Schedule
Time
Events
Venue
Tuesday, October 6
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Press Briefing World Economic Outlook
  • Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, IMF
  • Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF
  • Thomas Helbling, Division Chief, Research Department, IMF
  • Angela Gaviria, Deputy Division Chief, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Nasca
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Civil Society Policy Forum
The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) will be held from Tuesday, October 6 to Friday, October 9, as part of the 2015 Annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). It brings together CSO representatives, WBG and IMF staff, CSO representatives, government officials, academics and other participants to exchange views and dialogue on a wide range of topics.
National Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Jobs, Wages and the Latin American Slowdown
Opening remarks: Jorge Familiar, Vice President, Latin America and Caribbean, World Bank Group

Moderators: Alberto Rodriguez, Country Director for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, World Bank Group
Alejandra Viveros, Communications Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank Group


  • Luis Miguel Castilla, Ambassador of Peru to the United States
  • Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank Group
  • Michael Shifter, President, Inter-American Dialogue
National Museum
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Youth Dialogue Bridging the Unemployment Gap through Education and Inclusion
Opening remarks: Carla Grasso, Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Moderator: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Correspondent, HBO series VICE
  • Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Co-Founder, Andela
  • Mariel Rentería, President, CADE Universitario
  • Joäo Felipe Scarpelini, Youth Advisor, UN Somalia
  • Amanda Putri Witdarmono, Founder, We The Teachers

Closing remarks: Daniel Maurate , Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion, Peru
Moderator: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
Speakers:
  • Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Co-Founder, Andela
  • Mariel Renteria, President, CADE Universitario
  • Joäo Felipe Scarpelini
  • Amanda Putri Witdarmono, Founder, We The Teachers
  • Daniel Maurate, Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion, Peru
National Theatre
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Ensuring Inclusive Development Good Practices in Promoting Accountability in Latin America

  • Beatriz Boza, Board Chair, Ciudadanos al Día
  • Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Chairperson, Inspection Panel, World Bank Group
  • Alejandro Foxley, Executive Director for Chile, World Bank Group
  • Hartwig Shafer, Vice President for Operations Policy and Country Services, World Bank Group
National Museum - Mochica
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Social Inclusion WikiStage WBG Lima Special Event
  • Martín Abregú, Vice President, Democracy, Rights and Justice, Ford Foundation
  • Claudia Belmont, Country Manager, Belcorp
  • Linda Briceño, Singer and Composer
  • Paola Bustamante, Minister of Social Inclusion and Development of Peru
  • Gabriel Jaime Franco, Poet & Co-Founder, Medellin Poetry Festival
  • Ede Jorge Ijjász  Vásquez, Senior Director, World Bank Group
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director and COO, World Bank
  • Vania Masías, Founding Director, Angeles D1
  • Victor Santiago Pineda, President, World Enabled
  • Ines Temple, President of LHH-DBM Peru & LHH Chile
  • José Carlos Ugaz, Chair of the Board of Transparency International
  • Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, Paraguay

Performers:

Victor Hugo Caceres Martinez, 23 years old, Cello

Ana Maria Meza, 19 years old, Violin 1

Celeste Elizabeth Fleitas Ortiz, 9 years old, Violin 2

Angel Andres Riveros Cabrera, 21 years old, Tenor Sax

National Library 2
Wednesday, October 7
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Press Briefing Global Financial Stability Report
  • José Viñals, Financial Counselor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department
  • Peter Dattels, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
  • Matthew Jones, Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
  • Jennifer Elliott, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
  • Andreas Adriano, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Nasca
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Civil Society Policy Forum
The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) will be held from Tuesday, October 6 to Friday, October 9, as part of the 2015 Annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). It brings together CSO representatives, WBG and IMF staff, CSO representatives, government officials, academics and other participants to exchange views and dialogue on a wide range of topics.
National Museum
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
IMF Latin America in the Spotlight Stronger Institutions, Stronger Growth Capacity Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Way Forward
Opening remarks: Carla Grasso, Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Moderator: Ian Goldin, Professor and Director of the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
  • Laura Alfaro, Professor, Harvard Business School
  • Maria Antonieta de Bonilla, Former Minister, Guatemala
  • Luis Miguel Castilla, Ambassador to the United States, Peru
  • Brian Wynter, Central Bank of Jamaica
CC 6 - Pachacamac
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Inequality, Opportunity and Prosperity
Moderator: Patricia Janiot, Senior News Anchor, CNN en Español

  • Juan Alberto Fuentes Knight, Chair, Oxfam International
  • Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, SEGIB
  • Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
National Theatre
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Press Briefing Fiscal Monitor
  • Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
  • Sanjeev Gupta, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
  • Benedict Clements, Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
  • Ángela Gaviria, Deputy Division Chief, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Nasca
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Ideas for Action Youth Engagement for Financing the Future of Development

  • Alberth Rolando Barreto Fortón, Member, Team Outcome
  • Djordjija Petkoski, Lecturer and Senior Fellow, Wharton School of Business
  • Ines Temple, President, Lee Hecht Harrison / DBM Peru & Lee Hecht Harrison / DBM Chile, President CARE Peru
  • Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President, Development Finance, World Bank Group
  • Luis Montoya, President, PepsiCo Latin America Beverages
  • Mahmoud Mohieldin, Corporate Secretary and President’s Special Envoy, World Bank Group
  • Matthew McPhail, Representative, Team Pennsurance, Winners
  • Ogomegbunam Anagwu, Founding Member, Oxfam Youth for Growth and Empowerment in Nigeria (OXYGEN)
Room
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
IMF Latin America in the Spotlight Bridging the Pacific Harnessing The Benefits Of Rising Trade And Financial Integration Between Asia And Latin America
Moderator: Josefina Townsend, TVPeru
  • David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Caroline Atkinson, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics, U. S.
  • Yi Gang, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China
  • Piero Ghezzi Solis, Minister of Production, Peru
  • Eswar Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
CC 6 - Pachacamac
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Building on Peru’s Success Boosting Productivity for Faster Growth
Moderator: Gabriela Frias, Anchor, CNN en Español

  • Alonso Segura, Finance Minister, Peru
  • Robert Barro, Professor, Harvard University
  • Jorge Familiar, Vice President, Latin America and Caribbean, World Bank Group
  • Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group                             
  • Mateusz Szczurek, Finance Minister, Poland
Moderator: Gabriela Frías
Auditorio
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Press Briefing Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook
  • Alejandro Werner, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
  • Nigel Chalk, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
  • Adrienne Cheasty, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
  • Charles Enoch, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
  • Robert Rennhack, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
  • Krishna Srinivasan, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
  • Raphael Anspach, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Nasca
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Conversation on Climate Change
Moderator: Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
  • Jim Yong Kim, President, WBG
  • Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Management
  • Nicholas Stern, Patel Professor of Economics and Government, LSE, and President of the British Academy
Moderator: Martin Wolf
Speakers:
  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
  • Jim Yong Kim
  • Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Management
  • Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Ecnomics and Government at the London School of Economics
National Theatre
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Road-testing the Proposed Environmental and Social Framework Implications for Borrowers

  • Mark King, Chief Environmental and Social Standards Officer, Operations Policy and Country Services, World Bank Group
  • Maninder Gill, Director, Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank Group
  • Hart Schafer, Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services, World Bank Group
National Museum - Mochica
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
IMF Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change Energy Pricing—Getting it Right
Moderator: Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
  • Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Martin Parkinson, Visiting Fellow from Griswold Centre for Policy Studies, Princeton University
  • Mary Polak, Minister of Environment, British Columbia
  • Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
National Theatre
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

The Road to Universal Health Coverage How to Avoid Fiscal Breakdown

  • Ariel Frisancho, Country Director, Catholic Medical Mission Board Peru
  • Kiyoshi Kodera, Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • Jeanette Vega, Director,  National Chilean Public Health Insurance Agency (FONASA)
  • Anibal Velazques Valdivia, Minister of Health, Peru
CC 6 - Mangomarca
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Civil Society Townhall
Participation by:
  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
  • Jim Yong Kim, President, WBG
Lima Convention Center - Lima 1
Thursday, October 8
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

2015 Annual Meetings Press Briefing IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde will address the press during the 2015 Annual Meetings of the WBG and the IMF

  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
  • David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Nasca
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Civil Society Policy Forum
The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) will be held from Tuesday, October 6 to Friday, October 9, as part of the 2015 Annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). It brings together CSO representatives, WBG and IMF staff, CSO representatives, government officials, academics and other participants to exchange views and dialogue on a wide range of topics.
National Museum
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
2015 Annual Meetings Press Briefing World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will address the press during the World Bank’s 2015 Annual Meetings
National Museum - Nasca
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Financial Inclusion: Can It Meet Multiple Macroeconomic Goals?
Moderator: Gabriela Frias, Anchor, CNN en Español
  • Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Alfred Hannig, Executive Director, AFI
  • Raghuram Rajan, Reserve Bank of India, Governor
  • Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
  • Carolina Trivelli, former minister of Social Inclusion, Peru
Moderator: Gabriela Frías
Speakers:
  • Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Alfred Hannig, Executive Director, AFI
  • Raghuram Rajan, Reserve Bank of India, Governor
  • Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
  • Carolina Trivelli, Former Minister of Social Inclusion, Peru
Lima Convention Center 6 - Pachacamac
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Fragility in Middle Income Countries New Ideas for Unique Challenges

Moderator: Shanta Devarajan, MENA Chief Economist, World Bank Group

  • Imad Fakhoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
  • Hafez Ghanem, MENA Vice President, World Bank Group
  • Wala Kasmi, President and Founder, Youth Decides, Tunisia
  • Ayat Menina, Founding Member, Libyan Youth Movement
  • Kyle Peters, Senior Vice President of Operations, World Bank Group
  • Ziad Abdel Samad, Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND), Lebanon
  • Alaa Tartir, Program Director of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, Palestine
  • Umayya Toukan, Minister of Finance, Jordan
  • Hoshyar Zibari, Minister of Finance, Iraq (TBC)
Room
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Infrastructure Investing for Growth, Investing for People
Opening Remarks: Milton von Hesse, Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation, Peru

Moderator: John Authers, Senior Investment Commentator, Financial Times
 
  • Bertrand Badré, Managing Director/Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group
  • Thierry Déau,  CEO and Founding Partner, Meridiam
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer, World Bank
  • Nialé Kaba, Minister of Economy and Finance, Cote d’Ivoire
  • Dimitris Tsitsiragos, Vice President, Global Client Services, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Auditorio
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Press Briefing Commonwealth

National Museum - Nasca
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
IMF Latin America in the Spotlight New Challenges for Central Banking in Latin America
Moderator: Nemat Shafik, Deputy Governor, Bank of England

  • Agustín Carstens, Chairman of the IMFC and Governor, Banco de México
  • Alexandre Tombini, Governor, Central Bank of Brazil
  • José Uribe, Central Bank of Colombia
  • Julio Velarde, Governor, Central Bank of Peru
  • Rodrigo Vergara, President, Banco Central of Chile
CC 6 - Pachacamac
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Press Briefing Launch of WB/IMF Global Monitoring Report 2015/16 "Development Goals in an Era of Demographic Change"

Moderator: Phillip Hay, Communications Manager, World Bank Development Economics

  • Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist, World Bank
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director and COO, World Bank
  • Seán Nolan, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund
  • Gabriela Ramos, OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20
  • Philip Schellekens, Lead Economist and Lead Author, Global Monitoring Report 2015/16
National Museum - Nasca
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Debate on the Global Economy
Moderator: Richard Quest, CNN

  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
  • Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of England
  • Joaquim Levy, Minister of Finance, Brazil

BROADCAST EVENT: NO VIDEO OR FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY PERMITTED FOR THIS SESSION

Moderator: Richard Quest, CNN
Speakers:
  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
  • Mark Carney, Chair, Financial Stability Board
  • Joaquim Levy, Minister of Finance, Brazil
National Theatre
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
[Getting to] Informed Solutions from the Solutions Bank
Moderator: Monika Weber-Fahr, Senior Manager and Chief Knowledge Officer, Independent Evaluation Group
  • Caroline Heider, Director-General & Vice President, Independent Evaluation Group
  • Michael Kim, CEO and Founder, Habit Design
  • Stefan G. Koeberle, Director, Operations Risk Management, World Bank
  • Isabella Lövin, Minister for International Development Cooperation, Sweden
  • Pramod Panda, Vice President, Education, Training and Assessment, Infosys
  • Jose Rene Almendras, Phillipine Secretary to the Cabinet
CC 6 - Mangomarca
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Young Entrepreneurs as Drivers of Sustainable Growth
Moderator: Antonio Caño, Editor in Chief, El País

  • Allen Blue, Co-Founder, LinkedIn
  • Mariana Costa, Co-Founder, Laboratoria
  • Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
  • Sean Penn, Founder, J/P Haitian Relief Organization
  • Ashish J. Thakkar, Founder and Executive Chairman of Mara Group
  • Blanca Treviño, President and CEO, Softtek
Auditorio
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Growth and Inclusion in Latin America the Next Decade
Moderator: Monica Delta, Latina TV

  • Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Chile
  • Santiago Levy, Senior Fellow with the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings and Vice President at the Inter-American Development Bank, U.S.
  • Alonso Segura, Minister of Economy and Finance, Peru
  • Richard Webb, Director of Peru Institute, University of San Martin de Porres, Peru
Moderator: Monica Delta, Latina TV
Speakers:
  • Mitsuhiro Furusawa
  • Alicia Bárcena
  • Santiago Levy, Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Alonso Segura, Minister of Economy and Finance, Peru
  • Richard Webb, Director of Peru Institute, University of San Martin de Porres, Peru
National Theatre
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Financial System We Want Reshaping Finance for Sustainable Development

Moderator: Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
  • Bertrand Badré, Managing Director/Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group
  • Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of England            
  • Atiur Rahman, Governor, Central Bank of Bangladesh
  • Yi Gang, Deputy Governor, People`s Bank of China
National Museum
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Mobilizing Finance for Private Sector Investment

Moderator:John Authers, Senior Investment Commentator, Financial Times

  • Philip Bennett, First Vice President and COO, EBRD
  • Jin-Yong Cai, Executive Vice President and CEO, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Clemente Del Valle, President, FDN
  • Anna Ryott, CEO, Swedfund International
  • Ashish J. Thakkar, Founder and Executive Chairman, Mara Group
  • Gavin Wilson, CEO, IFC Asset Management Company
CC 6 - Mangomarca
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Future of Food A Conversation about Shaping a Climate-Smart Food System
Moderator: Josefina Townsend, Newscaster, Lima

  • Gastón Acurio, Chef, Astrid & Gastón, Peru
  • Daniel Belliveau, CEO, CF Global Holdings
  • Pio Choque, Quinoa Farmer
  • Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Government of Rwanda 
  • Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst, NBC News
  • Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
  • Patricia Majluf, Vice-President, Oceana

Moderator: Josefina Townsend
National Theatre
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Press Conference G-24

National Museum - Mochica
Friday, October 9
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Press Conference G-20

National Museum - Nasca
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Annual Meetings Plenary
  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
  • Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
  • Kordjé Bedoumra, Minister of Finance and Budget, Republic of Chad
  • Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso, President, Peru
Lima Convention Center - 8
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Civil Society Policy Forum
The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) will be held from Tuesday, October 6 to Friday, October 9, as part of the 2015 Annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). It brings together CSO representatives, WBG and IMF staff, CSO representatives, government officials, academics and other participants to exchange views and dialogue on a wide range of topics.
National Museum
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Press Briefing European Department

  • Poul Thomsen, Director, European Department
  • Philip Gerson, Deputy Director, European Department
  • Jörg Decressin, Deputy Director, European Department
  • Andreas Adriano, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Mochica
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Press Briefing African Department

  • Antoinette Sayeh, African Department, IMF
  • Bruno Silvestre, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Mochica
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Combatting Illicit Financial Flows Turning Commitments into Action

Moderator:Jean Pesme, Practice Manager, Finance and Global Markets Practice, World Bank Group

  • Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María, Minister of Finance and Public Debt, Colombia
  • Jennifer Fowler, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S. Treasury
  • Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, UK
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Bank
  • Irene Ovonji-Odida, Representative of the “High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa”
  • José Carlos Ugaz, Chair of the Board, Transparency International
CC 6 - Mangomarca
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Unleashing Private Investment in Renewable Energy
Moderator: Angus McCrone, Chief Editor, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
  • Thierno Alassane Sall, Minister of Energy and Development of Renewable Energies, Republic of Senegal
  • Rune Bjerke, Group Chief Executive, DNB
  • Imad Najib Fakhoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
  • Juan Alberto Fernández, President, SCL ENERGIA ACTIVA
  • Jin-Yong Cai, Executive Vice President and CEO, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Rosa Maria Ortiz Rios, Minister of Mining and Energy, Peru
  • Maja Wessels, Executive Vice President of Global Public Affairs, First Solar
CC 6 - Pachacamac
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Structural Reforms, Inequality, and Growth
Moderator: Michelle Fleury, BBC

  • Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International
  • Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President, Eurogroup
  • Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University
  • Luis Videgaray, Minister of Finance, Mexico
National Museum - Auditorio Los Incas
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Press Briefing Middle East and Central Asia Department

  • Masood Ahmed, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
  • Randa Elnagar, Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Mochica
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Managing the Volatility of Commodity Revenues Fiscal Policy Responses
Moderator: Ricardo Avila, Portafolio, Colombia

  • Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Nancy Birdsall, President of the Center for Global Development
  • Armando Manuel, Finance Minister of Angola
  • Rodrigo Valdes, Minister of Finance, Chile
National Museum - Nasca
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Press Briefing Asia and Pacific Department

  • Changyong Rhee, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
  • Markus Rodlauer, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
  • Kalpana Kochhar, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
  • Hoe Ee Khor, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
  • Ismaila Dieng, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Mochica
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM

IMFC Family photo op

(Photographers only)
Preset: 1:30 p.m. LCC Lima 1
National Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Balancing Sustainable Growth and Social Equity Lessons from Latin America and East Asia

Moderator: Danny Leipziger, Managing Director, The Growth Dialogue, George Washington University

  • Mauricio Cárdenas, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia
  • Jorge Familiar, Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director, World Bank Group
  • Jose Rene D. Almendras, Cabinet Secretary, The Philippines
  • Rodrigo Valdés Pulido, Minister of Finance, Chile
  • Axel van Trotsenburg, Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, World Bank
  • Shi Yaobin, Vice Minister of Finance, China
CC 6 - Mangomarca
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Quality Education for Equitable Growth

Moderator: Femi Oke, International Journalist

  • Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
  • Leonidas Lopez, Rector, Uniminuto University, Bogota, Colombia
  • Abul Maal A Muhith, Minister of Finance, Bangladesh
  • Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi, Minister of Education, Peru
  • Dusan Vujovic, Minister of Finance, Serbia
Moderator: Femi Oke
CC 6 - Pachacamac
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

IMFC Press Conference

  • Agustín Carstens, Chairman, Chairman of the IMFC and Governor, Banco de México
  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
  • David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department, IMF
National Museum - Nasca
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Today to 2030

Moderator: Femi Oke, International Journalist

  • Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso, President of the Republic of Peru
  • Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations
  • Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom
  • Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Moderator: Femi Oke
National Theatre
Saturday, October 10
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

State of the Africa Region Sustaining Growth Amid Rising Global Risks

Moderator: Makhtar Diop, World Bank Vice President for Africa
 
  • Cristina Duarte, Minister of Finance, Planning and Public Administration, Cape Verde
  • Henry K. Rotich, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury, Kenya
National Museum - Nasca
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What Makes a "Sustainable City"?
Moderator: Danny Leipziger, Executive Director, Growth Dialogue and former Vice President, World Bank Group

  • Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN Habitat
  • Mcebisi Hubert Jonas, Deputy Minister of Finance, South Africa
  • Laura Tuck, Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank Group
  • Sami Mekki, Caisse des Prêts et de Soutien des Collectivités Locales, Tunisia
  • Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania
  • Milton von Hesse, Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation, Peru
National Museum - Auditorio Los Incas
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Talking Taxes Working with Developing Countries to Build the Global Agenda

Moderator: John Authers, Senior Investment Commentator, Financial Times 

  • Amadou Ba, Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Senegal
  • Carlos Bedoya, Director, Latindadd
  • Liz Ditchburn, Director of Policy at the Department for International Development (DFID), UK
  • David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
  • Victor Martin Ramos Chavez, National Tax Superintendent, National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration, Government of the Republic of Peru
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Bank Group
  • Jan Walliser, Vice President, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions World Bank Group
CC 6 - Mangomarca
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Revisiting Monetary Policy Frameworks

Welcoming Remarks: David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Session 1—Monetary Policy and Financial Stability

Chair: José Viñals, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

  • Jaime Caruana, General Manager, BIS
  • Benoit Coeure, European Central Bank
  • Nemat Shafik, Deputy Governor, Bank of England
  • Rodrigo Vergara, Governor, Central Bank of Chile

Session 2—Monetary Policy Frameworks in Low Income and Developing Countries 

Chair: Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor, IMF

  • Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, Governor, Central Bank of Paraguay
  • Linah Mohohlo, Governor, Central Bank of Botswana
  • H.A. Kofi Wampah, Governor, Bank of Ghana

Concluding Remarks: Siddharth Tiwari, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department Director, IMF
CC 6 - Pachacamac
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Ready for Takeoff Implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Featuring: Opening remarks by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF

Moderator: Nikiwe Bikitsha, South African Journalist and TV/Radio Presenter

  • Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group
  • Magdalena Andersson, Minister for Finance, Sweden
  • Bertrand Badré, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group
  • Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited and Transcorp Nigeria, and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation
  • Claver Gatete, Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda
  • Joseph Stiglitz, Professor, Columbia University
Moderator: Nikiwe Bikitsha, Journalist, Columnist and Commentator; one of South Africa's leading broadcast journalists
Speakers:
  • Claver Gatete
  • Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank
  • Magdalena Andersson
  • Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited and Transcorp Nigeria, and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation
  • Bertrand Badré
  • Joseph Stiglitz, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, recipient of 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Lima Convention Center 6 - Pachacamac
Sunday, October 11
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Individual Integrity in Public Sector Governance
Moderator: Sean Hagan, IMF General Counsel

  • David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Bank
  • Daniel Kaufmann, President, Natural Resource Governance Institute
  • Peter Ng Kok Song, Chairman, Avanda Investment Management & Former CIO, GIC Singapore
  • Ngaire Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government, Professor of Global Economic Governance, University of Oxford
Moderator: Sean Hagan
Speakers:
  • Peter Ng Kok Song
  • David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati
  • Daniel Kaufmann, President, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
  • Ngaire Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government, Professor of Global Economic Governance, University of Oxford
National Museum - Auditorio Los Incas
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Per Jacobsson Lecture
Moderator: Guillermo Ortíz, Chairman, Per Jacobsson Foundation

  • Carmen M. Reinhart, International Financial System, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Rodrigo Valdes, Finance Minister, Chile
  • Julio Velarde, Governor, Central Reserve Bank of Peru
CC 6 - Pachacamac