Our 2018 Spring Meetings is just around the corner and it’s time to get organized. Mainstage speakers include representatives from top-notch institutions such as LinkedIn, Oxford University, Financial Times, Brookings Institution — in addition to influencers Bill Gates and Jeff Weiner.
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CONNECT with top development experts. This year’s speakers, delegates and attendees include top thought leaders and experts who will share the best solutions for today’s development issues. 
Don’t miss your chance to connect with them face-to-face or online. If you're attending in person, stop by the Digital Media Zone where you will be able to chat, recharge and connect with others.
If you’re a journalist covering the Meetings, the Press Lounge located at the World Bank lobby would be your go-to zone as well to connect, exchange information and get an inside look at what’s in our bag during the Meetings!
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WATCH online if you can’t be at #WBGMeetings in person. We’ve got you covered with
World Bank Live.
Block out time now to watch our events live, and in case you miss it, you can still catch up with your favorite events on our events recap page or watch a replay.
Here's a rundown of some of the events that we'll be live-streaming on World Bank Live:
Investing in People
New data show that human capital is the single largest component of global wealth. Yet the world is failing to invest as broadly and effectively as it should in people. Join Bill Gates, Jim Yong Kim, Penny Mordaunt, and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands as they discuss the urgent issues that must be addressed to secure a strong foundation for human capital.SECURING THE FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN CAPITAL
April 18, 2018 | 16:00 to 17:00 ET, 20:00 to 21:00 GMT | #InvestInPeople
TOWARDS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
April 20, 2018 | 16:00 to 17:30 ET, 20:00 to 21:30 GMT | #HealthforAll
BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL
April 21, 2018 | 10:00 to 11:00 ET, 14:00 to 15:00 GMT | #InvestInPeople
Empowering Women
Women entrepreneurs serve as important role models, provide sources of employment, and shift expectations about what is possible for a woman or girl to do. Join our CEO Kristalina Georgieva, Canadian Minister of International Development Marie-Claude Bibeau, First female Mayor of Baghdad Thikra Alwash and other senior officials and entrepreneurs such as Wafaa Alashwali and Didi Chuxing.INNOVATIONS IN ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
April 17, 2018 | 16:00 to 17:00 ET, 20:00 to 21:00 GMT | #GBVsolutions
EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR PEACE
April 19, 2018 | 11:00 to 12:00 ET, 15:00 to 16:00 GMT | #EmpowerWomen
THE POWER OF ONLINE FINANCE AND MARKET PLATFORMS
April 19, 2018 | 16:00 to 17:00 ET, 20:00 to 21:00 GMT | #EmpowerWomen, #IFCMarkets and #WeFi
Dev for Peace
The share of the extreme poor in fragile and conflict-affected areas could rise to as much as 60 percent. Tackling fragility and conflict is essential to ending poverty. Speakers in the below events can’t agree more and have some solutions knowledge to share.ROUNDTABLE ON STATE FRAGILITY AND DEVELOPMENT
April 18, 2018 | 10:00 to 11:00 ET, 14:00 to 15:00 GMT | #StateFragility
THE SECURITY-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS
April 20, 2018 | 14:30 to 15:30 ET, 18:30 to 19:30 GMT | #dev4peace
Power of Tech
Technology can help countries skip traditional development stages to fast-forward economic growth. It also can supercharge progress toward financial access and account usage. Listen to LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and other thought-leaders discuss how this can be achieved.
DIGITAL ECONOMY FOR AFRICA
April 19, 2018 | 11:00 to 12:30 ET, 15:00 to 16:30 GMT | #DigitalAfrica
SDGS AND BIG DATA
April 19, 2018 | 14:30 to 16:00 ET, 18:30 to 20:00 GMT | #SDGbigdata
MOVING FROM FINANCIAL ACCESS TO INCLUSION: LEVERAGING THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY
April 20, 2018 | 11:00 to 12:30 ET, 15:00 to 16:30 GMT | #FinAccess2020
Promoting Growth and Role of Private Sector
Join the World Bank Group and diverse panels of speakers from the development, government, banking, and business worlds as they explore Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD) and discuss opportunities to scale-up investments and innovation.FRONTIERS IN ANTICORRUPTION
April 18, 2018 | 11:00 to 12:00 ET, 15:00 to 16:00 GMT | #EndCorruption
THIRTY YEARS OF MIGA
April 19, 2018 | 16:30 to 17:30 ET, 20:30 to 21:30 GMT | #MIGA30
DEBT AND GROWTH: A BALANCING ACT?
April 20, 2018 | 9:30 to 11:00 ET, 13:30 to 15:00 GMT | #Debt4Dev
FINANCING THE FUTURE OF FOOD
April 21, 2018 | 12:30 to 13:30 ET, 16:30 to 17:30 GMT | #Fin4Dev
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