September 23 - 25, 2011
Tentative Schedule of Events
Last Updated: September 24, 2011
Events open to all Annual Meetings attendees.
| Monday, September 19 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens | 1850 I Street, NW, Washington, DC |
| Tuesday, September 20 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Room Opens | IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO), with Olivier Blanchard, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department Webcast  |
Transcript  |
Video  |
Story  |
Blog  |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 10:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: Fiscal Monitor, with Carlo Cottarelli, Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department Webcast |
Transcript |
Video |
Story | Application  |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: Latin America Economic Prospects, with World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Augusto de la Torre Online Chat  |
Release |
Report  (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank I Building, Room 2-220 |
| Wednesday, September 21 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-income Countries (LICs) Story
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 1 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability (GFSR) Report, with José Viñals, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of Monetary and Capital Markets Department Webcast | Transcript | Story
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Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Open Forum on Gender | World Bank's Preston Auditorium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Press Conference: Middle East and North Africa Economic Development Prospects, with World Bank Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa, Caroline Freund (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank, MC4-800 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Developing Countries and the Global Economic Outlook - WB Chief Economist Roundtable
Webcast (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank Room MC13-121 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Public Lecture: From People Power to Accountable Government, with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III | World Bank, H Auditorium |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Youth Dialogue: Where Are the Jobs? Generation Y Asks Webcast Panelists: • Nemat Shafik, Deputy Managing Director, IMF • Samar Mezghanni, Activist, Tunisia • Nikolai Pandurić, Croatian Youth Network, Croatia • Kariuki Gathitu, Zege Technologies, Kenya • Brent Gensler, President, DefySupply.com Moderator:Tsepiso Makwetla, South Africa Broadcast Corporation |
IMF HQ1 Auditorium (R-710) |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: How to Achieve Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries Webcast | Story Panelists: • George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics • Nancy Birdsall, President, CGD • Mustapha Nabli, Governor, Central Bank of Tunisia • Ray Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Finance Minister, Nigeria • Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Moderator: Yvonne Ndege, Moderator, Al Jazeera English |
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 1 |
| Thursday, September 22 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Program of Seminars: Jobs and Opportunities for All Panelists: • Saïd Aidi, Minister, Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, Tunisia • Alia Abdel Monem El Mahdi, Dean, Cairo University, Egypt • Stella Li, Founder and Senior Vice President, BYD Company Ltd., People’s Republic of China • Manish Sabharwal, Chief Executive Officer, Teamlease, India Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor-at-Large, Thomson Reuters, United States |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| 8:45 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick Webcast
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Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Webcast | Transcript
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Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Program of Seminars: The 12th Five Year Plan and the Role of Financial Reform in Transforming China's Growth Model Webcast |
IMF HQ1 Auditorium (R-710) |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Program of Seminars: Fostering Effective Engagement with Fragile States | IMF HQ1, 5-502 |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Program of Seminars: BBC World Debate - Global Economy: A Tipping Point? Panelists: • Mohamed El-Erian, CEO, Pacific Investment Management Company • Austan Goolsbee, Professor, University of Chicago Booth School of Business • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF • Olli Rehn, EC Commissioner for Economic & Monetary Affairs Moderator: Nik Gowing, Moderator, BBC World News This event is a live BBC production, therefore other TV cameras will not be allowed to shoot during the broadcast. Clips of the broadcast will be made available by the BBC. |
IMF HQ2 Atrium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Towards a New Social Contract in the Arab World: Global Lessons in Citizen Voice and Accountability Participants include: • Robert B. Zoellick , President, World Bank Group • Hazem El-Beblawi, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance Minister, Egypt • Jalloul Ayed, Minister of Finance, Tunisia • Corazon Soliman, Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippines • Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Deputy Secretary to the Vice President for Political Affairs, Office of the Vice President, Indonesia • Cevdet Yilmaz, Minister of Development, Turkey (Journalists should gather in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank Preston Auditorium |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | BRICS Finance Ministers Press Conference Webcast |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 2:45 p.m. | G-24 Meeting Photo Opportunity (Photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
HQ1 Meeting Hall |
| 3:00 p.m. | More and Better Jobs in South Asia Participants include: • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director • Isabel Guerrero, World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region • Kalpana Kochhar, World Bank Chief Economist for South Asia Region (Journalists should gather in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank MC2-800 |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | CSO Town Hall with World Bank President Mr. Robert Zoellick and IMF Managing Director Madame Christine Lagarde
Webcast |
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 1 |
| 5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: G-24 Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| Friday, September 23 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Annual Meetings Plenary Webcast Speakers include: • The Honorable Hubert A. Ingraham, Chairman of the Boards of Governors 2011 Annual Meetings • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF • Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank |
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW |
| 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: Europe and Central Asia Economic Update with Philippe Le Houerou, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, and Indermit Gill, World Bank Chief Economist for Europe and Central Asia Webcast |
IMF HQ2 3-748 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Nicolás Eyzaguirre Webcast |
IMF HQ2 3-768 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Gender Equality Matters: The Way Forward | World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Casting Light on Shadow Banking: Data Needs for Financial Stability Webcast |
IMF HQ1 Auditorium (R-710) |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMF European Department Director Antonio Borges Webcast | Transcript |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Gender and Infrastructure: Exploring the Nexus | World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Guns and Growth - Securing Development, Developing Security | World Bank Building, JB1-080 |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Making Hard Choices on the Budget and Avoiding Fiscal Crisis | IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 1 and 2 |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Closing the Loop: Integrated Action for Disaster Resilience Live Webcast Participants: • Robert B. Zoellick, President, the World Bank Group • Sadako Ogata, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency • Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom • Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme • Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, European Union • Rajiv Shah, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development • Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations Jun Azumi, Minister of Finance, Japan Moderator: Zanny Minton-Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist (Journalists should gather in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank Building, MC2-800 |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Financial Inclusion - Advancing Global Challenge Panelists include: • Ben Knapen , Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation, Netherlands • Princess Máxima , Princess of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development and Honorary Patron of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion Moderator: Rachel Kyte , Vice President, Business Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group (Journalists should gather in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Spillovers From The Systemic-5: A Panel Discussion Webcast |
IMF HQ1 R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Relaunching Japan – How to Revive Growth After the Earthquake | IMF HQ1 B-702 |
| 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | G-20 Press Conference Webcast |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| Saturday, September 24 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Program of Seminars: Building Competitive Industries: Investment, Innovation and Inclusion | World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 9:30 a.m. | International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors "Group Photo" Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
HQ1 Lobby |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Anoop Singh Webcast | Transcript
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IMF HQ2 3-748 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Realizing the Demographic Dividend: Challenges and Opportunities for Ministers of Finance and Development Panelists: • David Bloom , Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, Harvard University, United States • Melinda Gates , Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States • Maria Kiwanuka , Minister of Finance, Uganda • Andrew Mitchell , Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria • Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala , Minister of Finance, Thailand • Rajiv Shah , Administrator, US Agency for International Development, United States Moderator: Tamar Manuelyan Atinc , Vice President, Human Development Network, The World |
World Bank MC4-800 |
| TBA | International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting Photo Opportunity |
TBA |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Getting Ready for the Next Crisis: Effective Systems for Managing Volatility | World Bank Building, J1-050 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Africa Needs Growth That Delivers Jobs | World Bank Building, MC2-800 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: The Future of Trade Policy: A Growing Role for the South | World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: African Finance Ministers Webcast | Transcript | Story With Cristiana Duarte, Minister of Finance and Public Administration (Cape Verde) Mapon Matata Ponyo, Minister of Finance of (Democratic Republic of Congo) Mustafa Mkulo—Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (Tanzania) Mambury Njie—Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (The Gambia) |
IMF HQ2 3-748 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMFC Chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué
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Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Charting A New Growth Path for the Euro Zone Webcast Panelists: • Gao Xiqing, China Investment, Corporation • Vitor Gaspar , Minister of Finance, Portugal • Olli Rehn , Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Commission • Nemat Shafik, Deputy Managing Director, IMF • George Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management, United States Moderator: Wolfgang Münchau, Associate Editor, FT |
IMF HQ1 Gallery |
| TBC 3:00 p.m. | Development Committee (DC) Meeting Photo Opportunity |
TBA |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Beyond the Arab Spring: Restoring Economic Confidence, Meeting Social Needs | IMF HQ1 Gallery |
| 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. | Press Briefing: Development Committee Chair, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
Webcast | Transcript |
Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| Sunday, September 25 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Per Jacobsson Lecture - The IMF and the International Monetary System: Lessons from the Crisis, Axel Weber former President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Webcast |
IMF HQ1 Gallery |
| 8:00 p.m. | Press Room Closes | IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| Monday, September 26 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Technical Assistance: Tackling the Crisis and Building Institutions for the Future | IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A & B |
| Monday, September 19 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens | 1850 I Street, NW, Washington, DC |
| Tuesday, September 20 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Room Opens | IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO), with Olivier Blanchard, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department Webcast |
Transcript |
Video |
Story |
Blog |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 10:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: Fiscal Monitor, with Carlo Cottarelli, Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department Webcast |
Video |
Story | Blog | Database |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: Latin America Economic Prospects, with World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Augusto de la Torre Online Chat |
Release |
Report (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank I Building, Room 2-220 |
| Wednesday, September 21 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-income Countries (LICs) Story
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 1 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability (GFSR) Report, with José Viñals, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of Monetary and Capital Markets Department Webcast | Transcript | Story
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Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Open Forum on Gender | World Bank's Preston Auditorium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Press Conference: Middle East and North Africa Economic Development Prospects, with World Bank Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa, Caroline Freund (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank, MC4-800 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Developing Countries and the Global Economic Outlook - WB Chief Economist Roundtable
Webcast (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank Room MC13-121 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Public Lecture: From People Power to Accountable Government, with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III | World Bank, H Auditorium |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Youth Dialogue: Where Are the Jobs? Generation Y Asks Webcast Panelists: • Nemat Shafik, Deputy Managing Director, IMF • Samar Mezghanni, Activist, Tunisia • Nikolai Pandurić, Croatian Youth Network, Croatia • Kariuki Gathitu, Zege Technologies, Kenya • Brent Gensler, President, DefySupply.com Moderator:Tsepiso Makwetla, South Africa Broadcast Corporation |
IMF HQ1 Auditorium (R-710) |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: How to Achieve Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries Webcast | Story Panelists: • George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics • Nancy Birdsall, President, CGD • Mustapha Nabli, Governor, Central Bank of Tunisia • Ray Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Finance Minister, Nigeria • Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Moderator: Yvonne Ndege, Moderator, Al Jazeera English |
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 1 |
| Thursday, September 22 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Program of Seminars: Jobs and Opportunities for All Panelists: • Saïd Aidi, Minister, Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, Tunisia • Alia Abdel Monem El Mahdi, Dean, Cairo University, Egypt • Stella Li, Founder and Senior Vice President, BYD Company Ltd., People’s Republic of China • Manish Sabharwal, Chief Executive Officer, Teamlease, India Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor-at-Large, Thomson Reuters, United States |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| 8:45 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick Webcast
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Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Webcast | Transcript
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Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Program of Seminars: The 12th Five Year Plan and the Role of Financial Reform in Transforming China's Growth Model Webcast |
IMF HQ1 Auditorium (R-710) |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Program of Seminars: Fostering Effective Engagement with Fragile States | IMF HQ1, 5-502 |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Program of Seminars: BBC World Debate - Global Economy: A Tipping Point? Panelists: • Mohamed El-Erian, CEO, Pacific Investment Management Company • Austan Goolsbee, Professor, University of Chicago Booth School of Business • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF • Olli Rehn, EC Commissioner for Economic & Monetary Affairs Moderator: Nik Gowing, Moderator, BBC World News This event is a live BBC production, therefore other TV cameras will not be allowed to shoot during the broadcast. Clips of the broadcast will be made available by the BBC. |
IMF HQ2 Atrium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Towards a New Social Contract in the Arab World: Global Lessons in Citizen Voice and Accountability Participants include: • Robert B. Zoellick , President, World Bank Group • Hazem El-Beblawi, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance Minister, Egypt • Jalloul Ayed, Minister of Finance, Tunisia • Corazon Soliman, Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippines • Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Deputy Secretary to the Vice President for Political Affairs, Office of the Vice President, Indonesia • Cevdet Yilmaz, Minister of Development, Turkey (Journalists should gather in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank Preston Auditorium |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | BRICS Finance Ministers Press Conference Webcast |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 2:45 p.m. | G-24 Meeting Photo Opportunity (Photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
HQ1 Meeting Hall |
| 3:00 p.m. | More and Better Jobs in South Asia Participants include: • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director • Isabel Guerrero, World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region • Kalpana Kochhar, World Bank Chief Economist for South Asia Region (Journalists should gather in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank MC2-800 |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | CSO Town Hall with World Bank President Mr. Robert Zoellick and IMF Managing Director Madame Christine Lagarde
Webcast |
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 1 |
| 5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: G-24 Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| Friday, September 23 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Annual Meetings Plenary Webcast Speakers include: • The Honorable Hubert A. Ingraham, Chairman of the Boards of Governors 2011 Annual Meetings • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF • Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank |
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW |
| 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: Europe and Central Asia Economic Update with Philippe Le Houerou, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, and Indermit Gill, World Bank Chief Economist for Europe and Central Asia Webcast |
IMF HQ2 3-748 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Nicolás Eyzaguirre Webcast |
IMF HQ2 3-768 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Gender Equality Matters: The Way Forward | World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Casting Light on Shadow Banking: Data Needs for Financial Stability Webcast |
IMF HQ1 Auditorium (R-710) |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMF European Department Director Antonio Borges Webcast | Transcript |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Gender and Infrastructure: Exploring the Nexus | World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Guns and Growth - Securing Development, Developing Security | World Bank Building, JB1-080 |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Making Hard Choices on the Budget and Avoiding Fiscal Crisis | IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Closing the Loop: Integrated Action for Disaster Resilience Live Webcast Participants: • Robert B. Zoellick, President, the World Bank Group • Sadako Ogata, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency • Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom • Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme • Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, European Union • Rajiv Shah, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development • Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations Jun Azumi, Minister of Finance, Japan Moderator: Zanny Minton-Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist (Journalists should gather in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank Building, MC2-800 |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Financial Inclusion - Advancing Global Challenge Panelists include: • Ben Knapen , Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation, Netherlands • Princess Máxima , Princess of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development and Honorary Patron of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion Moderator: Rachel Kyte , Vice President, Business Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group (Journalists should gather in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) |
World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Spillovers From The Systemic-5: A Panel Discussion Webcast |
IMF HQ1 R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Relaunching Japan – How to Revive Growth After the Earthquake | IMF HQ1 B-702 |
| 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | G-20 Press Conference Webcast |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| Saturday, September 24 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Program of Seminars: Building Competitive Industries: Investment, Innovation and Inclusion | World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 9:30 a.m. | International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors "Group Photo" Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
HQ1 Lobby |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Anoop Singh Webcast | Transcript
|
IMF HQ2 3-748 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Realizing the Demographic Dividend: Challenges and Opportunities for Ministers of Finance and Development Panelists: • David Bloom , Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, Harvard University, United States • Melinda Gates , Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States • Maria Kiwanuka , Minister of Finance, Uganda • Andrew Mitchell , Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria • Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala , Minister of Finance, Thailand • Rajiv Shah , Administrator, US Agency for International Development, United States Moderator: Tamar Manuelyan Atinc , Vice President, Human Development Network, The World |
World Bank MC4-800 |
| TBA | International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting Photo Opportunity |
TBA |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Getting Ready for the Next Crisis: Effective Systems for Managing Volatility | World Bank Building, J1-050 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Africa Needs Growth That Delivers Jobs | World Bank Building, MC2-800 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: The Future of Trade Policy: A Growing Role for the South | World Bank Building, H Auditorium |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: African Finance Ministers Webcast | Transcript | Story With Cristiana Duarte, Minister of Finance and Public Administration (Cape Verde) Mapon Matata Ponyo, Minister of Finance of (Democratic Republic of Congo) Mustafa Mkulo—Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (Tanzania) Mambury Njie—Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (The Gambia) |
IMF HQ2 3-748 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMFC Chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué
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Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Charting A New Growth Path for the Euro Zone Webcast Panelists: • Gao Xiqing, China Investment, Corporation • Vitor Gaspar , Minister of Finance, Portugal • Olli Rehn , Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Commission • Nemat Shafik, Deputy Managing Director, IMF • George Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management, United States Moderator: Wolfgang Münchau, Associate Editor, FT |
IMF HQ1 Gallery |
| TBC 3:00 p.m. | Development Committee (DC) Meeting Photo Opportunity |
TBA |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Beyond the Arab Spring: Restoring Economic Confidence, Meeting Social Needs | IMF HQ1 Gallery |
| 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. | Press Briefing: Development Committee Chair, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
Webcast | Transcript |
Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, Conference Hall 2 |
| Sunday, September 25 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Per Jacobsson Lecture - The IMF and the International Monetary System: Lessons from the Crisis, Axel Weber former President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Webcast |
IMF HQ1 Gallery |
| 8:00 p.m. | Press Room Closes | IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| Monday, September 26 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Program of Seminars: Technical Assistance: Tackling the Crisis and Building Institutions for the Future | IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A & B |