Thursday 24 March (8:00 am – 10:30 am) Lima time (GMT - 05:00).
08:00 – 08:15
Introduction and welcome speech Julio Velarde, Governor, BCRP (Speech) Alexandre Tombini, Chief Representative, BIS Representative Office for the Americas (Speech)
08:15 – 09:15
Session 1: Monetary Policy and Inflation Chair: Alexandre Tombini
· Main Speaker: Claudio Borio, Head of the Monetary and Economic Department – BIS
· Panellist: Ricardo Reis (Professor of Economics – LSE) (Presentation) · Panellist: Stacey Tevlin (Director of the Division of Research and Statistics – FED)
9:15–10:15
Session 2: Between Economic Recovery and Fiscal Consolidation Chair: Adrián Armas
· Main Speaker: Carmen Reinhart (Vice President and Chief Economist – World Bank) (Presentation) · Panellist: Vitor Gaspar (Director, Fiscal Affairs Department – IMF) (Presentation) · Panellist: Maurice Obstfeld (Professor of Economics at Berkeley)
10:30
Closing of the first day
Friday 25 March (8:00 am – 10:30 am) Lima time (GMT - 05:00).
08:00 – 09:00
Session 3: Main Financial Risks in the New Environment Chair: Paul Castillo
· Main Speaker: Hyun Song Shin (Economic Adviser and Head of Research – BIS) (Presentation)
· Panellist: Tobias Adrian (Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department – IMF)
· Panellist: Markus Brunnermeier (Professor of Economics – Princeton University) (Presentation)
09:00 – 10:15
Session 4: Challenges for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability (panel discussion)
Chair : Francine Lacqua · Julio Velarde (Governor – BCRP)
· Agustín Carstens (General Manager – BIS) · John Williams (President and Chief Executive Officer –New York FED)
· Roberto Campos Neto (Governor – Central Bank of Brazil)
