2026 World Bank Group (WBG) Youth Summit: Call for Speakers

Applications are now open for the 2026 World Bank Group (WBG) Youth Summit: Call for Speakers. This summit brings together young leaders, innovators, and experts to address pressing development challenges. This year’s theme, “FutureWorks: Designing Jobs for the Digital Age,” focuses on creating good jobs for the 1.2 billion young people entering the workforce in the next decade.

The summit is the Bank’s largest annual event for individuals aged 18–35, featuring high-level plenaries, a pitch competition, and hands-on labs. It aims to connect young innovators with World Bank staff and partners, fostering youth-led solutions to global development challenges.

• Open to dynamic leaders, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and researchers aged 18–35.
• Candidates should be able to share actionable insights on how technology and innovation can create inclusive and sustainable jobs for youth worldwide.