Central Banking Series: Dublin
Date: Monday, May 15, 2023 - Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Dublin, Ireland
$800.00 – $1,000.00
Event Detail
Central Banking Series: Dublin
Register today! GIC invites you to join us at the Central Bank of Ireland on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, to explore Central Bank Digital Currency, digitalization policies, trade interdependencies, policy implications of climate change, and more. We will be joined for keynote remarks by Gabriel Makhlouf, the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland and Loretta J. Mester, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Included with registration, GIC Members are invited to attend a Private Members’ Roundtable Discussion on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the Iveagh House at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Agenda
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
8:00 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
9:00 a.m. | Welcome
- William McLaughlin, President, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc., Founder of the Irish American Business Chamber, and Member of GIC Board of Directors
9:15 a.m. | Morning Central Banker Keynote Address
- Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland
- Moderator: Kathleen Stephansen, Vice Chair of the GIC College of Central Bankers
10:00 a.m. | Session I: Central Bank Digital Currency (Fed/ECB)
- Dave Altig, Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- William Molloy, Director of Financial Operations, Central Bank of Ireland
- Moderator: Stephen Sexauer, Chief Investment Officer, San Diego County Employee Retirement Association
10:45 a.m. | Break
11:00 a.m. | Session II: Digitalization Policies
- Leland Miller, CEO, China Beige Book and Member of GIC Board of Directors
- Joe Callahan, Founder and Chairman, Ciright
- Moderator: Kevin Dooley Kent, Member, Clark Hill Law and Board Member, Irish American Business Chamber & Network
11:45 a.m. | Networking Lunch
1:15 p.m. | Afternoon Central Banker Keynote Address
- Loretta J. Mester, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Moderator: Kathleen Stephansen, Vice Chair of the GIC College of Central Bankers
2:00 p.m. | Session III: Trade Interdependencies in the Balance (IRA, Brexit, and Energy)
- Patrick Honohan, Former Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland and GIC College of Central Bankers Fellow
- Moderator: Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Member of GIC Board of Directors
2:45 p.m. | Break
3:00: p.m. | Session IV: Policy Implications of Climate Change
- Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Ireland
- Timo Tyrvainen, Chief Economist, Climate Leadership Coalition
- Lawrence Vesey, Partner, Sia Partners
- Moderator: George Tsetsekos, Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus at Drexel’s LeBow College of Business and Member of GIC Board of Directors
3:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Event Location
Central Bank of Ireland
New Wapping Street. North Wall Quay. Dublin 1. D01 F7X3
Speakers
Gabriel Makhlouf
Governor of the Central Bank of IrelandGabriel Makhlouf took up his position as Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland on 1 September 2019. He chairs the Central Bank Commission, is a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, a member of the European Systemic Risk Board, and is Ireland's Alternate Governor at the International Monetary Fund.
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).
Patrick Honohan, Ph.D.
Former Governor of the Central Bank of IrelandPatrick Honohan was Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland and a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank from September 2009 to November 2015. He is an honorary professor of economics at Trinity College Dublin and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
David E. Altig, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaDr. David E. Altig is executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In addition to advising the Bank president on monetary policy and related matters, Dr. Altig oversees the Bank's regional executives and the Bank's research department.
Joseph Callahan
CEO, CirightWith over 30 years experience in developing mobile technologies and leading various teams, Joe is a perpetual innovator, serial entrepreneur, and true visionary. He is looked at as an industry expert in digital currency technology matters as an advisor and service provider to several countries, regulators and policy makers— specifically in matters of cyber security, digital wallets, and biometric card technology.
Sharon Donnery
Deputy Governor, Financial Regulation, Central Bank of IrelandSharon Donnery was appointed Deputy Governor, Financial Regulation on 1 July 2022. She is an ex-officio Member of the Central Bank Commission and is a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB).
Kevin Dooley Kent
Member, Clark Hill Law and Board Member, Irish American Business Chamber & NetworkKevin Kent prides himself on deftly guiding his clients through litigation, disputes, and regulatory actions while also working closely with them to identify and minimize future risk exposure.
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.
Michael Fox
CEO, J.P. Morgan EU Merchant ServicesMichael is the CEO for J.P. Morgan EU Merchant Services, as well as being the Ireland Country Payments Head. He has also served as branch manager for J.P. Morgan’s bank in Luxembourg while leading its Securities Services business, including all aspects of strategy, client service, product delivery and operations.
William McLaughlin
President, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. and Founder, Irish American Business Chamber & NetworkWilliam (Bill) McLaughlin is president of McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc., a Philadelphia-based growth strategies company that assists American firms entering Europe via Ireland, and Irish companies entering the U.S.
Leland R. Miller
Chief Executive Officer, China Beige Book InternationalLeland is the co-founder and CEO of China Beige Book, the world’s leading data analytics and economic-forecasting firm focused on China, as well as operator of the largest proprietary data-collection network ever developed to track a closed economy.
William Molloy
Director of Financial Operations, Central Bank of IrelandWilliam Molloy was appointed Director of Financial Operations on 1 August 2019 and is responsible for the Financial Markets and Payments and Securities Settlements divisions. The Directorate is responsible for implementing Eurosystem monetary policy (including the Asset Purchase Programme), managing the Central Bank's investment assets, operating the Irish component of the Eurosystem's real time gross settlement system (TARGET2), promoting the safety and efficiency of payments and securities settlement systems operating in Ireland and managing the Deposit Guarantee Scheme.
Stephen Sexauer
Chief Investment Officer, The San Diego County Employees Retirement AssociationStephen Sexauer is SDCERA’s Chief Investment Officer and oversees SDCERA’s $14 billion Trust Fund, investment team, and investment consultants. In addition to the day-to-day operation of SDCERA’s Investment Division, he also assists SDCERA’s Board with determining the Fund’s investment policies, strategy and asset allocation.
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.
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.
Timo Tyrvainen
Chief Economist, Climate Leadership Coalition in FinlandSince 2017, PhD Timo Tyrväinen is the Chief Economist of Climate Leadership Coalition, Finland. He also chairs CLC´s Finance theme group.
Lawrence Vesey
Partner, Sia PartnersLawrence has over 30 years of consulting experience, working across a range of industries including Financial Services, Regulatory Compliance, Life Sciences, Agribusiness, Transport & Utilities.
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