Human capital — health, skills, knowledge, and experience — is what people need to thrive and what economies need to grow. It is often the only capital that poor people possess. Yet, despite major progress in expanding access to education and health, too little human capital is being built where it matters most.

This new World Bank Group report takes a fresh, place-based perspective, focusing on the home, the neighborhood, and the workplace as the key settings where human capital is formed and strengthened. It complements traditional sectoral or life-cycle approaches by examining how families’ decisions, community conditions, and on-the-job learning shape people’s opportunities throughout life. This new analysis identifies untapped policy and investment opportunities to raise human capital stocks and foster a virtuous cycle of jobs, productivity, and growth.

Join us for a presentation and interactive discussion with the report’s author, Mamta Murthi, Vice President at the World Bank, to explore new insights, evidence, and practical solutions for strengthening human capital where it begins—at home, in neighborhoods, and at work.

With: 

• Mamta Murthi, Vice President, World Bank
• Fabrice Hénard, PSIA Faculty; Global expert in human capital development and former CEO, International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education