Mona Hammami is a senior director at the Office of Strategic Affairs, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court. Her role includes analysis of social and economic developments globally and locally and drafting of publications and white papers to influence policy making. Prior to joining the Crown Prince Court she was a lead associate at Booz and Company as part of the public sector practice team focusing on a wide range of public policy issues including: social and labor policies and macroeconomic policy among other areas. She also worked as an economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). She has authored and co-authored several papers including an IMF paper on the determinants of Public Private Partnerships. She has two major books: Looking Ahead: The 50 Trends that Matter and The Giving World: How maximizing three financial forces could revolutionize global development. Mona holds a Master in public administration international development from Harvard Kennedy School and a Ph.D. in development studies from the University of Oxford. She is a WEF Young Global Leader and a member of the WEF Development Finance Global Future Council.