Monday,
October
3
Registration office is open for badge pickup daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., October 3-9.
Press Registration Desk
8:00 AM -
12:00 AM
Press Registration Desk
Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens
Brookings Institution
2:00 PM -
3:30 PM
Brookings Institution
Tuesday,
October
4
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maurice Obstfeld</span>, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti</span>, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oya Celasun</span>, Chief of the World Economic Studies Division, Research department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Olga Stankova</span>, Sr. Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
9:00 AM -
10:00 AM
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
Press Briefing World Economic Outlook WEO
- Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, IMF
- Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF
- Oya Celasun, Chief of the World Economic Studies Division, Research department, IMF
- Olga Stankova, Sr. Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
Sessions:<br /> <ul> <li>Unlocking the potential of green bonds through effective, credible, widely accepted and fully developed standards</li> <li>The Trillion Dollar Challenge: A New Business Model to Finance the SDGs</li> <li>Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Nutrition: How Civil Society Can Take Action and Keep Governments Accountable</li> <li>Delivering on the Paris Agreement and the SDGs: what kind of energy investment would it take?</li> <li>Innovation and livelihood opportunities for refugees</li> <li>Behind the Profiles: What Can We Do To Prevent Radicalization?<br /> </li></ul>
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
9:00 AM -
5:00 PM
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
Civil Society Policy Forum
- Unlocking the potential of green bonds through effective, credible, widely accepted and fully developed standards
- The Trillion Dollar Challenge: A New Business Model to Finance the SDGs
- Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Nutrition: How Civil Society Can Take Action and Keep Governments Accountable
- Delivering on the Paris Agreement and the SDGs: what kind of energy investment would it take?
- Innovation and livelihood opportunities for refugees
- Behind the Profiles: What Can We Do To Prevent Radicalization?
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Danahar, </span>Bureau Chief, BBC North America</p></li></ul> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Speakers:</p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Winnie Byanyima,</span> Executive Director, Oxfam International </p></li></ul> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">José Rosero, </span>Executive Director, National Statistical Office, Ecuador</p></li></ul> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Walliser, </span>Vice President, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, World Bank Group</li></ul> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sri Mulyani Indrawati</span>, Minister of Finance, Indonesia</p></li></ul> <p></p>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
9:30 AM -
11:00 AM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2016 Taking on Inequality
Moderator:
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Paul Danahar, Bureau Chief, BBC North America
Speakers:
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Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International
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José Rosero, Executive Director, National Statistical Office, Ecuador
- Jan Walliser, Vice President, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, World Bank Group
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
<p><br /> Introduction by Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director</p> <p>Expert Panel Discussion:</p> <ul> <li>Moderated by Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Departmetn, IMF</li> <li>Ian Gary, Associate Policy Director, Fueling Development, Oxfam America</li> <li>Marit Strand, Senior Adviser, Department for Economic Development, Gender and Governance, Section for Development Strategy and Governance, NORAD</li></ul>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2
11:00 AM -
12:15 PM
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2
Panel Discussion - International Taxation and the Extractive Industries
Introduction by Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director
Expert Panel Discussion:
- Moderated by Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Departmetn, IMF
- Ian Gary, Associate Policy Director, Fueling Development, Oxfam America
- Marit Strand, Senior Adviser, Department for Economic Development, Gender and Governance, Section for Development Strategy and Governance, NORAD
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mahmoud Mohieldin, </span>Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group</li></ul> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tara Nathan, </span>Executive Vice President, Public Private Partnerships, MasterCard </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joaquim Levy, </span>Managing Director, World Bank and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Djordjija Petkoski, </span>Lecturer and Senior Fellow, Wharton Business School </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emeka Nnodu, </span>Team DLVR (Nigeria). Winning team </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rafael Cavestany,</span> Team OINCS, (Uruguay) 2nd place </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gabriela de La Garza, </span>Director, PepsiCo </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nena Stoiljkovic, </span>Vice President, Global Client Services, International Finance Corporation</li></ul> <p></p>
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
Ideas for Action Youth Engagement for Financing the Future of Development
- Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group
Speakers:
- Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, Public Private Partnerships, MasterCard
- Joaquim Levy, Managing Director, World Bank and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group
- Djordjija Petkoski, Lecturer and Senior Fellow, Wharton Business School
- Emeka Nnodu, Team DLVR (Nigeria). Winning team
- Rafael Cavestany, Team OINCS, (Uruguay) 2nd place
- Gabriela de La Garza, Director, PepsiCo
- Nena Stoiljkovic, Vice President, Global Client Services, International Finance Corporation
Presenter: <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wenjie Chen</span>, African Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
3:00 PM -
3:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Global Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa In Pursuit of the Missing Link
- Wenjie Chen, African Department, IMF
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Melanie Robinson, </span>Executive Director for the United Kingdom</p></li></ul> <p> Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, </span>Chairman, World Bank Inspection Panel </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Albert Barume, </span>Chairperson/President UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maninder Gill, </span>Director, Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank </li></ul> <p></p>
World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080
3:00 PM -
4:30 PM
World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080
Emerging Lessons from Indigenous Peoples’ Cases
Moderator:
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Melanie Robinson, Executive Director for the United Kingdom
Speakers:
- Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Chairman, World Bank Inspection Panel
- Albert Barume, Chairperson/President UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Maninder Gill, Director, Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nataliya Ivanyk</span>, Statistics Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
4:00 PM -
4:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Estimating Capital Flight – Would Existing Methodology Work?
- Nataliya Ivanyk, Statistics Department, IMF
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roberto Ferdman</span>, Economic Correspondence at Vice on HBO</li></ul><br /> <p></p>Opening Remarks: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carla Grasso</span>, Deputy Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer, IMF</li></ul><br /> Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sean Hagan</span>, General Counsel and Director of the Legal Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emilia Díaz-Struck</span>, Research Editor at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cissy Kagaba</span>, Executive Director of the Anti- Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sergejus Muravjovas</span>, Transparency International Lithuania</li></ul>
Youth DialogueGeorge Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
5:00 PM -
6:30 PM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
The Cost of Corruption Youth Perspectives
- Roberto Ferdman, Economic Correspondence at Vice on HBO
Opening Remarks:
- Carla Grasso, Deputy Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer, IMF
Speakers:
- Sean Hagan, General Counsel and Director of the Legal Department, IMF
- Emilia Díaz-Struck, Research Editor at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Cissy Kagaba, Executive Director of the Anti- Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU)
- Sergejus Muravjovas, Transparency International Lithuania
- Carla Grasso, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Sean Hagan, General Counsel and Director of the Legal Department, IMF
- Emilia Díaz-Struck, ICIJ, Research Editor
- Cissy Kagaba, Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda
- Sergejus Muravjovas, Executive Director at TI Lithuania
Wednesday,
October
5
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Dattels</span>, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matthew Jones</span>, Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ali Al-Eyd</span>, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andreas Adriano</span>, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
8:45 AM -
9:30 AM
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
Press Briefing Global Financial Stability Report GFSR
- Peter Dattels, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
- Matthew Jones, Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
- Ali Al-Eyd, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
- Andreas Adriano, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
Sessions:<br /> <ul> <li>(MIC)Trap – Challenges that the Middle Income Country Definition Brings to International Assistance for Public Health</li> <li>Citizen Engagement with the World Bank: A Panel at the World Bank Annual Meetings</li></ul><br /> <ul> <li>Migrant and Refugee Children: Protection and Access to Opportunities for Equitable and Shared Prosperity</li> <li>Safeguarding Climate Finance: GCF, MDBs, Rights, & Social/Environmental Risk</li> <li>Managing Global Financial Risks in Uncertain Times</li></ul><br /> <ul> <li>Putting Politics to Work for Accountability</li> <li>Civil Society in Climate Finance: Launching the Stakeholder Advisory Network </li> <li>Examining the IFC’s Climate and Forest Footprint in its Financial Sector Investments</li></ul><br /> <ul> <li>The Role of the Private Sector in Addressing the Challenge of Corruption in the Developing World</li> <li>The SDG16 Data Initiative</li> <li>Applying Fundamental Labor Rights in Global Cotton Supply Chains</li></ul><br />
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
9:00 AM -
5:00 PM
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
Civil Society Policy Forum
- (MIC)Trap – Challenges that the Middle Income Country Definition Brings to International Assistance for Public Health
- Citizen Engagement with the World Bank: A Panel at the World Bank Annual Meetings
- Migrant and Refugee Children: Protection and Access to Opportunities for Equitable and Shared Prosperity
- Safeguarding Climate Finance: GCF, MDBs, Rights, & Social/Environmental Risk
- Managing Global Financial Risks in Uncertain Times
- Putting Politics to Work for Accountability
- Civil Society in Climate Finance: Launching the Stakeholder Advisory Network
- Examining the IFC’s Climate and Forest Footprint in its Financial Sector Investments
- The Role of the Private Sector in Addressing the Challenge of Corruption in the Developing World
- The SDG16 Data Initiative
- Applying Fundamental Labor Rights in Global Cotton Supply Chains
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vitor Gaspar</span>, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abdelhak Senhadji</span>, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Catherine Pattillo</span>, Assistant Director, and head of Fiscal Policy and Surveillance Division, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wiktor Krzyzanowski</span>, Senior Press Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
9:45 AM -
10:30 AM
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
Press Briefing Fiscal Monitor FM
- Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Abdelhak Senhadji, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Catherine Pattillo, Assistant Director, and head of Fiscal Policy and Surveillance Division, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Wiktor Krzyzanowski, Senior Press Officer, Communications Department, IMF
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Lagarde</span>, Managing Director, IMF</li></ul><br /> <p>Speakers: </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Chambers</span>, Chairman of the Board, Cisco Systems</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leila Janah</span>, Founder and CEO of Sama and Laxmi</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ray Kurzweil</span>, author, inventor and futurist</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hilda Moraa</span>, Founder, Weza Tele and Fintech</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Atrium
10:30 AM -
11:45 AM
IMF HQ1 Atrium
Technology, Innovation, and Inclusive Growth
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Speakers:
- John Chambers, Chairman of the Board, Cisco Systems
- Leila Janah, Founder and CEO of Sama and Laxmi
- Ray Kurzweil, author, inventor and futurist
- Hilda Moraa, Founder, Weza Tele and Fintech
- John Chambers
- Leila Janah
- Ray Kurzweil, The world’s leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists
- Hilda Moraa, Founder and former CEO of Weza Tele Ltd
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Yong Kim, </span>President, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Romer, </span>Chief Economist, World Bank Group</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
11:00 AM -
12:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Shaping the Global Development Agenda A conversation between Jim Kim and Chief Economist Paul Romer
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Paul Romer, Chief Economist, World Bank Group
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Augusto de la Torre</span>, Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alejandra Viveros</span>, Communications Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office, World Bank</li></ul>
World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050
12:00 PM -
1:00 PM
World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050
Latin America’s and the Caribbean’s Bet Getting Back to Growth Through Trade
- Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank
- Alejandra Viveros, Communications Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office, World Bank
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Namrata Brar</span>, U.S. Bureau Chief, New Delhi Television</li></ul> <p></p><br /> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mitsuhiro Furusawa</span>, Deputy Managing Director, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kemi Adeosun</span>, Minister of Finance, Nigeria</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anders Borg</span>, Chair, World Economic Forums’ Global Financial System Initiative</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aldo Caliari</span>, Director of Rethinking the Bretton Woods Project at the Center of Concern</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Collier</span>, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jonathan Taylor</span>, Vice President, European Investment Bank</li></ul>
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
12:00 PM -
1:30 PM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
Toward Better Infrastructure in Developing Countries
- Namrata Brar, U.S. Bureau Chief, New Delhi Television
Speakers:
- Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, Nigeria
- Anders Borg, Chair, World Economic Forums’ Global Financial System Initiative
- Aldo Caliari, Director of Rethinking the Bretton Woods Project at the Center of Concern
- Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford
- Jonathan Taylor, Vice President, European Investment Bank
- Mitsuhiro Furusawa
- Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, Nigeria
- Anders Borg, Chair, World Economic Forum’s Global
- Aldo Caliari
- Paul Collier, Professor, University of Oxford
- Jonathan Taylor, Vice President and member of the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ray Kurzweil</span>, Inventor, Author, and Futurist; Google</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
2:00 PM -
2:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
New Economy Talks - The Economic Implications of the Law of Accelerating Return
- Ray Kurzweil, Inventor, Author, and Futurist; Google
<p>Moderator:<br /> </p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nozipho Mbanjwa, </span>Anchor, CNBC Africa</p></li></ul> <p>Opening remarks: <br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gavin Wilson</span>,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>CEO, IFC Asset Management Company </li></ul> <p>Speakers:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Teresa C. Barger</span>, CEO and CIO, Cartica Capital </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Afsaneh Beschloss</span>, Founder and CEO, Rock Creek Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andreas Gruber</span>, Chief Investment Officer, Allianz Group</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Philippe le Houérou</span>, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas Konditi</span>, President & CEO, Africa, GE Transportation</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emmanuelle Nasse-Bridier</span>, Chief Credit Officer, AXA Group </li></ul> <p>Closing remarks:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jingdong Hua</span>, Vice President and Treasurer, IFC</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
2:00 PM -
3:30 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
From Billions to Trillions Combining Commercial Capital with Development Needs
Moderator:
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Nozipho Mbanjwa, Anchor, CNBC Africa
Opening remarks:
- Gavin Wilson, CEO, IFC Asset Management Company
Speakers:
- Teresa C. Barger, CEO and CIO, Cartica Capital
- Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder and CEO, Rock Creek Group
- Andreas Gruber, Chief Investment Officer, Allianz Group
- Philippe le Houérou, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC
- Thomas Konditi, President & CEO, Africa, GE Transportation
- Emmanuelle Nasse-Bridier, Chief Credit Officer, AXA Group
Closing remarks:
- Jingdong Hua, Vice President and Treasurer, IFC
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sheila MacVicar</span>, Journalist<br /> </li></ul> <p>Opening Remarks:</p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Lipton</span>, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF<br /> </p></li></ul> <p>Speakers: </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Claver Gatete</span>, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Rwanda</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda</span>, Chair, ActionAid International Board</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">James Heintz</span>, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kalpana Kochhar</span>, Director, Human Resources Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elizabeth Shuler</span>, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO</li></ul>
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
2:30 PM -
4:00 PM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
Making Macroeconomics Work for Women
- Sheila MacVicar, Journalist
Opening Remarks:
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David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Speakers:
- Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Rwanda
- Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, Chair, ActionAid International Board
- James Heintz, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts
- Kalpana Kochhar, Director, Human Resources Department, IMF
- Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
- David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda
- Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, Chair, Action Aid International Board
- James Heintz, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts
- Kalpana Kochhar, Director, Human Resources Department, IMF
- Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leila Janah</span>, Founder and CEO, Sama and LXMI</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
3:00 PM -
3:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
New Economy Talks - Work, Women, and Politics
- Leila Janah, Founder and CEO, Sama and LXMI
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hilda Moraa</span>, Founder, Weza Tele and Fintech</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
4:00 PM -
4:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
New Economy Talks - African Youth—The Future to Transforming Africa's Innovation & Inclusive Growth
- Hilda Moraa, Founder, Weza Tele and Fintech
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nataliya Ivanyk</span>, Statistics Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery
4:00 PM -
4:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Gallery
Capacity development training on balance of payments statistics - Postcard Series LIVE
- Nataliya Ivanyk, Statistics Department, IMF
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Stephanie Ruhle, </span>MSNBC anchor and co-anchor of Weekend TODAY on NBC</p></li></ul> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joaquim Levy, </span>Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kemi Adeosun, </span>Minister of Finance, Nigeria </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nasser Malik,</span> Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bill Morneau,</span> Minister of Finance, Canada<span style="font-weight: bold;">,</span> </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Macky Tall, </span>Executive Vice-President, Infrastructure, and President and Chief Executive Officer, CDPQ Infra, La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec </li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
4:00 PM -
5:30 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Making Infrastructure Rewarding
Moderator:
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Stephanie Ruhle, MSNBC anchor and co-anchor of Weekend TODAY on NBC
Speakers:
- Joaquim Levy, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group
- Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, Nigeria
- Nasser Malik, Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
- Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, Canada,
- Macky Tall, Executive Vice-President, Infrastructure, and President and Chief Executive Officer, CDPQ Infra, La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Presenters: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Juan Trevino</span>, Middle East & Central Asia Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bruno Versailles</span>, Middle East & Central Asia Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
5:00 PM -
5:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Learning to Live with Cheaper Oil - Policy Adjustment in Oil-Exporting Countries of the Middle East and Central Asia
- Juan Trevino, Middle East & Central Asia Department, IMF
- Bruno Versailles, Middle East & Central Asia Department, IMF
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hunter Monroe</span>, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery
5:00 PM -
5:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Gallery
How IMF helped develop a financial stability strategy - Postcard from El Salvador
- Hunter Monroe, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Yong Kim</span>, President, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Lagarde</span>, Managing Director, IMF </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Faith Nwadishi</span>, Founder, Executive Director, Koyenum Immallah Foundation</li></ul>
World Bank MC Building, MC 3-121
5:30 PM -
6:30 PM
World Bank MC Building, MC 3-121
Civil Society Townhall 2016
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Faith Nwadishi, Founder, Executive Director, Koyenum Immallah Foundation
Thursday,
October
6
<span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span><br />
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
8:45 AM -
9:30 AM
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
IMF Managing Director Press Conference
Sessions: <br /> <ul> <li>Women’s Leadership in Development in Africa</li> <li>Bridging the gap: a JCI Poverty Simulation</li> <li>Entrepreneurship Revolution in Africa and Latin America: Lessons and Similarities Development Policy </li></ul><br /> <ul> <li>Development Policy Financing: Opportunities for Low-Carbon, Pro-Poor Countries</li> <li>Empowering Youth: Work Readiness and Skills Training for the 21st Century</li> <li>Combatting Corruption in Closing Spaces: Implications for Governance</li></ul><br /> <ul> <li>Roundtable Discussion on the New GBV Task Force</li> <li>Contributions of Faith Groups Towards Achieving the SDGs</li> <li>Equity, Inclusion and Education: Examining Evidence on Low-Fee Private Schools</li></ul><br /> <ul> <li>Three Steps to Closing the Gender Digital Divide</li> <li>Adaptive Learning and Management in Practice – What Are We Learning?</li> <li>Evaluating Citizen Engagement in World Bank Operations</li></ul><br />
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
9:00 AM -
5:30 PM
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
Civil Society Policy Forum
- Women’s Leadership in Development in Africa
- Bridging the gap: a JCI Poverty Simulation
- Entrepreneurship Revolution in Africa and Latin America: Lessons and Similarities Development Policy
- Development Policy Financing: Opportunities for Low-Carbon, Pro-Poor Countries
- Empowering Youth: Work Readiness and Skills Training for the 21st Century
- Combatting Corruption in Closing Spaces: Implications for Governance
- Roundtable Discussion on the New GBV Task Force
- Contributions of Faith Groups Towards Achieving the SDGs
- Equity, Inclusion and Education: Examining Evidence on Low-Fee Private Schools
- Three Steps to Closing the Gender Digital Divide
- Adaptive Learning and Management in Practice – What Are We Learning?
- Evaluating Citizen Engagement in World Bank Operations
<p>Sessions:</p> <ul> <li>The Reform of the IMF-World Bank Debt Sustainability Framework: Fit for the 2030 Development Agenda?</li> <li>Infrastructure and Public Private Partnerships: the IMF role</li> <li>Stopping vulture funds through national anti-vulture laws</li> <li>The role of IFIs in assessing the impact of tax incentives and tax competition on inequality</li></ul><br />
IMF HQ2-03B-838
9:00 AM -
5:30 PM
IMF HQ2-03B-838
Civil Society Policy Forum
Sessions:
- The Reform of the IMF-World Bank Debt Sustainability Framework: Fit for the 2030 Development Agenda?
- Infrastructure and Public Private Partnerships: the IMF role
- Stopping vulture funds through national anti-vulture laws
- The role of IFIs in assessing the impact of tax incentives and tax competition on inequality
<span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
9:30 AM -
10:00 AM
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
World Bank Group President Press Conference
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clare Short, </span>Chair, Cities Alliance; Former Secretary of State for International Development, UK</p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adnan Khan, </span>Research and Policy Director, International Growth Centre </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Winnie Byanyima,</span> Executive Director, OXFAM International </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edmund Malesky, </span>Professor of Political Science, Duke University </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kyle Peters, </span>Interim Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Operations, World Bank<br /> </li></ul> <p></p>
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
10:00 AM -
11:00 AM
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
The Governance Gap Why Does Half the World Distrust Government and What Can We Do About It?
Moderator:
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Clare Short, Chair, Cities Alliance; Former Secretary of State for International Development, UK
Speakers:
- Adnan Khan, Research and Policy Director, International Growth Centre
- Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, OXFAM International
- Edmund Malesky, Professor of Political Science, Duke University
- Kyle Peters, Interim Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Operations, World Bank
Moderator:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vitor Gaspar</span>, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li></ul> <p></p><br /> Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mitsuhiro Furusawa</span>, Deputy Managing Director, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brad DeLong</span>, Professor, University of California, Berkeley</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bill Morneau</span>, Finance Minister of Canada</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ludger Schuknecht</span>, Chief Economist, German Ministry of Finance</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arvind Subramanian</span>, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India</li></ul>
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
10:00 AM -
11:30 AM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
Fiscal Policy in the New Normal
- Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Speakers:
- Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Brad DeLong, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
- Bill Morneau, Finance Minister of Canada
- Ludger Schuknecht, Chief Economist, German Ministry of Finance
- Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
- Mitsuhiro Furusawa
- Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley
- Bill Morneau
- Ludger Schuknecht
- Arvind Subramanian
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Anubha Bhonsle, </span>Journalist </p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Indrajit Coomaraswamy, </span>Central Bank Governor, Sri Lanka </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Annette Dixon, </span>Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kim Elliot, </span>Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anabel Gonzalez, </span>Senior Director, Trade & Competitiveness, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rubana Huq, </span>Managing Director, Mohammadi Group, Bangladesh </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pravin Krishna, </span>Professor of International Economics and Business, Johns Hopkins University</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-301
10:00 AM -
11:30 AM
World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-301
How Can South Asia’s Firms Better Compete?
Moderator:
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Anubha Bhonsle, Journalist
Speakers:
- Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Central Bank Governor, Sri Lanka
- Annette Dixon, Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank Group
- Kim Elliot, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
- Anabel Gonzalez, Senior Director, Trade & Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- Rubana Huq, Managing Director, Mohammadi Group, Bangladesh
- Pravin Krishna, Professor of International Economics and Business, Johns Hopkins University
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don Tapscott</span>, Author, CEO, Tapscott Group Inc.</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
11:00 AM -
11:30 AM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Julie Gichuru, </span>TV Host, Africa Leadership Dialogues </p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Yong Kim, </span>President, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Louis Paul Motaze, </span>Minister Of Economy, Planning And Regional Development, Cameroon </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Kablan Duncan, </span>Prime Minister, Cote D’ivoire </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ato Abdulaziz Mohammed, </span>Minister Of Finance And Economic Cooperation, Ethiopia</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sri Mulyani Indrawati, </span>Minister Of Finance, Indonesia</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gervais Rakotoarimanana, </span>Minister Of Finance And Budget, Madagascar </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amadou Ba, </span>Minister Of Economy, Finance And Planning, Senegal </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Waqar Masood Khan</span>, Finance Secretary, Pakistan</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Philip Isdor Mpango</span>, Minister of Finance and Planning, Tanzania </li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
11:00 AM -
12:30 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Human Capital Summit Investing in the Early Years for Growth and Productivity
Moderator:
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Julie Gichuru, TV Host, Africa Leadership Dialogues
Speakers:
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Louis Paul Motaze, Minister Of Economy, Planning And Regional Development, Cameroon
- Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister, Cote D’ivoire
- Ato Abdulaziz Mohammed, Minister Of Finance And Economic Cooperation, Ethiopia
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister Of Finance, Indonesia
- Gervais Rakotoarimanana, Minister Of Finance And Budget, Madagascar
- Amadou Ba, Minister Of Economy, Finance And Planning, Senegal
- Waqar Masood Khan, Finance Secretary, Pakistan
- Philip Isdor Mpango, Minister of Finance and Planning, Tanzania
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Zake</span>, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery
11:30 AM -
12:00 PM
IMF HQ1 Gallery
Tax administration diagnostics assessment tool - implementation experiences and emerging capacity development themes - Postcard Series LIVE
- Justin Zake, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Richard Quest</span>, Anchor, CNN</li></ul>Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Lagarde</span>, Managing Director, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Carney</span>, Chairman of Financial Stability Board</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wolfgang Schäuble</span>, Finance Minister, Germany</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yi Gang</span>, Deputy Governor, People’s Bank of China</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Atrium
12:00 PM -
1:00 PM
IMF HQ1 Atrium
CNN Debate on the Global Economy
- Richard Quest, Anchor, CNN
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Mark Carney, Chairman of Financial Stability Board
- Wolfgang Schäuble, Finance Minister, Germany
- Yi Gang, Deputy Governor, People’s Bank of China
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Mark Carney, Chairman of Financial Stability Board
- Wolfgang Schäuble
- Gang Yi
<p></p>Speakers: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Romer, </span>Chief Economist, World Bank </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ajay Bhushan Pandey, </span>CEO, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sri Mulyani Indrawati</span>, Minister of Finance, Indonesia</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Forsyth</span>, Deputy Executive Director,Partnerships, UNICEF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tara Nathan</span>, Executive Vice President, Public-Private Partnerships, MasterCard</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Guisti</span>, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA<br /> </li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
12:30 PM -
2:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
Identification for Development Harnessing the Power of Digital Solutions
- Paul Romer, Chief Economist, World Bank
- Ajay Bhushan Pandey, CEO, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
- Justin Forsyth, Deputy Executive Director,Partnerships, UNICEF
- Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President, Public-Private Partnerships, MasterCard
- John Guisti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sarah Sanya</span>, Strategy, Policy, & Review Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
1:00 PM -
1:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - What’s the Fund’s framework to manage capital flows?
- Sarah Sanya, Strategy, Policy, & Review Department, IMF
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Josefina Townsend, </span>Newscaster, Lima, Peru</p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Opening Remarks<span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Yong Kim, President, </span>World Bank Group</p></li></ul> <p>Speakers:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alfonso Prat-Gay, </span>Finance Minister, Argentina </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alfredo Thorne, </span>Finance Minister, Peru </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">José Antonio Meade, </span>Finance Minister, Mexico </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mauricio Cárdenas, </span>Finance Minister, Colombia </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rodrigo Valdés, </span>Finance Minister, Chile</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Integration in the Americas Views from the Pacific Alliance and Argentina
Moderator:
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Josefina Townsend, Newscaster, Lima, Peru
Opening Remarks:
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Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
Speakers:
- Alfonso Prat-Gay, Finance Minister, Argentina
- Alfredo Thorne, Finance Minister, Peru
- José Antonio Meade, Finance Minister, Mexico
- Mauricio Cárdenas, Finance Minister, Colombia
- Rodrigo Valdés, Finance Minister, Chile
Presenters:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joyce Wong</span>, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF</li> <li> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Anna Ivanova</span>, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
2:00 PM -
2:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Financial Inclusion Zooming in on Latin America
- Joyce Wong, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
- Anna Ivanova, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
<p>Moderator:</p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Francine Lacqua</span>, Anchor, Bloomberg Television</p></li></ul> <p>Speakers:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Walliser, </span>Vice President, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, World Bank </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mauricio Cardenas, </span>Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pravin Gordhan, </span>Minister of Finance, South Africa </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Moritz Kraemer, </span>Global Chief Ratings Officer Sovereigns, Standard and Poor’s </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Liliana Rojas Suarez, </span>Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Apisak Tantivorawong, </span>Minister of Finance, Thailand</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
2:30 PM -
4:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Borrow without Sorrow Managing Debt in a Volatile Global Economy
Moderator:
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Francine Lacqua, Anchor, Bloomberg Television
Speakers:
- Jan Walliser, Vice President, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, World Bank
- Mauricio Cardenas, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia
- Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance, South Africa
- Moritz Kraemer, Global Chief Ratings Officer Sovereigns, Standard and Poor’s
- Liliana Rojas Suarez, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
- Apisak Tantivorawong, Minister of Finance, Thailand
Presenters:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mauricio Soto</span>, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
3:00 PM -
3:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Fiscal Consequences of Shrinking Populations
- Mauricio Soto, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jane Nelson, </span>Director of Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University</p></li></ul> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gavin Wilson, </span>CEO, IFC Asset Management Company </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, </span>Chair, Business and Sustainable Development Commission </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hendrik du Toit, </span>CEO, Investec Asset Management </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Helen Hai, CEO, </span>Made in Africa Initiative </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Laura Alfaro, </span>Warren Alpert Professor, Harvard Business School </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amy Jadesimi, </span>Managing Director, Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base</li></ul>
IFC Building, IFC Auditorium
3:30 PM -
5:00 PM
IFC Building, IFC Auditorium
From Risk to Reward Accelerating Business Engagement Globally in Pursuit of the SDGs
-
Jane Nelson, Director of Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Speakers:
- Gavin Wilson, CEO, IFC Asset Management Company
- Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, Chair, Business and Sustainable Development Commission
- Hendrik du Toit, CEO, Investec Asset Management
- Helen Hai, CEO, Made in Africa Initiative
- Laura Alfaro, Warren Alpert Professor, Harvard Business School
- Amy Jadesimi, Managing Director, Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base
Presenter: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christian Ebeke</span>, European Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
4:00 PM -
4:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - The Impact of Europe’s aging workforce on Productivity
- Christian Ebeke, European Department, IMF
Moderator:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yanqing Yang</span>, Chinese Business News</li></ul><br /> Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Barry Eichengreen</span>, Professor, UC Berkeley</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eisuke Sakakibara</span>, Professor of Aoyama-Gakuin University</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrew Sheng</span>, Distinguished Fellow, Asian Global Institute, University of Hong Kong</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Duvvuri Subbarao</span>, Governor of Reserve Bank of India (2008-2013), Distinguished Visiting Faculty, National University of Singapore</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Perry Warjiyo</span>, Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia</li></ul>
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
4:00 PM -
5:15 PM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
Asia in the Evolving International Monetary System
- Yanqing Yang, Chinese Business News
Speakers:
- Barry Eichengreen, Professor, UC Berkeley
- Eisuke Sakakibara, Professor of Aoyama-Gakuin University
- Andrew Sheng, Distinguished Fellow, Asian Global Institute, University of Hong Kong
- Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor of Reserve Bank of India (2008-2013), Distinguished Visiting Faculty, National University of Singapore
- Perry Warjiyo, Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia
- Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley
- Eisuke Sakakibara, Professor
- Andrew Sheng
- Duvvuri Subbarao, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
- Perry Warjiyo
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yongzheng Yang</span>, Mission Chief for Myanmar, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery
4:30 PM -
5:00 PM
IMF HQ1 Gallery
IMF’s family doctor approach to capacity development - Postcard from Myanmar
- Yongzheng Yang, Mission Chief for Myanmar, IMF
Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clare Short, </span>Chair, Cities Alliance; former Secretary of State for International Development, UK</p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaolin Yang, </span>Managing Director, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">L.H. Röller, </span>Chief Economic Advisor to the Chancellor, Federal Chancellery of Germany</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joachim von Amsberg,</span> Vice President for Operations Policy and Strategy, Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ray Offenheiser, </span>President, Oxfam USA</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
5:00 PM -
6:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Great Expectations The Test of Multilateralism
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Clare Short, Chair, Cities Alliance; former Secretary of State for International Development, UK
Speakers:
- Shaolin Yang, Managing Director, World Bank Group
- L.H. Röller, Chief Economic Advisor to the Chancellor, Federal Chancellery of Germany
- Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President for Operations Policy and Strategy, Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank
- Ray Offenheiser, President, Oxfam USA
<span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ1-B-640
5:15 PM -
5:45 PM
IMF HQ1-B-640
Press Conference G-24
<ul> <li>Changyong Rhee, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF </li> <li>Markus Rodlauer, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF</li> <li>Odd Per Brekk, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF </li> <li>Kenneth Kang, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF </li> <li>Keiko Utsunomiya, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul><br /> <p><span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span></p>
IMF HQ1-B-640
6:15 PM -
7:00 PM
IMF HQ1-B-640
Press Briefing Asia and Pacific Department
- Changyong Rhee, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
- Markus Rodlauer, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
- Odd Per Brekk, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
- Kenneth Kang, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
- Keiko Utsunomiya, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
Meet at the press desk
TBD
7:00 PM -
7:30 PM
TBD
G-20 photo op
Friday,
October
7
<span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
8:10 AM -
8:30 AM
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
Press Conference G-20
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW
9:00 AM -
10:30 AM
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW
Sessions:<br /> <ul> <li>Leadership Development: The Missing Piece in Improving Global Education</li> <li>Accountability for Community Concerns About Project Impacts: The Role of Management</li> <li>The Role of the World Bank in Advancing Citizens’ Access to Information in the Context of the Bank’s Reforms</li></ul><br /> <ul> <li>Mapping a Sustainable Future: Open GeoSpatial Data and Tools for Sustainable Development</li> <li>The New World Bank Environmental and Social Framework: Opportunities</li> <li>New Methods for a New Century: Planning for Energy Security and Energy Access in the Modern Era</li></ul> <p><br/></p> <ul> <li>Future of Civil Society Policy Forum</li> <li>Civil Society and Development: Six Global Trends and Lessons from Nigeria</li> <li>Tackling Inequality: Previewing an Index on How Governments Are Doing</li></ul><br /> <ul> <li>Dialogue for Sustainable Livelihood for Women and Girls Through Agriculture </li> <li>Global Finance and Domestic Resource Mobilization in Africa: Meeting the Challenge of Financing the Sustainable Development Goals</li> <li>Accelerating Action on Universal Health Coverage: How to Increase Public Financing and End Out-of-Pocket Spending</li></ul><br /> <br />
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
9:00 AM -
5:30 PM
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
Civil Society Policy Forum
- Leadership Development: The Missing Piece in Improving Global Education
- Accountability for Community Concerns About Project Impacts: The Role of Management
- The Role of the World Bank in Advancing Citizens’ Access to Information in the Context of the Bank’s Reforms
- Mapping a Sustainable Future: Open GeoSpatial Data and Tools for Sustainable Development
- The New World Bank Environmental and Social Framework: Opportunities
- New Methods for a New Century: Planning for Energy Security and Energy Access in the Modern Era
- Future of Civil Society Policy Forum
- Civil Society and Development: Six Global Trends and Lessons from Nigeria
- Tackling Inequality: Previewing an Index on How Governments Are Doing
- Dialogue for Sustainable Livelihood for Women and Girls Through Agriculture
- Global Finance and Domestic Resource Mobilization in Africa: Meeting the Challenge of Financing the Sustainable Development Goals
- Accelerating Action on Universal Health Coverage: How to Increase Public Financing and End Out-of-Pocket Spending
Sessions: <br /> <ul> <li>Government Bonds and Responsible Finance </li> <li>Next Steps on Sovereign Debt Restructuring<br /> </li></ul>
IMF HQ2-03B-838
9:00 AM -
5:30 PM
IMF HQ2-03B-838
Civil Society Policy Forum
- Government Bonds and Responsible Finance
- Next Steps on Sovereign Debt Restructuring
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Masood Ahmed</span>, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wafa Amr</span>, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ1-B-640
10:15 AM -
11:00 AM
IMF HQ1-B-640
Press Briefing Middle East and Central Asia Department
- Masood Ahmed, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
- Wafa Amr, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Martin Wolf</span>, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times</li></ul><br /> Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tao Zhang</span>, Deputy Managing Director, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mauricio Cárdenas</span>, Minister of Finance, Colombia</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Rubenstein</span>, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Carlyle Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tharman Shanmugaratnam</span>, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Laura Tyson</span>, Professor, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley</li></ul>
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
10:45 AM -
11:45 AM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
Inequality Managing the Impact of Globalization and Technology
- Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Speakers:
- Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Mauricio Cárdenas, Minister of Finance, Colombia
- David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Carlyle Group
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
- Laura Tyson, Professor, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
- Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Mauricio Cárdenas, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia
- David Mark Rubenstein, Co-founder and co-CEO of The Carlyle Group
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
- Laura Tyson, professor at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Presenters:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nicole Laframboise</span>, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marie Kim</span>, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
11:00 AM -
11:30 AM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Revisiting Tourism Flows to the Caribbean What is Driving Arrivals?
- Nicole Laframboise, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
- Marie Kim, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adolfo Barajas</span>, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery
11:00 AM -
11:30 AM
IMF HQ1 Gallery
Macroeconomic adjustment comes knocking - teaching financial programming - Postcard from Argentina
- Adolfo Barajas, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Francine Lacqua, </span>Anchor, Bloomberg Television</p></li></ul> <p>Speakers:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands</span>, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jacob J. Lew, </span>Secretary of the Treasury, United States<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> Arun Jaitley, </span>Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, India<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> Zhou Xiaochuan, </span>Governor, the People’s Bank of China <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> Jim Yong Kim, </span>President, World Bank Group <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> Sri Mulyani Indrawati, </span>Finance Minister, Indonesia and Chair of the Bank Fund Development Committee <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano, </span>President, Financial Action Task Force </li></ul> <p> </p>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
11:00 AM -
12:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Financial Inclusion not Exclusion Managing De-Risking
Moderator:
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Francine Lacqua, Anchor, Bloomberg Television
Speakers:
- H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development
- Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, United States
Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, India
Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor, the People’s Bank of China
Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Finance Minister, Indonesia and Chair of the Bank Fund Development Committee
Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano, President, Financial Action Task Force
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Poul Thomsen</span>, Director, European Department, IMF </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andreas Adriano</span>, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ1-B-640
11:15 AM -
12:00 PM
IMF HQ1-B-640
Press Briefing European Department
- Poul Thomsen, Director, European Department, IMF
- Andreas Adriano, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Martin Wolf, </span>Journalist, Financial Times </p></li></ul> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stefano Manservisi, </span>Director General, International Cooperation and Development, European Commission </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Collier, </span>Professor, University of Oxford</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kyle Peters</span>, Interim Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer and Vice-President, Operations, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emilia Pires, </span>Former Minister of Finance, Timor-Leste Special Envoy, g7 </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abdourahmane Cissé</span>, Minister of Budget, Cote d’Ivoire </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arif Nadeem</span>, CEO, Pakistan Agricultural Coalition </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mariam Mahamat Nour</span>, Minister of Economy and Planning, Republic of Chad </li></ul>
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
12:00 PM -
1:30 PM
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
Overcoming Fragility Why Jobs are Key
Moderator:
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Martin Wolf, Journalist, Financial Times
Speakers:
- Stefano Manservisi, Director General, International Cooperation and Development, European Commission
- Paul Collier, Professor, University of Oxford
- Kyle Peters, Interim Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer and Vice-President, Operations, World Bank Group
- Emilia Pires, Former Minister of Finance, Timor-Leste Special Envoy, g7
- Abdourahmane Cissé, Minister of Budget, Cote d’Ivoire
- Arif Nadeem, CEO, Pakistan Agricultural Coalition
- Mariam Mahamat Nour, Minister of Economy and Planning, Republic of Chad
Presenter: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fazurin Jamaludin</span>, Asia & Pacific Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
12:15 PM -
12:45 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Resilience and Growth in the Small States of the Pacific
- Fazurin Jamaludin, Asia & Pacific Department, IMF
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abebe Selassie</span>, Director, African Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrew Kanyegirire</span>, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF </li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ1-B-640
12:15 PM -
1:00 PM
IMF HQ1-B-640
Press Briefing African Department
- Abebe Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF
- Andrew Kanyegirire, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rana Foroohar</span>, Assistant Managing Editor, Time Magazine </li></ul><br /> Speakers: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Lipton</span>, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ian Bremmer</span>, Professor, New York University </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lars-Hendrik Röller</span>, Chief Economic Advisor to the German Chancellor</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hon. Kevin Rudd</span>, President, Asia Society Policy Institute and 26th Prime Minister of Australia</li></ul>
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
1:00 PM -
2:30 PM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
The Shifting Global Economic and Political Landscape Fragmentation or Integration?
- Rana Foroohar, Assistant Managing Editor, Time Magazine
Speakers:
- David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Ian Bremmer, Professor, New York University
- Lars-Hendrik Röller, Chief Economic Advisor to the German Chancellor
- The Hon. Kevin Rudd, President, Asia Society Policy Institute and 26th Prime Minister of Australia
- David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Ian Bremmer, Global Research Professor, New York University
- Lars-Hendrik Röller, Chief Economic Advisor to Chancellor Merkel
- The Honorable Kevin Rudd, President, Asia Society Policy Institute and 26th Prime Minister of Australia
<span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ1-B-640
1:15 PM -
2:00 PM
IMF HQ1-B-640
Press Briefing Western Hemisphere Department
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Danny Leipziger,</span> Managing Director, Growth Dialogue </p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sri Mulyani Indrawati, </span>Minister of Finance, Indonesia </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quan Zheng, </span>Director General, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Laura Tuck, </span>Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Victoria Kwakwa, </span>Vice President, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roger Libby</span>, Executive Vice President for Corporate Public Policy – DP DHL Americas</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda</span>, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, United States</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Porametee Vimolsiri</span>, Secretary General, National Economic and Social Development Board, Thailand<br /> </li></ul>
World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080
1:30 PM -
3:00 PM
World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080
Toward A More Integrated East Asia – Economic Corridors and Infrastructure Connectivity
Moderator:
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Danny Leipziger, Managing Director, Growth Dialogue
Speakers:
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
- Quan Zheng, Director General, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Laura Tuck, Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank
- Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank
- Roger Libby, Executive Vice President for Corporate Public Policy – DP DHL Americas
- Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, United States
- Porametee Vimolsiri, Secretary General, National Economic and Social Development Board, Thailand
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monique Newiak</span>, African Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
2:30 PM -
3:00 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Promoting Financial Inclusion to Boost Growth and Mitigate Income Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Monique Newiak, African Department, IMF
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Benoit Taiclet</span>, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery
2:30 PM -
3:00 PM
IMF HQ1 Gallery
Four years of technical assistance – from emergency rescue to capacity development - Postcard from Mali
- Benoit Taiclet, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Raj Kumar, </span>President and Editor-in-Chief, DEVEX</p></li></ul> <p></p>Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Eliasson</span>, Deputy Secretary General, United Nations</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Malloch-Brown,</span> Chair, Business and Sustainability Commission</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valerie Amos</span>, Director, School of Oriental Studies, University of London</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Laura Frigenti</span>, Director, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Caroline Heider</span>, Senior Vice President and Director General, Independent Evaluation Group</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alain Bifani</span>, Director General, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gustavo Gonzalez</span>, UNDP Sub-regional Development Coordinator for Syria</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christiaan Rebergen</span>, Director General for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christoph Zuercher</span>, Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa</li></ul> <p></p>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
2:30 PM -
4:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Fragility and Conflict Addressing the Causes and Consequences
Moderator:
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Raj Kumar, President and Editor-in-Chief, DEVEX
- Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General, United Nations
- Mark Malloch-Brown, Chair, Business and Sustainability Commission
- Valerie Amos, Director, School of Oriental Studies, University of London
- Laura Frigenti, Director, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
- Caroline Heider, Senior Vice President and Director General, Independent Evaluation Group
- Alain Bifani, Director General, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon
- Gustavo Gonzalez, UNDP Sub-regional Development Coordinator for Syria
- Christiaan Rebergen, Director General for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
- Christoph Zuercher, Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jane Nelson, </span>Director of Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University</p></li></ul> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Yong Kim, </span>President, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Priti Patel, </span>Secretary of State for International Development, UK </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kaifala Marah, </span>Governor, Central Bank, Sierra Leone </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jose Carlos Ugaz, </span>Chair of the Board of Directors, Transparency International </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joaquim Levy, </span>Managing Director World Bank and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Philippe Le Houérou, </span>Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thierry Déau, </span>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Meridiam</li></ul> <p></p> <p></p><br />
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
3:00 PM -
4:15 PM
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
Catalyzing Private Finance for Development
Moderator:
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Jane Nelson, Director of Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Speakers:
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Priti Patel, Secretary of State for International Development, UK
- Kaifala Marah, Governor, Central Bank, Sierra Leone
- Jose Carlos Ugaz, Chair of the Board of Directors, Transparency International
- Joaquim Levy, Managing Director World Bank and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group
- Philippe Le Houérou, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC
- Thierry Déau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Meridiam
Presenters: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Florence Jaumotte</span>, Research Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sweta Saxena</span>, Research Department, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ksenia Koloskova</span>, Research Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Bistro
3:30 PM -
4:00 PM
IMF HQ1 Bistro
Analytical Corner - Tearing Down Walls Impact of Migrants in Host Economies
- Florence Jaumotte, Research Department, IMF
- Sweta Saxena, Research Department, IMF
- Ksenia Koloskova, Research Department, IMF
Moderator:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shawn Donnan</span>, World Trade Editor, Financial Times</li></ul><br /> <p>Opening Remarks:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Lagarde</span>, Managing Director, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roberto Azevedo</span>, Director-General, World Trade Organization</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Yong Kim</span>, President, World Bank</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <p>Speakers<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chrystia Freeland</span>, Minister of International Trade, Canada</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Doug Irwin</span>, Professor, Dartmouth College</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Mandelson</span>, Chairman, Global Counsel</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ernesto Zedillo</span>, Former President of Mexico; Co-editor of “Trade in the 21st Century” to be published Oct. 2016</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Atrium
4:15 PM -
5:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Atrium
Making Trade an Engine of Growth for All
- Shawn Donnan, World Trade Editor, Financial Times
Opening Remarks:
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Roberto Azevedo, Director-General, World Trade Organization
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank
Speakers:
- Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, Canada
- Doug Irwin, Professor, Dartmouth College
- Peter Mandelson, Chairman, Global Counsel
- Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico; Co-editor of “Trade in the 21st Century” to be published Oct. 2016
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Roberto Azevedo, Director-General, World Trade Organization
- Jim Yong Kim, President, the World Bank Group
- Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, Canada
- Douglas A. Irwin, John Sloan Dickey Third Century Professor Social Sciences, Dartmouth College
- Peter Mandelson, Chairman, Global Counsel
- Ernesto Zedillo, Director and Professor, Yale University
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mahmoud Mohieldin, </span>Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group</p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Panel one: Global Response, Partnerships and South-South Cooperation: </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Thomson</span>, President, UN General Assembly</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas Silberhorn,</span> Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mauricio Cardenas,</span> Minister of Finance, Colombia</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Werner Hoyer</span>, President, European Investment Bank</li></ul>---------------------------------------<br /> Panel two: SDGs Implementation: National and Domestic responses: <p><br/></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sahar Nasr</span>, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jon Lomøy</span>, Director-General, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Helen Clark</span>, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Eliasson,</span> Deputy Secretary General, United Nations </li></ul> <p></p>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
4:30 PM -
6:00 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
One Year of the SDGs Country Action and Progress
Moderator:
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Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group
Panel one: Global Response, Partnerships and South-South Cooperation:
- Peter Thomson, President, UN General Assembly
- Thomas Silberhorn, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
- Mauricio Cardenas, Minister of Finance, Colombia
- Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank
Panel two: SDGs Implementation: National and Domestic responses:
- Sahar Nasr, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt
- Jon Lomøy, Director-General, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
- Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
- Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General, United Nations
Saturday,
October
8
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alberto Jiménez de Lucio</span>, Statistics Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery
9:00 AM -
9:30 AM
IMF HQ1 Gallery
Killing two birds with one statistics template – collecting data on natural resource revenue for better fiscal policy – Alberto - Postcard Series LIVE
- Alberto Jiménez de Lucio, Statistics Department, IMF
Meet at the press desk (head-on pooled)
TBD
9:45 AM -
10:00 AM
TBD
IMFC Family Photo
<p>Moderator:</p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kim Ghattas</span>, International Affairs Correspondent, BBC</p></li></ul> <p>Speakers:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Eliasson, </span>Deputy Secretary General, United Nations </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Yong Kim</span>, President, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Børge Brende,</span> Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amina Mohamed</span>, Minister, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Kenya</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</span>, President, Liberia</li></ul>
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
10:00 AM -
11:00 AM
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
Preventing Violent Conflict Through Development
Moderator:
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Kim Ghattas, International Affairs Correspondent, BBC
Speakers:
- Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General, United Nations
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Amina Mohamed, Minister, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Kenya
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President, Liberia
<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hon. Felix Mutati</span>, Minister of Finance - Zambia</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hon. Stephen Dhieu Dau Ayik</span>, Minister of Finance and Planning - South Sudan</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">H.E.M. Romuald Wadagni</span>, Minister of Economy and Finance - Benin</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">H.E.Ms. Malado Kaba</span>, Minister of Economy and Finance – Guinea</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lucie Mboto Fouda</span>, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ1-B-640
11:00 AM -
11:45 AM
IMF HQ1-B-640
Press Briefing African Finance Ministers
- Hon. Felix Mutati, Minister of Finance - Zambia
- Hon. Stephen Dhieu Dau Ayik, Minister of Finance and Planning - South Sudan
- H.E.M. Romuald Wadagni, Minister of Economy and Finance - Benin
- H.E.Ms. Malado Kaba, Minister of Economy and Finance – Guinea
- Lucie Mboto Fouda, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Julie Gichuru, </span>TV Host, Africa Leadership Dialogues</p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Speakers:<br /> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Makhtar Diop, </span>Vice President for Africa, World Bank </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Albert Zeufack, , </span>Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Natu Mwamba</span>, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Tanzania</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Boubou Cisse</span>, Minister of Economy and Finance, Mali</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abdoulaye Bio Tchane</span>, Senior Minister of Planning and Development, Benin</li></ul>
World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080
11:00 AM -
12:30 PM
World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080
State of the Africa Region
Moderator:
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Julie Gichuru, TV Host, Africa Leadership Dialogues
Speakers:
- Makhtar Diop, Vice President for Africa, World Bank
- Albert Zeufack, , Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank
- Natu Mwamba, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Tanzania
- Boubou Cisse, Minister of Economy and Finance, Mali
- Abdoulaye Bio Tchane, Senior Minister of Planning and Development, Benin
<p>Moderator<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nancy Scola, </span>Senior Technology Reporter, POLITICO</p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>Speakers:</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Burrows, </span>Managing Director, International <span style="font-weight: bold;">Organizations, </span>Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft Corporation </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pierre Guislain, </span>Senior Director, Transport & ICT Global Practice, World Bank Group </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mats Granryd, </span>Director General, GSMA </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Günther H. Oettinger, </span>Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, European Commission </li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Satu Santala, </span>Director General of the Department for Development Policy in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
12:00 PM -
1:30 PM
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
Ensuring an Enabling Environment for Digital Development
Moderator:
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Nancy Scola, Senior Technology Reporter, POLITICO
Speakers:
- David Burrows, Managing Director, International Organizations, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft Corporation
- Pierre Guislain, Senior Director, Transport & ICT Global Practice, World Bank Group
- Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
- Günther H. Oettinger, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, European Commission
- Satu Santala, Director General of the Department for Development Policy in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
<span style="font-style: italic;">Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.</span>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
12:45 PM -
1:15 PM
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
IMFC Press Conference
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maurice Obstfeld</span>, Economic Counsellor, Director of Research, IMF</li></ul>Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lesetja Kganyago</span>, Governor, The South African Reserve Bank</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Veerathai Santiprabhob</span>, Governor, The Bank of Thailand</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">José Uribe</span>, Governor, The Central Bank of Colombia</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ksenia Yudaeva</span>, First Deputy Governor, Bank of Russia</li></ul>
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
2:00 PM -
3:15 PM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
Emerging Markets’ Response to Recent Exchange Rate Pressures
- Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor, Director of Research, IMF
- Lesetja Kganyago, Governor, The South African Reserve Bank
- Veerathai Santiprabhob, Governor, The Bank of Thailand
- José Uribe, Governor, The Central Bank of Colombia
- Ksenia Yudaeva, First Deputy Governor, Bank of Russia
- Lesetja Kganyago
- Veerathai Santiprabhob
- José Darío Uribe E., Governor, Banco de la Republica of Colombia
- Ksenia Yudaeva, First Deputy Governor of Bank of Russia
Moderator: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sam Fleming</span>, U.S. Economics Editor, Financial Times</li></ul>Speakers: <br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Martin Baily</span>, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Karen Dynan</span>, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Chief Economist, U.S. Department of the Treasury</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Haltiwanger</span>, Professor, University of Maryland</li></ul> <p></p>
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
3:30 PM -
4:45 PM
George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium
The Future of Growth in the United States -- What Goes up Must Come Down?
- Sam Fleming, U.S. Economics Editor, Financial Times
- Martin Baily, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
- Karen Dynan, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Chief Economist, U.S. Department of the Treasury
- John Haltiwanger, Professor, University of Maryland
- Martin Baily, Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development and Senior Fellow and Director of the Business and Public Policy Initiative at the Brookings Institution
- Karen Dynan, U.S. Department of the Treasury's Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy
- John Haltiwanger, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Economics of the University of Maryland
Presenter:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ashraf Khan</span>, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery
4:00 PM -
4:30 PM
IMF HQ1 Gallery
How IMF supported central banking in a war-torn country - Postcard from Somalia
- Ashraf Khan, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Timothy F. Geithner </span>President, Warburg Pincus, and former Secretary of the US Treasury and President of the New York Federal Reserve<br /> <br /> “Are we Safer? The Case for Updating Bagehot” <br /> <br />
IMF HQ1 Atrium
5:00 PM -
6:00 PM
IMF HQ1 Atrium
Per Jacobsson Lecture
“Are we Safer? The Case for Updating Bagehot”
Sunday,
October
9
Speakers:<br /> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Lagarde</span>, Managing Director, IMF</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Lewis</span>, Author and Financial Journalist</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Atrium
10:00 AM -
10:30 AM
IMF HQ1 Atrium
One-on-One with Christine Lagarde, featuring Michael Lewis
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Michael Lewis, Author and Financial Journalist
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Michael Lewis, Author, Financial Journalist