Hon. Esrom Immanuel hails from Navolau Village in the tikina of Viria in Naitasiri. He completed his primary education at the Dravuni District School and secondary education at Ratu Sukuna Memorial School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the South Pacific, and Post Grad Diploma in Applied Finance & Investments at the Securities Institute of Australia.

He joined the Fiji Development bank as a Loans Officer in 1988. He then moved to Colonial Fiji Life Ltd and worked from being a Senior Investment Clerk to Assistant General Manager Positions from 1989 – 2005. He then moved to be the Chief Executive Officer for Yasana Holdings Ltd from 2006- 2013.Then moved to become the CEO, Investment Advisor and Broker Representative at the Fiji Stockbrokers Limited from 2014 to 2022.Currently, he is the Assistant Minister to Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics after the General Elections on 24 December 2022.

Hon. Esrom was part of the Board Member of the South Pacific Stock Exchange, Data Bureau Limited, Yasana Holdings Limited and represent Colonial Fiji Life Limited in some of its Investee Companies.
He was also a Board Member of Fiji Television Ltd to June 2013 and RB Patel (retail/wholesale chain) to June 2013, and Deputy Chair of Media New Guinea Limited (TV Company in PNG) to June 2013 and was Chair of Compac (Communication Pacific Limited).
He is a member of Leadership Fiji and Associate member of Securities Institute of Australia (FINSIA).
He has great excellent rugby memories and is fond of travelling, socializing with Extended families/relatives, workmates and loves meeting new people. His hobbies are reading financial news and books and watching rugby.

Angie Shakira Martínez Tejera was born on May 18, 1978 in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Internationalist lawyer expert in Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations, International Business, Environment, Political Science, Arbitration, Peace and Democracy. National Youth Award 2002 in the category “Contribution to Human Rights, Children and Youth” and guest professor at the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid.

With a resume characterized by excellence, Angie Martínez entered the Foreign Service in 2003. Since then, she has developed a diplomatic career focused on results, accumulating merits and making multiple contributions and contributions to the country.

She is currently a career Ambassador with 21 years at the service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. She has worked at the Dominican Embassy to the Kingdom of Spain (with the ranks of Third Secretary, Counselor and Minister Counselor); Dominican Embassy in France (Counselor); Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (Alternate Ambassador); Dominican Embassy in the United States of America (Alternate Ambassador accredited to the Department of State with the rank of Minister Counselor); Dominican Embassy in Jamaica and Dominican Embassy in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (Ambassador, Head of Mission): Dominican Embassy in the Republic of Korea (Ambassador, Head of Mission).

She was in charge of negotiating important academic collaboration agreements between the Dominican government and prestigious universities in Europe and the United States of America, which have allowed more than 20 thousand Dominican students of limited resources to train with master’s degrees and doctorates abroad.

As an expert in Human Rights, she was in charge of the work before the Human Rights Council of the Dominican Permanent Mission to the United Nations, based in Geneva, Switzerland.
She is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, concurrent in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

PNG Country Representative, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) 

Dr. Didacus Jules is a distinguished leader in education, social transformation, and organisational re-engineering, with an extensive career spanning national, regional, and international spheres. Since 2014, he has served as the Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), leading the strategic integration and development efforts of eleven Member States for over a decade.

His career trajectory reflects a steadfast commitment to advancing education and policy reform across the Caribbean and his key leadership roles include:
• Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council
• InterRegional Coordinator of the International Literacy Support Service
• Permanent Secretary for Education and Human Resource Development (St. Lucia) as well as
• Permanent Secretary for Education & Chief Education Officer (concurrently) in Revolutionary Grenada

Dr. Jules holds an impressive academic portfolio, including a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – The University of the West Indies (UWI); Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction – University of Wisconsin-Madison; Doctor of Philosophy in Education Policy – University of Wisconsin-Madison and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) – The University of the West Indies. He has also served on several influential boards and advisory bodies, including Caribbean Centre for Educational Planning, UWI Mona; Knowledge, Innovation & Exchange (KIX) Program; Global Partnership for Education (Latin America & Caribbean region); Chancellor’s Commission on UWI Governance; Caribbean Climate Accelerator and the World Bank Task Force on Caribbean Education Strategy 2020.

In recognition of his significant contributions to national and regional development, Dr. Jules was awarded the prestigious Saint Lucia Cross (Gold) by the Government of Saint Lucia.

His most recent publication, Education for Uncertainty: Collected Speeches on Transforming Caribbean Education for Global Competitiveness, is a thought-provoking anthology of 25 speeches spanning more than three decades. As a leading educator and policy expert, Dr. Jules explores the complexities of the modern world—defined by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, and hyper-connectivity—and their implications for education in the Caribbean. His work presents a visionary approach to reimagining education systems that foster resilience, inclusivity, and innovation in an ever-evolving global landscape.

With over a decade of leadership at the OECS, Dr. Jules remains a pivotal figure in regional policy development, dedicated to shaping education and governance frameworks that empower Caribbean societies for the future.

Daniel Muñoz-Smith has been the Caribbean Representative for the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) since January 2024. In this role, he leads and supports GGGI’s programs in the Dominican Republic, the Eastern Caribbean, Guyana and regional projects to deliver outcomes designed to achieve national development goals and climate actions. Daniel has extensive experience engaging with Small Island Developing State governments and regional partners to cultivate new business opportunities and partnerships that support the sustainability and scale-up of in-country programs. Prior to taking up his current post in Saint Lucia, Daniel was the Country Representative for GGGI in Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu.

Prior to this role, Daniel spent 5 years within GGGI’s Office of the Director-General, supporting GGGI to fulfill its strategic vision by developing and maintaining relationships with partners, communicating impact to mobilize resources, and raising the profile of the organization as one of the world’s top-tier green growth solutions providers.

Before joining GGGI, Daniel worked with the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning to deliver the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 2014. Daniel also spent close to 3 years working with the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development.

Daniel is a Canadian and Spanish national and holds an MA in International Development and an MBA in Information and Media.

Ambassador of Luxembourg to the Republic of Korea

Dr. Fletcher is a Saint Lucian scientist, author, governance and public policy specialist, thought leader, and climate justice advocate. He currently serves as the CARICOM Climate Envoy, is an Expert/Non-State Actor Member of the GGGI Council, and is a REN21 Renewable Energy Champion for the Caribbean in May 2025. Previously he was Chair of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy, and from 2011 to 2016, Dr. Fletcher served as Saint Lucia’s Minister for the Public Service, Information, Broadcasting, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science, and Technology. He cofounded the Caribbean’s 1.5-to-Stay-Alive climate campaign and was later profiled among the key contributors to the Agreement in Profiles of Paris.

Nadia Wells-Hyacinth is a Development Economist with over two decades of experience in economic planning, project design, and programme coordination. As Chief Economist – National Development in the Department of Economic Development, she leads initiatives to integrate climate resilience and sustainability into Saint Lucia’s national development framework. She also coordinates the country’s Climate Finance Programme in collaboration with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and other partners. Nadia is widely recognized for her strategic leadership, analytical acumen, and commitment to driving sustainable and inclusive growth across Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

She holds a Master’s degree in Economic Policy and Reform for Development from the Catholic University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Ratu Sakiusa Tuisolia is the Regional Director for the Pacific. With a professional career spanning 26 years, he held a variety of professional roles in an operational, technical and management/leadership capacity in the public and private sectors and the development field and worked in multiple countries in the Pacific Islands and Central and South East Asia regions.

He has previously held the position of Head of Strategy and Results Management at the GGGI HQ in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to joining the GGGI team, he worked 14 years for the Fijian Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Finance and National Planning and held various senior positions including Head of Sectoral Planning and Project Management Unit at Planning, was Chief Policy Adviser to three Prime Ministers and Deputy/Acting CEO in the Prime Minister’s Office. Mr Tuisolia also served as CEO of Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) for four years – a large state owned company with 650 staff.