Rethinking monetary policy in a highly uncertain world – Anual conference of economic studies 2023

XVIII Annual Conference of
Economic Studies

Rethinking monetary policy

in a highly uncertain world

Date:

August 11th 2023

8:50 a.m. Bogotá / 9:50 a.m. New York / 10:50 a.m. Buenos Aires

Format: In person
By invitation only

Charleston Santa Teresa Hotel, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

XVIII Anual Conference of
Economic Studies​

Rethinking Monetary Policy in a Highly Uncertain World

Date:

August 11th, 2023

8:50 a.m. Bogotá / 9:50 a.m. New York / 10:50 a.m. Buenos Aires

Format: In person
By invitation only

Charleston Santa Teresa Hotel, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Agenda

* All times refer to local Cartagena time (GMT-5)

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

07:00 p.m. – 08:30 p.m. 

Welcome cocktail

Friday, August 11th, 2023

8:50 a.m. Bogotá / 9:50 a.m. New York / 10:50 a.m. Buenos Aires

8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 

Opening remarks

José Darío Uribe, Executive President, FLAR

Rodrigo Peñailillo, Representative in Colombia, CAF

Session I – Monetary Policy and Resilience

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 

Speaker:

Markus Brunnermeier, Director, Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University

Discussants:

Alejandro Werner, Director of Georgetown Americas Institute, Georgetown University

Juan José Ospina, Chief Officer for Monetary Policy and Economic Information, Central Bank of Colombia

Chair:

Julio Velarde, Governor, Central Reserve Bank of Peru

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Coffee break

Session II – Inflation and monetary policy: Recent developments

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Speaker:

Iván Werning, Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussants:

Elias Albagli, Director of the Monetary Policy Division and Chief Economist, Central Bank of Chile

José Dorich, Deputy Managing Director of International Economic Analysis, Bank of Canada

Chair:

Leonardo Villar, Governor, Central Bank of Colombia

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

  • Family Photo
  • Working Lunch

Session III – Monetary/fiscal policy mix in the current international context

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Speaker:

Francesco Bianchi, Louis J. Maccini Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University

Discussants:

Adriana Arreaza, Director of Macroeconomic Studies, CAF

Adrián Armas, Chief Economist, Central Bank of Peru

Chair:

Beltrán de Ramón, General Manager, Central Bank of Chile

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Coffee break

Session IV – Monetary and fiscal policy challenges in Latin America

3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Speaker:

Rodrigo Valdés, Director of Western Hemisphere Department, IMF

Discussants:

Fernanda Guardado, Deputy Governor for International Affairs and Corporate Risk Management, Central Bank of Brazil 

Liliana Rojas-Suárez, Director of the Latin America Initiative and a senior fellow, Center for Global Development

Chair:

Róger Madrigal, Governor, Central Bank of Costa Rica

Closing dinner

7:00 p.m. | Mar y Zielo Restaurant

Address: Carrera 5a #34-63 (Walled City)

Speakers

Markus Brunnermeier

Director, Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University

Iván Werning

Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics, MIT

Francesco Bianchi

Louis J. Maccini Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University

Rodrigo Valdés

Director of Western Hemisphere Department, IMF

Discussants

Elias Albagli

Director of the Monetary Policy Division and Chief Economist, Central Bank of Chile

Adrián Armas

Adrián Armas

Chief Economist, Central Bank of Peru

Adriana Arreaza

Adriana Arreaza

Director of Macroeconomic Studies, CAF

José Dorich

Deputy Managing Director of International Economic Analysis, Bank of Canada

Fernanda Guardado

Deputy Governor for International Affairs and Corporate Risk Management, Central Bank of Brazil

Juan José Ospina

Deputy Manager of Monetary Policy and Economic Information, Central Bank of Colombia

Liliana Rojas-Suárez

Director of the Latin America Initiative and a senior fellow, Center for Global Development

Alejandro Werner

Alejandro Werner

Director of Georgetown Americas Institute, Georgetown University

Chairs

Róger Madrigal

Governor, Central Bank of Costa Rica

Beltrán de Ramón

General Manager, Central Bank of Chile

Julio Velarde

Governor, Central Reserve Bank of Peru

Leonardo Villar

Governor, Central Bank of Colombia

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