AI for Development: A Conversation with Gaurav Nayyar, Director of the World Development Report 2026

Name: AI for Development: A Conversation with Gaurav Nayyar, Director of the World Development Report 2026
Start: 2026-10-06T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-06T10:55:00-04:00
Location: CSIS

Today · 10:00 AM CSIS · Dupont Circle

Gaurav Nayyar, Director of the World Development Report 2026, joins Navin Girishankar to make the case for the value of AI for development.

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