2017 Annual Meetings : Schedule

Monday,
October

10/09/2017 08:00 AM01/01/1754 12:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkPress Credentials Pick-Up Opens

Press Registration Desk

8:00 AM -
12:00 AM

Press Registration Desk

Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens

Tuesday,
October

10/10/2017 09:00 AM10/10/2017 10:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing World Economic Outlook WEO
Panelists: <ul> <li>MAURICE OBSTFELD, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department </li> <li>GIAN MARIA MILESI-FERRETTI, Deputy Director of Research Department</li> <li>OYA CELASUN, Division Chief, Research Department </li> <li>OLGA STANKOVA, Assistant to the Director, Communications Department</li></ul>Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
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

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

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

Blog Podcast Report Transcript Webcast #WEO

10/10/2017 09:00 AM10/10/2017 06:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCivil Society Policy Forum
Sessions: <ul> <li>Orientation Session on the World Bank Group </li> <li>Preparation Session with Moderator of the Roundtable with WBG Executive Directors</li> <li>Promoting Responsible Agricultural Investments </li> <li> Measuring Impact – An Overview of IFC’s New Approach to Measuring Development Impact </li> <li> The World Bank’s Approach to Education: Perspectives on the WDR and World Bank policy and lending</li> <li>Civil Society Roundtable with World Bank Group Executive Directors - Followed by a Reception </li></ul>
World Bank “I” Building, Rooms I2 210, 220 and 250

9:00 AM -
6:30 PM

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

Daily Schedule

10/10/2017 10:45 AM10/10/2017 11:30 AMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner Big Data Potential, Challenges, and Statistical Implications
Moderator: Cristina Pagan, Communications Department, IMF Presenter: <ul> <li>Diane Kostroch, Economist, Statistics Department, IMF </li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

10:45 AM -
11:30 AM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

Analytical Corner Big Data Potential, Challenges, and Statistical Implications

Moderator: Cristina Pagan, Communications Department, IMF

Presenter:

Diane Kostroch, Economist, Statistics Department, IMF

Webcast

10/10/2017 11:30 AM10/10/2017 12:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner How to Measure Economic Success – Welfare vs. GDP?
Moderator: Ping Wang, Communications Department, IMF Presenter: <ul> <li>Geoffrey Bannister, Senior Economist, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

11:30 AM -
12:15 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/10/2017 12:15 PM10/10/2017 01:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner Interconnectedness of Global Systemically-Important Banks and Insurers
Moderator: Jiang, Danny Xufeng, Secretary's Department, IMF Presenters: <ul> <li>TengTeng Xu, Economist, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li> <li>Sheheryar Malik, Financial Sector Expert, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

12:15 PM -
1:00 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/10/2017 01:15 PM10/10/2017 02:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkNew Economy Talk Will Technology Prevent the Next Bubble?http://www.imf.org/external/mmedia/viewlive.aspx?eventid=5745&am=true
Speaker: <ul> <li>Steven Eisman, Senior Portfolio Manager, Eisman group</li></ul>
IMF HQ1-1-660

1:15 PM -
2:00 PM

IMF HQ1-1-660

New Economy Talk Will Technology Prevent the Next Bubble?

Speaker:

Steven Eisman, Senior Portfolio Manager, Eisman group

More Info Webcast

10/10/2017 02:00 PM10/10/2017 03:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkSystemic Risk and Macroprudential Stress Testinghttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/10/systemic-risk-and-macroprudential-stress-testing-85
Moderator: Tobias Adrian, Financial Counselor and Director, Monetary Capital Markets Department, IMF Speakers: <ul> <li>Claudia Buch, Vice-President, Deutsche Bundesbank</li> <li>Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Bank of England</li> <li>Hyun Song Shin, Economic Adviser and Head of Research, Bank for International Settlements</li> <li>Daniel Tarullo, Former Governor, United States Federal Reserve Board </li> <li>Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

2:00 PM -
3:15 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

Systemic Risk and Macroprudential Stress Testing

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

Moderator: Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Speakers:

Claudia Buch, Vice-President of the 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

#SystemicRisk Webcast

10/10/2017 02:15 PM10/10/2017 03:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner Trade and Income Are There Really Gains, and Are They Widely Shared?
Moderator: John Bishop, Secretary's Department, IMF Presenters: <ul> <li>Andras Komaromi, Economist, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF</li> <li>Kim Beaton, Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

2:15 PM -
3:00 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/10/2017 03:00 PM10/10/2017 03:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner A Nation of Immigrants Facts and Outcomes of LAC Immigrants in the U.S.
Moderator: Tom Chapman, Communications Department, IMF Presenter: <ul> <li>Joyce Wong, Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

3:00 PM -
3:45 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/10/2017 03:30 PM10/10/2017 04:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkEmerging Lessons on Consultation, Participation and Disclosure of Informationhttp://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Lists/NewsFromThePanel/NewsFromThePanelDisp.aspx?ID=302&Source=/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx
Moderator: Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Chairman, Inspection Panel. Panelists: <ul> <li>Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank</li> <li>Abby Maxman, President and CEO, Oxfam America</li> <li>Jason Allford, Executive Director, World Bank</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

3:30 PM -
4:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Emerging Lessons on Consultation, Participation and Disclosure of Information

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

#WBGAccountability

10/10/2017 03:45 PM10/10/2017 04:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner The Effects of Weather Shocks on Economic Activity. How Can Low-Income Countries Cope?
Moderator: Simran Maxwell, Secretary's Department, IMF Presenter: <ul> <li>Natalija Novta, Economist, Research Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

3:45 PM -
4:30 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/10/2017 04:30 PM10/10/2017 05:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkChallenging Business as Usual A Conversation between Jim Yong Kim and Hamdi Ulukayahttps://live.worldbank.org/challenging-business-as-usual?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
 Panelists: <ul> <li>Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group</li> <li>Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO, Chobani and Founder, Tent Foundation</li></ul>
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

4:30 PM -
5:15 PM

World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Challenging Business as Usual A Conversation between Jim Yong Kim and Hamdi Ulukaya

Panelists:

Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO, Chobani and Founder, Tent Foundation

10/10/2017 04:30 PM10/10/2017 05:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner The Withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships CBRs - The Caribbean Region
Moderator: Noha El Gebaly, Communications Department, IMF Presenters: <ul> <li>Chady El Khoury, Senior Counsel, Legal Department, IMF</li> <li>Carolina Claver, Senior Financial Sector Expert, Legal Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

4:30 PM -
5:15 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/10/2017 05:00 PM10/10/2017 06:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkYouth Dialogue A World Without Work?https://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/10/youth-dialogue-a-world-without-work-86
Moderator: AHMED SHIHAB ELDIN, Senior Correspondent, AJ Opening Remarks: CARLA GRASSO, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Speakers: <ul> <li>Komal Dadlani, CEO & Co-Founder at Lab4U </li> <li>Rapelang Rabana, Founder & CEO, Rekindle Learning </li> <li>Enzo Weber, Department Head, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) </li></ul>Presentation by: Lee Rainie, Director, Internet and Technology Research, Pew Research Center Special Guest from the future*
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

5:00 PM -
6:30 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

Youth Dialogue A World Without Work?

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

Special Guest from the future*

Moderator: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Senior Correspondent, AJ+

Speakers:

Carla Grasso, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer of the IMF
Komal Dadlani, Biochemist with an MSc from the University of Chile
Rapelang Rabana, Entrepreneur and thought leader in the burgeoning technology industry
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology research at the Pew Research Center
Enzo Weber, Chair of Empirical Economics at the University of Regensburg

#IMFYouth Webcast

Wednesday,
October

10/11/2017 08:00 AM10/11/2017 08:45 AMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing Global Financial Stability Report GFSRhttp://www.imf.org/en/Publications/GFSR/Issues/2017/09/27/global-financial-stability-report-october-2017
Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings. Panelists: <ul> <li>Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF </li> <li>Peter Dattels, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li> <li>Matthew Jones, Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li> <li>Ali Al-Eyd, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF</li> <li>Silvia Zucchini, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)

8:00 AM -
8:45 AM

IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)

Press Briefing Global Financial Stability Report GFSR

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

blog #GFSR Report Transcript Webcast

10/11/2017 09:00 AM10/11/2017 05:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkCivil Society Policy Forum
Sessions: <ul> <li>Contradicting Commitments: Why Fiscal Space Matters for Women and Work </li> <li> International Technical Assistance as Key Driver for Effective Fight Against Corruption</li> <li> The Role of the IMF in Domestic and International Taxation</li> <li> The IMF and Gender Equality: A Discussion about Current Policy Approaches</li></ul>
IMF HQ2-03B-838B

9:00 AM -
5:00 PM

IMF HQ2-03B-838B

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

Daily Schedule

10/11/2017 09:00 AM10/11/2017 05:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkCivil Society Policy Forum
Sessions: <ul> <li>Funding Energy Access for the Poor: Can the World Bank Meet the Challenge?</li> <li> Civil Society Roles in Engaging Citizens in the World Bank Funded Projects </li> <li> Conflicts and Poverty</li> <li> The World Bank Inspection Panel and International Human Rights Law</li> <li>The Challenges of Financing Infrastructure in Developing Countries through PPPs – A Focus on Contracts and Laws</li> <li> The Impact of Accountable Government on Access to Justice: What Role for CSOs?</li> <li> Enhancing Mitigation Ambition </li> <li> Financing Universal Social Protection in Developing Countries</li> <li> Inclusive Reconstruction for the Arab War-Afflicted Economies</li> <li> The Role of Infrastructure in Financing a Sustainable Transformation in Africa</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

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

Daily Schedule

10/11/2017 09:30 AM10/11/2017 10:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkPostcard Series Pulling Back the Curtain Understanding Correspondent Banking Developments
Speakers: <ul> <li>David Jutrsa, Research Analyst, IMF Monetary & Capital Markets Department </li> <li>Jonathan Pampolina, Counsel, IMF Legal Department</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery

9:30 AM -
10:00 AM

IMF HQ1 Gallery

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

#IMFCapDev Webcast

10/11/2017 09:30 AM10/11/2017 10:15 AMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing Fiscal Monitor FMhttp://www.imf.org/en/publications/fm/issues/2017/10/05/fiscal-monitor-october-2017
Panelists: <ul> <li>Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li> <li>Abdelhak Senhadji, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li> <li>Catherine Pattillo, Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li> <li>Wiktor Krzyzanowski, Senior Communications officer, Communications Department, IMF </li></ul> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)

9:30 AM -
10:15 AM

IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)

Press Briefing Fiscal Monitor FM

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

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

Blog #FiscalMonitor Report Transcript Webcast

10/11/2017 09:30 AM10/11/2017 10:30 AMAmerica/New_YorkFuture Harvest Who Will Grow Tomorrow’s Food?https://live.worldbank.org/future-harvest?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Femi Oke, International Journalist Panelists: <ul> <li>Pedro Diniz, Founder and CEO, Fazenda da Toca, Brazil</li> <li>Shelly-Ann Dinnall, Poultry Farmer, Jamaica</li> <li>Brian Ndyaguma, Entrepreneur, Uganda</li> <li>Katrina Sasse, Wheat Farmer, Australia</li></ul>
World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050

9:30 AM -
10:30 AM

World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050

Future Harvest Who Will Grow Tomorrow’s Food?

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

Moderator: Femi Oke

#FutureHarvest

10/11/2017 10:00 AM10/11/2017 11:15 AMAmerica/New_YorkSovereign Debt in Developing Countries Rising Vulnerabilities and the Path to Resiliencehttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/11/sovereign-debt-in-developing-countries-rising-vulnerabilities-and-the-path-to-resilience-87
Moderator: Paul Collier, Professor, University of Oxford Opening Remarks: Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Speakers: <ul> <li>Guillaume Chabert, Co-Chair, Paris Club</li> <li>Alberto Torres Garcia, Deputy Undersecretary for Public Credit, Ministry of Finance, Mexico</li> <li>Sonja Gibbs, Senior Director, Institute for International Finance</li> <li>Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada</li> <li>Martyn Parker, Chairman, Global Partnerships, Swiss Re</li> </ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

10:00 AM -
11:15 AM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

Sovereign Debt in Developing Countries Rising Vulnerabilities and the Path to Resilience

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

Speakers:

Paul Collier, Professor, University of Oxford
Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Guillaume Chabert, Co-Chair, Paris Club
Sonja Gibbs, Senior Director, Institute for International Finance
Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada
Martyn Parker, Chairman, Global Partnerships, Swiss Re
Alberto Torres

#SovDebt Webcast

10/11/2017 11:15 AM10/11/2017 12:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner Gender Equality and Structural Transformation in Rwanda
Moderator: Deirdre Daly, Secretary's Department, IMF Presenters: <ul> <li>Samson Kwalingana, Economist, African Department, IMF</li> <li>Monique Newiak, Economist, African Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

11:15 AM -
12:00 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/11/2017 11:30 AM10/11/2017 12:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkHow Much Inequality Can We Live With?https://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/11/how-much-inequality-can-we-live-with-88
Opening Remarks: Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Moderator: Rajini Vaidyanathan, North American Correspondent, BBC News Speaker: <ul> <li>Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

11:30 AM -
12:30 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

How Much Inequality Can We Live With?

Opening Remarks: Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Moderator: Rajini Vaidyanathan, North American Correspondent, BBC News

Speaker:

Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International

Moderator: Rajini Vaidyanathan, North American Correspondent, BBC News

Speakers:

Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International

#IMFonInequality Webcast

10/11/2017 11:30 AM10/11/2017 01:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkInclusive Growth and the Rising Middle Class in East Asia and Beyondhttps://live.worldbank.org/inclusive-growth?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Carolina Sanchez-Paramo, Sr. Director, Poverty and Equity, World Bank Panelists: <ul> <li>Kristalina Georgieva, CEO,World Bank</li> <li>Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia</li> <li>Charles Abel, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Papua Nueva Guinea</li> <li>Dusan Vujovic, Minister of Finance, Serbia</li> <li>Nancy Birdsall, Senior fellow and President Emeritus, Center for Global Development </li></ul> 
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800

11:30 AM -
1:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800

Inclusive Growth and the Rising Middle Class in East Asia and Beyond

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

Moderator: Carolina Sanchez, Senior Director of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice at the World Bank

#InclusiveGrowth

10/11/2017 12:00 PM01/01/1754 12:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkTurkish Dance

IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)

12:00 PM -
12:00 AM

IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)

Turkish Dance

10/11/2017 12:00 PM10/11/2017 12:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner Monetary policy, credit dynamics, and economic activity in developing countries
Moderator: Jacqueline Deslauries, Communications Department, IMF Presenter: <ul> <li>Andrea Presbitero, Economist, Strategic, Policy and Review Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

12:00 PM -
12:45 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

10/11/2017 12:00 PM10/11/2017 02:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkOutlook 2018 for Latin America Will Next Year be Better?http://live.worldbank.org/latin-america-carribean-media-launch?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Alejandra Viveros, Communications Manager for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank Panelist: <ul> <li>Carlos Végh, Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank</li></ul>
World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050

12:00 PM -
2:00 PM

World Bank Group J Building, J 1-050

Outlook 2018 for Latin America Will Next Year be Better?

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

#Outlook2018

10/11/2017 01:00 PM10/11/2017 01:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner Insuring Against Natural Disasters and Economic Shocks The Role of State-Contingent Debt
Moderator: Madje Amega, Communications Department, IMF Presenter: <ul> <li>Alex Pienkowski, Economist, Strategic, Policy and Review Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

1:00 PM -
1:45 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

10/11/2017 01:00 PM10/11/2017 02:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkThe Wealth That is Not Measuredhttps://live.worldbank.org/wealth-not-measured?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
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: <ul> <li>Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford</li> <li>Lucky Mulusa, Minister of National Planning, Zambia</li> <li>Roberta Gatti, Chief Economist of the Human Development practice group, World Bank</li> <li>David McCauley, Senior Vice President, World Wildlife Foundation (WWF)</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-121

1:00 PM -
2:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-121

The Wealth That is Not Measured

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)

#BeyondGDP

10/11/2017 02:00 PM10/11/2017 02:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkNew Economy Talk AI, Automation and Work Is this time different?
Speaker: <ul> <li>James Manyika, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute</li></ul>
IMF HQ1-1-660

2:00 PM -
2:45 PM

IMF HQ1-1-660

New Economy Talk AI, Automation and Work Is this time different?

Speaker:

James Manyika, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute

Webcast

10/11/2017 02:45 PM10/11/2017 03:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkNew Economy Talk The Role of STEM Education in Preparing Future Global Talent
Moderator: Ana Rold, Publisher and CEO of Diplomatic Courier Speaker: <ul> <li>Carol O’Donnell, Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center, Smithsonian Institution</li></ul>
HQ1-1-660

2:45 PM -
3:30 PM

HQ1-1-660

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

Webcast

10/11/2017 03:00 PM10/11/2017 04:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkPass or Fail Are Countries Doing their Education Homework?https://live.worldbank.org/pass-or-fail?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Farah Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer, Malala Fund <ul> <li>Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank</li> <li>Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International</li> <li>Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance, Rwanda</li> <li>Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia</li> <li>Marwan Hamadeh, Minister of Education, Lebanon</li> <li>Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International</li></ul> 
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

3:00 PM -
4:30 PM

World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Pass or Fail Are Countries Doing their Education Homework?

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

#LearningCrisis

10/11/2017 03:30 PM10/11/2017 04:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkNew Economy Forum Future of Workhttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/11/new-economy-forum-future-of-work-47
Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF Speakers: <ul> <li>Jim Clifton, CEO, Gallup</li> <li>Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy, International Labour Organization</li> <li>Sara Horowitz, Founder and CEO, Freelancers Union</li> <li>Jeremy Johnson, Founder and CEO, Andela</li> <li>James Manyika, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute</li></ul> 
IMF HQ1 Atrium

3:30 PM -
4:45 PM

IMF HQ1 Atrium

New Economy Forum Future of Work

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

Moderator: Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank

Speakers:

Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup
Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy at ILO
Sara Horowitz, Executive Director and Founder of Freelancers Union
Jeremy Johnson, Co-founder and CEO of Andela
James Manyika, Chairman of McKinsey Global Institute

#NewEcon Webcast

10/11/2017 04:15 PM10/11/2017 05:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkMacro-Trade-Development Linkageshttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/11/macrotradedevelopment-linkages-82
Moderator: Min Zhu, Chairman, National Institute of Financial Research Speakers: <ul> <li>Keyu Jin, Associate Professor of Economics, London School of Economics</li> <li>Paul Krugman, Distinguished Professor of Economics, The City University of New York and Princeton University</li> <li>Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

4:15 PM -
5:30 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

Macro-Trade-Development Linkages

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

Moderator: Min Zhu, Chairman, National Institute of Financial Research at Tsinghua university

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

IMFglobal Webcast

10/11/2017 05:30 PM10/11/2017 06:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCivil Society Townhall 2017http://live.worldbank.org/civil-society-townhall-2017?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi, President of the Sudanese Development Initiative (SUDIA) Speakers: <ul> <li>Christine Lagarde, Manager, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund </li> <li>Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

5:30 PM -
6:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Civil Society Townhall 2017

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

10/11/2017 05:45 PM10/11/2017 07:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkThe Future of Globalizationhttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/11/the-future-of-globalization-83
Moderator: Ernesto Zedillo, Frederic Iseman '74 Director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Yale University Speakers: <ul> <li>Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus, Princeton University </li> <li>Larry Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard University </li> <li>Laura Tyson, Professor, Business Administration and Economics, Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley</li> <li>Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times </li></ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

5:45 PM -
7:00 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

The Future of Globalization

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

Moderator: Ernesto Zedillo, Director and Professor, Yale University

Speakers:

Angus Deaton, Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School
Larry Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus of Harvard University
Laura Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School and Director of the Institute for Business & Social Impact at the Berkeley Haas School of Business
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London

#IMFglobal Webcast

Thursday,
October

10/12/2017 08:30 AM10/12/2017 12:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkTowards 2030 Trends, Opportunities, Challenges and Policies for Inclusive Growthhttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/12/towards-2030-trends-opportunities-challenges-and-policies-for-inclusive-growth-84
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: <ul> <li>James Manyika, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute </li> <li>Mthuli Ncube, Professor of Public Policy, University of Oxford </li> <li>Carolina Sanchez, Senior Director of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank. </li> <li>Gayle Smith, President and CEO, ONE Campaign </li></ul> 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: <ul> <li>Mauricio Cardenas, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia </li> <li>Ricardo Hausmann, Professor of the Practice of Economic Development, Harvard University</li> <li>Denny H. Kalyalya, Governor, Bank of Zambia </li> <li>Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt</li> <li>Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa</li> <li>Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Georgetown University </li> </ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

8:30 AM -
12:15 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

Towards 2030 Trends, Opportunities, Challenges and Policies for Inclusive Growth

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

Speakers:

Abebe Selassie, Director of the IMF’s African Department
Mauricio Cardenas, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of the Republic of Colombia
Ricardo Hausmann, Director of Harvard's Center for International Development and Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at the Kennedy School of Government
Denny Kalyalya, Governor of Bank of Zambia
James Manyika, Chairman of McKinsey Global Institute
Sahar Nasr, Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation
Mthuli Ncube, Professor of Public Policy at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government
Carolina Sanchez, Senior Director of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice at the World Bank
Gayle Smith, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign
Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Melanne Verveer, Executive director of the Institute for Women, Peace and Security at Georgetown University

#IMF2030 Webcast - Sessiion I Webcast - Session II Webcast Session - III

10/12/2017 08:45 AM10/12/2017 09:30 AMAmerica/New_York2017 Annual Meetings Opening Press Conference World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kimhttp://live.worldbank.org/opening-press-conference-2017?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017

IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)

8:45 AM -
9:30 AM

IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)

2017 Annual Meetings Opening Press Conference World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim

#WBLive

10/12/2017 09:00 AM10/12/2017 09:30 AMAmerica/New_YorkPostcard Series Teaching Inclusive Growth
Speaker: <ul> <li>Dmitriy Rozhkov, Senior Economist, IMF Institute for Capacity Development</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery

9:00 AM -
9:30 AM

IMF HQ1 Gallery

Postcard Series Teaching Inclusive Growth

Speaker:

Dmitriy Rozhkov, Senior Economist, IMF Institute for Capacity Development

#IMFCapDev Webcast

10/12/2017 09:00 AM10/12/2017 05:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCivil Society Policy Forum
Sessions: <ul> <li>Policy and Statutory Changes that Resolve Financial Crisis and Prevent Predatory Market Activity </li> <li>From Investment Promotion to the Next Sovereign Debt Crisis: What Safeguards Against Future Crises?</li> <li> The International Financial Institutions’ Policies and the Arab World’s Transition Economies</li> <li> Can the IFIs Support Sustainable Growth, Reduce Inequality and Protect Labor Rights at the Same Time?</li></ul>
IMF HQ2-03B-838

9:00 AM -
5:30 PM

IMF HQ2-03B-838

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?

Daily Schedule

10/12/2017 09:00 AM10/12/2017 05:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCivil Society Policy Forum
Sessions: <ul> <li>Global Ecosystem for Education: Strengthening Local Capacity and Learning Across Borders to Achieve SDG #4 </li> <li> The Role of Effective Mediation in Achieving Sustainable Development: Learning from Community-Company Dialogue in Nicaragua </li> <li> A Comparative Analysis of Financial Institution Safeguards</li> <li> Reclaiming Policy Space for the Public: Presenting Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017</li> <li> Opportunities for MDBs and Member Nations to Align Energy Finance with Global Climate Goals </li> <li> Civil Society and the World Bank Group’s Country Engagement Model</li> <li> Youth, SDGs and Action: Using Data and Programming to Influence Change</li> <li> Relief in East Africa: Ending Hunger and Building for the Future </li> <li> Women 20 Targeting Financial Inclusion in the G20 and Beyond: The "Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative” </li> <li>Strengthening an Inclusive and Effective African-CSOs towards Realization of 2030 SDGs</li> <li> Diagnosing Governance Challenges in the Extractive Sector: The Resource Governance Index and Beyond </li> <li> Country Designations and Simultaneous Transition: Addressing Challenges on Public Health in a Changing Financing Landscape </li></ul>
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

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

Daily Schedule

10/12/2017 09:30 AM10/12/2017 10:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkCoffee Corner Chat Closing the Gender Gap in the Workplace Why should we care and how do we do it?
Speakers: <ul> <li>Johan Tideman, Lead Client Adviser, EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) </li> <li>Nadia Younes, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, IMF</li></ul>
IMF Innovation lab, HQ1 2-701

9:30 AM -
10:00 AM

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

#women4growth

10/12/2017 09:30 AM10/12/2017 10:15 AMAmerica/New_YorkIMF Managing Director Press Conference
Speakers: <ul> <li>Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF </li> <li>David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF</li> <li>Gerry Rice, Director of Communications, IMF</li></ul>Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room)

9:30 AM -
10:15 AM

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.

Transcript Webcast

10/12/2017 09:30 AM10/12/2017 10:30 AMAmerica/New_YorkSupporting Working Parents Tackling Childcarehttps://live.worldbank.org/tackling-childcare?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator:Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor, Financial Times Panelists: <ul> <li>Nena Stoiljkovic, VP of Blended Finance and Partnerships, IFC</li> <li>Stephen Kramer, President, Bright Horizons, United States</li> <li>Ram Kumar Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, India</li> <li>Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women</li> <li>Farhan A. Ifram, CEO, MAS KREEDA Al Safi, Jordan</li></ul> 
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800

9:30 AM -
10:30 AM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800

Supporting Working Parents Tackling Childcare

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

#TacklingChildcare

10/12/2017 09:30 AM10/12/2017 10:45 AMAmerica/New_YorkB-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: <ul> <li>Jörg Stephan, G20 Presidency representative, Deputy Director General, German Finance Ministry</li> <li>Charles Adu Boahen, Deputy Minister of Finance, Ghana </li> <li>Martin Spicer, Director, Blended Finance, IFC</li> <li>André Bouffioux, Lead Country CEO, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa, SIEMENS</li> <li>Shalini Unnikrishnan, Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group, Chicago Office</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall

9:30 AM -
10:45 AM

IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall

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

10/12/2017 09:30 AM10/12/2017 11:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkAddressing the Innovation Paradox How can Developing Countries Move Closer to the Technological Frontier?http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2017/10/12/addressing-the-innovation-paradox-how-can-developing-countries-move-closer-to-the-technological-frontier
Moderator: Danny Leipziger, Professor of International Business and International Affairs, George Washington University, and Managing Director, The Growth Dialogue Panelists: <ul> <li>Ahmed El Alfi, Founder and Chairman,Sawari Ventures</li> <li>William Maloney, Chief Economist, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, World Bank Group</li> <li>Christopher MacLennan, Assistant Deputy Minister for Global Issues and Development, Global Affairs, Canada</li> <li>Caroline Freund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute</li></ul>
World Bank Group IFC Building, IFC Auditorium

9:30 AM -
11:00 AM

World Bank Group IFC Building, IFC Auditorium

Addressing the Innovation Paradox How can Developing Countries Move Closer to the Technological Frontier?

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

10/12/2017 10:15 AM10/12/2017 10:45 AMAmerica/New_YorkPostcard Series Catalyzing Women’s Financial Inclusion – The Role of Data
Speakers: <ul> <li>Inez Murray, CEO, Global Banking Alliance for Women </li> <li>Tessy Vasquez Baos, Economist, IMF Statistics Department</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery

10:15 AM -
10:45 AM

IMF HQ1 Gallery

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

#IMFCapDev Webcast

10/12/2017 10:30 AM10/12/2017 11:45 AMAmerica/New_YorkGlobal Excess Imbalances Risks and Policy Responseshttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/12/global-excess-imbalances-risks-and-policy-responses-44
Moderator: Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times Speakers: <ul> <li>David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF</li> <li>Claudia Buch, Vice President, Deutsche Bundesbank</li> <li>Barry Eichengreen, Professor, University of California, Berkeley</li> <li>Philip R. Lane, Governor, Central Bank of Ireland</li> <li>Eswar Prasad, Snr. Fellow/Professor, Brookings/Cornell</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Atrium

10:30 AM -
11:45 AM

IMF HQ1 Atrium

Global Excess Imbalances Risks and Policy Responses

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

Moderator: Martin Wolf

Speakers:

David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Claudia Buch
Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley
Philip Lane
Eswar Prasad

#GlobalImbalances Webcast

10/12/2017 11:00 AM10/12/2017 12:30 AMAmerica/New_YorkDigital Economy for Developmenthttp://live.banquemondiale.org/economie-numerique-et-developpement?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
 Moderator: Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen Speakers: <ul> <li>Joe Gebbia, Co-founder, Airbnb</li> <li>Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group</li> <li>Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, International Finance Corporation </li></ul> Panelists: <ul> <li>Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, International Finance Corporation</li> <li>Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Infosys</li> <li>Eric Jing, CEO, Ant Financial</li> <li>Greg Wyler, Founder and Executive Chairman, OneWeb</li> <li>Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA</li> <li>Sue Siegel, CEO, GE Ventures</li></ul> 
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

11:00 AM -
12:30 AM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Digital Economy for Development

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

#DigitalDev

10/12/2017 11:45 AM10/12/2017 12:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner The Economic Impact of Tropical Cyclones in Small States
Moderator: Jacqueline Deslauriers, Communications Department, IMF Presenter: <ul> <li>Sebastian Acevedo, Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

11:45 AM -
12:30 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/12/2017 12:30 PM10/12/2017 01:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkTechnology and Citizen Engagement New Approacheshttp://live.worldbank.org/technology-and-civic-engagement?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Femi Oke, International Journalist Panelists: <ul> <li>Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank </li> <li>Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, Comissioner, Budget and Planning, Kaduna State Government, Nigeria</li> <li>Natalie Bridgeman Fields, Executive Director, Accountability Counsel</li> <li>Enrica Duncan, Chief of Staff, Nossas, Brazil</li> <li>Phillip Chow,Co-founder and CEO, HUMANITAS.AI, an NGO dedicated to democratizing information</li> <li>David Sasaki, Program Officer, Global Development and Population, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation</li></ul>
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

12:30 PM -
1:30 PM

World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Technology and Citizen Engagement New Approaches

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

Moderator: Femi Oke

#CivicTech

10/12/2017 12:30 PM10/12/2017 01:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkThe Future of Manufacturinghttps://live.worldbank.org/future-manufacturing?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Shawn Donnan, World Trade Editor, The Financial Times Speakers: <ul> <li>Raj Batra, President, Digital Factory USA, Siemens</li> <li>Mary Hallward-Driemeier, Author, Trouble in the Making? The Future of Manufacturing-Led Development</li> <li>Li Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)</li> <li>Raj Rao, Ford Smart Mobility LLC</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-301

12:30 PM -
1:30 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC 13-301

The Future of Manufacturing

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

#industry4dev

10/12/2017 12:30 PM10/12/2017 01:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCNN Debate on the Global Economyhttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/12/cnn-debate-on-the-global-economy-45
Moderator: Richard Quest, Anchor, CNN International Speakers: <ul> <li>Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF</li> <li>Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia</li> <li>Gita Gopinath, Professor Economics, Harvard University</li> <li>Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economics and Finance, France</li> <li>William Morneau, Minister of Finance, Canada</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Atrium

12:30 PM -
1:30 PM

IMF HQ1 Atrium

CNN Debate on the Global Economy

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

Moderator: Richard Quest, Anchor, CNN

Speakers:

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Gita Gopinath, Professor Economics, Harvard University
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
Bruno Le Maire, Minister for the Economy and Finance, France
William Morneau, Minister of Finance, Canada

#GlobalEcon Webcast

10/12/2017 01:45 PM10/12/2017 02:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner The Labor Market Integration of Migrants in Europe New Evidence from Micro Data
Moderator: Marushia Gislen, Secretary's Department, IMF Presenters: <ul> <li>Giang Ho, Economist, Research Department, IMF</li> <li>Rima Turk, Economist, European Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

1:45 PM -
2:30 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

Webcast

10/12/2017 02:00 PM10/12/2017 03:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkThe Belt & Road Initiative Building Bonds Across Asia, Europe and Beyondhttp://live.worldbank.org/belt-and-road?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Tanya Beckett, BBC World News Speakers: <ul> <li>Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group</li> <li>Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia</li> <li>Yerbolat Dossayev, Deputy Prime Minister, Kazakhstan</li> <li>Jin Liqun, President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank</li> <li>Shi Yaobin, Vice Minister of Finance, China</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

2:00 PM -
3:00 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

The Belt & Road Initiative Building Bonds Across Asia, Europe and Beyond

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

Moderator: Tanya Beckett, BBC

10/12/2017 02:00 PM10/12/2017 03:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkFintech – Challenges to Regulation and Central Bankinghttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/12/fintech-challenges-to-regulation-and-central-banking-89
Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF Speakers: <ul> <li>Madhur Deora, CEO, Founder, Paytm </li> <li>Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa</li> <li>Klaas Knot, President, Dutch Central Bank</li> <li>Blythe Masters, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Asset</li> <li>Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore</li> <li>Nicolás Shea, Chilean Entrepreneur</li>ul></ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

2:00 PM -
3:15 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

Fintech – Challenges to Regulation and Central Banking

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

Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF

Speakers:

Madhur Deora, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Paytm
Lesetja Kganyago, Governor, South African Reserve Bank
Klaas Knot, President, Dutch Central Bank
Blythe Masters, CEO, Digital Asset
Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Nicolás Shea, Founder, founded Cumplo, eClass, the Chilean Association of Entrepreneurs (ASECH), Start-Up Chile, and TODOS

#IMFonFintech Press Release Webcast

10/12/2017 02:30 PM10/12/2017 03:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner A Universal Basic Income What, Why & When?
Moderator: Simonetta Nardin, Communications Department, IMF Presenter: <ul> <li>Delphine Prady, Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

2:30 PM -
3:15 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

Analytical Corner A Universal Basic Income What, Why & When?

Moderator: Simonetta Nardin, Communications Department, IMF

Presenter:

Delphine Prady, Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Webcast

10/12/2017 02:30 PM10/12/2017 03:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkSustainable Mobilityhttp://live.worldbank.org/sustainable-mobility?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Helene Speight, Ambassador, Prince’s Trust Panelists: <ul> <li>Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank</li> <li>Michelle Yeoh, UN Ambassador and Actress</li> <li>Jean Todt, President, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile</li> <li>Raj Rao, CEO, Ford Smart Mobility LLC</li> <li>Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Egypt</li></ul>
World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

2:30 PM -
3:30 PM

World Bank MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Sustainable Mobility

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

#Sum4All

10/12/2017 03:00 PM10/12/2017 03:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCoffee Corner Chat Budgeting for Gender Equality From Policy to Reality
Speakers: <ul> <li>Lisa Kolovich, IMF and editor, Fiscal Policies and Gender Equality (forthcoming). Book excerpts will be available. </li> <li>Zohra Khan, UN Women, and author of Financing for Gender Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights Through Gender Responsive Budgeting. </li> <li>Albert Musisi, Commissioner Macroeconomic Policy, Government of Uganda </li></ul>
IMF Innovation lab, HQ1 2-701

3:00 PM -
3:30 PM

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

#women4growth

10/12/2017 03:00 PM10/12/2017 04:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkHarnessing the Power of the Private Sector in Support of Sustainable Developmenthttps://independentevaluationgroupwb.lpages.co/am2017-privatesector-development/?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Caroline Heider, Senior Vice President and Director General, Independent Evaluation Group (World Bank Group) Panelist: <ul> <li>Bambang Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning, Indonesia</li> <li>Anne-Marie Chidzero, CEO, Alitheia Identity; Board Member, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, Making Finance Work for Africa, and Women’s World Banking</li> <li>Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu Foundation, and United Bank for Africa</li> <li>Matthew T. McGuire, Managing Director, The Abraaj Group </li> <li>Hans Peter Lankes, Vice President, Economics and Private Sector Development, International Finance Corporation (IFC)</li> <li>Susan LUND, Partner, Mckinsey Global Institute Luis Fernando MEJÍA, Director-General, National Planning Department, Colombia </li></ul> 
IFC Building, IFC Auditorium

3:00 PM -
4:30 PM

IFC Building, IFC Auditorium

Harnessing the Power of the Private Sector in Support of Sustainable Development

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

#investinginSDGs Webcast

10/12/2017 03:30 PM10/12/2017 04:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkNew Economy Talk Why the Liberal Arts Matter in an Algorithmic World
Moderator: Ana Rold, Publisher and CEO of Diplomatic Courier Speaker: <ul> <li>Scott Hartley, Author, Venture Capitalist</li></ul>
IMF HQ1-1-660

3:30 PM -
4:15 PM

IMF HQ1-1-660

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

Webcast

10/12/2017 04:00 PM10/12/2017 05:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkLocalizing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
Panel 1: <ul> <li>Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President, World Bank Group</li> <li>Mauricio Cardenas, Minister of Finance, Colombia</li> <li>Maria Alejandra Gonzalez Perez, EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia</li> <li>Javier Esteban Agudelo Vallejo, Representative of youth Communa 13, Medellin, Colombia</li> <li>Olga Patricia Castaño Diaz, Vice President for Strategy Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P ISA, Colombia</li> <li>Maria Emma Mejia Velez, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations</li> <li>Jorge Familiar Calderon, Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank</li></ul>Panel 2: <ul> <li>Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President, World Bank Group</li> <li>Imad Fakhoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan</li> <li>Bambang Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Indonesia</li> <li>Ulla Tørnæs, Minister for Development Cooperation, Denmark</li> <li>Martyn Parker Chairman, Global Partnerships, Swiss Re\</li> <li>Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme</li></ul> 
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

4:00 PM -
5:30 PM

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

10/12/2017 04:30 PM10/12/2017 05:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkNew Economy Talk Augmented Intelligence Human Machine = Amazing Work
Speaker: <ul> <li>Louis Richardson, Chief Storyteller, IBM Watson Customer Engagement</li></ul>
IMF HQ1-1-660

4:30 PM -
5:15 PM

IMF HQ1-1-660

New Economy Talk Augmented Intelligence Human Machine = Amazing Work

Speaker:

Louis Richardson, Chief Storyteller, IBM Watson Customer Engagement

Webcast

10/12/2017 05:00 PM10/12/2017 06:00 PMAmerica/New_York30 Years Of MIGA Innovating to Mobilize Private Capitalhttp://live.worldbank.org/30-years-of-miga?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Christopher Bishop, Managing Editor, Forbes Africa Panelists: <ul> <li>Keiko Honda, CEO, MIGA</li> <li>Kristalina Georgieva, CEO,World Bank</li> <li>Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, IFC</li> <li>Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, Ghana</li> <li>Bill Winters, CEO, Standard Chartered</li></ul> 
World Bank Group Atrium

5:00 PM -
6:00 PM

World Bank Group Atrium

30 Years Of MIGA Innovating to Mobilize Private Capital

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

#miga30

10/12/2017 05:15 PM10/12/2017 05:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkPostcard Series Launching of the Monetary and Capital Markets Technical Assistance Strategy Update
Speakers: <ul> <li>Maria A. Oliva, Deputy Division Chief, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets department </li> <li>Naomi Griffin, Deputy Division Chief, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets department</li> <li>Asad Qureshi, Senior Financial Sector Expert, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets department</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

5:15 PM -
5:45 PM

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

10/12/2017 05:15 PM10/12/2017 05:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkPress briefing G-24
Speakers: <ul> <li>Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor</li> <li>Abraham Tekeste, Chair, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Ethiopia</li> <li>Marilou Uy, Director, G-24 Secretariat</li></ul>
IMF HQ1-B-640

5:15 PM -
5:45 PM

IMF HQ1-B-640

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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Friday,
October

10/13/2017 08:00 AM10/13/2017 08:45 AMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing Asia and Pacific Department
Panelists: <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>Ting Yan, Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ1-B-640

8:00 AM -
8:45 AM

IMF HQ1-B-640

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

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

Country Focus Report Webcast

10/13/2017 09:00 AM10/13/2017 10:30 AMAmerica/New_YorkAnnual Meetings Plenary
Speakers: <ul> <li>Imad Najib Ayed Fakhoury, Chairman of the Annual Meetings, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation for Jordan </li> <li>Jim Yong Kim, President, The World Bank Group</li> <li>Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF</li></ul>
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW

9:00 AM -
10:30 AM

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

Speech by Lagarde Speech by the Annual Meetings Chairman Speech by WBG President

10/13/2017 09:00 AM10/13/2017 03:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkCivil Society Policy Forum
Sessions: <ul> <li>Great expectations: is the IMF turning words into action on inequality </li> <li>FinTech: A Game Changer for Financial Inclusion and Gender Equality</li> <li> Unpacking the Fiscal Risks of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) – What Role for the WBG and the IMF?</li></ul>
IMF HQ2-03B-838

9:00 AM -
3:00 PM

IMF HQ2-03B-838

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?

Daily Schedule

10/13/2017 09:00 AM10/13/2017 05:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCivil Society Policy Forum
Sessions: <ul> <li>Inclusion of Women’s Unpaid and Care Work in National GDP </li> <li> From Counting to Accountability: Unleashing the Power of Data to Leave No One Behind </li> <li> The Value of Accountability Mechanisms: By Whom and For What?</li> <li> Forests, Climate and Land rights: How Can Policy Lending Address the Major Challenges of Development?</li> <li> The New World Bank Environmental and Social Framework: Implementation Update </li> <li> The IMF and Social Protection </li> <li> Lunch session: Future of the Civil Society Policy Forum</li> <li>Supporting Renewable Energy Development in the Western Balkans</li> <li> Closing the Transparency Gap: Disclosure of Project Information</li> <li> The Importance of Progressive Fiscal Policy in Tackling Intersecting Inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean </li> <li> Moving from Lessons Learned to Lessons Applied on Gender Based Violence</li> <li> Going the Last Mile: Prioritizing the Ultra-Poor through the Graduation Approach </li></ul>
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

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

Daily Schedule

10/13/2017 09:15 AM10/13/2017 10:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing European Department
Panelists: <ul> <li>Poul Thomsen, Director, European Department, IMF </li> <li>Andreas Adriano, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ1-B-640

9:15 AM -
10:00 AM

IMF HQ1-B-640

Press Briefing European Department

Panelists:

Poul Thomsen, Director, European Department, IMF
Andreas Adriano, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

Webcast

10/13/2017 10:30 AM10/13/2017 11:15 AMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing Middle East and Central Asia Department
Panelists: <ul> <li>Jihad Azour, Director Middle East and Central Asia department, IMF</li> <li>Wafa Amr, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ1-B-640

10:30 AM -
11:15 AM

IMF HQ1-B-640

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

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

Trancript Webcast

10/13/2017 11:00 AM10/13/2017 12:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkResilience Dialogue The Disaster That Never Happened – How Resilient Infrastructure Will Save The Worldhttp://live.worldbank.org/resilient-infrastructure
<ul> <li>Koichi Hasegawa, Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency</li> <li>Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Group</li> <li>Aris Papadopoulos, Former CEO of Titan America; author of Resilience: The Ultimate Sustainability</li> <li>Kamal Kishore, Member of the National Disaster Management Authority, India</li> <li>Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change</li> <li>Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Directro for the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

11:00 AM -
12:15 PM

World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Resilience Dialogue The Disaster That Never Happened – How Resilient Infrastructure Will Save The World

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

#ResilienceDialogue

10/13/2017 11:00 AM10/13/2017 12:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkPostcard Series EU-IMF Strategic Partnership Framework for Developing Countries – Good Governance for Sustainable Infrastructure
Opening Remarks: Carla Grasso, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Speakers: <ul> <li>Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF </li> <li>Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution </li> <li>Hadizatou Rosine Coulibaly, Minister of Economy, Finance and Development, Burkina Faso</li> <li>Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for the European Commission's Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO)</li></ul>
IMF Gallery, HQ1-R-700 (Red Level)

11:00 AM -
12:15 PM

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)

#IMFCapDev

10/13/2017 11:00 AM10/13/2017 12:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkHow Technology Can Improve Growth in MENAhttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/13/how-technology-can-improve-growth-in-mena-90
Moderator: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief, The National Speakers: <ul> <li>Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF</li> <li>Ahmed Al-Bader, SihaTech</li> <li>Ola Doudin, BitOasis</li> <li>Sherif Kamel, Vice President for Information Management and Professor of Management at the American University in Cairo </li></ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

11:00 AM -
12:15 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

How Technology Can Improve Growth in MENA

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

Moderator: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor in Chief, The National

Speakers:

Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Ahmed Al-Bader, SihaTech
Ola Doudin, CEO of BitOasis
Sherif Kamel, Vice President for Information Management and Professor of Management at the American University in Cairo

#MENAtech Webcast

10/13/2017 11:15 AM10/13/2017 12:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing African Department
Panelists: <ul> <li>Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF</li> <li>Lucie Mboto Fouda, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul>Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ1-B-640

11:15 AM -
12:00 PM

IMF HQ1-B-640

Press Briefing African Department

Panelists:

Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF
Lucie Mboto Fouda, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

Transcript Webcast

10/13/2017 12:00 PM01/01/1754 12:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkGerman Cultural Event

IMF HQ2 Atrium

12:00 PM -
12:00 AM

IMF HQ2 Atrium

German Cultural Event

10/13/2017 12:30 PM10/13/2017 01:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkPress Conference G-20
Moderator: FRIEDERIKE VON TIESENHAUSEN, Spokesperson, Ministry of Finance, Germany Speakers: <ul> <li>Wolfgang Schäuble, Minister of Finance of Germany </li> <li>Jens Weidmann, President of the German Bundesbank</li> <li>Nicolás Dujovne, Minister of the Treasury of Argentina</li> <li>Federico Sturzenegger, President of the Central Bank of Argentina</li></ul>Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ1-B-640

12:30 PM -
1:15 PM

IMF HQ1-B-640

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

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

10/13/2017 12:30 PM10/13/2017 01:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkLeap-frogging Development Innovation and Growth in sub-Saharan Africahttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/13/leapfrogging-development-innovation-and-growth-in-subsaharan-africa-99
Moderator: Clapperton Mavhunga, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at MIT Speaker: <ul> <li>Keller Rinaudo, CEO and co-founder, Zipline</li></ul>
HQ1-1-660

12:30 PM -
1:45 PM

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Leap-frogging Development Innovation and Growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Moderator: Clapperton Mavhunga, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at MIT

Speaker:

Keller Rinaudo, CEO and co-founder, Zipline

Moderator: Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Speakers: Keller Rinaudo, CEO and co-founder, Zipline

#IMFAfrica Webacst

10/13/2017 01:00 PM01/01/1754 12:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkIndonesian Cultural Event

IMF HQ1 Atrium

1:00 PM -
12:00 AM

IMF HQ1 Atrium

Indonesian Cultural Event

10/13/2017 01:00 PM10/13/2017 01:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCoffee Corner Chat Nonprofits Empowering Women
Speakers: <ul> <li>Laurie Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Women for Women International </li> <li>Megan O’Donnell, ONE Campaign</li></ul>
IMF Innovation lab, HQ1 2-701

1:00 PM -
1:30 PM

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

#women4growth

10/13/2017 02:00 PM10/13/2017 02:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkPostcard Series Strengthening Government Institutions in Africa
Speaker: <ul> <li>Erica Gerretsen, Head of Unit - Budget Support and Public Finance Management at European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG-DEVCO)</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery

2:00 PM -
2:30 PM

IMF HQ1 Gallery

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)

#IMFCapDev

10/13/2017 02:00 PM10/13/2017 02:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing Western Hemisphere Department
Panelists: <ul> <li>Alejandro Werner, Director, Western Hemisphere department, IMF </li> <li>Nigel Chalk, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere department, IMF </li> <li>Robert Rennhack, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere department, IMF </li> <li>Krishna Srinivasan, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere department, IMF </li> <li>Raphael Anspach, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF </li></ul> Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ1-B-640

2:00 PM -
2:45 PM

IMF HQ1-B-640

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

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

Webcast

10/13/2017 02:30 PM10/13/2017 03:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner Fiscal Adjustment in the Gulf Countries Less Costly than Previously Thought
Moderator: Tilla McAntony, Communications Department, IMF Presenters: <ul> <li>Sergio Rodriguez, Senior Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF</li> <li>Sohaib Shahid, Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

2:30 PM -
3:15 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

10/13/2017 02:30 PM10/13/2017 04:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkBillions to Trillions The Role of National Development Bankshttp://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2017/10/13/role-of-national-development-banks?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
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: <ul> <li>Clemente del Valle, President, Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional de Colombia (FDN) </li> <li>Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz SE, and member of its International Executive Committee</li> <li>Patrick Khulekani Dlamini, CEO, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)</li> <li>Joachim Nagel, General Manager and Member of the Executive Committee, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)</li> <li>Shaharuddin Zainuddin, President, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad</li></ul>Commentators: <ul> <li>Remy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)</li> <li>Gerardo Rodriguez, Managing Director, Blackrocks</li></ul>
World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080

2:30 PM -
4:30 PM

World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080

Billions to Trillions The Role of National Development Banks

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

#Billions2Trillions

10/13/2017 03:15 PM10/13/2017 04:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkAnalytical Corner Inequality in Good and Bad Times A Cross-Country Analysis
Moderator: Ketil Hviding, Secretary's Department, IMF Presenters: <ul> <li>Burcu Hacibedel, Economist, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF</li> <li>Priscilla Muthoora, Economist, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF</li> <li>Nathalie Pouokam, Economist, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Events Hall

3:15 PM -
4:00 PM

IMF HQ1, Events Hall

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

10/13/2017 04:00 PM10/13/2017 04:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkCoffee Corner Chat Banking on Women The Changing Face of Finance
Speakers: <ul> <li>Ratna Sahay, Deputy Director, IMF, and co-author, Banking on Women Leaders: A Case for More? Copies will be available.</li> <li>Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Women’s World Banking</li></ul>
IMF Innovation lab, HQ1 2-701

4:00 PM -
4:30 PM

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

#women4growth

10/13/2017 04:00 PM10/13/2017 05:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkWhat is the Role of Multilateral Development Banks in the 21st Century?
Moderator: Tanya Beckett, BBC World News Panelists: <ul> <li>Charles Boamah, Senior Vice President, African Development Bank</li> <li>Takehiko Nakao, President, Asian Development Bank</li> <li>Suma Chakrabarti, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development </li> <li>Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank</li> <li>Julie Katzman, Executive Vice President, Inter-American Development Bank</li> <li>Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank</li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, MC2-800

4:00 PM -
5:00 PM

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

10/13/2017 04:00 PM10/13/2017 05:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkHuman Capital Summit Committing to Action to Drive Economic Growthhttps://live.worldbank.org/human-capital-summit-2017?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Lerato MBele, Afica Business Report, BBC World News Speakers: <ul> <li>Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group</li> <li>Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda</li> <li>Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister, Cote d'Ivoire</li> <li>Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia</li> <li>H.E. Luis Caputo, Minister of Finance, Argentina</li> <li>Priti Patel, MP, Secretary of State, UK Department for International Development</li> <li>Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation The Netherlands</li> <li>Tone Skogen, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreing Affairs, Norway</li></ul>
World Bank Group Atrium

4:00 PM -
5:30 PM

World Bank Group Atrium

Human Capital Summit Committing to Action to Drive Economic Growth

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

#Investinpeople

10/13/2017 06:00 PM10/13/2017 06:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkA Conversation with a “Flying Physicist”
Speakers: <ul> <li>Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF</li> <li>Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, Theoretical Physicist at Harvard University </li> <li>Sabina Bhatia, Assistant Director, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

6:00 PM -
6:45 PM

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

Saturday,
October

10/14/2017 09:00 AM10/14/2017 10:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkScaling Up Coastal Resilience in West Africa
Moderator: Karin Kemper, Sr. Director, Environment and Natural Resources, World Bank Group Panelists: <ul> <li>Makhtar Diop, Vice President for Africa, World Bank</li> <li>Laura Tuck, Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank</li></ul>
World Bank Group J Building, J B1-080

9:00 AM -
10:00 AM

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

10/14/2017 10:00 AM10/14/2017 11:30 AMAmerica/New_YorkState of the Africa Region Skills for Success in a Transforming Africahttp://live.worldbank.org/sotar-africa-2017?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
 Speakers: <ul> <li>Makhtar Diop, Vice President for Africa, World Bank</li> <li>Rosine Sori-Coulibaly, Minister of Economy, Finance and Development of Burkina Faso</li> <li>Sidi Ould Tah, Director general of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa(BADEA) </li> <li>Albert G. Zeufack, World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa</li></ul> 
World Bank Group MC Building, MC1-250

10:00 AM -
11:30 AM

World Bank Group MC Building, MC1-250

State of the Africa Region Skills for Success in a Transforming Africa

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

#AfricaSOR

10/14/2017 11:00 AM10/14/2017 12:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkTaking Women-Owned Businesses to the Next Levelhttp://live.worldbank.org/women-owned-business?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
<ul> <li>Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group</li> <li>Ivanka Trump, Senior Adviser to the President of the United States</li></ul> <ul> <li>Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates</li> <li>Steven Puig, CEO, Banco BHD</li> <li>Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, IFC</li> <li>Anta Babacar Ngom, Executive Director, Sedima</li> <li>Nour Al-Hassan, CEO, Tarjama</li> <li>Win Win Tint, CEO, City Mart Holding Company</li></ul>
World Bank Group Atrium

11:00 AM -
12:00 PM

World Bank Group Atrium

Taking Women-Owned Businesses to the Next Level

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

#EmpowerWomen #IFCmarkets

10/14/2017 12:30 PM10/14/2017 02:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkIFR Thompson Reuters - The Internationalization of Capital Markets in Emerging Market Economies
Moderator: Steve Garton, Editor, IFR Asia Speakers: <ul> <li>Alexi Chan, Global Co-Head, Debt Capital Markets, HSBC </li> <li>Arnab Das, Head of Emerging Markets MacroRresearch, Invesco Fixed Income </li>Bill Foster, Senior Credit Officer, Sovereign Risk Group, Moody’s Investors Service <li>Monish Mahurkar, Director, Treasury Market Operations, International Finance Corp </li> <li>Edgardo Sternberg, VP, Portfolio Manager, Loomis, Sayles & Co </li></ul>
IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall

12:30 PM -
2:00 PM

IMF HQ1, Cedar Hall

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

Monish Mahurkar, Director, Treasury Market Operations, International Finance Corp
Edgardo Sternberg, VP, Portfolio Manager, Loomis, Sayles & Co

10/14/2017 12:45 PM10/14/2017 01:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkIMFC Press Conference
Speakers: <ul> <li>Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF</li> <li>Agustín Carstens, Chairman, International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)</li> <li>Gerry Rice, Director of Communications, IMF</li></ul>Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
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

Speakers:

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Agustín Carstens, Chairman, International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)
Gerry Rice, Director of Communications, IMF

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

Communiqué Transcript

10/14/2017 01:00 PM01/01/1754 12:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkDC at the 2017 AM cultural event

IMF HQ2 Atrium

1:00 PM -
12:00 AM

IMF HQ2 Atrium

DC at the 2017 AM cultural event

10/14/2017 01:00 PM10/14/2017 01:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkPostcard Series Helping Countries Manage the Challenge of Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Speaker: <ul> <li>Adrienne Cheasty, Deputy Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Gallery

1:00 PM -
1:30 PM

IMF HQ1 Gallery

Postcard Series Helping Countries Manage the Challenge of Natural Disasters and Climate Change

Speaker:

Adrienne Cheasty, Deputy Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department

#IMFCapDev

10/14/2017 01:00 PM10/14/2017 02:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkMaximizing Finance for Developmenthttps://live.worldbank.org/maximizing-finance-for-development?CID=ECR_XPL_LangSchedule_EXT_AM2017
Moderator: Ali Velshi, MSNBC Anchor and Business Correspondent, NBC News and MSNBC Speakers: <ul> <li>Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group</li> <li>Paul Kagame, President, Rwanda</li> <li>Renu Sud Karnad, Managing Director of the Housing Financing Corporation of India</li> <li>Adrian Orr, CEO, NZ Super Fund</li> <li>Bill Winters, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered</li></ul> 
World Bank Group Atrium

1:00 PM -
2:00 PM

World Bank Group Atrium

Maximizing Finance for Development

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

#Fin4Dev

10/14/2017 01:00 PM10/14/2017 02:30 PMAmerica/New_YorkPathways 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: <ul> <li>Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank</li> <li>Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP</li> <li>Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for International Trade and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands</li> <li>Hassoumi Massaoudou, Minister of Finance, Niger</li> <li>Tone Skogen, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway</li> <li>Ulrika Modéer, State Secretary to the Minister for International Development Cooperation, Sweden</li> <li>Thomas Silberhorn, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany</li> <li>Laurent Bili, Director General for Global Affairs, Culture, Education and International Development, France </li></ul>
World Bank Group MC Building, MC 4-800

1:00 PM -
2:30 PM

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

10/14/2017 02:00 PM10/14/2017 03:15 PMAmerica/New_YorkSmall Is Beautiful – Regulatory Approaches for Non-Systemic Bankshttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/14/small-is-beautiful-regulatory-approaches-for-nonsystemic-banks-49
Moderator: David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Speakers: <ul> <li>William Coen, Secretary General, The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision</li> <li>Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr., Governor, Central Bank of the Philippines</li> <li>Michael Gibson, Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Board</li> <li>Ryozo Himino, Vice Minister of International Affairs, Japan Financial Services Agency </li> <li>Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board, ECB</li> <li>José María Roldán, Chairman and CEO, Spanish Banking Association</li></ul>
IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2

2:00 PM -
3:15 PM

IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2

Small Is Beautiful – Regulatory Approaches for Non-Systemic Banks

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

Moderator: David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Speakers:

William Coen
Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr.
Michael Gibson, Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, The Federal Reserve
Ryozo Himino
Sabine Lautenschläger, Vice Chair of Supervisory Board, European Central Bank
José María Roldán, Chairman and CEO, Spanish Banking Association

#BankRegulation

10/14/2017 02:00 PM10/14/2017 05:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkTransforming Tax Systems in Developing Countries Introducing the Medium-Term Revenue Strategyhttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/14/transforming-tax-systems-in-developing-countries-introducing-the-mediumterm-revenue-strate-91
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: <ul> <li>Jorge Mario Díaz, Vice-President, Bogotá Chamber of Commerce </li> <li>Dimitry Kumsishvili, First Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Georgia </li> <li>Suahasil Nazara, Chairman of the Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia</li> <li>Kwesi Obeng, Regional Programme Advisor Equality, West Africa, Oxfam</li></ul> Panel 2: Key Considerations in Tax System Reform—Policy, Administration, and Legal Framework Moderator: James Brumby, Director, Governance Global Practice, World Bank Group Speakers: <ul> <li>Doris Akol, Commissioner General, Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda </li> <li>Mary Baine, Head of International Taxation and Technical Assistance, African Tax Administration Forum</li> <li>Ruud de Mooij, Division Chief, Tax Policy, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF </li> </ul> Panel 3: Securing Coordinated Support from Donors Moderator: Ben Dickinson, Head, Global Relations and Development Division, OECD Speakers: <ul> <li>Bob Hamilton, Commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency and Deputy Chair of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) </li> <li>Masaaki Kaizuka, Executive Director for Japan, IMF</li> <li>Richard Teuten, Head, International Financial Institutions Department, Department for International Development, United Kingdom </li> <li>Dairi Vele, Secretary Department of Treasury, Papua New Guinea</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

2:00 PM -
5:00 PM

IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B

Transforming Tax Systems in Developing Countries Introducing the Medium-Term Revenue Strategy

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

Moderator: Juan Toro (Moderator: Panel 1)

Speakers:

Jorge Mario Diaz (Speaker: Panel 1), Vice-President, Bogota Chamber of Commerce
Dimitry Kumsishvili (Speaker: Panel 1), First Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Georgia
Suahasil Nazara (Speaker: Panel 1), Head of Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
Kwesi Obeng (Speaker: Panel 1), Oxfam, West Africa
James Brumby (Moderator: Panel 2), Director, Governance Global Practice, World Bank Group
Doris Akol (Speaker: Panel 2), Commissioner of Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda
Mary Baine (Speaker: Panel 2), Director, African Tax Administration Forum
Ruud de Mooij (Speaker: Panel 2), Division Chief, Tax Policy, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Benjamin Dickinson (Moderator: Panel 3), Head of Tax and Development Secretariat, OECD
Bob Hamilton (Speaker: Panel 3), Commissioner of Revenue and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Revenue Agency
Masaaki Kaizuka (Speaker: Panel 3), Executive Director, Japan
Richard Teuten (Speaker: Panel 3), Head, International Financial Institutions Department, DFID
Dairi Vele (Speaker: Panel 3), Secretary Department of Treasury, Papua New Guinea

#Tax4Dev

10/14/2017 03:00 PM10/14/2017 03:45 PMAmerica/New_YorkPress Briefing African Finance Ministershttp://www.imf.org/external/mmedia/viewlive.aspx?eventid=5757&am=true
Panelists: <ul> <li>Moeketsi Majoro, Minister of Finance for Lesotho</li> <li>Amadou Sanneh, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs for The Gambia </li> <li>Massoudou Hassoumi, Minister of Finance for Niger</li> <li>João Alage Mamadu FADIA, Minister of State, Minister of Economy and Finance for Guinea- Bissau</li> <li>Lucie Mboto Fouda, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF</li></ul>Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.
IMF HQ1-B-640

3:00 PM -
3:45 PM

IMF HQ1-B-640

Press Briefing African Finance Ministers

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

Only press are allowed entry into press conferences/briefings.

10/14/2017 04:00 PM10/14/2017 05:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkPer Jacobsson Foundation Economic and Financial Issues Related to the Impact of Climate Changehttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/14/per-jacobsson-foundation-economic-and-financial-issues-related-to-the-impact-of-climate-ch-43
Moderator: Pilita Clark, Associate Editor, Financial Times Opening Remarks: Guillermo Ortiz, Chairman, Per Jacobsson Foundation Speakers: <ul> <li>Mark Carney, Chair, Financial Stability Board</li> <li>Maureen Cropper, Distinguished University Professor & Chair, Department of Economics, University of Maryland</li> <li>Ashley Schulten, Head of Responsible Investing, Global Fixed Income, BlackRock</li> <li>Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics</li> </ul>
IMF HQ1 Atrium

4:00 PM -
5:00 PM

IMF HQ1 Atrium

Per Jacobsson Foundation Economic and Financial Issues Related to the Impact of Climate Change

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

Moderator: Pilita Clark, Associate Editor and Business Columnist, Financial Times

Speakers:

Mark Carney, Chair, Financial Stability Board
Maureen Cropper, Distinguished University Professor & Chair, Department of Ecnomics, University of Maryland
Ashley Schulten, Head of Responsible Investing, Global Fixed Income, BlackRock
Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Ecnomics and Government at the London School of Economics

#ClimateFinance Video

Sunday,
October

10/15/2017 10:00 AM10/15/2017 11:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkFighting Corruptionhttps://meetings.imf.org/en/2017/Annual/Schedule/2017/10/15/fighting-corruption-46
Moderator: Sean Hagan, General Counsel and Director, Legal Department, IMF Speakers: <ul> <li>Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF</li> <li>Laura Alonso, Secretary of Public Ethics, Transparency, and Fight Against Corruption, Argentina</li> <li>Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of GAVI and Former Finance Minister, Nigeria</li> <li>Susan Rose-Ackerman, Henry R. Luce Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University School of Law</li></ul>
IMF HQ1 Atrium

10:00 AM -
11:00 AM

IMF HQ1 Atrium

Fighting Corruption

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

Moderator: Sean Hagan, General Counsel and Director, Legal Department, IMF

Speakers:

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of the Board of Gavi and Former Minister of Finance
Laura Alonso, Secretary of Public Ethics, Transparency and Fight against Corruption of Argentina, in charge of the Anticorruption Office

#FightCorruption

Schedule

Monday,October

8:00 AM -12:00 AM

Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens

Tuesday,October

9:00 AM -10:00 AM

Press Briefing World Economic Outlook WEO

9:00 AM -6:30 PM

Civil Society Policy Forum

10:45 AM -11:30 AM

Analytical Corner Big Data Potential, Challenges, and Statistical Implications

11:30 AM -12:15 PM

Analytical Corner How to Measure Economic Success – Welfare vs. GDP?

12:15 PM -1:00 PM

Analytical Corner Interconnectedness of Global Systemically-Important Banks and Insurers

1:15 PM -2:00 PM

2:00 PM -3:15 PM

2:15 PM -3:00 PM

Analytical Corner Trade and Income Are There Really Gains, and Are They Widely Shared?

3:00 PM -3:45 PM

Analytical Corner A Nation of Immigrants Facts and Outcomes of LAC Immigrants in the U.S.

3:30 PM -4:30 PM

3:45 PM -4:30 PM

Analytical Corner The Effects of Weather Shocks on Economic Activity. How Can Low-Income Countries Cope?

4:30 PM -5:15 PM

4:30 PM -5:15 PM

Analytical Corner The Withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships CBRs - The Caribbean Region

5:00 PM -6:30 PM

Wednesday,October

8:00 AM -8:45 AM

9:00 AM -5:00 PM

Civil Society Policy Forum

9:00 AM -5:00 PM

Civil Society Policy Forum

9:30 AM -10:00 AM

Postcard Series Pulling Back the Curtain Understanding Correspondent Banking Developments

9:30 AM -10:15 AM

9:30 AM -10:30 AM

10:00 AM -11:15 AM

11:15 AM -12:00 PM

Analytical Corner Gender Equality and Structural Transformation in Rwanda

11:30 AM -12:30 PM

11:30 AM -1:00 PM

12:00 PM -12:00 AM

Turkish Dance

12:00 PM -12:45 PM

Analytical Corner Monetary policy, credit dynamics, and economic activity in developing countries

12:00 PM -2:00 PM

1:00 PM -1:45 PM

Analytical Corner Insuring Against Natural Disasters and Economic Shocks The Role of State-Contingent Debt

1:00 PM -2:30 PM

2:00 PM -2:45 PM

New Economy Talk AI, Automation and Work Is this time different?

2:45 PM -3:30 PM

New Economy Talk The Role of STEM Education in Preparing Future Global Talent

3:00 PM -4:30 PM

3:30 PM -4:45 PM

4:15 PM -5:30 PM

5:30 PM -6:30 PM

5:45 PM -7:00 PM

Thursday,October

8:30 AM -12:15 PM

8:45 AM -9:30 AM

9:00 AM -9:30 AM

Postcard Series Teaching Inclusive Growth

9:00 AM -5:30 PM

Civil Society Policy Forum

9:00 AM -5:30 PM

Civil Society Policy Forum

9:30 AM -10:00 AM

Coffee Corner Chat Closing the Gender Gap in the Workplace Why should we care and how do we do it?

9:30 AM -10:15 AM

IMF Managing Director Press Conference

9:30 AM -10:30 AM

9:30 AM -10:45 AM

B-20 Panel Catching the Investors’ Eye - A Business Sector View of Compact with Africa Initiatives

9:30 AM -11:00 AM

10:15 AM -10:45 AM

Postcard Series Catalyzing Women’s Financial Inclusion – The Role of Data

10:30 AM -11:45 AM

Monday,
October

8:00 AM -
12:00 AM

Tuesday,
October

9:00 AM -
10:00 AM

9:00 AM -
6:30 PM

10:45 AM -
11:30 AM

11:30 AM -
12:15 PM

12:15 PM -
1:00 PM

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2:00 PM

2:00 PM -
3:15 PM

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3:00 PM

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3:45 PM

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4:30 PM

3:45 PM -
4:30 PM

4:30 PM -
5:15 PM

4:30 PM -
5:15 PM

5:00 PM -
6:30 PM

Wednesday,
October

8:00 AM -
8:45 AM

9:00 AM -
5:00 PM

9:00 AM -
5:00 PM

9:30 AM -
10:00 AM

9:30 AM -
10:15 AM

9:30 AM -
10:30 AM

10:00 AM -
11:15 AM

11:15 AM -
12:00 PM

11:30 AM -
12:30 PM

11:30 AM -
1:00 PM

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12:00 AM

12:00 PM -
12:45 PM

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2:00 PM

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1:45 PM

1:00 PM -
2:30 PM

2:00 PM -
2:45 PM

2:45 PM -
3:30 PM

3:00 PM -
4:30 PM

3:30 PM -
4:45 PM

4:15 PM -
5:30 PM

5:30 PM -
6:30 PM

5:45 PM -
7:00 PM

Thursday,
October

8:30 AM -
12:15 PM

8:45 AM -
9:30 AM

9:00 AM -
9:30 AM

9:00 AM -
5:30 PM

9:00 AM -
5:30 PM

9:30 AM -
10:00 AM

9:30 AM -
10:15 AM

9:30 AM -
10:30 AM

9:30 AM -
10:45 AM

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11:00 AM

10:15 AM -
10:45 AM

10:30 AM -
11:45 AM

11:00 AM -
12:30 AM

11:45 AM -
12:30 PM

12:30 PM -
1:30 PM

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1:30 PM

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1:30 PM

1:45 PM -
2:30 PM

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3:00 PM

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3:15 PM

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3:15 PM

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3:30 PM

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3:30 PM

3:00 PM -
4:30 PM

3:30 PM -
4:15 PM

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5:30 PM

4:30 PM -
5:15 PM

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6:00 PM

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5:45 PM

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5:45 PM

Friday,
October

8:00 AM -
8:45 AM

9:00 AM -
10:30 AM

9:00 AM -
3:00 PM

9:00 AM -
5:30 PM

9:15 AM -
10:00 AM