World Bank Group 2023 Youth Summit Pitch Competition

Returning for its 10th edition, the World Bank Group Youth Summit aims to engage youth on the most pressing topics facing their generation, bringing together thousands of participants from around the world. The theme of the 2023 Summit, From the Ground Up: Local Solutions to Drive Global Impact, highlights development solutions that are generated locally, scaled up regionally, and elevated globally. This theme also reflects the World Bank Group’s commitment to supporting local ownership, knowledge, and solutions as key to addressing global development challenges.

As part of the launch of the 2023 Pitch Competition – a flagship component of the Youth Summit – this live event will showcase how young people can address some of the world’s most pressing challenges through local and grassroots solutions with the potential to make a global impact. Discussions will focus on three pillars of development around which the Pitch competition is organized:

1. Fragility, conflict, and violence-affected locations.
2. Climate change, including energy security and transition.
3. Financial security through employment and skill development.

And will address how to leverage local knowledge and leadership among youth on these topics.

• Table of Content
• About World Bank
• WBG Youth Summit Pitch Competition
• Aim and Benefits of WBG Youth Summit Pitch Competition
• Requirements for WBG Youth Summit Pitch Competition Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for WBG Youth Summit Pitch Competition
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About World Bank

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. Together, IBRD and IDA form the World Bank, which provides financing, policy advice, and technical assistance to governments of developing countries. IDA focuses on the world�s poorest countries, while IBRD assists middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries. While our five institutions have their own country m...... continue reading

WBG Youth Summit Pitch Competition

Aim and Benefits of WBG Youth Summit Pitch Competition

What’s in it for you?

• Be mentored by Youth Summit 2022 finalists and World Bank experts 
• Network with leading professionals and young social entrepreneurs around the world 
• Participate and learn in events and workshops 
• Seed-funding

Requirements for WBG Youth Summit Pitch Competition Qualification

The competition is open to teams of 1 to 5 individuals aged 18 to 35. Participants must be nationals from World Bank member countries.  Participants can be students, as well as people in the work force or any other occupation. No prior experience in any particular field or topic is necessary. You need to be committed to implement the solution after the competition. Diverse team compositions are advised, but not required.

Interview date, Process and Venue for WBG Youth Summit Pitch Competition

Selection Criteria: 

Proposals will be judged based on the following judging criteria: (1) Clarity, scope and relevance of the problem and of the proposed solution; (2) Innovation and originality; (3) Feasibility of implementation and sustainability; (4) Potential for impact.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Proposals can be submitted in English, Arabic, French or Spanish. Submit your application for the pitch competition here.

For more details, visit WBG website.