Innovation Summit - Meridian International Center

Participant Biographies
Ms. Orokiata Cisse – Burkina Faso
Associate, Bank of Africa
Ms. Cisse serves as a customer service liaison for clients employing credit/debit cards and ATMs
serves at Bank of Africa (BoA) Burkina Faso. BoA Burkina Faso offers financing, discounts,
exchange, trading, underwriting, purchase, sale and placement of all securities holdings, unions of
portfolio management and investment funds, provides commercial or financial advice, and issues
bonds or debentures. Ms. Cisse is also a leader at a local and national level through organizations
such as Junior Chamber International. Ms. Cisse is working on a business venture to process shea
nuts into shea butter. This project would benefit woman in rural areas, allowing them to undertake
activities that will generate revenue as well as benefit the environment, since the tree planting helps
balance the eco system.
Mr. Philippe Tegawende Diendere – Burkina Faso
Commercial and Public Relations Manager, Agence Efficience
As the Commercial and Public Relations Manager at Agence Efficience, Mr. Diendere works to
design sales and marketing strategies and assist with the implementation and coordination of
trade and public relations policies. Agence Efficience is a communications firm that specializes in
advertising, publishing, as well as communications research and training. Mr. Diendere recently
became the Executive President of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) in 2012. JCI organizes
trainings and workshops for young Burkinabe. Mr. Diendere has also organized many events,
including blood drives, and a presentation about traffic accidents for high school students. He is
developing a project to increase agricultural production in Burkina Faso that will help provide food
sufficiency through researching and experimenting with new techniques to enrich the soil and by
experimenting with seeds specially adapted to the soil.
Mr. Donatien Lhye Dioumy Moubassango – Gabon
Secretary General, National Convention of Young Volunteers
Mr. Moubassango serves as Secretary General of the National Convention of Young Volunteers, a
non-governmental organization that aims to give Gabonese youth a voice in their communities and
promote democracy by fostering youth solidarity and responsibility. The NGO has 40 active members
who work with local schools throughout the country, allowing it to extend its reach to approximately
1,000 young Gabonese a year. Mr. Moubassango serves as the NGO’s spokesperson, coordinates
with local authorities to plan and implement the organization’s activities, and oversees its goals and
mission. He is regularly solicited to work with UN agencies such as UNDP and UNFPA. He also
works with the Presidency on several issues related to youth empowerment and democracy.
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