30 Jan Giving Young Leaders a Voice in the Global Development Conversation – Ideas4Action Competition
The world is facing the challenges of the future – thanks to accelerated technological development numerous opportunities and prospects emerge, but also number of challenges and problems in their realization increases.
One of the projects that supports creative thinking about sustainable development is Ideas4Action. Ideas4Action, a joint program of the World Bank Group and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School, is a knowledge platform connecting young leaders all around the world who are passionate about the future development of our world.
It provides students and young professionals ages 18-35 from around the world with a unique opportunity to help shape the international development agenda and to take an active role in changing the world.
Ideas4Action is a youth competition centered around financing sustainable development. Every year, students and young professionals from around the world participate to design ideas for financing and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Winners of the competition present their ideas during the IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings, receive support from a dedicated startup accelerator at the Wharton School, and benefit from unique networking opportunities with other young leaders as well as some of the most senior decision-makers in international development, academia, and the private sector.
The competition is intended to help catalyze a global conversation among young people all around the world. The competition deadline is February 28.