BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:CET BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20001029T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20000326T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260630T191126Z - 14037@me278a.odoo.com DTSTART;TZID=CET:20251103T063000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20251105T140000 CREATED:20260630T191126Z DESCRIPTION:Africa Growth and Opportunit y: Research in Action Conference\nFrom November 3 to 5\, 2025\, Palerm o\, Italy\, will host the inaugural AGORA – Africa Growth and Opportunit y: Research in Action conference\, a flagship gathering launched by the Wo rld Bank Group Institute for Economic Development together with Italian pa rtners and African institutions. AGORA is more than a conference\; it’s a new instrument for inclusive dialogue\, research-driven policy\, and cro ss-continental collaboration. Named after the ancient Greek public forum\, its aim is to catalyze evidence-based action for Africa’s development. Why AGORA is Important? Africa confronts a stark challenge: every year mor e than 10 million young people enter the labor market\, yet formal job cre ation lags far behind. AGORA seeks to address this by putting forward acti onable insights and aligning stakeholders around two pivotal themes: Growt h & the Energy Transition Agricultural Transformation & Job Creation By co nvening policymakers\, development economists\, private sector actors\, an d researchers from both Africa and Europe\, AGORA bridges the traditional divide in development dialogues\, reshaping them into genuinely co-owned\, implementation-focused events. What to Expect AGORA 2025 will be a hybrid conference: held in-person in Palermo (Palazzo dei Normanni) and live-str eamed globally. The schedule includes: Keynote addresses examining Africa ’s growth pathways High-level panels on jobs\, energy\, and agribusiness TED-style slots on innovation and technology for African development Roun dtables\, policy debates\, interactive sessions with a close focus on how research becomes real-world change Speakers include influential figures su ch as Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala\, Agnes Kalibata\, Jakkie Cilliers\, and other l eading economists\, development practitioners\, and policy leaders. Event Contact: wbginstitute_contact@worldbank.org Share ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ DTSTAMP:20260630T191126Z LOCATION:Palazzo dei Normanni\, Palermo\, Italy SUMMARY:Africa Growth and Opportunity: Research in Action Conference X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Africa Grow th and Opportunity: Research in Action Conference\nFrom November 3 to 5\, 2025\, Palermo\, Italy\, will host the inaugural AGORA – Africa Grow th and Opportunity: Research in Action conference\, a flagship gathering l aunched by the World Bank Group Institute for Economic Development togethe r with Italian partners and African institutions. AGORA is more than a con ference\; it’s a new instrument for inclusive dialogue\, research-driven policy\, and cross-continental collaboration. Named after the ancient Gre ek public forum\, its aim is to catalyze evidence-based action for Africa ’s development. Why AGORA is Important? Africa confronts a stark challen ge: every year more than 10 million young people enter the labor market\, yet formal job creation lags far behind. AGORA seeks to address this by pu tting forward actionable insights and aligning stakeholders around two piv otal themes: Growth & the Energy Transition Agricultural Transformation & Job Creation By convening policymakers\, development economists\, private sector actors\, and researchers from both Africa and Europe\, AGORA bridge s the traditional divide in development dialogues\, reshaping them into ge nuinely co-owned\, implementation-focused events. What to Expect AGORA 202 5 will be a hybrid conference: held in-person in Palermo (Palazzo dei Norm anni) and live-streamed globally. The schedule includes: Keynote addresses examining Africa’s growth pathways High-level panels on jobs\, energy\, and agribusiness TED-style slots on innovation and technology for African development Roundtables\, policy debates\, interactive sessions with a cl ose focus on how research becomes real-world change Speakers include influ ential figures such as Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala\, Agnes Kalibata\, Jakkie Cilli ers\, and other leading economists\, development practitioners\, and polic y leaders. Event Contact: wbginstitute_contact@worldbank.org S hare ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR