The Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, in Dar es Salaam on January 27-28, 2025, will bring together leaders to accelerate ...

Dr. Sandie Okoro is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the World Bank Group. As the first British national and the first black woman to hold this role, She is the principal advisor and ...

Martin Mauthe-Kaeter is the deputy head of policy division at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). He is leading BMZ’s initiative on religion and development.

Professor Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation ...

Thierry Tanoh is Cote d’Ivoire’s Minister of Petroleum, Energy, and Renewable Energy since January 2017. He was formerly Deputy General Secretary in charge of Economic Affairs. Previously, served as ...

Watch a series of events on climate change, broadcast 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 ...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan became the sixth President of the United Republic of Tanzania in March 2021, following the death of President John Magufuli. She served as Vice President of Tanzania from ...

Anabel González is Deputy Director-General at the World Trade Organization since June 2021. She is a renowned global expert on trade, investment, and economic development. She has previously served as ...

The Youth Summit is the largest annual gathering of youth (aged 18-35) hosted by the World Bank Group worldwide. The Summit takes place every year in the Spring, with activities and engagements in ...

Christiana Figueres is a world authority on global climate change and was the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC from 2010-2016. Ms. Figueres is currently Vice-Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors ...

Hana AlHashimi is a senior adviser in the Office of the President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. She leads on environment and climate action, sustainable energy, frontier ...

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 ...