Mashreq LEADS is the next regional workshop under the World Bank’s LEADS [Learn. Adapt. Scale.] program. 

The workshop will bring together representatives from Governments in the region, the World Bank Group, Academia, and Development Partners to agree on how to accelerate and deepen impact by embedding data and evidence-enabled learning systems in the next generation of development projects.

About LEADS: Learn. Adapt. Scale.

A One World Bank Initiative to Drive Development Impact

The future of development holds immense promise—powered by science, driven by data, and grounded in evidence. As we face new opportunities to accelerate progress, the need for smarter, more adaptive approaches has never been stronger.

LEADS — Learn. Adapt. Scale. — is a One World Bank Group (WBG) initiative that brings this vision to life. Created by the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) and implemented in close collaboration with WBG Regional Vice Presidencies, Verticals, IFC, and other global partners, LEADS equips project teams and government counterparts with the tools, methods, and mindsets to learn in real time, adapt course, and scale what works.

LEADS is the World Bank Group’s approach to placing science, learning, and adaptive delivery at the center of development. Regional LEADS launch workshops kick off the process through structured collaboration with government teams charged with implementing large public investments. The workshops help teams refine project designs using the best available scientific evidence and set the foundation for real-time advanced program management, adaptation, and scaling of what works, underpinned by fit-for-purpose data, analytics, and evidence.

Click here to learn more about LEADS launch workshops in Africa, and here to learn more about the evolution of the LEADS approach. 

At its heart, LEADS is about closing the gap between intention and impact.