David Kamran

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is based in Châtelaine, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. UNITAR provides innovative learning solutions to individuals, organizations, and institutions to enhance decision-making and support country-level action for shaping a better future. The Swiss company works to establish peaceful, just, and inclusive societies through enabling individuals, institutions, and organizations to contribute meaningfully to sustainable peace. The company's thematic portfolio includes areas such as conflict prevention, negotiation, mediation and reconciliation, restoration of the rule of law, preventing and countering violent extremism, youth and women empowerment, as well as enhancing the peacemaking capacities of minorities, indigenous peoples’ representatives, and those who often face marginalization to “leave no one behind.” Additionally, UNITAR has implemented the Autosobriety program in countries such as South Africa and the Dominican Republic, with the aim of reducing injuries and deaths related to drunk driving. The company plans to implement the program globally, especially in countries where reducing alcohol-related road accidents is a priority.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) is an investment firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm is owned and governed by its member countries but has its own executive leadership and staff that conduct its normal business operations. Founded in 1956, IFC offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in less developed countries. The IFC is a sister organization of the World Bank and member of the World Bank Group.