Central Banking Series Event: Madrid

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

Morning: Private Discussion
9 – 9:30 a.m. | Registration and Coffee

9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks

• Vicente J. Montes Gan, Director, Rafael del Pino Foundation
• Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist and Founding Partner, Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chair of Programs

9:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Keynote speech

• José Manuel González Páramo, Executive Director and Chairman of the International Advisory Board BBVA, former member of the ECB Governing Council

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Economic Outlook

• Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist and Founding Partner, Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chair of Programs
• Jorge Sicilia, Chief Economist, BBVA Research
• Manuel Balmaseda, Chief Economist, CEMEX
• Kozo Koide, Chief Economist of DIAM
• Moderated by George Tsetsekos, Dean Emeritus, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University and GIC Chairman Emeritus

12 – 12:30 p.m. | Coffee Break

12:30 – 1:05 p.m. | Keynote Speech

• Massimo Rostagno, Directorate Monetary Policy, ECB

1:05 – 1:35 p.m. | Keynote Speech

• Katarzyna Zajdel Kurowska, Board Member, National Bank of Poland

1:35 – 2:05 p.m. | Keynote Speech

• Manuel Sánchez, Deputy Governor, Bank of Mexico

2:05 – 2:30 p.m. | Q&A Session

• Moderated by Manuel Balmaseda, Chief Economist, CEMEX

2:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Lunch

 

Afternoon: Public Conference
4:45 – 5 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks

• Vicente J. Montes Gan, Director, Rafael del Pino Foundation
• Jorge Sicilia, Chief Economist, BBVA Research
• George Tsetsekos, Dean Emeritus, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University and GIC Chairman Emeritus

5 – 5:45 p.m. | Keynote Speech “Spain at a Time of Extraordinary Monetary Challenges”

• José Luis Malo de Molina, Director General Economics, Statistics and Research, Bank of Spain

5:30 – 7 p.m. | Central Bankers’ Outlook

• David E. Altig, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• Daniel G. Sullivan, Ph.D., Director of Research and Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Livio Stracca, Head of the International Policy Analysis Division, European Central Bank
• Moderated by José Manuel González Páramo, Executive Director and Chairman of the International Advisory Board, BBVA, former member of the ECB Governing Council

7 p.m. | Conclusion

• Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist and Founding Partner, Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chair of Programs

 

THURSDAY, MAY 14
Private Round Table Discussion

9 – 9:15 a.m. | Registration and Coffee

9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks

• Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist and Founding Partner, Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chair of Programs

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Discussion on the Effectiveness and Future of QE in the US, Japan and Europe
Opening remarks from the following speakers to be followed by a moderated discussion with the audience.

• Jorge Sicilia, Chief Economist, BBVA Research
• Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist and Founding Partner, Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chair of Programs
• Kozo Koide, Chief Economist of DIAM

12:30 p.m. | Conclusion

 

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