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Waseda University is pleased to announce a special lecture by Ms. Ana María Ibáñez Londoño, Vice President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is a regional multilateral development institution and was established in 1959 to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Since the signing of the agreement in 2018, many of our students have been kindly accepted as internship students at the IDB headquarters in Washington, D.C.
In this special lecture, in addition to the topic of IDB itself, she will talk about the various issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the promotion of economic and social development from the perspective of an international financial institution.

If you are interested in any of the following topics, please join us for this valuable opportunity.
-Economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean
-Multinational Development Banks (MDBs) and other international organizations
-Academic field of Economics and Development Studies
-Migration, conflict, regional development, and other social issues
-Participation in internship program at IDB headquarters in Washington, D.C. for Waseda Students

We look forward to the participation of many students, faculty, staff, researchers, and the general public.

◆Event Overview◆

Date: 1:00PM-2:00PM, Friday, November 10, 2023 *Doors will open from 12:40

Venue: Room B101, 14^th Building（Waseda Campus）

Lecture Title: Main challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean: Insights from the Inter-American Development Bank
-Welcome remarks (Prof. Tetsuhito Motoyama, Associate Dean of International Affairs Waseda University)
-Special lecture by Ms. Ana María Ibáñez Londoño, Vice President of IDB (Pressing needs of the region, A weak social contract, and Long-overdue reforms to promote inclusive growth)

Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff, Researchers, and General public

Language: English *Interpretation will not be available.

If you wish to attend, please pre-register here.

◆Guest profile◆

Ms. Ana María Ibáñez Londoño, Vice President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Ms. Ana María Ibáñez Londoño, a citizen of Colombia, was appointed Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge (VPS) as of June 1, 2023. Prior this appointment, Ms. Ibáñez Londoño was Economics Principal Advisor in VPS since 2019 when she joined the IDB. In this role, she coordinated and supervised the VPS knowledge program in close collaboration with the operational departments, focusing on aligning the multi-annual agenda with the development priorities of the Region.
Before joining the Bank, Ms. Ibáñez was a Professor in the School of Economics at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá since 2003, where she conducted cutting-edge research on migration, rural development, and the consequences of conflict. Additionally, from 2012 2016, she was Dean of the School of Economics at the same university and from 2008 2012 was the Director of the Research Center of the School of Economics (CEDE). She has been a visiting professor and senior fellow at several universities during her career, including Princeton and Yale, and is an accomplished writer of publications and books with particular emphasis on migration, forced displacement and armed conflict.
Ms. Ibáñez served in the Board of Directors of Grupo Éxito, BBVA-Colombia, Fundación Éxito and Fundación Saldarriaga Concha, as well as the Advisory Committee of the United Nation’s Peace Building Fund, and the World Bank’s Commission on Poverty.
Ms. Ibáñez holds a Ph.D. degree and a Master’s degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Maryland at College Park and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.

◆Inquiry◆

International Office, Waseda University　[email protected]

◆Sponsored by◆

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

◆Related Links◆

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
IDB-WASEDA University-Sponsored Internship Program 2023-2024 *Applications for this year have been closed.