September 28, 2009

Head of World Bank to speak at SAIS on economic crisis

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick will assess the political and economic impact of the global economic crisis, and its implications for development and globalization, in a speech at SAIS at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 28.

He will deliver this speech shortly before the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings in Istanbul, Turkey.

The event will be held in the Nitze Building’s Kenney Auditorium. Non-SAIS affiliates should RSVP to saispubaffairs@jhu .edu or 202-663-5644. Zoellick’s speech will be live-streamed on www.sais-jhu.edu/news-and-events/zoellick. A video and a copy of his prepared remarks will be available after the event at www.sais-jhu.edu.