Dominique Njinkeu is an economist and trade expert with over 30 years of experience doing research and advising governments and regional economic communities on macroeconomic and industrial policies, trade, regional integration and international trade negotiations. His experiences include serving between 2009 and January 2016 as the Lead Trade Facilitation Expert and Program Coordinator of the Trade Facilitation Facility (TFF) of the World Bank. Between 2003 and 2009, Mr. Njinkeu served as the Executive Director of International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty(ILEAP).  He is currently the President and CEO of African Trade & Sustainable Development (AFTSD), a consultancy that seeks to support Africa’s sustainable development through a pro-poor trade agenda at a regional and international level. He is a member of the African trade and development community through the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)