GIC College of Central Bankers Symposium – Day Two
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Bloomberg, 731 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10022
Event Detail
GIC College of Central Bankers Symposium – Day Two
Join GIC on December 4, 2024, in New York City for the College of Central Bankers Symposium focusing on Monetary Policymaking: Central Banking in a Changing World.
The College of Central Bankers (CCB) Symposium will provide a neutral, nonpartisan forum where GIC/CCB can engage, explore, and elevate the public discourse of important global monetary policy issues impacting world economies and living standards.
We are pleased to partner with Bloomberg for the second day of the College of Central Bankers Symposium.
Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration
8:30 – 8:45 am: Welcome
- Katheen Stephansen, GIC Vice Chair of the College of Central Bankers
- Peter T. Grauer, President, Bloomberg Inc. & Chairman Emeritus, Bloomberg
8:45 – 9:30 am: Keynote Address
- Alberto Musalem, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Moderator: Michael McKee, Global Chief Economist, Bloomberg TV/Radio
9:30 am: Break
9:45 – 10:45 am: The Global Economic Outlook
Key Topics: The State of Inflation, Macroeconomic Risks, and Disruptions: The anatomy of supply shocks and policy implications.
- Alfonso Prat Gay, Former President of the Central Bank of Argentina
- Dennis Lockhart, Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Moderator: Lisa Abramowicz, Co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance
10:45 am: Break
11:00 am: Economics on Bloomberg
- Demonstration by Mike McDonough
11:15 -12:15 pm: Monetary Policy in a Changing World
Key Topics: Why are global central banks revisiting their monetary frameworks? Does growth in private credit undermine financial stability? Risks of fiscal dominance
- Masaaki Shirakawa, Former Governor of the Bank of Japan
- Jeff Lacker, Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Moderator: Jose De Gregorio, Former Governor of the Central Bank of Chile
12:15 pm: Lunch Speaker
- Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
1:30pm: Concluding Remarks
- Katheen Stephansen, GIC Vice Chair of the College of Central Bankers
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Speakers
Lisa Abramowicz
Co-host, Bloomberg SurveillanceLisa Abramowicz co-hosts “Bloomberg Surveillance” from 6 to 9 a.m. on Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio.
Tobias Adrian, Ph.D.
Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary FundTobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Peter T. Grauer
President, Bloomberg Inc. & Chairman Emeritus, BloombergI have been the Chairman of the Board at Bloomberg since 2001, in addition to serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2011. Alongside my colleagues and with our Management Committee, I devote much of my efforts to the company’s strategic and operating performance to ensure that we meet and exceed our clients’ expectations every day.
José De Gregorio, Ph.D.
Former President of the Central Bank of ChileJosé De Gregorio is a Full Professor and Dean of the School of Economics and Business of Universidad de Chile. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, member of the board and financial advisor at several private companies and consultant in international financial organizations.
Jeffrey Lacker, Ph.D.
Former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondJeffrey M. Lacker served over 12 years as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, from August 2004 to April 2017. Currently, he is a member of the Shadow Open Market Committee and a Fellow of the Global Interdependence Center College of Central Bankers.
Dennis P. Lockhart
Former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaDennis Lockhart’s career includes time in the private sector, government, and academia. In 2017, he stepped down from the position of president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, a position he held for ten years. In this role, Lockhart served on the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). His tenure spanned the financial crisis, the Great Recession, and several years of recovery.
Michael McDonough
Chief Economist for Financial Products, Bloomberg LPMichael McDonough is the Chief Economist for Financial Products at Bloomberg LP where he provides guidance on economic trends, strategic insight and outreach to central banks and government financial agencies around the world.
Michael McKee
International Economics and Politics Correspondent, Bloomberg Radio/TVMichael McKee is the International Economics and Policy Correspondent for Bloomberg TV and Radio, covering market and political developments, economic trends and central banks in the United States and around the globe.
Alberto G. Musalem
President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisAlberto G. Musalem is the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, one of the 12 regional Reserve banks in the Federal Reserve System. He began serving in the role April 2, 2024. In this capacity, he participates on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, which meets at least eight times each year to set the direction of U.S. monetary policy. He also oversees the activities of the Eighth Federal Reserve District at its St. Louis headquarters and branches in Little Rock, Ark., Louisville, Ky., and Memphis, Tenn. These activities include economic research, fiscal agent responsibilities for the U.S. Treasury, supervision of District financial institutions, community development, and regional payments, transparency, technology and support functions.
Alfonso Prat-Gay
Former President of the Central Bank of ArgentinaAlfonso Prat-Gay was Minister of Treasury and Finance of Argentina from 2015 until 2016. Previously, he was a member of Congress (2009-2013), and president of the Central Bank of Argentina (2002-2004).
Masaaki Shirakawa
Former Governor of the Bank of JapanMasaaki Shirakawa was previously Governor of the Bank of Japan. He was appointed as Governor in April 2008, and left the Bank in March 2013. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) between January 2011 and March 2013.
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.
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