The Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, gathered senior investors, innovators, social entrepreneurs and other thought leaders for a major online event that combined the announcement of the winners and runners-up of the FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards with cutting-edge dialogue on the unprecedented social and economic challenges facing the developing world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
R4D President and CEO Gina Lagomarsino and other speakers virtually convened on October 8 for an awards ceremony honoring private-sector companies whose capital, technology and ideas are contributing to substantive progress in developing low-carbon urban infrastructure, delivering healthcare and education, assuring food and water security, boosting inclusion, and generally transforming the development landscape.
