World Bank Group Youth Summit 2022 | The World Bank | 26 May 2022 | Hybrid

Established in 2013, the Youth Summit is an annual event hosted by the World Bank Group to engage with youth globally on the most pressing issues facing their generation. The Youth Summit is an affiliate of the Youth-to-Youth (Y2Y) network, a multifaceted network of young professionals dedicated to engaging, inspiring, and empowering young people in global development., which aims to inspire and empower youth within and outside the institution.

As the largest youth worldwide annual gathering at the World Bank Group, the primary goals of the Youth Summit are to:

• Empower youth to explore innovative ideas to tackle development challenges​
• Provide youth with the tools to build and engage in impactful projects​
• Promote dialogue between youth, the WBG, and other key stakeholders globally

2022 Speakers

David R. Malpass
13th President of the World Bank Group

O'Neall Massamba
Manager of the Youth Summit 2022

Axel van Trotsenburg
World Bank Managing Director of Operations

Ms. Kavitha Prabhakar
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer - Deloitte

Nadir Mohammed
Regional Director, Equitable Growth, Finance & Institutions (EFI) for MENA (The Middle East and North Africa) Region Of The World Bank

Lindi von Mutius
Director of the Sustainability and Global Development Practice programs at the Harvard University Division of Continuing Education

Abigail Boaduwa Yirrah
Content Co-Lead, World Bank Group Youth Summit 2022

Aerica Shimizu Banks
Founder of Shiso

Samahara Hernández
Junior Professional Associate, World Bank Group

Noëlla Coursaris Musunka
Founder/CEO of Malaika and Ambassador for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
Global Disability Advisor, World Bank Group

Innanoshe Richard Akuson
Lawyer & LGBT Rights Activist

Dominique Tchimbakala
Award Winning Journalist, News anchor (“Le Journal de l’Afrique”) at TV5Monde and HEC PARIS Executive MBA.

Kasia Jakimowicz
HQ Project Coordinator – ITU International Centre of Digital Innovation, I-CoDI

Samia M. Melhem
Lead Digital Policy Specialist, World Bank Group

Shino Saruta
Operations Officer, Inclusive Business, IFC’s Gender and Economic Inclusion Group

Gordon Swaby
Gordon Swaby, CEO and Co-Founder, EduFocal Limited

Faher Elfayez
External Affairs Officer, World Bank’s Identification for Development

Hadil Ali Mohammed Al-Ashwal
Founder & Managing Director of MENA AGE

Jescinta Isimeme Izevbigie
World Bank Young Professional

Kelly Widelska
Economic Inclusion Advisor for the Gender and Economic Inclusion Group, IFC

Adil Mohommad
Economist, IMF

Vanndy Hem
Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia

Hamid Ibrahim
Co-Founder and Creative Director at Kugali Media

Bukola Ogunyemi
Social Media Specialist - IFC/World Bank Group

Mike Bellot
Entrepreneur and Inventor

Hayat Aljowaily
Social Inclusion Fillmmaker

Ken Chua
Founder & Director of (these)abilities

Rym Badran
Founder of Girl Up Lebanon and Girl Up Arab World Coalition

Timothy Dziedzom Amaglo-Mensah
2021 World Bank Blog4Dev Competition (Ghana)

Ezgi Canpolat
Social Development Specialist

Saiurys Bonnet
CEO Una Vaina Verde

Dominique Drakeford
Co-Founder, Sustainable Brooklyn

Yasmin Poole
Partnerships Lead, World Bank Group Youth Summit

Mamta Murthi
Ms. Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development, World Bank Group

2022 Partners

• TV5 Monde
• UN Youth Envoy
• GW Innovation Entrepreneurship Office
• YouthLead
• Y20 Indonesia
• InnovatorsBox