Dr. Sidi Mohamed Dhaker is the Director General of the Institute for Economic Studies of the Central Bank of Mauritania, an Associate Professor of economics and management at the University of Nouakchott (Mauritania), and Executive Director at Africa Fintech Forum. Before his actual position, he was Chief of Staff and Principal Advisor to the Governor, Director of Communications, and Director of Strategy and Transformation at the Central Bank of Mauritania (10 years). Before this, he was Director of Strategy, Monitoring & Evaluation for three years at World Vision International in West Africa and has led several consulting missions in Europe and West Africa for international organizations (WB, AFD, BMZ/GTZ, BPCE Bank, etc.)Dr. Dhaker is a frequent speaker on financial innovation and inclusion, economic development, and leadership in academic circles, conferences, and international events. He is a board member of several regional and international organizations as the Africa Fintech Forum, the Maghreb Economic Forum, Tod’aérs Global Network, the Young African Economists Circle, etc. A recipient of the prestigious “Transformer’s Award” for his work to boost Fintech in Mauritania, he is also the recipient of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (2015), the French-Africa Young Leader (2019), and the Emerging Leaders program (2017). He has also since 2019 in the prestigious ranking “Choiseul 100 Africa” for emerging economic leaders in Africa. Dr Dhaker holds a PhD in Strategy from the University of Versailles (France), a Master's degree from HEC Paris in Strategic management, a Master’s degree in Development Economics from the University of Paris XII, a Postgraduate Diploma in international management from Georgetown University (USA), and an Executive Certificate in Fintech and innovation from the University of Cambridge (UK), among others