Debrief on 2025 IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings
The IMF-World Bank Meetings Debrief is a highly-anticipated tradition that GIGS has instaured, attended by high-profile participants of the IMF-WB meetings, and attracting more than hundred participants to discuss the main takeaways and deliberations of these important meetings.
In sync with the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meetings taking place in Washingston DC, the Global Initiative for Governance and Sustainability - GIGS will hold a highlights hybrid debrief event to discuss the main takeaways and deliberations of these important meetings. The debrief will take place in-person in IMF headquarters and be broadcast online on Oct 17, 2025 at 3pm Washington Time. The IMF-World Bank Meetings Debrief is a highly-anticipated tradition that GIGS has instaured, attended by high-profile participants of the IMF-WB meetings, and attracting more than hundred participants and thousands of views on the live broadcast.
Meet our Panelists
Monica Clark
Monica Clark is a Global Impact Leader, entrepreneur, and founder of multiple ventures dedicated to economic empowerment and innovation. She is the founder of Rich Angels Community Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization focused on workforce development and business education for underserved youth. Through her Global Impact Think Tank, Monica drives forward initiatives that connect entrepreneurship, technology, and sustainability to close opportunity gaps worldwide.
Zeleka Knowles
Special Advisor on Equity, Innovation, and Non-Traditional Partnerships
Zeleka is a Global Impact Strategist with 20 years of experience designing innovative solutions and orchestrating collaborative partnerships across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. Her work has spanned healthcare, food security, disaster relief, and data-driven political advisory services—each experience deepening her conviction that the approach to solving problems matters as much as the solutions themselves.
Robert Blohm
Managing Director, Keen Resources Asia Ltd.
American and Canadian investment banker, economist, statistician, regulator, and public intellectual.
Andrei Radulescu
Senior Researcher at the Institute for World Economy within Romanian Academy
Andrei graduated the Ph.D. in International Economics at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the post-doctorate in Economics at the Romanian Academy, the highest scientific forum in the country. He worked as fundamental analyst and macroeconomist on the capital markets for seven years, and afterwards was Chief Economist of the largest lender in Romania and South Eastern Europe for almost 10 years, doing macroeconomic research and forecasting for world economy, Euroland economy, Romania, and Moldova. Starting 2014 Andrei is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for World Economy within Romanian Academy, doing applied macroeconomic research, from world economy (US, China), to Europe, CEE, and Romania.
Samir Trabelsi (Moderator)
CPA Ontario Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Accounting and Governance
Samir teaches corporate governance, external reporting, and research methodology at both undergraduate, graduate and executive levels.
Professor Trabelsi was elected President of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association. Professor Trabelsi has organized and spoke at many international conferences and seminars. These events have brought together academics and practitioners from across the province, Canada and internationally. He has been a frequent speaker and commentator on issues in the areas of governance and sustainability reporting for various news outlets, including TV, radio, and print media.