Oct. 15-16, 2025
Washington, D.C.
Devex IMPACT HOUSE @ WB/IMF
Oct. 15-16, 2025
Washington, D.C.
THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT ISN'T REPAIRING WHAT WAS.
IT'S REIMAGINING WHAT'S NEXT.
As world leaders descend on Washington, D.C., for the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings, Devex Impact House will serve as the unofficial hub for forward-looking conversations on the future of global development.
In a moment shaped by shifting political priorities, mounting debt, declining aid flows, and a growing push to rewire the multilateral system to meet 21st-century challenges, the question isn’t just how we fix the system — it’s how we reimagine it. At Devex Impact House, we’re spotlighting bold ideas, new models, and catalytic partnerships that are changing how development gets done.
Across two days of live journalism, this is where new ideas break through.
Devex Pro members will gain exclusive access to the Pro lounge, a place to recharge, reconnect, and reimagine what’s possible — over smart conversations, strong coffee, and shared purpose.
At a time when health, food, energy, and technology are too often siloed or in competition, Devex Impact House is where sectors find common ground and where leaders come to connect across disciplines, challenge assumptions, and push the conversation forward.
If you’re asking what’s next for global development, this is where you’ll find the answers — and the people shaping them.
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Program
9:30 a.m. ET
Registration and networking
9:35 a.m. ET
Welcome remarks
Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
9:45 a.m. ET
Audience exchange
10:05 a.m. ET
The future of multilateral finance: Rebuilding trust and delivering impact
Axel van Trotsenburg
Senior managing director, World Bank
Interviewed by: Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
10:20 a.m. ET
The EIB’s message to Washington: Defend multilateralism
Nadia Calviño
President, European Investment Bank
Interviewed by: Raj Kumar
President and Editor-in-Chief, Devex
10:45 p.m. ET
Financing the future: Private capital, public mandates, and the development agenda
Stephanie von Friedeburg
Global head, Public Sector Banking, Citi
Guangzhe Chen
Vice president, infrastructure, World Bank Group
Kalpana Kochhar
Director, Development Policy and Finance, Gates Foundation
Interviewed by: Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter, Devex
11:00 a.m. ET
Working as a system: Insights from chairing the Heads of MDBs Group
In partnership with The Council of Europe Development Bank
Carlo Monticelli
Governor, The Council of Europe Development Bank
Interviewed by: Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
11:20 a.m. ET
Shifting power in practice: Rethinking aid and philanthropy from the ground up
Angela Williams
President and CEO, United Way
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
11:40 a.m. ET
Reimagining American leadership in development finance
Alice Albright
Former CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation
James Mazzarella
Senior fellow, Atlantic Council
Interviewed by: Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter, Devex
11:55 a.m. ET
A paradigm shift in aid: Who’s stepping up as others step back?
Gunn Jorid Roset
Director-general, Norad - The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Interviewed by: Elissa Miolene
Global Development Reporter, Devex
12:00 p.m. ET
Audience exchange
1:00 p.m. ET
Networking lunch
Exclusive lunch for Pro members and special guests. Not a Pro member? Join here.
1:05 p.m. ET
Audience exchange
1:25 p.m. ET
Reasserting U.S. influence: Multilateral reform in the age of great power competition
French Hill
Chairman, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
Interviewed by: Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
1:35 p.m. ET
Audience exchange
1:55 p.m. ET
Rethinking development cooperation
Alexia Latortue
Former assistant secretary for International Trade and Development, United States Treasury Department
Interviewed by: Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter, Devex
2:10 p.m. ET
From risk to resilience: Financing a sustainable future
Serge Ekué
President, West African Development Bank
Hope Murera
CEO, Zep-Re
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
2:30 p.m. ET
Critical minerals and the energy transition
Darias Jonker
Vice president, government and international relations for U.S., Latin America, and Africa, Anglo American Plc
Aubrey Hruby
Co-founder, Tofino Capital; Transaction advisor, Palladium
Patrick Heller
Chief program officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute
Interviewed by: Michael Igoe
Senior Reporter, Devex
2:45 p.m. ET
Beyond food security: The World Bank’s agribusiness gamble
Abdihakim Ainte
Director, climate change and food systems, Office of Somali Prime Minister
Anup Jagwani
Global head of agribusiness, IFC
Interviewed by: Elissa Miolene
Global Development Reporter, Devex
3:20 p.m. ET
From dependency to opportunity: Renewables and development in a changing global order
Avinash Persaud
Special advisor to the President on climate change, Inter-American Development Bank
Dr. Gillian Marcelle
Chief executive officer, Resilience Capital Ventures
Clarence Edwards
Executive director, Washington Office, E3G
Andrew Herscowitz
Chief executive officer, Mission 300 Accelerator, Rockefeller Catalytic Capital
Interviewed by: Michael Igoe
Senior Reporter, Devex
3:40 p.m. ET
People on the move, economies on the rise: Mobility as a driver of economic opportunity
Amy Pope
Director general, International Organization for Migration
Interviewed by: Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
3:55 p.m. ET
Jobs first: Building pathways from mobility to opportunity
Lant Pritchett
Research director, Labor Mobility Partnerships
Kamal Essaheb
Senior advisor and director of immigrant affairs, The Office of Governor Wes Moore
Interviewed by: Elissa Miolene
Global Development Reporter, Devex
4:25 p.m. ET
Crowding in capital: Lessons from real deals on what works in practice
Faheen Allibhoy
Global head of development finance and advisory, J.P. Morgan
Jake Cusack
Co-founder and managing partner, CrossBoundary Group
Fabio Fagundes
Chief products officer, IDB Invest
Interviewed by: Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter, Devex
4:25 p.m. ET
Closing remarks
5:30 p.m. ET
Networking Reception
Exclusive reception for Pro members and special guests. Not a Pro member? Join here.
9:30 a.m. ET
Registration and networking
9:35 a.m. ET
Welcome remarks
Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
10:00 a.m. ET
This week in global development: Live from the World Bank annual meetings
Michael Igoe
Senior Reporter, Devex
Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter, Devex
10:20 a.m. ET
Turning projects into prosperity: Africa’s path from aid to investment
Samaila Zubairu
President and CEO, Africa Finance Corporation
Interviewed by: Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
10:50 a.m. ET
From aid to investment: Building a pipeline of bankable projects in Africa
Enoh T. Ebong
President, global development department, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mehdi Jomaa
Member, Club de Madrid, and former prime minister of Tunisia
Hippolyte Fofack
Research associate at Harvard University, formerly chief economist at the African Export-Import Bank
Interviewed by: Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter, Devex
11:15 a.m. ET
Debt and development: Can the G20 deliver for Africa?
Hannah Ryder
CEO, Development Reimagined Ltd
Daouda Sembene
President & CEO, AfriCatalyst
Interviewed by: Elissa Miolene
Global Development Reporter, Devex
11:30 a.m. ET
Unlocking economic potential through health investment & data insights
Brad Herbig
Senior Fellow, Director of Health Data and Analytics, McKinsey Health Institute
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
11:55 a.m. ET
Domestic resources, global goals: Unlocking domestic resources for development
Ivan Oliveira
Deputy secretary for Sustainable Development Finance, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
David O'Sullivan
Senior economist of international tax, World Bank
Dr Vanessa van den Boogaard
Research lead, International Centre for Tax and Develoment
Interviewed by: Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter, Devex
12:00 p.m. ET
Audience exchange
1:30 p.m. ET
Networking lunch
Exclusive lunch for Pro members and special guests. Not a Pro member? Join here.
1:50 p.m. ET
Catalyzing breakthrough health solutions: Mission-driven capital in action
In partnership with Adjuvant Capital
Glenn Rockman
Founder and managing partner, Adjuvant Capital
Interviewed by: Catherine Cheney
Senior Editor for Special Coverage, Devex
2:10 p.m. ET
Financing health futures: From crisis response to sustainable systems
Dr. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin
Executive director, Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program and professor of public health practice, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr. Jean Kaseya
Director general, Africa CDC
Interviewed by: Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
2:30 p.m. ET
Investing in opportunity: Social impact through venture capital
In partnership with MSD
Ken Gustavsen
Managing director, MSD Impact Venture Fund
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
3:00 p.m. ET
The growth reset: Bold ideas for a stalled global economy
Megan O'Donnell
Senior program officer, Development Policy & Finance, Gates Foundation
Justin Sandefur
Senior program officer, Open Philanthropy
Interviewed by: Catherine Cheney
Senior Editor for Special Coverage, Devex
3:25 p.m. ET
Investing in tomorrow: Launching the G7 Infrastructure Investment Council
In partnership with FinDev Canada
Lori Kerr
CEO, FinDev Canada
Leslie Maasdorp
Chief executive officer, British International Investment
Hector E. Morales
Managing director, chairman, Latin America, Macquarie Capital
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
3:30 p.m. ET
Audience exchange
4:00 p.m. ET
Financing development in an age of retreat
Remy Rioux, CEO
CEO, Agence Française de Développement Group; Chairman, Finance in Common (FiCS)
William Asiko
Senior vice president, Africa Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation
Boitumelo Mosako
Chief executive officer, Development Bank of Southern Africa
Interviewed by: Michael Igoe
Senior Reporter, Devex
4:20 p.m. ET
Wiring development: The promise and pitfalls of digital public infrastructure
Sangbu Kim
Vice president for digital, World Bank
Interviewed by: Elissa Miolene
Global Development Reporter, Devex
5:25 p.m. ET
Strengthening governance through the IMF: Lessons from Kenya and beyond
In partnership with the Open Society Foundations and Transparency International U.S.
Samy Muaddi
Head of emerging markets in the fixed income division, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Sheila Masinde
Executive director, Transparency International Kenya
Joel Turkewitz
Deputy division chief, legal department, International Monetary Fund
Dr. Nishan de Mel
Founder & executive director, Verité Research
Diana Gichengo
Executive director, The Institute for Social Accountability
Interviewed by: Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
5:30 p.m. ET
Closing remarks
6:30 p.m. ET
Networking Reception
Exclusive reception for Pro members and special guests. Not a Pro member? Join here.
