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Adding Trillions with Gender Parity

January 21, 2025
15:00–15:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

The World Bank calculates that by closing the gender gap in employment and entrepreneurship, global GDP could increase by 20%. What workforce and capital strategies have the greatest potential to advance gender parity as an engine for new, high-quality growth? This session is part of the Forum's Global Gender Parity Sprint. This session was developed in collaboration with...
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Speakers

AB
Anna Bjerde
Managing Director, Operations
World Bank Group
ME
Michael Ensser
Chairman
Egon Zehnder
KG
Katherine Garrett-Cox
Chief Executive Officer
Gulf International Bank (UK)
LK
Leela de Kretser
Page One Editor
Reuters
LS
Lutfey Siddiqi
Minister/ Special Envoy of the Head of the Interim Government
Chief Adviser's Office

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