Skills, Jobs, and the Path to Opportunity

This AGORA 26 session explored how growth translates into productive opportunities, better jobs, and improved worker outcomes. Drawing on the emerging framework of the World Bank’s World Development Report 2027 on jobs, the discussion brought together World Bank experience and perspectives from government and the private sector to examine what enables workers to access and progress toward better opportunities. Panelists discussed how firms foster productivity and learning, and how policies and institutions can support stronger employment trajectories and greater worker welfare.

The session was moderated by David McKenzie, Director, World Development Report 2027 and Lead Economist, World Bank Group

Panelists:

• Lucy Blackburn, Manager of Learning and Development, United Exports
• Augustine Mayabi, Deputy Director, State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy, Kenya
• Josefina Posadas, Social Policy Practice Manager, World Bank Group
• Hon. Prof. Adolf Mkenda, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, United Republic of Tanzania