Managing Director of Quantum Global Research Lab appointed a member of Green Growth Knowledge Platform’s Advisory Committee

Managing Director of Quantum Global Research Lab appointed a member of Green Growth Knowledge Platform’s Advisory Committee

Nigerian born, Professor Kevin Urama, the distinguished academic and economist will shortly take a seat on the steering committee

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) Steering Committee, the Global Green Growth Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations Environment Program, and the World Bank, appoints Prof. Kevin Urama, Managing Director of QGRL a member of GGKP's Advisory Committee.

Nigerian born, Professor Kevin Urama, the distinguished academic and economist will shortly take a seat on the steering committee of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP). Recently appointed the Inaugural Managing Director of the groundbreaking Quantum Global Research Lab (QGRL) (http://www.quantumglobal.ch), Professor Urama gained a First Class Honors degree and a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, a Master of Philosophy in Land Economy with a Distinction and a Ph.D., with a prize for the most outstanding thesis in economics and related subjects, from St. Edmund’s College of the UK’s University of Cambridge.  He was named the Technology Executive of the Year by the Africa Technology Awards in 2012 and is an extraordinary and adjunct Professor at the School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, South Africa and Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy, the University of Murdoch, Western Australia, respectively.  He is also a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and member of several intergovernmental and international scientific panels.

Founded by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Bank, the GGKP has a global partnership of over 30 international organizations, research institutes and think tanks. The GGKP helps to identify major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice and address those gaps by promoting collaboration and coordinated research; and using world-class knowledge management and communications tools to give practitioners and policymakers the analysis, guidance, tools and data necessary to support a green economy transition. Read more: http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/about/advisory-committee

 Welcoming the appointment Quantum Global Research Lab Founder Jean-Claude Bastos De Morais said,

 “We are delighted for Kevin and proud of his appointment to this important advisory committee of this important global knowledge platform. He is a world class academic with a remarkable body of work; a man who embraces our vision of supporting African Sovereigns for sustainable investments and inclusive development, for the good of Africa, its people and the world in general”.

“I am especially pleased that Kevin’s news follows the announcement we made last week regarding the appointment of one of our pro-bono Advisory Board members, Dr Célestin Monga – another distinguished economist and academic –to a top UN role in Vienna.”

Responding to his appointment Professor Urama, commented.

 “I am honored and privileged to receive this invitation to serve on the GGKP’s Advisory Committee.  I am also grateful to the Chair of Quantum Global Research Lab for permitting me to accept this invitation to join the steering committee”.

 “My ambitions are what they have always been: to make a significant and novel contribution to re-thinking the economics of development and facilitate transition to more inclusive, sustainable and equitable development for the benefit of humankind, our society and the environment. I pray that I am able to add value where I can and support the efforts of those who work in this important field, so that together, we can build a more sustainable world”.

About Quantum Global Research Lab

The Quantum Global Group Research Lab is an independent research partner to African Sovereigns, established in Switzerland to advance original thinking and novel insights on the economics of inclusive development in Africa. It leads innovation and excellence in the delivery of bottom-up econometric models of African economies that are embedded in African realities as tools for inclusive economic development policy and sustainable investment decision making in Africa. Read More: http:/www.quantumglobalresearchlab.ch

Prof. Kevin Chika Urama holds a First Class Honors degree and a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He also gained a Master of Philosophy degree, with distinction, and a Ph.D. in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. A 2002-3 winner of the James Claydon Prize for the most outstanding Ph.D. thesis in economics or related subjects while studying at St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge; he was most recently the Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS). Prof. Urama was named the Technology Executive of the Year by the Africa Technology Awards in 2012. An Extra-Ordinary Professor in the School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Professor Urama is also an Adjunct Professor at the Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs, University of Murdoch, Western Australia, and a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). He serves on several international and intergovernmental scientific panels, advisory boards, and editorial boards of scientific journals, and has published on various subjects of economics, public policy and innovation.