🌍 Join world leaders as they discuss global development challenges at our 2019 Annual Meetings

This year's events will take place in Washington, D.C. from October 14-20, 2019. Come join us live! [Having trouble seeing this email?](  [© World Bank Group]  Today, one in 10 people still live in extreme poverty. To boost action and accelerate progress towards tackling development challenges and reducing extreme poverty, delegates from our member countries, observer organizations, civil society, private sector, and media will convene at the 2019 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This year's events will take place in Washington, D.C. from October 14-20, 2019.  [© World Bank]  Ahead of the Meetings, World Bank Group President David Malpass will speak at McGill University about some of the major challenges and opportunities to achieving good growth. The speech will be followed by a moderated discussion with Professor Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean of Management at McGill University. [Join Live today at 16:00 ET, 20:00 GMT]( What you'll learn We’ll be discussing the solutions that can trigger inclusive economic growth, why debt transparency is important, what the workable solutions are to tackle the biodiversity crisis, and what are the actions needed to address the education challenge, especially the number of children who can’t read by the age of ten. Featured Speakers: David R. Malpass | President, World Bank Group Axel van Trotsenburg | Managing Director of Operations, World Bank Pinelopi Goldberg | Chief Economist, World Bank Group Annette Dixon | Vice President, Human Development, World Bank Group Kevin Watkins | Chief Executive, Save the Children Inger Andersen | Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme and Under-Secretary-General, United Nations  [© World Bank Group]  How to follow We've got you covered! Here's a checklist that you can use to amp up your experience this year. So, start planning. [Here are four ways to follow what the Meetings has to offer.]( These are some of our featured live-streamed events you shouldn't miss: Economic Inclusion [DECODING DEBT: GETTING TRANSPARENCY RIGHT]( [END OF AN ERA? GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT]( Investing in People [LEARNING POVERTY: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL]( [UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH FINANCE AND MARKETS]( Building Resilience [TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PEACE]( [PRIVATE SECTOR IN FRAGILE SITUATIONS: GETTING THE JOB DONE!]( Technology [CONNECTING AFRICA THROUGH BROADBAND: A ROADMAP FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH]( Don't worry 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 our World Bank Group activities on our Annual Meetings live blog.  --------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media --------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some of the hashtags that will be used during the Meetings! Make sure you follow [@WorldBank]( to get the full inside look at all the activities of the Annual Meetings!  #Debt4Dev | #WDR2020 | #LearningPoverty | #EmpowerWomen | #WhyRural | #WBGMeetings | #EndPoverty | #investinpeople | #WBLive | #dev4peace Join our 2.5 million followers on [facebook.com/worldbank]( where we will post highlights from the Meetings and Global Voices live interviews with world leaders attending our events.   [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [instagram]( [instagram]( Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( | [Operational Summary]( | [Other Bank Newsletters]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](