Central Banking Series with Banque de France
Date: Monday, May 14, 2018 - Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Paris, France
$500.00 – $700.00
GIC returns to Paris for the continuation of our Central Banking Series in 2018.
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Central Banking Series with Banque de France
We invite you to join us on Monday, May 14 for GIC’s tenth conference in partnership with the Banque de France followed by our private roundtable discussion to be held on Tuesday, May 15 at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée.
Please email [email protected] for more information on how attendees of the Central Banking Series with Banque de France can receive credit from the following organizations:
- CFP Board (5 CE credit hours)
- AFCPE Post Certification (5 credits)
Agenda
Monday, May 14, 2018 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Banque de France Conference Center
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. |Welcome
- François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor, Banque de France
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist, Strategas Research Partners and Chairman of the Global Interdependence Center
8:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Central Bankers Outlook Keynotes
- François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor, Banque de France
- Loretta Mester, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Session I: Economics and International Research
- Olivier Garnier, General Director Economics and International Relations, Banque de France
- Dave Altig, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.| Coffee Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Session II: Economics in a New Policy Environment
- Arnaud Marès, Chief European Economist, Citigroup
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Investments and Chair Emeritus, Global Interdependence Center
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Session III: Financial Market Outlook
- Chris Gannatti, Head of Research – Europe, WisdomTree Asset Management
- Rick Mastain, Managing Director, Portfolio Specialist, Jennison Associates
- Joseph Zidle, Investment Strategist, Blackstone
- Moderator: Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist, Strategas Research Partners and Chairman of the Global Interdependence Center
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | Session IV: Economic Outlook
- Philippe Waechter, Chief Economist, Natixis Asset Management
- Isabelle Job-Bazille, Group Chief Economist, Crédit Agricole S.A.
- David Berson, Chief Economist, Nationwide
- Moderator: Kathleen Stephansen, Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group Henderson Institute Center for Macroeconomics and Vice Chair of Programs, Global Interdependence Center
4:00 p.m. | Conclusion
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist, Strategas Research Partners and Chairman of the Global Interdependence Center
Private Roundtable Discussion Topics and Speakers
Tuesday, May 15 | 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Cercle de l’Union Interalliée
- Banks
- Chris Whalen, Chairman, Whalen Global Advisors and GIC Board Member
- China and Tariffs
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chair Emeritus
- Outlook on Japan
- Kozo Koide, Chief Economist, Asset Management One
- Eastern Europe
- Christopher Kwiecinski, Independent Economist
- Macro Recap
- Kathleen Stephansen, Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group Henderson Institute Center for Macroeconomics and GIC Vice Chair of Programs
This meeting is closed to the media and the Chatham House Rule will apply: “When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.”
Hotel Information
For a list of suggested hotels, please contact GIC by emailing [email protected].
Event Location
Monday, May 14, 2018
Central Banking Series with Banque de France
Banque de France Conference Center
31 rue Croix des Petits Champs, 75001 Paris, France
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Private Roundtable Discussion
Cercle de l’Union Interalliée
33 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, France
Speakers
François Villeroy de Galhau
Governor, Banque de FranceFrançois Villeroy de Galhau is an ENA graduate and a former Inspector of Finance. In 1988, he joined the French Treasury (Africa desk, then Europe desk), then served as European advisor to the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister (Pierre Bérégovoy) from 1990 to 1993. He held various posts at the French Treasury, then became financial advisor at the Permanent Representation of France in Brussels. From 1997 to 2000, he was chief of staff of the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry (Dominique Strauss-Kahn then Christian Sautter). He was head of the General Tax Directorate from 2000 to 2003.
Loretta J. Mester, Ph.D.
President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of ClevelandLoretta J. Mester is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. In that role, she participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy and oversees more than 1,000 employees based at the Bank’s Cleveland office and Branch offices in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh who conduct economic research, supervise banking institutions, promote community development, and provide payment services to depository institutions and the U.S. Treasury. Mester represents the Fourth District on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
David E. Altig, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Economic Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaDavid E. Altig is executive vice president and chief economic adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He serves on the executive leadership team for the Bank's economic mobility and resilience strategic priority, is an executive cosponsor of the Working Families Employee Resource Network, and is an adviser to the executive leadership committee.
Michael Drury
Chief Economist, McVean Trading & InvestmentsMichael Drury is the chief economist for McVean Trading & Investments, LLC. He joined the firm in 1992, after serving for five years as senior economist with Allen Sinai at Shearson Lehman Brothers and its successor firms. Michael began his career in New York in 1982 as senior economist at A. Gary Shilling and Company. He received his B.S. in economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and did his graduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Christopher Gannatti
Head of Research, Europe, WisdomTreeChristopher Gannatti began at WisdomTree as a Research Analyst in December 2010, working directly with Jeremy Schwartz, CFA®, Director of Research. In January of 2014, he was promoted to Associate Director of Research where he was responsible to lead different groups of analysts and strategists within the broader Research team at WisdomTree.
Olivier Garnier
Director General for Economics and International, Banque de FranceOlivier Garnier is Director General for Economics and International at Banque de France. He is a member of the Banque de France Executive Committee.
Isabelle Job-Bazille
Chief Economist, Crédit Agricole S.A.Since 1st February 2013, Isabelle Job-Bazille is Chief Economist at Crédit Agricole S.A., and a member of the Management Committee of Crédit Agricole S.A. Isabelle is a member of the High Council of public finance.
Kozo Koide
Asset Management One Co. LtdKozo Koide is the Chief Economist at Asset Management One Co. Ltd., which is the largest Japanese asset management company with about 52 trillion yen (approximately 505 billion US$) assets under its management in October 2016.
Christopher Kwiecinski, Ph.D.
Independent EconomistChristopher Kwiecinski has been an active Independent Economist since retiring in 2010 as Research Director for Central and Eastern Europe at Credit Agricole in Paris. Prior to that he had been Director of Investments, Private Banking also at Credit Agricole. After graduating from Warsaw School of Economics (M.A.) and the University of California San Diego (Ph.D., ABD), he did post-graduate work at Indiana University in Bloomington in the area of East-West trade and finance (published in an article). After joining the private sector, he was Vice President and Senior Economist at Continental Illinois National Bank in Chicago with diversified responsibilities in international economics and finance and extensive worldwide travel. He has been a member of the Supervisory Boards of Polish subsidiaries of major French financial institutions. Mr. & Mrs. Kwiecinski live in Paris.
Arnaud Marès
Chief European Economist, CitigroupArnaud Marès is Citi’s Chief European Economist. Prior to joining Citi in December 2017, he was Special Adviser to the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi.
Richard K. Mastain
Managing Director, Portfolio Specialist and Client Relationship Manager, JennisonRichard K. Mastain is a managing director, a portfolio specialist, and a client relationship manager for Jennison's large cap growth strategies. He joined Jennison Associates in November 2000.
Donald Rissmiller
Founding Partner and Chief Economist of StrategasMr. Rissmiller is a founding Partner of Strategas and has directed the Firm's macroeconomic research efforts since 2006. He oversees Strategas' thematic research as well as high-frequency econometric forecasting.
Kathleen Stephansen
GIC Chair Emerita, Senior Economist for Haver Analytics and Trustee of EQAT Trust FundsKathleen Stephansen is GIC Chair Emerita, Senior Economist for Haver Analytics and Trustee of EQAT Trust Funds. She is the former Chief Economist of Huawei Technologies, Chief Economist of the American International Group (AIG) and AIG Asset Management’s Senior Strategist and Global Head of Sovereign Research. Prior to joining AIG in 2010, Kathleen was Chief Economist at Aladdin Capital Holdings, Credit Suisse’s Head of Global Economic Research, and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation’s co-head of Fixed Income economic research and Chief International Economist.
Philippe Waechter
Director of Economic Research, Ostrum Asset ManagementPhilippe Waechter is Director of Economic Research at Ostrum Asset Management. Philippe joined Bred Banque Populaire in April 1988 as an economist. In 1994, he became director of the economic research department. When Banque Populaire Asset Management was created in June 1998 (which then became Natexis Asset Management in May 2003) Philippe held the same position.
Christopher Whalen
Chairman, Whalen Global Advisors LLCRichard Christopher Whalen is an investment banker and author who lives in New York City. He is Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and focuses on the financial services, mortgage finance and technology sectors. Christopher is a member of FINRA and is associated with J.V.B. Financial in New York.
Joe Zidle
Investment Strategist, BlackstoneJoe Zidle is a Managing Director and Investment Strategist in the Private Wealth Solutions group. Previously, he worked at Richard Bernstein Advisors, an independent investment advisor, where he was responsible for portfolio strategy, asset allocation, investment management and marketing to major wirehouses and independent RIAs.
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