Introducing Our Keynote Speaker: Hon. Amb. Toga Gayewea McIntosh, PhD

Toga served as Vice President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for four years, where he coordinated the work of 13 Commissioners that were engaged in overseeing development work for the 15 member countries in West Africa.

On the national stage, he served in various technical, administrative, professional, and managerial positions for a total of 26 years with five of those years serving respectively as Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs, and Minister of Foreign Affairs for Liberia. On the international stage, Toga was Executive Director for two years representing 22 African countries on the Board of the World Bank Group.

He also worked for nearly ten years as a Senior Economic Officer at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, advising African governments and building senior-level staffing capacities for the better management of their development agendas. Toga brings a high degree of dedication, commitment and a rich basket of experiences and competencies in (a) socio-economic research and analysis; (b) policy and institutional reform; and (c) designing and executing workshops, policy seminars and conferences. He has written several technical papers and publications on development management and human resources development and utilization.