IMF SEMINAR EVENT

DATE: October 6, 2016

DAY: Thursday

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

LOCATION: George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium

Overview

Major structural shifts continue to transform the global economy, and many legacy issues from the global financial crisis remain challenging. The confluence raises vulnerabilities and alters the nature of risks, underlining the need of further reforms of international monetary system (IMS). What is the implication of RMB being included in the SDR basket? How can the cooperation between the IMF and Regional Financial Arrangements (e.g., CMIM) be enhanced? How should the IMF’s toolkits be reformed to help members better manage volatility and safeguard financial stability in an increasingly interconnected world? And ultimately, how can the IMS better support the overarching goal––Asia’s convergence to advanced country income levels?

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Asia in the Evolving International Monetary System

Panelists

Moderator: Yanqing Yang

Yanqing Yang is Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Anchor of YICAI Media Group, Managing Director of YICAI Research institute,invited senior fellow at NIFD, and CPPCC member of Shanghai. Ms. Yang is a media leader and moderator at various events, including World Economic Forum, CDF, BOAOForum, Lujiazui Forum and IMF conferences. She holds a BA, MA and PhD in Economics from Fudan University. She was a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University, USA. YICAI Media Group has been a media partner for the IMF’s Annual and Spring Meetings for six years.

Panelist: Barry Eichengreen

Barry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1987. He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He has published books and research papers extensively on economic issues including labor and capital markets, emerging economies, international monetary system, and financial system.

Panelist: Eisuke Sakakibara

Eisuke Sakakibara has been a Professor at Aoyama-Gakuin University in Tokyo since April 2010. Prior to that he held positions as Professor at Waseida and Keio Universities between 1999 and 2010. Between 1997 and 1999, he served as Japan's Vice Minister of Finance and International Affairs, earning the sobriquet “Mr. Yen” because of his influence over the currency markets. He is renowned as a key advisor to The Democratic Party of Japan.

Panelist: Andrew Sheng

Andrew Sheng is a Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong. He is the chief advisor to the Chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission and sits on several international boards including Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund). Previously, he held senior positions with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank Negara Malaysia, and the World Bank. In 2013, TIME magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has also appeared in the Oscar-winning film “Inside Job”.

Panelist: Duvvuri Subbarao

Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao served as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2008–13. He previously held various official positions. He was Finance Secretary to the government of India 2007–08 and Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council 2005–07. As a career civil servant for over 30 years, he worked in various positions in the state government of Andhra Pradesh and in the federal government of India acquiring hands on experience in public finance management at national and sub-national levels. He is currently a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the National University of Singapore.

Panelist: Perry Warjiyo

Perry Warjiyo is Deputy Governor of the Bank Indonesia. He began at Bank Indonesia (BI) in 1984, focusing particularly in economic research and monetary policy, foreign exchange management, international relations and organizational transformation. From 2007–09, he was the Executive Director at the IMF, representing the South-East Asia Voting Group. In early 2013, he was appointed Assistant Governor of BI in the area of international and monetary policy, before being appointed Deputy Governor in April 2013.