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Date: November 16-17, 2004
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Venue: International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, NW, Room 2-530, Washington, DC
Co-sponsored by: Foreign Ministry of Sweden, UN Financing for Development Office, UN Foundation, New Rules for Global Finance
Agenda
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Tuesday, November 16, 2004
9:00-10:30am Session 1: Introductions and Overview
- Moderator: Torgny Holmgren, EGDI, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
- Welcome: Jo Marie Griesgraber, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition
- Background: Aldo Caliari, Center of Concern
- Overview: Research on 4 Scenarios, Keith Bezanson, Francisco Sagasti, IDS/Sussex; Foreign Ministry of Sweden
10:30 – 11:00am Coffee Break
11:00-12:30am Session 2: Review of Official Reform Agenda
- Moderator Fantu Cheru, American University, Helsinki Process
- Overview:
Roy Culpeper, President, North-South Institute, Canada - Expert: Andrew Cornford, former UNCTAD, Geneva
12:30–2:00pm Lunch: World Bank
2:00– 3:30pm Session 3: Crisis Prevention
- Moderator: Irfan ul Haque, South Voice, New Rules for Global Finance
- Overview: Brad Setser, Consultant, co-author Bailouts and Bail-ins
3:30-4:00pm Coffee break
4:00–5:30pm Session 4: Credit in Times of Crisis
- Moderator: Jan Kregel, UN Financing for Development Office
- Overview: Jacques J. Polak, formerly IMF
- Expert: Karin Lissakers, Open Society Institute
Reception Follows Immediately
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
9:00–10:30am Session 5: Management of Flows and Risk
- Moderator & Overview: Randall Dodd, Financial Policy Forum
- Expert: Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Center for Global Development & Latin American Shadow Finance Regulatory Committee; Center for Global Development
10:30–11:00am Coffee Break
11:00am–12:30pm Session 6: Global Governance
- Moderator: James Weaver
- Overview: Colin Bradford
- Expert: Leo Van Houtven, formerly IMF Secretary
12:30pm–2:00pm Lunch Buffet
2:00pm–3:30pm Session 7: Conclusions and Next Steps:
- Frank Schroeder, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung New York Office