Time
Events
Venue
Thursday, April 11
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
2024 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference

Speaker:

  • Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group
Monday, April 15
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
ISO 20121 Certification Event with the IMF Managing Director

Speakers:

  • Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
  • Tim Wren, Director, BSI Group
IMF HQ1 Atrium (HQ1-1-700)
2:00 PM - 2:25 PM
Analytical Corner: The Return of Industrial Policy

Speakers:

  • Lorenzo Rotunno, Strategy Policy and Review Department, IMF
  • Adam Jakubik, Strategy Policy and Review Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
1st IMF-IOSCO Conference

Opening Remarks: Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director IMF

Panel 1: Improving Resilience of Funding Markets (2:10 - 3:10 PM)

Moderator: Martin Moloney, Secretary General, IOSCO

Speakers:

  • Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, Chair, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
  • Jay Surti, Division Chief, IMF
  • Andrew Mogavero, Managing Director and Global Head of Credit Products, Barclays
  • Joanna Cound, Managing Director, BlackRock
Panel 2: Rising Significance of Private Funds (3:10 - 4:10 PM)

Moderator: Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director, Monetary & Capital Markets Department, IMF

Speakers:

  • Nikhil Rathi, CEO, UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
  • Paul Horvath, CEO, Orchard Global
  • Steven Seitz, Director, US Federal Insurance Office
  • Jack Inglis, CEO, Alternative Investment Management Association
High-Level Policy Panel: Evolving Interactions between Central Banks and Securities Market Regulators (4:40 - 5:40 PM)

Moderator: Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary & Capital Markets Department, IMF

Speakers:

  • Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of the Board, IOSCO
  • Shigeru Ariizumi, Vice Minister for International affairs, Japan FSA
  • Nellie Liang, Chair, FSB SCAV and Under Secretary, U.S. Treasury
  • Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor, Central Bank of Ireland
  • Madhabi Puri Buch, Chair, Securities and Exchange Board of India

Summary of the Conference: Marina Moretti, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund

Closing Remarks: Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of the Board, IOSCO

IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
Analytical Corner: Building Tax Capacity in Developing Countries

Speakers:

  • Juan-Carlos Benitez, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
  • Charles Vellutini, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
Tuesday, April 16
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook

Speakers:

  • Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Economic Counsellor and 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

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability Report

Speakers:

  • Tobias Adrian, Financial Counselor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
  • Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
  • Jason Wu, Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Moderator: Meera Louis, Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Analytical Corner: Poseidon’s Wrath: Future losses from floods and tropical cyclones

Speakers:

  • Mahmut Kutlukaya, Statistics Department, IMF
  • Caterina Lepore, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Analytical Corner: Why are workers in Europe working fewer hours?

Speakers:

  • Ippei Shibata, European Department, IMF
  • Niels-Jakob Hansen, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Capacity Development Talk: Energy Subsidy Reforms: How to Make them Work?

Speakers:

  • Camilla Holmemo, Manager, Social Protection and Jobs, West and Central Africa, World Bank
  • Hervé Ndoba, Minister of Finance and Budget, Central African Republic
  • Delphine Prady, Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Master of Ceremony: Franck Bousquet, Deputy Director, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF

IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Capacity Development Talk: Somalia’s Fiscal Journey to Debt Relief

Speakers:

  • Bihi Iman Egeh, Minister of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia
  • Laura Jaramillo Mayor, Advisor & Mission Chief for Somalia, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
  • Alok Verma, Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Master of Ceremony: Franck Bousquet, Deputy Director, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF

IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Press Briefing: G-24

Speakers:

  • Chair: Ralph Recto, Secretary of Finance, Philippines
  • First Vice-Chair: Candelaria Alvarez Moroni, Undersecretary for International Coordination and Management of the Secretariat of International Economic and Financial Affairs of the Ministry of Economy, Argentina
  • Second: Olawale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Nigeria.
  • Director: Iyabo Masha, G-24 Secretariat

Moderator: Pavis Devahasadin, Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.

IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Watch Online
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Knowledge Café

1:00pm ET

Power Utilities for the Energy Transition

2:30pm ET

Unlocking Potential: Creating Jobs for the Poorest

4:00pm ET

Bending the Methane Curve

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
High-Level Capacity Development Talk: Unlocking Domestic Resources for Development Through Global Partnerships

Speakers:

  • Dominique Desruelle , Director, Institute for Capacity Development , IMF 
  • Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF 
  • Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, Minister of Economy and Finance, Paraguay
  • Abena Osei Asare, Minister of State for Finance, Ghana 
  • William Roos, Assistant Secretary for Multilateral, Development and Trade Affairs, French Treasury
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
Analytical Corner: Diagnosing the Slowdown in Global Growth: What Will It Take to Turn the Tide

Speakers:

  • Cedric Okou, Research Department, IMF
  • Robert Zymek, Research Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM
Analytical Corner: Feeling the Pinch? Tracing the Effects of Monetary Policy through Housing Markets

Speakers:

  • Nina Biljanovska, Research Department, IMF
  • Alessia De Stefani, Research Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Climate Voices: Working Together--Lessons from Costa Rica and Kenya

Opening Remarks: Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Speakers:

  • Chris K. Kiptoo, Principal Secretary for Treasury, Kenya
  • Róger Madrigal López, Governor, Central Bank of Costa Rica
  • Keith Hansen, World Bank Country Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda
  • Ding Ding, Division Chief, Western Hemisphere Department, Mission Chief for Costa Rica

Moderator: Dora Iakova, Climate Coordinator and Deputy Director, IMF

IMF HQ1 Atrium
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Governor Talks – Egypt: Lessons in Restoring Macroeconomic Stability

Speaker:

  • Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance of Egypt

Moderator:

  • Jihad Azour, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
Wednesday, April 17
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Press Briefing: Fiscal Monitor

Speakers:

  • Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
  • Era Dabla-Norris, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
  • Marcos Poplawski Ribeiro, Deputy Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Moderator: Nicolas Mombrial, Senior Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Knowledge Café

9:00am ET

From Data to Action on Climate Change
and Food and Nutrition Security

11:30am ET

Digital Solutions for Climate Action

1:00pm ET

Unlocking the Power of Cross-Border Payments

4:00pm ET

Practical Applications of AI to
Public Sector Management

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
New Economy Workshop: Exploring Digital Public Infrastructure and GovTech Experiences in Public Finance

Opening Remarks: Juan Toro, Fiscal Affairs Department Deputy Director, IMF

Panel 1: Exploring Digital Public Infrastructure for Public Finance

Speakers:

Moderator: Herve Tourpe, IMF

  • David Eaves, University College London
  • Gerardo Uña, IMF
  • Vishal Gujadhur, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Panel 2: GovTech Country Experiences in Public Finance

Moderator: Michelle Stone, IMF

Speakers:

  • Sailendra Pattanayak, IMF
  • Hisham Alsheikh, Vice Governor, Saudi Arabia Digital Government Authority
  • Dr. Taing Ngounly, Deputy Secretary General, Digital Economy and Business Committee, Ministry of Economy and Finance
IMF HQ2-3-748
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Energizing Africa: What Will It Take to Accelerate Access & Improve Lives?

Speakers:

  • Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group
  • Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group
  • Kevin Kariuki, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, African Development Bank
  • Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department, IMF
  • Ernesto Max Elia Tonela, Minister of Economy and Finance of Mozambique
  • Mawunyo Mila Aziable, Minister of State for Energy and Mines, Togo
  • Folake Soetan, CEO of Ikeja Electric Plc
  • Hans Olav Kvalvaag, CEO of Release by Scatec
  • Hassanein Hiridjee, CEO of Axian Group
  • Lucy Heintz, Partner, Head of Energy Infrastructure, Actis
  • Patrick Walsh, CEO and Co-Founder of Sun King
World Bank Group Atrium
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Governor Talks - Korea: Monetary Policy: Insights from the Korean Perspective

Speaker:

  • Changyong Rhee, Governor, Bank of Korea

Moderator:

  • Krishna Srinivasan, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Climate Voices: Climate Finance Solutions for Tomorrow

Speakers:

  • Kampeta Pitchette Sayinzoga, Chief Executive Officer, Development Bank of Rwanda
  • Thomas Östros, Vice President, European Investment Bank
  • Anderson Caputo Silva, Division Chief, Connectivity, Markets and Finance, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Prasad Ananthakrishnan, Unit Chief, Climate Finance Policy, IMF

Moderator: Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

IMF HQ1 Atrium (HQ1-1-700)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Policymaking in Times of Conflict and Instability

Speakers:

  • Ghassan Salamé, Professor of International Relations Emeritus, Founding Dean, Paris School for International Affairs, SciencesPo Paris
  • Mark Malloch-Brown, President, Open Society Foundations
  • Rola Dashti, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Moderator: Julia Chatterley, Anchor and Correspondent, CNN International

IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Watch Online
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Governor Talks - Nigeria: Catalyzing Change: Reforming Monetary Policy in Nigeria

Speaker:

  • Olayemi Cardoso, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria

Moderator:

  • Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
New Economy Forum: AI Digital Gap: Making AI Accessible to All

Moderator: Jennifer Schonberger, Reporter, Yahoo Finance

Speakers:

  • Era Dabla-Norris, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
  • Christine Qiang, Director of Digital Development, World Bank
  • Michael Pisa, Google Global Economic Policy
  • Crystal Rugege, Managing Director, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Rwanda
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
New Economy Forum: A GovTech Playbook: Lessons Learned from Cross-Country Experiences

Moderator: Amanda Walker, Journalist, IMF Today

Speakers:

  • Taing Ngounly, Deputy Secretary General, Digital Economy and Business Committee Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia
  • Hisham AlShiek, Vice Governor, Saudi Arabia Digital Government Authority
  • David Eaves, Associate Professor of Digital Government, University College London
  • Ruud de Mooij, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
Thursday, April 18
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
IMF Managing Director Press Briefing on the Global Policy Agenda

Speaker:

  • Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF

Moderator: Julie Kozack, Director, Communications Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Unveiling the Global Public Finance Partnership: First Partners, First Projects

Speakers:

  • Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  
  • Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF 
  • Christoph König, Deputy State Secretary of the State Secretary for International Finance, Switzerland
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Press Briefing: Asia and Pacific Department

Speaker:

  • Krishna Srinivasan, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF

Moderator: Huong Lan Vu, Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Press Briefing: Middle East and Central Asia Department

Speaker:

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

Moderator: Angham Alshami, Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Promoting Inclusive Growth and Gender Equality

Speakers:

  • Dr. Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development of Egypt
  • HE Minister Mohamad Al-Ississ, Minister of Finance of Jordan 
  • Ms. Jeneba J. Bangura, Commissioner-General, National Revenue Authority, of Sierra Leone

Moderator: Rishi Goyal, IMF Senior Advisor on Gender and Deputy Director, Strategy Policy & Review Department

IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
knowledge Café

11:30am ET

Mobilizing Innovative Finance for Water Security

12:15pm ET 

Mobilizing Revenues for Development

2:30pm ET

Clean Cooking - At the Heart of Energy Access

4:00pm ET

Monetizing Emissions Reductions:
The Bank’s Experience and Future Opportunities

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Watch Online
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Transforming Challenge into Action: Expanding Health Coverage for All

Speakers:

  • Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
  • Muhammad Ali Pate, Minister of Health, Nigeria
  • Joanne Carter, Executive Director, RESULTS
  • Shun’ichi Suzuki, Minister of Finance, Japan
  • Senait Fisseha, Vice President of Global Programs, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
  • Lamia Tazi, CEO, Sothema
  • Tjedu Moyo, Executive Director, Lunia Centre for Youths
  • Mohamed Maait,Minister of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt

Moderator:

  • Shakuntala Santhiran, International broadcast journalist
World Bank Group Atrium
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Governor Talks - Türkiye: Moving Forward in a Volatile Global Economy

Speaker:

  • Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Treasury and Finance, Türkiye

Moderator:

  • Alfred Kammer, Director, European Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Press Briefing: G-20

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Governor Talks - Paraguay: From Macroeconomic Stability to Green Investment Destination

Speaker:

  • Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, Minister of Economy and Finance, Paraguay

Moderator:

  • Rodrigo Valdés, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Seminar: Debate on the Global Economy
Speakers:
  • Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
  • Daron Acemoğlu, Professor, MIT
  • Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group & GZERO Media
  • Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, UAE 
Moderator: Richard Quest, Anchor, CNN
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
Friday, April 19
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Press Briefing: African Department

Speaker:

  • Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF

Moderator: Tatiana Mossot, Senior Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
knowledge Café

9:30am ET

Guarantees: Boosting Financing from Billions to Trillions

11:30am ET

Why Should Ministers of Finance and CEOs
Worry about Gender-Based Violence and What Can They Do?

1:00pm ET

Building Pandemic Resilient Health Systems
through Coordination, Collaboration, and Innovation

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Press Briefing: European Department

Speaker:

  • Alfred Kammer, Director, European Department, IMF
  • Oya Celasun, Deputy Director, European Department, IMF
  • Helge Berger, Deputy Director, European Department, IMF

Moderator: Camila Perez, Senior Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Press Briefing: International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)

Speakers:

  • Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
  • Mohammed Aljadaan, Chair, IMFC

Moderator: Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Seminar: Capital Flows and Growth: Where is the Money Going?
Speakers:
  • Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Şebnem Kalemli-Ozkan, Neil Moskowitz Chair, University of Maryland 
  • Lesetja Kganyago, Governor, South African Reserve Bank
  • Catherine Mann, Professor of the Practice, Brandeis University
  • Roberto Campos Neto, Governor, Central Bank of Brazil
Moderator: Karen Tso, Anchor, CNBC International
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Press Briefing: Western Hemisphere Department

Speaker:

  • Rodrigo Valdes, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF

Moderator: Julie Ziegler, Senior Communications Officer, IMF

ONLY PRESS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO PRESS CONFERENCES/BRIEFINGS.
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Watch Online
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Capacity Development Talk: Governance Diagnostics for Performance and Accountability

Speakers:

  • Abdesselam Ould Mohamed Saleh, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Anta Ndoye, Resident Representative for Mauritania, IMF
  • Joel A. Turkewitz, Deputy Unit Chief, Legal Department, IMF
  • Rhoda Weeks-Brown, Director, Legal Department, IMF
  • El Hassen Zein, Inspector General of State, Islamic Republic of Mauritania
IMF Cedar Hall (HQ1-1-660)
Saturday, April 20
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Fiscal Forum: Leveraging Fiscal Rules and Frameworks to Navigate Today's Fiscal Challenges
Moderator: Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Speakers:
  • Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
  • Mario Marcel, Minister of Finance, Chile
  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
  • Maarten Verwey, Director General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
IMF HQ1 3rd floor Meeting Hall A&B