Debrief on 2024 IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings
The IMF-World Bank Meetings Debrief is a highly-anticipated tradition that GIGS has instaured, attended by high-profile participants of the IMF-WB meetings, and attracting more than hundred participants to discuss the main takeaways and deliberations of these important meetings.
In sync with the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meetings taking place in Washingston DC, the Global Initiative for Governance and Sustainability - GIGS will hold a highlights hybrid debrief event to discuss the main takeaways and deliberations of these important meetings. The debrief will take place in-person in IMF headquarters and be broadcast online on October 25th, 2024 at 11:00am. The IMF-World Bank Meetings Debrief is a highly-anticipated tradition that GIGS has instaured, attended by high-profile participants of the IMF-WB meetings, and attracting more than hundred participants and thousands of views on the live broadcast.
Meet our Panelists
Zeleka Y.A. Knowles
Innovation Ecosystem Specialist
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Robert Blohm
Managing Director, Keen Resources Asia Ltd.
American and Canadian investment banker, economist, statistician, regulator, and public intellectual.
Yassine Fathalli
Youth Affairs Coordinator
DMUN Foundation
Andrei Radulescu
Director, Macroeconomic Research, la Banca Transilvania
Institute for World Economy, Romanian Academy and Academy Member of the Bretton Woods Committee
Samir Trabelsi
CPA Ontario Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Accounting and Governance
Goodman School of Business at Brock University
Webinar Recording
Frequently Asked Questions
Our conference allows scholars the freedom to explore without the constraints of formatting and robustness tests. Should you present, you will be paired with another renowned scholar who will discuss your paper. In return, please commit to discuss another paper. We believe this unconventional approach for encouraging each other to bring out and share those not-quite-finished papers in a supportive setting creates an atmosphere and excitement that spills over to interchanges that continue long after the conference ends.
Submissions must be made in PDF or Word format and include an abstract of 1,000 words maximum. The full manuscript will be required upon notification of acceptance, to be forward to the paper's scheduled discussant.
Yes, all papers will be subject to the review of the conference co-chairs, who will assign reviewers to recommend acceptance or rejection.