Speakers:

• Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
• John J. DeGioia, President, Georgetown University
• Joel S. Hellman, Dean, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Speakers:

• Kalin Tintchev, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
• Maxwell Tuuli, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF

Speaker:

• Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF

Moderator: Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Mai Farid, African Department, IMF
• John Spray, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Siddharth Kothari, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
• Nour Tawk, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CSO Townhall with World Bank Group President David Malpass (Preston Auditorium, World Bank MC)

11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Fit for purpose? IMF gender mainstreaming strategy and taxation approaches during multiple intersecting crises (IMF HQ2-03B-768B) 

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

SMEs as drivers for fair business through anti-corruption collective action (World Bank I 2-250)

Financial intermediary lending: A path to clean energy or a loophole for fossil fuel financing? (World Bank I 2-220)

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Green and just? Climate in IMF surveillance & lending – evidence from Pakistan, Argentina, South Africa, Indonesia (IMF HQ2-03B-768B)

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speakers:

• Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Director, Research Department, IMF
• Petya Koeva Brooks, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF
• Daniel Leigh,Division Chief, Research Department, IMF

Moderator: Jose Luis De Haro, Communications Officer, IMF

Speakers:

• Aiko Mineshima, European Department, IMF
• Simon Black, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speakers:

• Tobias Adrian, Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
• Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
• Antonio Garcia Pascual, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Moderator: Randa Elnagar, Senior Communications Officer, IMF

Speakers:

• Niels-Jakob Hansen, Research Department, IMF
• Silvia Albrizio, Research Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Chadi Abdallah, Communications Department, IMF
• La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, European Department, IMF

Speaker:

• Sebastiaan Pompe, Legal Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speakers:

• Marijn Bolhuis, African Department, IMF
• Shushanik Hakobyan, African Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Gurnain K. Pasricha, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
• Julia Otten, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Introductory Remarks: Rhoda Weeks-Brown, General Counsel and Director of the IMF’s Legal Department, IMF

Speakers: 

• Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
• T. Raja Kumar, President, Financial Action Task Force
• Rueben Lifuka, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Transparency International

Speaker:

• Nicolo Bird, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Lukas Kohler, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF
• Majdi Debbich, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF
• Chiara Castrovillari, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Rui Mano, Research Department, IMF
• Emilio William Fernandez Corugedo, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
• Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
• Paulo Medas, Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Engaging African faith-based institutions for Africa's inclusive economic recovery (World Bank I 2-220)

Global South feminist perspectives and proposals on accelerating climate finance for countries facing debt crises (World Bank I 2-250)

Food crisis in MENA region in relation to climate change and Ukraine war in the time of austerity policies (IMF HQ2-03B-768B)

11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Future of the Pandemic Preparedness Agenda: What lessons Can Inform the Banks’ priorities going forward on Privatization of Health to Ensure Equity (World Bank I 2-250)

Coup d'États and Political Instability: the Roles of National, Regional, and International Actors (World Bank I 2-220)

IMF quota reform: adapting IMF governance structures to meet contemporary challenges (IMF HQ2-03B-768B)

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Responsible exit: how accountability to communities is necessary for sustainable investing (World Bank I 2-220)

Debt transparency and public accountability - designing the way forward (World Bank I 2-250)

Avoiding austerity in a time of compounding crises (IMF HQ2-03B-768B)

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Good food begins with farmers: building resilience to prevent future food crises (World Bank I 2-250)

Should IFC support industrial livestock? What are the alternatives? (World Bank I 2-220)

Debt and climate: addressing overlapping crises (IMF HQ2-03B-768B)

Speakers:

• Timothy N.J. Antoine, Governor, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
• Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
• John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda

Moderator: Dominique Desruelle, Director, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF

Speaker:

• Klaas Knot, President of the Dutch Central Bank

Moderator: Alfred Kammer, Director, European Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Lusine Lusinyan, Deputy Division Chief, Statistics Department, IMF
• Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General for the Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission
• Lusine Lusinyan, Deputy Division Chief, Statistics Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Veronica Bacalu, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
• Veronica Bacalu, Deputy Division Chief, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department
• Koba Gvenetadze, Governor, National Bank of Georgia
• Sipho Makamba, Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Speaker:

• Leonardo Villar, Governor of the Central Bank of Colombia

Moderator: Ilan Goldfajn, Director Western Hemisphere Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speaker:

• Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF

Moderator: Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department, IMF

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

The role of human rights defenders in addressing drivers and impacts of fragility, conflict, and violence in Africa (World Bank I 2-220)

The role of MDBs in the energy transition and critical minerals extraction (World Bank I 2-250)

Transparency and Accountability on Public Debt and SDRs Mechanism (IMF HQ2-09B-073)

10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Civic space and reprisals risks: missing elements in the assessment of development projects (World Bank I 2-220)

A question mark on human capital in MENA, review on WB programs, Morocco as a case study (World Bank I 2-250)

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Accelerating equality through a gender-just green transition (World Bank I 2-250)

How can the World Bank engage with civil society and care workers to build stronger national care systems? (World Bank I 2-220)

Enhancing Domestic Revenue Mobilisation through meaningful citizen participation in AfCFTA, and equitable resource allocation (IMF HQ2-09B-073)

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

IFC, Uber and the gig economy: deregulation and labor Flexibilization as a “women’s empowerment” strategy (World Bank I 2-250)

Protecting children in MDB projects: progress, challenges, and opportunities (World Bank I 2-220)

Establishing an IMF Independent Accountability Mechanism: Strengthening IMF accountability in the context of evolving challenges (IMF HQ2-09B-073)

Speaker:

• Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore

Moderator: Krishna Srinivasan, Director Asia and Pacific Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speaker:

• Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF

Moderator: Wafa Amr, Senior Communications Officer, IMF

Speaker:

• Martin Galstyan, Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia

Moderator: Jihad Azour, Director Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF

Moderator: Gerardo Una, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Shirin Hamid, Chief Information Officer, IMF
• Pramod Varma, CTO EkStep Foundation, Chief Architect Aadhaar & India Stack
• Lucy Harris, Co-Lead of the Digital Public Goods Alliance Secretariat
• Sailendra Pattanayak, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Speakers:

• Tadatsugu Matsudaira, Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
• Gilles Montagnat-Rentier, Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
• Augusto Azael Pérez Azcárraga, Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
• Rebecca Sparkman, Deputy Division Chief, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department

Speakers:

• Racheeda Boukezia, Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
• Joel A. Turkewitz, Deputy Unit Chief, Legal Department, IMF
• Concha Verdugo-Yepes, Senior Economist, African Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speakers:

• Ilan Goldfajn, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
• Gustavo Adler, Division Chief, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
• Anna Ivanova, Deputy Division Chief, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF

Moderator: Maria Candia Romano, Communications Officer, IMF

Speaker:

• Patrick Njoroge, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya

Moderator: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speaker:

• Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
• Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf, Deputy Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
• Sanjaya Panth, Deputy Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, IMF

Moderator: Ting Yan, Senior Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speaker:

• Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department, IMF

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Implications of financial deepening for inequality and its impact on gender, poverty, and marginalization (World Bank I 2-250)

Greening whole economies? Unpacking World Bank plans for Paris Alignment by July 2023 (World Bank I 2-220)

10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

The impact of digital trade on workers, civil society, and communities (World Bank I 2-250)

Achieving Accountability and Justice for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: The role of the International Financial Institutions (World Bank I 2-220)

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

International financial architecture reform for a fair debt crisis resolution (IMF HQ2-03B-768B)

Opening remarks: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF

Speakers: 

• Jutta Urpilainen, European Commission
• Paolo Gentiloni, European Commission
• Zbyněk Stanjura, Czech Republic
• Ahmat Jidoud, Niger

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speaker:

• Alfred Kammer, Director of the European Department, IMF

Moderator: Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

Speakers:

• Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
• Nadia Calviño, Chair, IMFC

Moderator: Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department, IMF