Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO)
Panelists:
- MAURICE OBSTFELD, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department
- GIAN MARIA MILESI-FERRETTI, Deputy Director of Research Department
- OYA CELASUN, Division Chief, Research Department
- OLGA STANKOVA, Assistant to the Director, Communications Department
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World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
Civil Society Policy Forum
Sessions:
- Orientation Session on the World Bank Group
- Preparation Session with Moderator of the Roundtable with WBG Executive Directors
- Promoting Responsible Agricultural Investments
- Measuring Impact – An Overview of IFC’s New Approach to Measuring Development Impact
- The World Bank’s Approach to Education: Perspectives on the WDR and World Bank policy and lending
- Civil Society Roundtable with World Bank Group Executive Directors - Followed by a Reception
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: Big Data: Potential, Challenges, and Statistical Implications
Moderator: Cristina Pagan, Communications Department, IMF
Presenter:
- Diane Kostroch, Economist, Statistics Department, IMF
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: How to Measure Economic Success – Welfare vs. GDP?
Moderator: Ping Wang, Communications Department, IMF
Presenter:
- Geoffrey Bannister, Senior Economist, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: Interconnectedness of Global Systemically-Important Banks and Insurers
Moderator: Jiang, Danny Xufeng, Secretary's Department, IMF
Presenters:
- TengTeng Xu, Economist, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
- Sheheryar Malik, Financial Sector Expert, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
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Speaker:
- Steven Eisman, Senior Portfolio Manager, Eisman group
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Moderator: Tobias Adrian, Financial Counselor and Director, Monetary Capital Markets Department, IMF
Speakers:
- Claudia Buch, Vice-President, Deutsche Bundesbank
- Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Bank of England
- Hyun Song Shin, Economic Adviser and Head of Research, Bank for International Settlements
- Daniel Tarullo, Former Governor, United States Federal Reserve Board
- Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: Trade and Income: Are There Really Gains, and Are They Widely Shared?
Moderator: John Bishop, Secretary's Department, IMF
Presenters:
- Andras Komaromi, Economist, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
- Kim Beaton, Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: A Nation of Immigrants: Facts and Outcomes of LAC Immigrants in the U.S.
Moderator: Tom Chapman, Communications Department, IMF
Presenter:
- Joyce Wong, Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
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World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Moderator: Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Chairman, Inspection Panel.
Panelists:
- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank
- Abby Maxman, President and CEO, Oxfam America
- Jason Allford, Executive Director, World Bank
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: The Effects of Weather Shocks on Economic Activity. How Can Low-Income Countries Cope?
Moderator: Simran Maxwell, Secretary's Department, IMF
Presenter:
- Natalija Novta, Economist, Research Department, IMF
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: The Withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs)- The Caribbean Region
Moderator: Noha El Gebaly, Communications Department, IMF
Presenters:
- Chady El Khoury, Senior Counsel, Legal Department, IMF
- Carolina Claver, Senior Financial Sector Expert, Legal Department, IMF
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World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
Panelists:
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO, Chobani and Founder, Tent Foundation
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Moderator: AHMED SHIHAB ELDIN, Senior Correspondent, AJ
Opening Remarks: CARLA GRASSO, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Speakers:
- Komal Dadlani, CEO & Co-Founder at Lab4U
- Rapelang Rabana, Founder & CEO, Rekindle Learning
- Enzo Weber, Department Head, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Presentation by: Lee Rainie, Director, Internet and Technology Research, Pew Research Center
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
Panelists:
- Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
- 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
- Silvia Zucchini, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
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World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
Civil Society Policy Forum
Sessions:
- Funding Energy Access for the Poor: Can the World Bank Meet the Challenge?
- Civil Society Roles in Engaging Citizens in the World Bank Funded Projects
- Conflicts and Poverty
- The World Bank Inspection Panel and International Human Rights Law
- The Challenges of Financing Infrastructure in Developing Countries through PPPs – A Focus on Contracts and Laws
- The Impact of Accountable Government on Access to Justice: What Role for CSOs?
- Enhancing Mitigation Ambition
- Financing Universal Social Protection in Developing Countries
- Inclusive Reconstruction for the Arab War-Afflicted Economies
- The Role of Infrastructure in Financing a Sustainable Transformation in Africa
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Civil Society Policy Forum
Sessions:
- Contradicting Commitments: Why Fiscal Space Matters for Women and Work
- International Technical Assistance as Key Driver for Effective Fight Against Corruption
- The Role of the IMF in Domestic and International Taxation
- The IMF and Gender Equality: A Discussion about Current Policy Approaches
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IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)
Postcard Series: Pulling Back the Curtain: Understanding Correspondent Banking Developments
Speakers:
- David Jutrsa, Research Analyst, IMF Monetary & Capital Markets Department
- Jonathan Pampolina, Counsel, IMF Legal Department
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
Panelists:
- Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Abdelhak Senhadji, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Catherine Pattillo, Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Wiktor Krzyzanowski, Senior Communications officer, Communications Department, IMF
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World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050
Moderator: Femi Oke, International Journalist
Panelists:
- Pedro Diniz, Founder and CEO, Fazenda da Toca, Brazil
- Shelly-Ann Dinnall, Poultry Farmer, Jamaica
- Brian Ndyaguma, Entrepreneur, Uganda
- Katrina Sasse, Wheat Farmer, Australia
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Moderator: Paul Collier, Professor, University of Oxford
Opening Remarks: Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Speakers:
- Guillaume Chabert, Co-Chair, Paris Club
- Alberto Torres Garcia, Deputy Undersecretary for Public Credit, Ministry of Finance, Mexico
- Sonja Gibbs, Senior Director, Institute for International Finance
- Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada
- Martyn Parker, Chairman, Global Partnerships, Swiss Re
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: Gender Equality and Structural Transformation in Rwanda
Moderator: Deirdre Daly, Secretary's Department, IMF
Presenters:
- Samson Kwalingana, Economist, African Department, IMF
- Monique Newiak, Economist, African Department, IMF
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Opening Remarks: Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Moderator: Rajini Vaidyanathan, North American Correspondent, BBC News
Speaker:
- Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International
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World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
Moderator: Carolina Sanchez-Paramo, Sr. Director, Poverty and Equity, World Bank
Panelists:
- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO,World Bank
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
- Charles Abel, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Papua Nueva Guinea
- Dusan Vujovic, Minister of Finance, Serbia
- Nancy Birdsall, Senior fellow and President Emeritus, Center for Global Development
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IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: Monetary policy, credit dynamics, and economic activity in developing countries
Moderator: Jacqueline Deslauries, Communications Department, IMF
Presenter:
- Andrea Presbitero, Economist, Strategic, Policy and Review Department, IMF
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World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050
Moderator: Alejandra Viveros, Communications Manager for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank
Panelist:
- Carlos Végh, Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: Insuring Against Natural Disasters and Economic Shocks: The Role of State-Contingent Debt
Moderator: Madje Amega, Communications Department, IMF
Presenter:
- Alex Pienkowski, Economist, Strategic, Policy and Review Department, IMF
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World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-121
Moderator: David Pilling, Africa Editor, Financial Times
Keynote: Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford
Opening remarks: Laura Tuck, Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank
Panelists:
- Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford
- Lucky Mulusa, Minister of National Planning, Zambia
- Roberta Gatti, Chief Economist of the Human Development practice group, World Bank
- David McCauley, Senior Vice President, World Wildlife Foundation (WWF)
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New Economy Talk: AI, Automation and Work: Is this time different?
Speaker:
- James Manyika, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute
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New Economy Talk: The Role of STEM Education in Preparing Future Global Talent
Moderator: Ana Rold, Publisher and CEO of Diplomatic Courier
Speaker:
- Carol O’Donnell, Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center, Smithsonian Institution
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World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
Moderator: Farah Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer, Malala Fund
- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank
- Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International
- Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance, Rwanda
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
- Marwan Hamadeh, Minister of Education, Lebanon
- Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International
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Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Speakers:
- Jim Clifton, CEO, Gallup
- Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy, International Labour Organization
- Sara Horowitz, Founder and CEO, Freelancers Union
- Jeremy Johnson, Founder and CEO, Andela
- James Manyika, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Moderator: Min Zhu, Chairman, National Institute of Financial Research
Speakers:
- Keyu Jin, Associate Professor of Economics, London School of Economics
- Paul Krugman, Distinguished Professor of Economics, The City University of New York and Princeton University
- Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University
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World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Moderator: Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi, President of the Sudanese Development Initiative (SUDIA)
Speakers:
- Christine Lagarde, Manager, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Moderator: Ernesto Zedillo, Frederic Iseman '74 Director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Yale University
Speakers:
- Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus, Princeton University
- Larry Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard University
- Laura Tyson, Professor, Business Administration and Economics, Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley
- Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Opening Remarks: Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Session I: The World in 2030: Risks and Opportunities for Inclusive Growth for Developing Countries
Keynote Speech: Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University
Moderator: Jonathan D. Ostry, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF
Speakers:
- James Manyika, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute
- Mthuli Ncube, Professor of Public Policy, University of Oxford
- Carolina Sanchez, Senior Director of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank.
- Gayle Smith, President and CEO, ONE Campaign
Session II: The Road Ahead and Policy Priorities for Inclusive Growth
Keynote Speech: Ricardo Hausmann, Professor of the Practice of Economic Development, Harvard University
Moderator: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF
Speakers:
- Mauricio Cardenas, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia
- Ricardo Hausmann, Professor of the Practice of Economic Development, Harvard University
- Denny H. Kalyalya, Governor, Bank of Zambia
- Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt
- Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Georgetown University
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
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IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)
Postcard Series: Teaching Inclusive Growth
Speaker:
- Dmitriy Rozhkov, Senior Economist, IMF Institute for Capacity Development
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World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
Civil Society Policy Forum
Sessions:
- Global Ecosystem for Education: Strengthening Local Capacity and Learning Across Borders to Achieve SDG #4
- The Role of Effective Mediation in Achieving Sustainable Development: Learning from Community-Company Dialogue in Nicaragua
- A Comparative Analysis of Financial Institution Safeguards
- Reclaiming Policy Space for the Public: Presenting Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017
- Opportunities for MDBs and Member Nations to Align Energy Finance with Global Climate Goals
- Civil Society and the World Bank Group’s Country Engagement Model
- Youth, SDGs and Action: Using Data and Programming to Influence Change
- Relief in East Africa: Ending Hunger and Building for the Future
- Women 20 Targeting Financial Inclusion in the G20 and Beyond: The "Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative”
- Strengthening an Inclusive and Effective African-CSOs towards Realization of 2030 SDGs
- Diagnosing Governance Challenges in the Extractive Sector: The Resource Governance Index and Beyond
- Country Designations and Simultaneous Transition: Addressing Challenges on Public Health in a Changing Financing Landscape
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Civil Society Policy Forum
Sessions:
- Policy and Statutory Changes that Resolve Financial Crisis and Prevent Predatory Market Activity
- From Investment Promotion to the Next Sovereign Debt Crisis: What Safeguards Against Future Crises?
- The International Financial Institutions’ Policies and the Arab World’s Transition Economies
- Can the IFIs Support Sustainable Growth, Reduce Inequality and Protect Labor Rights at the Same Time?
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IMF Innovation lab, HQ1 2-701
Coffee Corner Chat: Closing the Gender Gap in the Workplace: Why should we care and how do we do it?
Speakers:
- Johan Tideman, Lead Client Adviser, EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality)
- Nadia Younes, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, IMF
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
IMF Managing Director Press Conference
Speakers:
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Gerry Rice, Director of Communications, IMF
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings. |
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World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
Moderator:Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor, Financial Times
Panelists:
- Nena Stoiljkovic, VP of Blended Finance and Partnerships, IFC
- Stephen Kramer, President, Bright Horizons, United States
- Ram Kumar Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, India
- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women
- Farhan A. Ifram, CEO, MAS KREEDA Al Safi, Jordan
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
B-20 Panel: Catching the Investors’ Eye - A Business Sector View of Compact with Africa Initiatives
Moderator: Anne Lauenroth, Senior Manager, External Economic Policy, BDI – Federation of German Industries
Speakers:
- Jörg Stephan, G20 Presidency representative, Deputy Director General, German Finance Ministry
- Charles Adu Boahen, Deputy Minister of Finance, Ghana
- Martin Spicer, Director, Blended Finance, IFC
- André Bouffioux, Lead Country CEO, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa, SIEMENS
- Shalini Unnikrishnan, Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group, Chicago Office
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World Bank Group IFC Building, IFC Auditorium
Moderator: Danny Leipziger, Professor of International Business and International Affairs, George Washington University, and Managing Director, The Growth Dialogue
Panelists:
- Ahmed El Alfi, Founder and Chairman,Sawari Ventures
- William Maloney, Chief Economist, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, World Bank Group
- Christopher MacLennan, Assistant Deputy Minister for Global Issues and Development, Global Affairs, Canada
- Caroline Freund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute
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IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)
Postcard Series: Catalyzing Women’s Financial Inclusion – The Role of Data
Speakers:
- Inez Murray, CEO, Global Banking Alliance for Women
- Tessy Vasquez Baos, Economist, IMF Statistics Department
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Moderator: Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Speakers:
- David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Claudia Buch, Vice President, Deutsche Bundesbank
- Barry Eichengreen, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
- Philip R. Lane, Governor, Central Bank of Ireland
- Eswar Prasad, Snr. Fellow/Professor, Brookings/Cornell
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World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Moderator: Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen
Speakers:
- Joe Gebbia, Co-founder, Airbnb
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, International Finance Corporation
Panelists:
- Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, International Finance Corporation
- Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Infosys
- Eric Jing, CEO, Ant Financial
- Greg Wyler, Founder and Executive Chairman, OneWeb
- Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
- Sue Siegel, CEO, GE Ventures
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: The Economic Impact of Tropical Cyclones in Small States
Moderator: Jacqueline Deslauriers, Communications Department, IMF
Presenter:
- Sebastian Acevedo, Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
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World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
Moderator: Femi Oke, International Journalist
Panelists:
- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank
- Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, Comissioner, Budget and Planning, Kaduna State Government, Nigeria
- Natalie Bridgeman Fields, Executive Director, Accountability Counsel
- Enrica Duncan, Chief of Staff, Nossas, Brazil
- Phillip Chow,Co-founder and CEO, HUMANITAS.AI, an NGO dedicated to democratizing information
- David Sasaki, Program Officer, Global Development and Population, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-301
Moderator: Shawn Donnan, World Trade Editor, The Financial Times
Speakers:
- Raj Batra, President, Digital Factory USA, Siemens
- Mary Hallward-Driemeier, Author, Trouble in the Making? The Future of Manufacturing-Led Development
- Li Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Raj Rao, Ford Smart Mobility LLC
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Moderator: Richard Quest, Anchor, CNN International
Speakers:
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
- Gita Gopinath, Professor Economics, Harvard University
- Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economics and Finance, France
- William Morneau, Minister of Finance, Canada
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: The Labor Market Integration of Migrants in Europe: New Evidence from Micro Data
Moderator: Marushia Gislen, Secretary's Department, IMF
Presenters:
- Giang Ho, Economist, Research Department, IMF
- Rima Turk, Economist, European Department, IMF
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World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Moderator: Tanya Beckett, BBC World News
Speakers:
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
- Yerbolat Dossayev, Deputy Prime Minister, Kazakhstan
- Jin Liqun, President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Shi Yaobin, Vice Minister of Finance, China
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Speakers:
- Madhur Deora, CEO, Founder, Paytm
- Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa
- Klaas Knot, President, Dutch Central Bank
- Blythe Masters, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Asset
- Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Nicolás Shea, Chilean Entrepreneur
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: A Universal Basic Income: What, Why & When?
Moderator: Simonetta Nardin, Communications Department, IMF
Presenter:
- Delphine Prady, Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
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World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium
Moderator: Helene Speight, Ambassador, Prince’s Trust
Panelists:
- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank
- Michelle Yeoh, UN Ambassador and Actress
- Jean Todt, President, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
- Raj Rao, CEO, Ford Smart Mobility LLC
- Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Egypt
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IMF Innovation lab, HQ1 2-701
Coffee Corner Chat: Budgeting for Gender Equality: From Policy to Reality
Speakers:
- Lisa Kolovich, IMF and editor, Fiscal Policies and Gender Equality (forthcoming). Book excerpts will be available.
- Zohra Khan, UN Women, and author of Financing for Gender Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights Through Gender Responsive Budgeting.
- Albert Musisi, Commissioner Macroeconomic Policy, Government of Uganda
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IFC Building, IFC Auditorium
Moderator: Caroline Heider, Senior Vice President and Director General, Independent Evaluation Group (World Bank Group)
Panelist:
- Bambang Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning, Indonesia
- Anne-Marie Chidzero, CEO, Alitheia Identity; Board Member, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, Making Finance Work for Africa, and Women’s World Banking
- Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu Foundation, and United Bank for Africa
- Matthew T. McGuire, Managing Director, The Abraaj Group
- Hans Peter Lankes, Vice President, Economics and Private Sector Development, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Susan LUND, Partner, Mckinsey Global Institute
Luis Fernando MEJÍA, Director-General, National Planning Department, Colombia
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New Economy Talk: Why the Liberal Arts Matter in an Algorithmic World
Moderator: Ana Rold, Publisher and CEO of Diplomatic Courier
Speaker:
- Scott Hartley, Author, Venture Capitalist
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World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Localizing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
Panel 1:
- Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President, World Bank Group
- Mauricio Cardenas, Minister of Finance, Colombia
- Maria Alejandra Gonzalez Perez, EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia
- Javier Esteban Agudelo Vallejo, Representative of youth Communa 13, Medellin, Colombia
- Olga Patricia Castaño Diaz, Vice President for Strategy Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P ISA, Colombia
- Maria Emma Mejia Velez, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
- Jorge Familiar Calderon, Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Panel 2:
- Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President, World Bank Group
- Imad Fakhoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
- Bambang Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Indonesia
- Ulla Tørnæs, Minister for Development Cooperation, Denmark
- Martyn Parker Chairman, Global Partnerships, Swiss Re\
- Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
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New Economy Talk: Augmented Intelligence: Human Machine = Amazing Work
Speaker:
- Louis Richardson, Chief Storyteller, IBM Watson Customer Engagement
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Moderator: Christopher Bishop, Managing Editor, Forbes Africa
Panelists:
- Keiko Honda, CEO, MIGA
- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO,World Bank
- Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, IFC
- Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, Ghana
- Bill Winters, CEO, Standard Chartered
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World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Postcard Series: Launching of the Monetary and Capital Markets Technical Assistance Strategy Update
Speakers:
- Maria A. Oliva, Deputy Division Chief, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets department
- Naomi Griffin, Deputy Division Chief, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets department
- Asad Qureshi, Senior Financial Sector Expert, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets department
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Press briefing: G-24
Speakers:
- Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor
- Abraham Tekeste, Chair, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Ethiopia
- Marilou Uy, Director, G-24 Secretariat
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Press Briefing: Asia and Pacific Department
Panelists:
- 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
- Ting Yan, Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
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DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW
Annual Meetings Plenary
Speakers:
- Imad Najib Ayed Fakhoury, Chairman of the Annual Meetings, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation for Jordan
- Jim Yong Kim, President, The World Bank Group
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
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Civil Society Policy Forum
Sessions:
- Great expectations: is the IMF turning words into action on inequality
- FinTech: A Game Changer for Financial Inclusion and Gender Equality
- Unpacking the Fiscal Risks of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) – What Role for the WBG and the IMF?
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World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250
Civil Society Policy Forum
Sessions:
- Inclusion of Women’s Unpaid and Care Work in National GDP
- From Counting to Accountability: Unleashing the Power of Data to Leave No One Behind
- The Value of Accountability Mechanisms: By Whom and For What?
- Forests, Climate and Land rights: How Can Policy Lending Address the Major Challenges of Development?
- The New World Bank Environmental and Social Framework: Implementation Update
- The IMF and Social Protection
- Lunch session: Future of the Civil Society Policy Forum
- Supporting Renewable Energy Development in the Western Balkans
- Closing the Transparency Gap: Disclosure of Project Information
- The Importance of Progressive Fiscal Policy in Tackling Intersecting Inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Moving from Lessons Learned to Lessons Applied on Gender Based Violence
- Going the Last Mile: Prioritizing the Ultra-Poor through the Graduation Approach
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Press Briefing: European Department
Panelists:
- Poul Thomsen, Director, European Department, IMF
- Andreas Adriano, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
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Press Briefing: Middle East and Central Asia Department
Panelists:
- Jihad Azour, Director Middle East and Central Asia department, IMF
- Wafa Amr, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Moderator: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief, The National
Speakers:
- Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- Ahmed Al-Bader, SihaTech
- Ola Doudin, BitOasis
- Sherif Kamel, Vice President for Information Management and Professor of Management at the American University in Cairo
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World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
- Koichi Hasegawa, Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency
- Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Group
- Aris Papadopoulos, Former CEO of Titan America; author of Resilience: The Ultimate Sustainability
- Kamal Kishore, Member of the National Disaster Management Authority, India
- Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Directro for the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank
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IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)
Postcard Series: EU-IMF Strategic Partnership Framework for Developing Countries – Good Governance for Sustainable Infrastructure
Opening Remarks: Carla Grasso, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Speakers:
- Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
- Hadizatou Rosine Coulibaly, Minister of Economy, Finance and Development, Burkina Faso
- Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for the European Commission's Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO)
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Press Briefing: African Department
Panelists:
- Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF
- Lucie Mboto Fouda, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
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Press Conference: G-20
Moderator: FRIEDERIKE VON TIESENHAUSEN, Spokesperson, Ministry of Finance, Germany
Speakers:
- Wolfgang Schäuble, Minister of Finance of Germany
- Jens Weidmann, President of the German Bundesbank
- Nicolás Dujovne, Minister of the Treasury of Argentina
- Federico Sturzenegger, President of the Central Bank of Argentina
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Moderator: Clapperton Mavhunga, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at MIT
Speaker:
- Keller Rinaudo, CEO and co-founder, Zipline
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Indonesian Cultural Event
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IMF Innovation lab, HQ1 2-701
Coffee Corner Chat: Nonprofits Empowering Women
Speakers:
- Laurie Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Women for Women International
- Megan O’Donnell, ONE Campaign
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IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)
Postcard Series: Strengthening Government Institutions in Africa
Speaker:
- Erica Gerretsen, Head of Unit - Budget Support and Public Finance Management at European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG-DEVCO)
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Press Briefing: Western Hemisphere Department
Panelists:
- Alejandro Werner, Director, Western Hemisphere department, IMF
- Nigel Chalk, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere department, IMF
- Robert Rennhack, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere department, IMF
- Krishna Srinivasan, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere department, IMF
- Raphael Anspach, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: Fiscal Adjustment in the Gulf Countries: Less Costly than Previously Thought
Moderator: Tilla McAntony, Communications Department, IMF
Presenters:
- Sergio Rodriguez, Senior Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
- Sohaib Shahid, Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
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World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080
Moderator: Danny Leipziger, Professor of International Business and International Affairs, George Washington University, and Managing Director, The Growth Dialogue
Host: Joaquim Levy, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group
Panelists:
- Clemente del Valle, President, Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional de Colombia (FDN)
- Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz SE, and member of its International Executive Committee
- Patrick Khulekani Dlamini, CEO, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- Joachim Nagel, General Manager and Member of the Executive Committee, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
- Shaharuddin Zainuddin, President, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad
Commentators:
- Remy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
- Gerardo Rodriguez, Managing Director, Blackrocks
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
Analytical Corner: Inequality in Good and Bad Times: A Cross-Country Analysis
Moderator: Ketil Hviding, Secretary's Department, IMF
Presenters:
- Burcu Hacibedel, Economist, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
- Priscilla Muthoora, Economist, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
- Nathalie Pouokam, Economist, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
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IMF Innovation lab, HQ1 2-701
Coffee Corner Chat: Banking on Women: The Changing Face of Finance
Speakers:
- Ratna Sahay, Deputy Director, IMF, and co-author, Banking on Women Leaders: A Case for More? Copies will be available.
- Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Women’s World Banking
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World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800
What is the Role of Multilateral Development Banks in the 21st Century?
Moderator: Tanya Beckett, BBC World News
Panelists:
- Charles Boamah, Senior Vice President, African Development Bank
- Takehiko Nakao, President, Asian Development Bank
- Suma Chakrabarti, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank
- Julie Katzman, Executive Vice President, Inter-American Development Bank
- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank
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Moderator: Lerato MBele, Afica Business Report, BBC World News
Speakers:
- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
- Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister, Cote d'Ivoire
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
- H.E. Luis Caputo, Minister of Finance, Argentina
- Priti Patel, MP, Secretary of State, UK Department for International Development
- Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation The Netherlands
- Tone Skogen, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreing Affairs, Norway
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
A Conversation with a “Flying Physicist”
Speakers:
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, Theoretical Physicist at Harvard University
- Sabina Bhatia, Assistant Director, Communications Department, IMF
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World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080
Scaling Up Coastal Resilience in West Africa
Moderator: Karin Kemper, Sr. Director, Environment and Natural Resources, World Bank Group
Panelists:
- Makhtar Diop, Vice President for Africa, World Bank
- Laura Tuck, Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank
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World Bank Group MC Building, MC1-250
Speakers:
- Makhtar Diop, Vice President for Africa, World Bank
- Rosine Sori-Coulibaly, Minister of Economy, Finance and Development of Burkina Faso
- Sidi Ould Tah, Director general of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa(BADEA)
- Albert G. Zeufack, World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa
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- Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Ivanka Trump, Senior Adviser to the President of the United States
- Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates
- Steven Puig, CEO, Banco BHD
- Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, IFC
- Anta Babacar Ngom, Executive Director, Sedima
- Nour Al-Hassan, CEO, Tarjama
- Win Win Tint, CEO, City Mart Holding Company
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IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall (1-660)
IFR Thompson Reuters - The Internationalization of Capital Markets in Emerging Market Economies
Moderator: Steve Garton, Editor, IFR Asia
Speakers:
- Alexi Chan, Global Co-Head, Debt Capital Markets, HSBC
- Arnab Das, Head of Emerging Markets MacroRresearch, Invesco Fixed Income
Bill Foster, Senior Credit Officer, Sovereign Risk Group, Moody’s Investors Service
- Monish Mahurkar, Director, Treasury Market Operations, International Finance Corp
- Edgardo Sternberg, VP, Portfolio Manager, Loomis, Sayles & Co
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)
IMFC Press Conference
Speakers:
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Agustín Carstens, Chairman, International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)
- Gerry Rice, Director of Communications, IMF
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DC at the 2017 AM cultural event
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IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)
Postcard Series: Helping Countries Manage the Challenge of Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Speaker:
- Adrienne Cheasty, Deputy Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department
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Moderator: Ali Velshi, MSNBC Anchor and Business Correspondent, NBC News and MSNBC
Speakers:
- Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group
- Paul Kagame, President, Rwanda
- Renu Sud Karnad, Managing Director of the Housing Financing Corporation of India
- Adrian Orr, CEO, NZ Super Fund
- Bill Winters, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered
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World Bank Group MC Building, MC 4-800
Pathways for Peace—Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict
Moderator: Nancy Lindborg, President, United States Institute of Peace
Presentation: Alexandre Marc, Chief Specialist, FCV, World Bank
Speakers:
- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank
- Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP
- Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for International Trade and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
- Hassoumi Massaoudou, Minister of Finance, Niger
- Tone Skogen, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Ulrika Modéer, State Secretary to the Minister for International Development Cooperation, Sweden
- Thomas Silberhorn, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
- Laurent Bili, Director General for Global Affairs, Culture, Education and International Development, France
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IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2
Moderator: David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Speakers:
- William Coen, Secretary General, The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
- Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr., Governor, Central Bank of the Philippines
- Michael Gibson, Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Board
- Ryozo Himino, Vice Minister of International Affairs, Japan Financial Services Agency
- Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board, ECB
- José María Roldán, Chairman and CEO, Spanish Banking Association
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IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B
Opening Remarks: Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Deparmtnet, IMF
Panel 1: The MTRS—Setting Revenue Goals, Building Broad Consensus and Securing Whole-of-Government Commitment
Moderator: Juan Toro, Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Speakers:
- Jorge Mario Díaz, Vice-President, Bogotá Chamber of Commerce
- Dimitry Kumsishvili, First Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Georgia
- Suahasil Nazara, Chairman of the Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
- Kwesi Obeng, Regional Programme Advisor Equality, West Africa, Oxfam
Panel 2: Key Considerations in Tax System Reform—Policy, Administration, and Legal Framework
Moderator: James Brumby, Director, Governance Global Practice, World Bank Group
Speakers:
- Doris Akol, Commissioner General, Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda
- Mary Baine, Head of International Taxation and Technical Assistance, African Tax Administration Forum
- Ruud de Mooij, Division Chief, Tax Policy, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Panel 3: Securing Coordinated Support from Donors
Moderator: Ben Dickinson, Head, Global Relations and Development Division, OECD
Speakers:
- Bob Hamilton, Commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency and Deputy Chair of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA)
- Masaaki Kaizuka, Executive Director for Japan, IMF
- Richard Teuten, Head, International Financial Institutions Department, Department for International Development, United Kingdom
- Dairi Vele, Secretary Department of Treasury, Papua New Guinea
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Panelists:
- Moeketsi Majoro, Minister of Finance for Lesotho
- Amadou Sanneh, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs for The Gambia
- Massoudou Hassoumi, Minister of Finance for Niger
- João Alage Mamadu FADIA, Minister of State, Minister of Economy and Finance for Guinea- Bissau
- Lucie Mboto Fouda, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
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Moderator: Pilita Clark, Associate Editor, Financial Times
Opening Remarks: Guillermo Ortiz, Chairman, Per Jacobsson Foundation
Speakers:
- Mark Carney, Chair, Financial Stability Board
- Maureen Cropper, Distinguished University Professor & Chair, Department of Economics, University of Maryland
- Ashley Schulten, Head of Responsible Investing, Global Fixed Income, BlackRock
- Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics
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Moderator: Sean Hagan, General Counsel and Director, Legal Department, IMF
Speakers:
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
- Laura Alonso, Secretary of Public Ethics, Transparency, and Fight Against Corruption, Argentina
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of GAVI and Former Finance Minister, Nigeria
- Susan Rose-Ackerman, Henry R. Luce Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University School of Law
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