The World Bank Group Youth Summit (Monday, February 13, 8:00 – 9:00 am EST) aims to engage youth on the most pressing topics facing their generation, bringing together thousands of participants from around the world. The theme of the 2023 Summit, From the Ground Up: Local Solutions to Drive Global Impact, highlights development solutions that are generated locally, scaled up regionally, and elevated globally. This theme also reflects the World Bank Group’s commitment to supporting local ownership, knowledge, and solutions as key to addressing global development challenges.

As part of the launch of the 2023 Pitch Competition – a flagship component of the Youth Summit – this live event will showcase how young people can address some of the world’s most pressing challenges through local and grassroots solutions with the potential to make a global impact. Discussions will focus on three pillars of development around which the Pitch competition is organized:

1. Fragility, conflict, and violence-affected locations.
2. Climate change, including energy security and transition.
3. Financial security through employment and skill development.

And will address how to leverage local knowledge and leadership among youth on these topics.

During this session, the panelists will provide details on who can participate, how to enter the competition and why to participate in the Youth Summit Competition.

The 2023 World Bank Group Youth Summit will be held both virtually and in person, in Washington DC, on  May 25-26th, 2023. More details will be made available soon.

To find out more or to register for the event, please visit the Pitch Competition website.