean through capacity building and digitalization. Mónica authored the book Gestão Tributaria: uma abordagem multidisciplinar, offering a holistic view of taxation in business operations. She has worked for the Brazilian Government and the IMF and holds a PhD in Accounting from Sao Paulo University and a B.A. in Economics.

Economist and member of the GEM-IWG Network. She holds a master’s degree in Gender and Development from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is a PhD candidate in International Economics and Development. Raquel began her career in 2001 at UNIFEM's Andean Region office in Quito, focusing on Economic and Social Rights. Since 2005, she has been the regional coordinator for UNIFEM's Gender Responsive Budget Programme in Latin America and has worked with ACSUR Las Segovias and academic organizations like FLACSO Mexico and Ecuador.