IMF SEMINAR EVENT
DATE: October 11, 2017
DAY: Wednesday
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
LOCATION: IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B
Overview
The eight richest men on the planet own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world. Oxfam’s groundbreaking inequality research has been cited by world leaders, from Xi Jinping and Barack Obama to Christine Lagarde. But while many acknowledge the crisis, there is much less consensus on how to respond. In a conversation with the audience, Winnie Byanyima, head of the worldwide development organization Oxfam International, will challenge the conventional wisdom surrounding inequality and the global economy. Ms. Byanyima will also share a new and innovative framework, the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index, intended to help guide national economic policies towards tackling inequality head on.
Join the conversation via #IMFonInequality
Join the conversation via #IMFonInequality
How Much Inequality Can We Live With?
How Much Inequality Can We Live With?
Panelists
Moderator: Rajini Vaidyanathan
Panelist: Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director at Oxfam International, is a world-renowned women’s rights leader and a global authority on economic inequality.
Winnie continues to support social justice movements around the world, and has spearheaded Oxfam’s global research and advocacy on economic inequality and gender inequality. She has acted as Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum, participated in the IMF Fiscal Forum and served on the United Nations (UN) High-Level Panels on Access to Medicines and on Women’s Economic Empowerment. She is also a global ambassador for the Open Government Partnership and was recently appointed to serve on ILO’S Global Commission