Recap and thoughts about the women at the #GPF

#figureskating #ISUGrandPrix #GPF2025

Recap and some thoughts about the men
#GPF #GPF2025 #ISUGrandPrix #figureskating

メダリストコラボのドニチエコきっぷゲットー！
ま試合まで時間に余裕があるので大須に行ってきます

#GPF2025

So ..Chock/Bates in the lead after RD. Def skated a full program, ton of energy and sass. LFB/Cizerone 2nd Gilles/Poirier 3rd. Piper and Paul I felt looked a bit stiff but did skate well. #GPF2025 ..btw.. WTF IS AN “S” CALL?!?!

GPファイナル2025　イリア・マリニンが5回転について語る 世界選手権2連覇中のイリア・マリニン選手（アメリカ）が12月3日、ISUグランプリファイナルの公式練習に参加し、報道陣の取材に応じました。今回、グランプリファイナル3連覇を目指すマリニン選手ですが、12月2日、21歳の誕 […]

OK, finally able to catch up on some skating. Starting with the men's free and WHOA did Luc Ecomodides .. did not expect that program, and this will be real interesting to see it after some more time with it. #figureskating #GPF2025

GPF 2025 preparations near completion Justicia Shipena Preparations are at an advanced stage for the 2025 Global Policy Forum (GPF), which Namibia will host for the first time.  The Bank of Namibia (BoN)’s acting director for strategic communications and international relations, Naufiku Hamunime, said the event theme and host location have been finalised. BoN and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) will hold the event in Swakopmund from 2 to 5 September 2025. Hamunime said coordination with ministries and stakeholders is ongoing to ensure a secure and smooth experience for all delegates. The forum, held under the theme “Empowering Society, Enabling Growth”, is expected to bring together over 700 delegates from more than 90 countries.  These include central bank governors, finance ministers, global development institutions, and private sector leaders. BoN governor Johannes !Gawaxab said the event gives Namibia a chance to showcase its progress in financial inclusion and reaffirm its commitment to inclusive finance. “Namibia is poised to welcome the world. As a nation deeply invested in the ideals of inclusive finance and transformative development, we are honoured to host a forum of this calibre,” he said. The GPF is recognised as a global platform where policymakers, regulators, and thought leaders in developing and emerging economies discuss ways to advance financial inclusion.  The event will feature policy discussions, side events, and high-level panels. Topics include gender-inclusive finance, green finance, MSME development, digital transformation, and consumer empowerment.  The Forum will also explore climate-resilient finance, digital public infrastructure, and financing for MSMEs.  Keynote speeches will be delivered by leaders in the global financial sector. BoN said it appreciates the support from public and private partners helping organise the forum.  These include the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority, Standard Bank Namibia, Nedbank Namibia, Social Security Commission, Namibia Airports Company, Financial Intelligence Centre, Ninety-One Asset Management, 20-Twenty Financial Solutions, Bellatrix SME Finance, Capricorn Group, Agribank of Namibia, Mobile Telecommunications Company, and the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board. The bank expects more sponsors to come on board and encourages the public to follow updates and support what it calls a significant national achievement.

#GlobalPolicyForum #GPF2025 #Namibia #FinancialInclusion #EmpoweringSociety

Back in Luxembourg where time makes sense again. DC ➡️ LUX translation of #GPF2025:

– Global cooperation needs new energy
– AI governance is everyone's problem
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Somewhere over the Atlantic, where time has no meaning and airline food has no taste.

3 days at #GPF2025 complete. My brain is full of global economic insights but my body has no idea what timezone it's in.

Co-chairing the Global Young MP Initiative with MP Amira Saber. Our generation's key concerns:

* Digital rights
* Climate action
* Economic opportunity
* Whether conference WiFi will ever work properly

Some problems are truly universal. 🌍 #GPF2025

Day 3 of (very) early wake-ups in DC. I've now had conversations with every hotel staff member on night shift and can confirm they all think parliamentarians are slightly odd.

Today co-chairing the Global Young MP Initiative. Young MPs don't fear AI, they fear housing prices - priorities! #GPF2025

Ce matin à Washington, j’ai pris la parole au Forum parlementaire mondial 2025 à titre de président canadien du Réseau parlementaire de la Banque mondiale et du FMI.

Les capitaux privés suivent la confiance — et la confiance repose sur des politiques solides et des institutions fortes.
#GPF2025

Thank you to the World Bank Group, IMF, and my fellow legislators for advancing this important dialogue.

#WBGMeetings2025 #GPF2025 #WBG #IMF #PrivateCapital #ParliamentaryLeadership
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Honoured to speak this morning in Washington as Canada’s Chair for the World Bank and IMF Parliamentary Network. I arrived early yesterday morning for this week’s Spring Meetings.

Private capital follows confidence—and confidence comes from sound policy, strong institutions, and trust.
#GPF2025
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At the "Catalyzing Private Capital" panel where we're discussing how to make investors care about development.

Turns out the secret formula is:
– Promise returns
– Minimize risk
– Have governments cover losses

Tale as old as capitalism itself. #GPF2025 #EarthDay

Another 4am wake-up courtesy of jet lag. On the plus side, I've now memorized my entire AI governance panel notes from yesterday.

Today's economic development panels don't start for hours, so I'm left wondering: does the World Bank have a gym, or do economists just run in fiscal circles? #GPF2025

Townhall with World Bank & IMF leadership just wrapped. Big discussions about global economic stability while I'm trying to remember which acronym stands for what.
IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA - it's like they're deliberately trying to confuse parliamentarians. Or it's just the jet lag talking. #GPF2025

Jet lag has me wide awake at 4:30am in DC. Hotel room TV has 200 channels of infomercials and one documentary about penguins.
Choosing the penguins while prepping for today's World Bank sessions. Climate change and finance policy at 4am - what could go wrong? #GPF2025

Off to DC for the World Bank/IMF forum. Checked my luggage and realized I packed 6 ties but only 3 socks.
International diplomacy runs on coffee and mismatched footwear, apparently. ✈️🧦 #GPF2025

Regenerative agriculture in action: Lessons from TomKat Ranch - Alliance magazine I had the privilege of visiting TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation, a pioneering hub for regenerative agriculture, as part of the Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF) Leaders’ Summit. The 2025 GPF Summit,...

The insights gained at #GPF2025 will continue to inform our work, strengthening the bridge between research, policy, and practice in the pursuit of sustainable and inclusive development.

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The discussions at #GPF2025 reinforced the importance of supporting grassroots women leaders and integrating their insights into philanthropy, research and policymaking.

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#WomenInPhilanthropy #GenderEquality