Name: Reprioritizing Poverty: From the World Development Report 1990 to Voices of the Poor
Start: 2026-05-20T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-20T12:30:00-04:00

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Month

January 2026
January 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

The ‘C’ Word and All That, from Wolfensohn Forwards: Did the WBG Ever Get to Grips with Political Economy?

Hybrid: MC C3 214 (Library) and Webex

WBG History and Governance Thematic Groups event A panel discussion with Jim Adams, Cheryl Gray, Daniel Kaufmann, and Brian Levy. Moderator: Jonathan ...
January 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Book Reading: An Event of the 1818 Book Network

The 1818 Book Network is organizing a series of monthly book reading sessions of books by retirees selected from the Book Repository. ...
February 2026
February 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

The Knowledge Bank: Knowledge management from Wolfensohn forwards

WBG History Thematic Group event A panel discussion with Steve Denning, Mohamed Muhsin, and Jean-Louis Sarbib Moderator: Klaus Tilmes
February 26 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

How to Nominate an Organization to the 2026 Community Connections Campaign (CCC)

To be part of the CCC list of organizations, nominations from WBG staff/consultants/retirees are required. Once nominated, the organization will undergo a ...
March 2026
March 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Late to the table? Wolfensohn’s belated engagement with HIV/AIDS…and what came next

WBG History and Health, Nutrition & Population Thematic Groups event A panel discussion with Martha Ainsworth and Elizabeth Lule Moderator: Tawhid ...
April 2026
April 22 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Keeping the Faith: JDW’s engagement with culture and religion

A WBG History Thematic Group event A panel discussion with Katherine Marshall and Ismail Serageldin. Moderator: Alex Shakow
May 2026
May 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Reprioritizing Poverty: From the World Development Report 1990 to Voices of the Poor

A WBG History Thematic Group event A panel discussion with Lyn Squire and Deepa Narayan. Moderator: Shanta Devarajan

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