Reception starting from 5:30PM
Discussion begins at 6:30PM

Join us for a fireside chat on global challenges and opportunities with World Bank President Ajay Banga and Dinny Devitre, Vice Chair of the Pratham Education Foundation.

***Registration required. Limit 2 seats per registrant. Those not on the registration list will not be admitted into the event.***

Speakers

Ajay Banga is the 14th President of the World Bank Group. He most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, where under his leadership, MasterCard launched the Center for Inclusive Growth, which advances equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. He was Honorary Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, serving as Chairman from 2020-2022. He became an advisor to General Atlantic’s climate-focused fund, BeyondNetZero, at its inception in 2021. He served as Co-Chair of the Partnership for Central America, a coalition of private organizations that works to advance economic opportunity across underserved populations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. He was previously on the Boards of the American Red Cross, Kraft Foods, and Dow Inc. He is a Co-Founder of The Cyber Readiness Institute and was Vice Chair of the Economic Club of New York. He was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal in 2012, the Padma Shri Award by the President of India in 2016, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Business Council for International Understanding’s Global Leadership Award in 2019, and the Distinguished Friends of Singapore Public Service Star in 2021.

Dinyar (Dinny) Devitre is an international business executive with over 40 years of leadership experience in the global consumer products and financial services industries. He has held numerous senior operating positions with Philip Morris and was senior vice president and CFO of Altria Group Inc., as well as Executive Vice President and group head of Citibank’s Global Consumer Bank for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Altria Group, Inc. and IHS Markit Ltd. He also serves on the board of trustees of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He previously served on the board of directors of Kraft Foods Inc., Western Union Inc., SABMiller, plc, and was a special advisor to General Atlantic. He has also served on the boards of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Asia Society. He currently serves as vice chairman of Pratham Education Foundation. He is also a former chairman of Pratham USA and a former President of the New York Tri-State chapter. Born in Jamshedpur, India, he earned a BA at St. Joseph’s College in Darjeeling and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. He resides in New York with his wife, Aashish.

This program made possible in partnership with Pratham USA.