Fireside Chat with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank
- Date：Tue, Jan 23, 2024
- Time：12:00-13:00 (JST)
- Location：Ito Hall, Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo (Hongo) *There will be no online delivery.
- Hosts：
Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
The World Bank - Co-hosts：
Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Center for Advanced Research in Finance, The University of Tokyo - Language：
English
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1. The world is fraught with multifaceted and intertwined crises including climate change, pandemic, food security and geopolitical tensions. How can we safeguard the global public goods, the very foundation of human prosperity?
2. The divide between the global north and south has been increasing when international collaboration is needed more than ever. How best can we create global mechanism to address the division?
3. What is the strategy of the World Bank to navigate this uncharted sea? What role can youth play to address the global challenge?
- Opening Remarks
Keisuke Iida, Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
- Open Conversation (Fireside chat)
Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group
Naoko Ishii, Director, Center for Global Commons / Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo - Q&A Session
We welcome proactive questions from students.
- Closing Remarks
Keisuke Iida, Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Ajay Banga, 14th President of the World Bank Group
Ajay Banga began his five-year term as World Bank Group President on June 2, 2023.
Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, a global organization with nearly 24,000 employees. Under his leadership, MasterCard launched the Center for Inclusive Growth, which advances equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. He was Honorary Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, serving as Chairman from 2020-2022. He became an advisor to General Atlantic’s climate-focused fund, BeyondNetZero, at its inception in 2021. Banga served as Co-Chair of the Partnership for Central America, a coalition of private organizations that works to advance economic opportunity across underserved populations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. He was previously on the Boards of the American Red Cross, Kraft Foods, and Dow Inc.
Ajay Banga is a co-founder of The Cyber Readiness Institute and was Vice Chair of the Economic Club of New York. He was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal in 2012, the Padma Shri Award by the President of India in 2016, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Business Council for International Understanding’s Global Leadership Award in 2019, and the Distinguished Friends of Singapore Public Service Star in 2021.
Secretariat,
Risks in the Global Economy:Analysis and Policy Research Unit
Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
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On January 23, 2024 (Tuesday), “Fireside Chat with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank” was held at Ito Hall, The University of Tokyo. The event video is available on the World Bank website.