Central Banking Series Conference with University of the Bahamas
Date: Monday, February 17, 2025 - Tuesday, February 18, 2025
University of The Bahamas, February 17-18, 2025 | Nassau, Bahamas
$400.00 – $1,000.00
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Event Detail
Central Banking Series Conference with University of the Bahamas
We are delighted to announce our upcoming program in Nassau, Bahamas. Our program will begin with a Speakers Dinner on February 16, our full day public conference with the University of the Bahamas on February 17, followed by a Roundtable Breakfast on February 18 at the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
We are pleased to introduce our new tiered Membership platform in which the benefits of membership will increase with the level of membership. For more information membership benefits for this event, please see the chart below:
Agenda
8:00 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
8:45 a.m. | Welcome
- Jayne Hodder, the University of The Bahamas (invited)
- William Kennedy, CIO, RiskBridge Advisors and GIC Board Chair Emeritus
9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks
- The Honorable Michael Halkitis, Minister of Economic Affairs (invited)
9:30 a.m. | Morning Keynote
- Patrick Harker, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- Q&A Moderated by: William Kennedy, CIO, RiskBridge Advisors and GIC Board Chair Emeritus
10:15 a.m. | Break
10:30 a.m. | Session 1: Global Economic Outlook/ Inflation – The Cost of Living
- Therese Turner Jones, Vice President, Caribbean Development Bank
- Moderator: Byron Callan, Managing Director, Capital Alpha Partners
11:15 a.m. | Break
11:30 a.m. | Session 2: The Cost of Banking
- Michael Green, Portfolio Manager and Chief Strategist, Simplify
- Julian Francis, Chairman, Commonwealth Brewery
- Moderator: TBC
12:15 p.m. | Lunch
1:30 p.m. | Afternoon Keynote
- John Rolle, Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas
- Q&A Moderated by: Zhivargo Laing, Executive Director of the Government and Public Policy Institute and Senior Policy Fellow at the University of The Bahamas
2:15 p.m. | Break
2:30 p.m. | Special Feature: The Fed and the Flu
- David Kotok, Cofounder and CIO, Cumberland Advisors and Member of GIC Advisory Council
2:45 p.m. | Session 3: Currency Issues: Bahamian Dollar, Digital Currencies, and the Future of the U.S. Dollar
- Allan Wright, Manager of Research, Central Bank of The Bahamas
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist, Strategas and GIC Board Member
- Moderator: Zhivargo Laing, Executive Director of the Government and Public Policy Institute and Senior Policy Fellow at the University of The Bahamas
3:30 p.m. | Break
3:45 p.m. | Session 4: Proactive Risk Management in the Era of Climate Change
- Agnessa Lundy, Associate Principal of Environmental, BRON
- Bob Bunting, CEO, Climate Adaptation Center
- Moderator: TBC
4:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks
- Zhivargo Laing, Executive Director of the Government and Public Policy Institute and Senior Policy Fellow at the University of The Bahamas
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Speakers
Patrick T. Harker, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaPatrick T. Harker took office on July 1, 2015, as the 11th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In this role, Dr. Harker participates on the Federal Open Market Committee, which formulates the nation’s monetary policy.
John Rolle
Governor of the Central Bank of The BahamasMr. Rolle was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas, in January, 2016.
Bob Bunting
CEO, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Center - CACRobert (Bob) Bunting is a scientist and serial entrepreneur, high technology start up expert and educator. He is CEO of the new Climate Adaptation & Mitigations Center, CAC, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to providing a curated data-base and situational analysis in four topical areas impacted by a warming climate. They are: seal level rise, Red Tide, hurricane changing characteristics, and human health.
Byron Callan
Managing Director, Capital Alpha Partners, LLCByron Callan, Managing Director is a near forty-year veteran of Wall Street. He’s spent three years on the buy-side, most recently as a Portfolio Manager at Lion’s Path Capital.
Julian W. Francis, CBE
Former Governor of the Central Bank of The BahamasJulian W. Francis, CBE, a former Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas, and former Executive Chairman of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited, is a business and financial consultant.
Michael Green
Portfolio Manager and Chief Strategist, Simplify Asset ManagementMichael joined Simplify in April 2021 after serving as Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Logica Capital Advisers, LLC. Prior to Logica, Michael managed macro strategies at Thiel Macro, LLC. Prior to Thiel, he founded Ice Farm Capital, a discretionary global macro hedge fund. From 2006-2014, Michael founded and managed the New York office of Canyon Capital Advisors where he established their global macro strategies, managing in excess of $5B of exposure across equity, credit, FX, commodity and derivative markets.
William Kennedy
GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLCWilliam Kennedy is the co-founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of RiskBridge Advisors, an independent, full-service investment office serving insurers, endowments and foundations, and individual investors. He is responsible for RiskBridge’s business and investment activities and has over 30 years of capital market research and investment experience.
David Kotok
Strategic Advisor, Cumberland AdvisorsDavid Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. David’s articles and financial market commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio, Yahoo Finance TV, and other media.
Zhivargo S. Laing
Executive Director and Senior Policy Fellow of the Government and Public Policy Institute (GPPI), University of The BahamasZhivargo Laing is a Bahamian economic consultant, former cabinet member and former member of the Bahamas House of Assembly for the Marco City Constituency. Mr. Laing has served as Minister of State in Youth, Sports and Culture, Minister of State in Education and Youth, Minister of Economic Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance.
Agnessa Lundy
Associate Principal for Environmental Services, Bron Ltd.Agnessa Lundy is a leading environmental scientist with over 15 years of experience in ecological restoration, marine conservation, and project management. As Associate Principal for Earth at Bron Ltd., she has directed numerous environmental studies, including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Environmental Management Plans (EMPs), and environmental monitoring across The Bahamas.
Therese Turner-Jones
Director, Projects Department, Caribbean Development BankBorn in The Bahamas, Therese Turner-Jones is the Director of the Projects Department at the Caribbean Development Bank, which oversees the Bank's operations in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago.
Allan Wright, Ph.D.
Manager of the Research Department, Central Bank of The BahamasAllan Wright is the Manager of the Research Department of the Central Bank of The Bahamas, where he oversees the production and publication of economic analysis and statistical reports. He is responsible for contributing to the formulation of economic policies, grounded in economic forecasting, with emphasis on the monetary and financial sector, fiscal matters, and the payments system.
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