Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2016: Taking on Inequality

Tuesday, October 4, 2016
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Paul Danahar, Bureau Chief, BBC North America

Ideas for Action: Youth Engagement for Financing the Future of Development

Tuesday, October 4, 2016
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800

Moderator: Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group

Emerging Lessons from Indigenous Peoples’ Cases

Tuesday, October 4, 2016
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080

Moderator: Melanie Robinson, Executive Director for the United Kingdom

Shaping the Global Development Agenda: A Conversation between Jim Kim and Chief Economist Paul Romer

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Nozipho Mbanjwa, Africa Anchor, CNBC

Latin America’s and the Caribbean’s Bet: Getting Back to Growth Through Trade

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050

From Billions to Trillions: Combining Commercial Capital with Development Needs

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor, CNBC Africa

Making Infrastructure Rewarding

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Stephanie Ruhle, MSNBC anchor and co-anchor of Weekend TODAY on NBC

How Can South Asia’s Firms Better Compete?

Thursday, October 6, 2016
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-301

Moderator: Anubha Bhonsle, Journalist

The Governance Gap: Why Does Half the World Distrust Government and What Can We Do About It?

Thursday, October 6, 2016
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Moderator: Clare Short, Chair, Cities Alliance; Former Secretary of State for International Development, UK

Human Capital Summit: Investing in the Early Years for Growth and Productivity

Thursday, October 6, 2016
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Julie Gichuru, TV Host, Africa Leadership Dialogues

Identification for Development: Harnessing the Power of Digital Solutions

Thursday, October 6, 2016
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800

Integration in the Americas: Views from the Pacific Alliance and Argentina

Thursday, October 6, 2016
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Josefina Townsend, Newscaster, Lima, Peru

Borrow without Sorrow: Managing Debt in a Volatile Global Economy

Thursday, October 6, 2016
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Francine Lacqua, Anchor, Bloomberg Television

From Risk to Reward: Accelerating Business Engagement Globally in Pursuit of the SDGs

Thursday, October 6, 2016
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

World Bank Group IFC Building, IFC Auditorium

Moderator: Jane Nelson, Director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Great Expectations: The Test of Multilateralism

Thursday, October 6, 2016
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Moderator: Clare Short, Chair, Cities Alliance; former Secretary of State for International Development, UK

Financial Inclusion not Exclusion: Managing De-Risking

Friday, October 7, 2016
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Francine Lacqua, Anchor, Bloomberg Television

Overcoming Fragility: Why Jobs are Key

Friday, October 7, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Moderator: Martin Wolf, Journalist, Financial Times

Toward A More Integrated East Asia – Economic Corridors and Infrastructure Connectivity

Friday, October 7, 2016
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080

Moderator: Danny Leipziger, Managing Director, Growth Dialogue

Fragility and Conflict: Addressing the Causes and Consequences

Friday, October 7, 2016
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Raj Kumar, DEVEX

Catalyzing Private Finance for Development

Friday, October 7, 2016
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Moderator: Jane Nelson, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School

One Year of the SDGs: Country Action and Progress

Friday, October 7, 2016
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Moderator: Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group

Preventing Violent Conflict Through Development

Saturday, October 8, 2016
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Moderator: Kim Ghattas, International Affairs Correspondent, BBC

State of the Africa Region

Saturday, October 8, 2016
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080

Moderator: Julie Gichuru, TV Host, Africa Leadership Dialogues

Ensuring an Enabling Environment for Digital Development

Saturday, October 8, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800

Moderator: Nancy Scola, Senior Technology Reporter, POLITICO