Semaform Foundation, Partners to Host Session at World Bank-IMF Meetings

A coalition of civil society and technology organisations has confirmed participation in the 2025 Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF), taking place during the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings.

Semaform Foundation, Youths Enterprise Development & Innovation Society (YEIDIS), ConcordeApp, and The Collaborative will host an in-person session titled “Engineering Redemptive Impact: AI-Driven Solutions for Civil Society’s Grand Challenges.” The session aims to present actionable frameworks for deploying AI in support of global development goals.

The CSPF serves as a key forum where Civil Society Organisations engage directly with World Bank Group officials, IMF representatives, and government delegations. This year’s session will shift from abstract debate to concrete demonstrations of scalable technology solutions already deployed in the field.

Head of Failure & Social Experiments at Semaform Foundation, Chaste Inegbedion, will moderate the discussion. “The greatest barrier to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals isn’t just funding, it’s friction in the policy-to-impact pipeline,” Inegbedion said. “We are bringing together a multi-sector panel to show how AI Agents and advanced data tools can eliminate that friction, converting high-level commitments into measurable community outcomes.”

Rafiu Akinpelu Olaore, representative for Western and Central Africa in the World Bank Group–IMF CSPF Working Group, framed the session’s regional significance. “This forum is the link between grassroots needs and institutional action,” Olaore said. “Our session ensures that the voice of civil society in Africa is heard, demonstrating how our regions are not just recipients of aid, but pioneers in using AI for employment, entrepreneurship, and inclusive growth.”