All participants must be accredited before the Meetings.
Registration will open in late summer 2023.
Delegate
Delegates are governmental officials of the member countries of the World Bank Group and IMF, who will register through their respective Executive Director's office. Delegates inquiring about registration should inquire with their respective Executive Director's Office.
If you have any general questions about Delegate registration, please forward your inquiry to delegateregistration@worldbank.org
Observer
Observers are the representatives of the international, regional and economic organizations that were pre-approved and invited by the World Bank Group and IMF. Click here to see the list of 2022 Observer Organizations. If you have any questions about Observer registration, please forward your inquiry to ObserverRegistration@worldbank.org.
Guest
Guests fall within the following categories:
Private Sector: Representatives from financial institutions and banks, commercial enterprises, consulting, and contractor firms.
Parliamentarians and senators.
- Academia: University professors, researchers, faculty members, and students who have research and educational interest in the operations and affairs of the WBG/IMF. Documentation should be submitted with the application (an endorsement letter from the Head of Department or Vice Chancellor of the University) confirming status in the University and stating academic interest.
If you have any questions about Guest registration, please forward your inquiries to GuestRegistration@worldbank.org.
NOTE: Bank and Fund staff should not register under the Guest category. Staff registration inquiries should be directed to MeetingsHR@worldbank.org.
CSO
CSOs include non-governmental organizations, community groups, labor unions, indigenous people’s movements, faith-based organizations, professional associations, foundations, think tanks, charitable organizations, and other not-for-profit organizations. All other participants - such as representatives from the private sector, academia or governmental bodies - must apply for accreditation through the "Guests" or other relevant registration category.
For questions about CSO registration, please write to csoregistration@worldbank.org.
Press
For inquiries on press participation, please email press@worldbank.org or meetingspress@imf.org. You may also sign-up for the World Bank Group’s Online Media Briefing Center (https://media.worldbank.org/) and the IMF Press Center (http://presscenter.imf.org).
Registration is not required to view the program of public events which is available on World Bank Live (live.worldbank.org).
