Sovereign Debt Restructurings: Prospects and Challenges in Argentina
Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
LeBow College of Business, Room 722, Philadelphia, PA
$75.00
Register now to join GIC and LeBow College of Business at Drexel University on Friday, February 28, 2020 for the third annual Sovereign Debt Restructurings conference.
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Sovereign Debt Restructurings: Prospects and Challenges in Argentina
Join GIC and LeBow College of Business at Drexel University on Friday, February 28, 2020 for the third annual Sovereign Debt Restructurings conference, focusing this year on Argentina’s prospects and challenges in their restructuring process.
Argentina has experienced many economic crises and defaults throughout its history. Currently it is also facing several economic and political adversities. The conference will shed some light on concurrent developments, explore future prospects, and draw lessons from other sovereign debt restructurings.
Conference Co-Chairs:
- George Tsetsekos, Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus, LeBow College of Business
- Michael G. Papaioannou, TA Expert-Advisor, IMF and Visiting Scholar and Professor, LeBow College of Business
Students of Drexel University can register by clicking here.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. | Registration
9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks
- Vibhas Madan, Ph.D., Interim Dean, LeBow College of Business at Drexel University
- George Tsetsekos, Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus, LeBow College of Business
- Michael G. Papaioannou, TA Expert-Advisor, IMF and Visiting Scholar and Professor, LeBow College of Business
9:10 a.m. | Session 1: Old Constellations and New Crossroads
Overview and current developments
- Chair: Mark Sobel, U.S. Chair, Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
- Panelists:
- Ed Bartholomew, Lecturer in finance at George Washington University, School of Business
- Edgardo Demaestri, Chief Editor, Proyeccion Economica
- Robert Kahn, Director of Global Strategy, Eurasia Group
10:20 a.m. | Session 2: Is Argentina Sui Generis?
Market, legal, and credit rating agencies perspectives
- Chair: Rafael Molina, Managing Partner, Newstate Partners
- Panelists:
- Elena Duggar, Chair of Moody’s Macroeconomic Board
- Anna Gelpern, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Hans Humes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Greylock Capital
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. | Break
11:45 a.m. | Session 3: What Have We Learned?
Empirical views on sovereign debt restructurings
- Chairs:
- Tamon Asonuma, Economist in the Strategy Policy and Review Department, IMF
- Maria Olivero, Associate Professor – Economics, LeBow College of Business
- Panelists:
- Satyajit Chatterjee, Senior Economic Advisor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- Juan Passadore, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
- Toan Phan, Senior Economist in the Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
1:00 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
- George Tsetsekos, Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus, LeBow College of Business
- Michael G. Papaioannou, TA Expert-Advisor, IMF and Visiting Scholar and Professor, LeBow College of Business
1:15 p.m. | Adjournment
Event Location
Address: 3220 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Tamon Asonuma
Economist in the Strategy Policy and Review Department, International Monetary FundTamon Asonuma is an Economist in the Strategy Policy and Review Department of the IMF. Since joining the IMF on September 2010, he has spent most of times in Research Department and Strategy Policy and Review Department.
Ed Bartholomew
Lecturer in finance at George Washington University, School of BusinessEd Bartholomew is former CFO at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Currently he is lecturer in finance at George Washington University, School of Business, and independent financial consultant.
Satyajit Chatterjee
Vice President and Economist and Section Head for Consumer Finance in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaSatyajit Chatterjee is Vice President and Economist and Section Head for Consumer Finance in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He joined the Bank in 1991 and has held his current position since August 2017.
Edgardo Demaestri
Chief Editor, Proyeccion EconomicaEdgardo Demaestri is a Senior consultant in Financial Markets and Public Debt Management. Currently, he is chief editor of Argentina’s well-regarded economic journal: Proyeccion Economica.
Elena Duggar
Managing Director - Chief Credit Officer Americas, and Chair of Macroeconomic Board, Moody’s Investors ServiceElena Duggar is Moody’s Chief Credit Officer for the Americas, and a Managing Director in the Credit Strategy & Research team. Elena is also the Chair of Moody’s Macroeconomic Board, which sets the global macroeconomic forecasts underpinning Moody’s universe of ratings.
Anna Gelpern
Agnes N. Williams Research Professor and Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International EconomicsAnna Gelpern is a Professor of Law at Georgetown and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics. She has published research on government debt, contracts, and regulation of financial institutions and markets. She has co-authored a law textbook on International Finance, and has contributed to international initiatives on financial reform and government debt.
Hans Humes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Greylock CapitalMr. Humes is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Greylock Capital, which he founded as a joint venture with Van Eck Global in May 1995. He is Co-Chief Investment Officer with Diego Ferro since October 2012. Mr. Humes has 23 years of experience working in emerging markets. He was a Managing Partner of Van Eck Absolute Return Advisors, Inc. where he launched the fund which became the Greylock Global Opportunity Master Fund in 1997.
Robert Kahn
Director of Global Strategy, Eurasia GroupRobert Kahn is Director of Global Strategy at the Eurasia Group and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, with an expertise in macroeconomic policy, sanctions, debt and crisis resolution.
Vibhas Madan, Ph.D.
Dean, LeBow College of Business at Drexel UniversityVibhas Madan, PhD, professor of economics, was appointed dean of Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business in December 2020 after serving as interim dean since November 2019. He joined the Dean’s Office in July 2018 as senior associate dean for academic programs. Prior to that, he served as the head of the Economics Department and then as the founding director of the School of Economics, which was launched as a new school within the College in 2013.
Rafael M. Molina
Senior Managing Director, Newstate Partners LLPRafael has 25 years of experience advising a wide range of clients on finance related matters, including liability management strategies aimed at optimizing debt service profiles and yield curves, enhancing risk management practices, and the financing of sustainable infrastructure projects.
Maria Pia Olivero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the School of Economics of Drexel UniversityMaría Pía Olivero, PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Economics of Drexel University. María’s research focuses on international finance and, in particular, on how imperfections in financial markets impact the international transmission of crises and the spillover effects of domestic policies on foreign countries.
Michael G. Papaioannou, Ph.D.
TA Expert Advisor, International Monetary Fund and Senior Visiting Scholar and Professor, LeBow College of Business, Drexel UniversityDr. Michael G. Papaioannou serves as a TA Expert Advisor at the International Monetary Fund and is a Visiting Scholar and Professor at the LeBow College of Business, School of Economics, Drexel University.
Juan Passadore
Assistant Professor of Economics, Einaudi Institute (EIEF)Juan Passadore is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Einaudi Institute (EIEF).
Toan Phan
Senior Economist in the Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondToan Phan is a Senior Economist in the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Mark Sobel
US Chairman, OMFIFMark Sobel is US Chairman at OMFIF. Mark is a veteran US Treasury official, who was at the forefront of international financial diplomacy for two decades.
George Tsetsekos, Ph.D.
Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus Drexel’s LeBow College of BusinessDr. George Tsetsekos, serves as the Francis professor of Finance and Director of the Risk Management Center at the LeBow College of Business. He served as Dean of LeBow (2002-2012) and under his transformative leadership the college achieved national rankings and quality milestones in research and teaching.
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