The International Monetary Fund–World Bank Group Annual Meetings bring together leaders from government, business, civil society, and international organizations to discuss the global economy and ...

How can increasing women’s economic participation help create more and better jobs? Expanding women’s access to jobs, finance, and digital tools can increase labor force participation, support ...

David Moinina Sengeh is Sierra Leone’s first-ever chief innovation officer. He is also the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education. Previously he was a research scientist at IBM Research ...

Ms. Jane Hupe is the Director responsible for the Environment program at International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and serves as the Secretary of the ICAO Council’s Committee on Aviation ...

Dr. Acha Leke is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and Chairman of its Africa practice. He joined McKinsey in 1999, went on to establish the firm’s Nigeria office in 2010, and has been at the ...

Wanjiru (Ciiru) Waweru Waithaka is a serial entrepreneur from Kenya. Ms. Waithaka graduated in Interior Architecture from the University of Glasgow. She successfully founded and ran an interior ...

Ms. Dominique Ouattara is married to Doctor Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. Following her high school diploma in economics from the Academy of Strasbourg, she holds a ...