The World Bank Speaker's Bureau offers briefings to visiting schools and universities on selected Tuesday and Thursday mornings throughout the year. Visitors are given an overview of the Bank Group's history, it mission and challenges, followed by a question and answer session. Groups must be 15 persons or more and space is on a first-come, first-served basis. Groups may be combined, wherever possible. Groups of 50 or more persons should allow at least a month's notice and may be accommodated separately.

All requests must be submitted by sending an email to the Speaker's Bureau. Please include the following information in your request:

• Name of Group/Contact
• Contact Phone Number
• Contact Email
• Group Description
• Number of Participants
• Average Age of Participants
• Course of Study
• Course Degree
• Job Titles
• US/International
• Topic of Interest
• Proposed Briefing Dates

We will respond to your request by email.