The global economy, climate change, infrastructure, the food system – these are just a few of the hot topics that will be addressed in Lima, Peru, in the lead-up to the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund the week of Oct. 5.
The annual gathering of ministers from 188 countries takes place just two weeks after a historic vote at the United Nations to adopt Sustainable Development Goals. Government ministers will again discuss the SDGs at the Oct. 11 meeting of the Development Committee of the World Bank Group and IMF.
We’re webcasting 14 events in multiple languages featuring ministers, CEOs, and experts. Tune into World Bank Live on Thursday to see actor and social activist Sean Penn weigh in on ways to empower young entrepreneurs. On Tuesday, young musicians from the “Recycled Orchestra” of Paraguay — a performance group made up of kids whose home was a garbage dump — grace the Social Inclusion Wikistage. On Friday, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim is joined by Peruvian President Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, and UK Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening to talk about ending extreme poverty, boosting shared prosperity, and tackling climate change, from today to 2030.
Jobs, Wages, and the Latin American Slowdown
What are the risks that economic slowdown will reverse the region’s social progress of the recent past? 3-5 p.m. ET/19:00-21:00 GMT #Perspectivas2016
Social Inclusion: WikiStage and World Bank Group Lima Special Event
Two hours of creative and inspirational talks, performances, and films on the theme of social inclusion. 6-8 p.m. ET/22:00-00:00 GMT #inclusionmatters
Inequality, Opportunity, and Prosperity
Kim and Ibero-American Secretary General Rebeca Grynspan discuss how to increase equality of opportunity and boost shared prosperity. 11 a.m.-noon ET/15:00-16:00 GMT #EndPoverty
Building on Peru's Success: Boosting Productivity for Faster Growth
What does it take for a country to play in the major leagues of the global economy? This event looks at the challenges ahead for Peru and other emerging countries. 1:15-2:30 p.m. ET/16:15-17:30 GMT #Peru2016
Conversation on Climate Change
Kim joins a panel including Lagarde, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, former World Bank Chief Economist Nicholas Stern, and moderated by Martin Wolf. 3-4 p.m. ET/19:00-20:00 GMT
Annual Meetings Press Briefing: World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim
Kim addresses the media. 10:45-11:15 a.m. ET/13:45-14:15 GMT #WBLive
Infrastructure: Investing for Growth, Investing for People
Public sector policymakers and leading infrastructure investors examine how to close the infrastructure financing gap. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET/15:30-16:30 GMT #InfraGap
Young Entrepreneurs as Drivers of Sustainable Growth
Global leaders, CEOs, and young entrepreneurs discuss the role of entrepreneurship and youth in spurring development around the world. 3-4:30 p.m. ET/18:00-19:30 GMT #YouthBiz
Future of Food: A Conversation about Shaping a Climate-Smart Food System
Hear from celebrated Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio, Kim, and others on ways we can shape a climate-smart food system that can feed the world. 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. ET/21:30-22:30 GMT #food4all
2015 Annual Meetings Plenary
Kim, Humala, and Lagarde speak at the plenary session of the Annual Meetings. 10-11:30 a.m. ET/13:00-14:30 GMT #WBLive
Unleashing Private Investment in Renewable Energy
A panel discusses how to stimulate private investment in clean energy. Noon-1:30 p.m. ET/16:00-17:30 GMT #EndEnergyPoverty
Quality Education for Equitable Growth
Tune in to a high-stakes discussion on investments that can deliver quality education for all children and youth. 3:30-5 p.m. ET/19:30-21:00 GMT #EducationFirst
Today to 2030
Global leaders and influencers look at the partnerships, financing, and citizen action needed to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and address climate change. 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET/22:30-23:30 GMT #Todayto2030
What Makes a Sustainable City?
Ministers of finance and mayors discuss how cities can become more socially, environmentally, and fiscally sustainable. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET/15:30-17:00 GMT #cities4future
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