The day is finally here — and it’s going to be an impactful one. Devex World 2022 is bringing together over 75 speakers, nearly 1,000 guests at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and thousands more watching online. And it’s not too late for you to catch the discussions online as well. Just go to DevexWorld.com for the livestream.
Our all-day conference features some of the most influential leaders in development — IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Dr. John Ngengasong, former White House pandemic czar Dr. Deborah Birx, and philanthropist Bill Gates — on how the development community can tackle the most urgent crises facing the world
This past weekend highlighted just how fast-changing and far-reaching some of these crises are as protestors in Sri Lanka stormed the presidential palace after years of economic mismanagement by the government finally hit a breaking point.
We’ve reported on the shortages of fuel and the sky-high food prices that the country is facing, amid concerns other countries may also be in the crosshairs of inflationary pressure.
The world debt crisis is on the agenda today at Devex World, where IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva will talk with Devex’s Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar about the overlapping crises the global economy is facing, including a threat of recession and elevated commodity prices. With more and more countries turning to the fund for help, this promises to be a critical discussion.
Georgieva is not the only high-profile figure on the agenda. My colleagues Amruta Byatnal and Michael Igoe will be speaking with Nkengasong, the newly appointed head of PEPFAR, and we’ll have panels on climate finance, revolutionizing the global food industry, the role of cryptocurrency in development, and the power of storytelling — complete with Sesame Street Muppets.
See the complete schedule here or follow us on Twitter for updates. We’ll have coverage of the conference in the coming days in the Newswire or here on Devex.com.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
