WBG Youth Summit 2022 | The World Bank | 26 May 2022 | Online
Venue
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| Event Date | Thu May 26 EDT - Fri May 27 EDT (over 2 years ago) |
| Location | Online |
| Region | Americas |
Details
This summit is the largest youth worldwide annual gathering at the WBG to engage with each other globally on the most pressing issues facing our generation. Our mission is to empower youth to explore innovative ideas that tackle development challenges and promote dialogue between youth, the WBG and key stakeholders.
This year’s theme “Unlocking the Power of Inclusion for Equitable Growth” is dedicated to exploring how a broader and more diverse set of solutions can foster Environmental, Social and Economic inclusion, to help people reach their productive potential and offer a compelling opportunity for growth and development. Get ready for a two-day experience including pitch competition, case challenge, keynotes and plenaries, music, art and more!
Topics:
• Agriculture And Food
• Climate Change
• Competitiveness
• Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
• Debt
• Digital Development
• Disaster Risk Management
• Education
• Energy
• Environment
• Extractive Industries
• Financial Inclusion
• Financial Sector
• Fragility, Conflict & Violence
• Gender
• Governance
• Health
• Human Capital
• Inequality & Shared Prosperity
• Infrastructure
• Jobs & Development
• Macroeconomics
• Nutrition
• Poverty
• Public-private Partnerships
• Regional Integration
• Social Protection
• Social Sustainability & Inclusion
• Trade
• Transport
• Urban Development
• Water
Speakers
2022 Speakers
David R. Malpass
President, World Bank Group
Axel van Trotsenburg
Managing Director of Operations, World Bank
Mamta Murthi
Vice President, Human Development, World Bank
O’Neall Massamba
Manager, Youth Summit 2022
Theodore A. Klouvas
Coordinator Policy Officer Education & Youth, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kavitha Prabhakar
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer - Deloitte
Innanoshe Richard Akuson
LGBTQ Activist
Noella Coursaris Musunka
Founder & CEO of Malaika
Mike Bellot
Entrepreneur
Dominique Drakeford
Sustainable style influencer
Vanndy Hem
Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance (Cambodia)
MODERATOR:
Dominique Tchimbakala
Award Winning Journalist, News anchor, TV5Monde and HEC PARIS Executive MBA