Accra, Ghana, July 23, 2019//-The World Bank Group will host the world’s first continuous 24-hour economics marathon to discuss, debate and draw attention to some of the most important development issues of our time.
The event will begin on July 24th at 12:00 pm ET time and end at 12:00 pm ET on July 25th.
The interactive livestreamed event, called the Econ-o-thon, will feature 46 World Bank Group economists and several guest speakers, broadcasting fromfive countries, including Bangladesh, Jordan, Malaysia, Ghana, and the United States.
The Africa Econ-o-thon will be broadcast from World Bank Group Office, Accra, Ghana on Thursday, July 25, 8h30 am GMT to 10:30 am GMT.
A wide range of speakers will participate in the event, including World Bank Group President David Malpass, World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva, Chief Economist Pinelopi Goldberg and a cohort of Bank Group economists and special guests from around the world.
Speakers for the Africa session include:
- Hafez Ghanem, Vice President for Africa, World Bank
- Albert Zeufack, Chief Economist for Africa, World Bank
- Pierre Laporte, World Bank Country Director for Ghana
- Dr. Edward Brown, Director of Policy Advisory Service, Africa Center for Economic Transformation
- Dinah Recheal Blankson, Blog4Dev winner, Ghana
- Kofi Dadzie, CEO and co-founder, Rancard
- Momodou Njie, Director for planning and development of regional power infrastructure projects, West Africa Power Pool
- Harald Poeltner, Associate Partner, McKinsey Kenya
- Martha Wakoli, Project Development Manager, Virunga Power
The sessions will cover key development issues, including:
- The biggest challenges and opportunities for Africa
- Panel debate/discussion featuring e-launch of new report: The Future of Work in Africa
- Econothon Africa Quiz show with citizens across the continent
- Panel debate/discussion on Powering Africa’s Transformation – electricity access as a driver of productivity and job creation
- A fireside chat with World Bank Chief Economist for Africa, Albert Zeufack
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