GRASAG president to join World Bank-backed Africa development conference in Italy
The World Bank Group invited Richard Class-Peters to an international conference in Italy. He serves as the President of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana. The event focuses on economic growth, job creation, and skills development in Africa. It is the second edition of the AGORA conference and will take place in Palermo from October 26 to 27, 2026. Nancy Lozano Gracia, head of the Rome Center, extended the invitation. The theme is building skills for home-grown development.
The World Bank Group has invited the President of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG), Richard Class-Peters, to participate in an international conference in Italy focused on skills development, job creation and Africa's economic growth. Mr Class-Peters is expected to join the second edition of the Africa Growth and Opportunity – Research in Action (AGORA) conference, scheduled for October 26 to 27, 2026, in Palermo, Italy. The invitation was extended by Nancy Lozano Gracia, Head of the World Bank Group's Rome Center. The conference, held under the theme “Building Skills for Africa's Home-Grown Development,” will bring together policymakers, researchers, think tanks, private-sector leaders and development partners to explore how research can inform policies that expand employment and economic opportunities across the continent. Discussions will focus on the mismatch between the skills acquired through education and training and those required by employers, an issue that continues to affect graduate employment and workforce development across Africa.