Join us for the World Bank's live events from October 21 to 26. The full event schedule will be available soon. The 2024 ...

Satoko Tanaka has assumed the post of Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) USA Office, based in DC, since July 2022. Prior to the current post, she was working as Deputy ...

Dr. Mansour Al-Rumayyan, Supervisor General, Deputyship of Human Capital Development and Labor Market Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia. Mansour leads the human capital ...

Elizabeth Wathuti, a dedicated environmentalist and dynamic young climate leader from Kenya, is the driving force behind positive change. She is the visionary Founder of the Green Generation ...

Axel van Trotsenburg (@AxelVT_WB) is the World Bank’s Senior Managing Director (SMD), responsible for Development Policy and Partnerships. He currently co-leads the Evolution Roadmap aimed at ...

A British national with Nigerian heritage, Femi Oke is an international journalist, writer and moderator. Since the 1980s, she has worked for BBC television and radio, Sky TV, all U.K. terrestrial ...

World Bank Live is the World Bank's event streaming platform designed to engage global audiences in conversations about international development. The platform features high-level debates and events ...

Dr. James Mwangi is Group CEO of Equity Group Holdings, credited with democratizing financial access, leading Equity to become an integrated financial services Group operating in 6 African countries ...

Masood Ahmed is president of the Center for Global Development. He joined the Center in January 2017, capping a 35-year career driving economic development policy initiatives relating to debt, aid ...

Join us for a series of events on climate change, live from the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference. The World Bank Group is doubling down on its climate action, as part of its new vision to ...

World Food Prize laureate David Beckmann is one of the foremost U.S. advocates for hungry and poor people. He has been president of Bread for the World since 1991, leading large-scale and successful ...