Central Banking Series: Dublin
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2016 - Saturday, October 1, 2016
Morrison Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Join us for this program in partnership with the Central Bank of Ireland, featuring Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor – Central Banking, Central Bank of Ireland, and Patrick T. Harker, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Presentation Documents
Presentation Documents- Some thoughts on Japan’s experience with unconventional monetary policy - Alan Ahearne
- Euro Area Banking - John McCarthy
- Remarks on Central Banking in Ireland and the U.S. - Anthony Murphy
Session Videos
Session Videos- Welcome and Central Bankers Outlook
- Comments from the Central Banks and European Banking: View from ING
- The Political and Economic Challenges Facing Europe & Navigating in a Global Economy
- Advancements in Financial Technology
Event Detail
Central Banking Series: Dublin
The Global Interdependence Center (GIC) held its first program in Dublin in 2007 and is proud to return to the city as the Irish Republic celebrates its centenary in 2016. This Central Banking Series event will be held in partnership with the Central Bank of Ireland and the Irish American Business Chamber and Network, and will feature Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor – Central Banking, Central Bank of Ireland, and Patrick T. Harker, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The series will continue in Madrid the following week.
We are pleased to offer a discounted registration rate for GIC and IABCN members. Attendees in both Dublin and Madrid will also receive a discounted rate.
A private roundtable session exclusively for GIC members will be held on the day following the public conference at the ballroom at the historic Iveagh House, headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Thursday Sept. 29 – Full Day Conference: Changes to Come in European and US Finance
Venue: Printworks Hall at the Morrison Hotel Address: Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin, Ireland
8:30 AM — Registration and coffee
9:00 AM — Welcome
- Bill McLaughlin, Board Member, Global Interdependence Center and Founder & Chairman Emeritus
Irish American Business Chamber & Network, Inc. - Ambassador Kevin F. O’Malley, U.S. Embassy in Ireland
- Mary Keeney, Head of International Relations, Monetary Policy Division, Central Bank of Ireland
9:15 AM — Session I – Central Bankers Outlook
- Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor – Central Banking, Central Bank of Ireland
- Introduced by Representative from Central Bank of Ireland
- Patrick T. Harker, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- Introduced by Michael Drury, Chairman of GIC and Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Investments
10:45 AM — Coffee Break
11:00 AM — Session II – Comments from the Central Banks
- David Altig, EVP and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and GIC Board Member
- Anthony Murphy, Policy Advisor and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Alan Ahearne, Professor and Head of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway
- Moderator: Patrick Honohan, Former Governor, Central Bank of Ireland
12:00 PM — European Banking: View from ING
- John McCarthy, Chairman, ING Bank Turkey
12:30 PM — Lunch
1:15 PM — The Political and Economic Challenges Facing Europe
- John Bruton, former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Former EU Ambassador to the United States
1:45PM — Session III – Navigating in a Global Economy
- Karl Whelan, Professor of Economics, University College Dublin
- Chris Whalen, Senior Managing Director, Kroll Bond Rating Agency
- Megan Greene, Chief Economist, Manulife
- Moderator: Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Investments and Chairman of GIC
3:00 PM — Coffee Break
3:15 PM — Session IV – Advancements in Financial Technology
Sponsored by the Financial Payments Association of Ireland (FPAI)
- Frank Kelly, Senior Legal Advisor, Bank of Ireland
- Charles Dowd, CEO, Plynk
- Brian Fahey, CEO, Terra Nua
- Moderator: Richard Walsh, CEO, FPAI
4:30 PM — Conclusion
Friday, September 30 – Private Roundtable Discussion: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (by invitation only)
Venue: The Ballroom at the Iveagh House at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Address: 80 St Stephen’s Green
9:00 AM — Registration and Coffee
9:30 AM — Welcome
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chair
9:30 AM — Session I: Session I: Property
- Ronan Lyons, Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin
- Dr. Maria Woods, Financial Stability Division, Central Bank of Ireland
- Group Discussion
10:30 AM — Session II: Brexit – The Elephant in the Room
- John FitzGerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin
- Marc Coleman, Director of Financial Services Ireland, IBEC
- Mark Cassidy, Head of Financial Stability, Central Bank of Ireland
- Group Discussion
11:30 AM — Session III: US Election
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chair
- Group Discussion
12:30 PM Conclusion
GIC Continues to Madrid October 2-4, 2016
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Speakers
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).
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 Bruton
Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Former EU Ambassador to the United StatesJohn Bruton was Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland from 1994 to 1997. He was first elected to Dail Eireann in 1969 and served continuously as a member until 2004. In the 1970’s, he was a Parliamentary Secretary in the Departments of Education, and of Industry and Commerce. In the 1980’s, he served as Minister for Finance (twice), Minister for Industry and Energy, and as Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism. He was Leader of the Fine Gael Party from 1990 to 2001. From 2002 to 2003, he was a member of the presidency of the Convention on the Future of Europe, which did the bulk of the drafting work of the Lisbon Treaty, which currently governs the operations of the European Union. From 2004 to 2009, he was EU Ambassador to the United States. From 2010 to 2015, he was President of IFSC Ireland. He was also a member of the board of the Montpelier.re from 2010 to 2015. Currently, he is a member of the boards of Ingersoll Rand, of the Irish Diaspora Loan Origination Fund, of Smart Invest Ltd and of the European Advisory board of Eli Lilly. He is also a member of the board of the Centre for European Policy Studies, of Cooperation Ireland, and of the Club de Madrid. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Transatlantic Relations in Washington DC and was a visiting fellow at the European Institute in the London School of Economics.
Kevin F. O’Malley
United States Ambassador to IrelandKevin F. O’Malley was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland on September 30, 2014 and presented his credentials to President Michael D. Higgins on October 8, 2014. Kevin F. O’Malley, an attorney, was a partner at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., in St. Louis, Missouri, whose trial skills have earned him Fellowship in the […]
Alan Ahearne
Professor and Head of Economics, National University of Ireland, GalwayAlan Ahearne is Professor and Head of Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He is a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Ireland and has served as adviser to the IMF and as a research fellow at Bruegel, the Brussels-based think tank. He is Chairman of the ESRI and Department […]
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.
Mark Cassidy
Head of Financial Stability, Central Bank of IrelandMark Cassidy is the Head of Financial Stability at the Central Bank of Ireland. He has been with the Central Bank of Ireland since 2000 before which he was a lecturer of Economics in Lehigh University, Pennsylvania and Queens University, Belfast. Mark joined the Central Bank of Ireland in 2000 as Senior Economist in the […]
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.
John FitzGerald
Adjunct Professor of Economics at Trinity College DublinJohn FitzGerald is an adjunct professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin and former research professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute. He joined the ESRI in 1984, after 12 years at the Department of Finance. He holds master’s degrees in History and Economics from University College Dublin. FitzGerald has published extensively on fiscal […]
Megan E. Greene
Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy SchoolMegan has been a leading voice in global macroeconomics on both sides of the Atlantic for the past 15 years. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. Her role includes teaching and writing, and her main focus is the drivers of wage and income inequality globally.
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.
Ronan Lyons
Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College DublinRonan Lyons is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin, where his research focuses on long-run housing markets and sustainable and behavioural aspects of real estate markets. He has published in and peer-reviewed for a range of academic journals, including the Journal of Property Research, Energy Economics, the European Review of Economic History […]
John McCarthy
Chairman, ING Bank TurkeyMr. McCarthy holds his BA and MA from Tufts (German). He began his 46 year international banking career at State Street Bank in Munich, where he lived from 1970-1975. He joined American Express Bank in 1976 and until 1990 held executive positions in corporate and investment banking at New York, London, Bahrain, Dubai, Seoul and Istanbul. He joined the Dutch ING Bank in 1991 to establish ING’s operations in Turkey. He currently serves as the chairman of ING Bank Turkey and its asset management, securities brokerage, private pension and life insurance subsidiaries in Turkey, Ireland and Bahrain.
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.
Anthony Murphy
Policy Advisor and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasAnthony Murphy is a policy advisor and senior economist in the macro / finance group of the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He joined the Dallas Fed in 2010 from Oxford University. His research interests include banking, housing, savings and consumption. His current research focuses on the boom and bust in […]
Christopher Whalen
Chairman, Whalen Global Advisors LLCRichard Christopher Whalen is an investment banker and author who lives in New York City. He is Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and focuses on the financial services, mortgage finance and technology sectors. Christopher is a member of FINRA and is associated with J.V.B. Financial in New York.
Karl Whelan
Professor, School of Economics, University College DublinKarl Whelan has been Professor of Economics at University College Dublin since 2007. Previously, he worked for the Central Bank of Ireland and the Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC. Prof. Whelan has published extensively in the area of applied macroeconomics and is a member of the Royal Irish Academy. He appears regularly in the Irish […]
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