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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - A conversation with the World Bank: innovative\, inclu
 sive financing for impact - Randa Akeel & Simon Bell\, World Bank
DTSTART:20140709T163000Z
DTEND:20140709T190000Z
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CONTACT:Centre For Global Equality
DESCRIPTION:***CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope to resch
 edule at a later date ***\nThe Humanitarian Centre invites you to join sen
 ior World Bank representatives Randa Akeel and Simon Bell for a short pres
 entation and conversation on encouraging:\n* entrepreneurship\, especially
  for young people and women\n* access to finance for companies and individ
 uals\n* and investment in infrastructure projects with long-term impact\nf
 or sustainable social and economic development. Their presentation will fo
 cus on the World Bank's work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).\n
 \n\nThis event is an informal opportunity to learn more about the World Ba
 nk's activity in these areas and to share your own experience – the chal
 lenges and opportunities you’ve encountered –in supporting entrepreneu
 rship and innovative financing for sustainable development. \n\nThe conver
 sation will be facilitated by Hanadi Jabado\, Director of Accelerate Cambr
 idge\, at the Cambridge Judge Business School. Hanadi will draw on the aud
 ience’s experiences and ideas for a lively and thought-provoking convers
 ation with our presenters! \n\nAs always\, there will be ample time for ne
 tworking over drinks and nibbles after the event!\n\n*Please register at: 
 https://conversationwithworldbank.eventbrite.co.uk*\n\n*About the presente
 rs and their work*\n\nRanda Akeel and Simon Bell are senior members of the
  World Bank's Middle East and North Africa (MENA)\, Finance and Private Se
 ctor Group.\nAlthough the countries in the MENA region are generally of mi
 ddle income\, they share many characteristics of low-income countries. The
 re are many unemployed graduates\, while the private sector seems to gener
 ate mostly low-skilled jobs such as in textile and garment manufacturing. 
 This creates a disconnect between people's expectations and the available 
 work. There is a need to generate more jobs for young skilled workers and 
 for women\, and creating an innovative private sector is a key part of thi
 s. Randa and Simon are exploring various aspects of these challenges.\n\n*
 About the facilitator*\n\nHanadi Jabado is Director of Accelerate Cambridg
 e and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Cambridge Judge Business School.  H
 anadi has founded businesses in several industries\, including education\,
  online retail and property. Having learnt about the challenges that start
 -ups face\, she co-founded Glymon\, a consultancy serving new ventures. It
 s ethos is growth through partnership. Hanadi used her multicultural backg
 round and experience with new technologies to co-found Ecamb\, a business 
 accelerator aiming at helping entrepreneurs to succeed globally.
LOCATION:Cancelled - apologies for any inconvenience caused
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