Tentative Schedule of Events
Last Updated: October 9, 2010
Events open to all Annual Meetings attendees.
| Tuesday, October 5 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Room Opens | IMF Headquarters |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability (GFSR) Report by José Viñals, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of Monetary and Capital Markets Department Webcast | Transcript | Summary Video |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| Monday, October 4 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens | World Bank's H Building Lobby (G Street between 19th and 20th Streets) |
| Wednesday, October 6 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO) by Olivier Blanchard, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department Webcast | Transcript | Summary Video |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Outlook with Augusto de la Torre, World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Region Moderator: Sergio Jellinek, Manager, External Affairs, Latin American and the Caribbean Region, World Bank |
World Bank I Building, Room 2-220 |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Adolescent Girls Initiative: Where We Are Panel event hosted by World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick and the Nike Foundation, with supermodel and maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns; actress Anne Hathaway; and musician and former child soldier, Emmanuel Jal Key Participants: Ngozi Okojo-Iweala, Managing Director World Bank Group;Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to President Obama for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs; Maria Eitel, President and CEO Nike Foundation; Adolescent girls from developing countries Webcast |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| Thursday, October 7 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:45 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | WBI Development Debate on Re-Thinking Globalization How to Manage Capital Flows? (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
World Bank Preston Auditorium |
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick Webcast |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | IMF Asia and Pacific Department Seminar: Transforming China's Economic Development Model Speakers include: Anoop Singh, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF; Yi Gang, Deputy Governor, People’s Bank of China; Menzie D. Chinn, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics, University of Wisconsin Webcast | Presentation by Menzie D. Chinn |
HQ1- R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | IMF Statistics Department Seminar: Financial Stability—The Data Challenge (Open access) Moderator: Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Speakers: Darmin Nasution, Governor, Bank of Indonesia; Agustín Carstens, Governor, Banco de México; Philipp Michael Hildebrand, Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank; Taoufik Baccar, Governor, Banque Centrale de Tunisie (Tunisia) |
IMF HQ1-B-702 |
| 10:45 a.m. | G-24 Meeting Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) | Conference Hall 1, IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | World Bank Group Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency and the South Asia Region Report Launch: Expanding Housing Finance to the Underserved in South Asia Speakers include: Janamitra Devan, Vice President and Head of Network, Financial and Private Sector Development, World Bank Group; HE Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, Governor, Da Afghanistan Bank; HE Shahid Hafeez Kardar, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan and R.V. Verma, Chairman, National Housing Bank, India |
World Bank J Building, Room J 1-050 |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Seminar: Open Development: Empowering Individuals to Change The World Session launches the World Bank's Open Forum special event moderated by Caroline Anstey, Vice President External Affair, World Bank Group Panelists: Vivek Kundra, Chief Information Officer, White House, United States; Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor International Affairs, The New School; Rakesh Rajani, Founder and Head, Twaweza Tanzania, Tanzania; Hans Rosling, Director Gapminder Foundation, Sweden (This event is also part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Seminar on the Natural Resource Charter Topic 1: Savings/Investment Proposed panelists: Timor Leste Minister of Finance Emilia Pires; Andres Velasco (former Minister of Finance, Chile) Topic 2: Discovery/Deals Proposed panelists: Professor Paul Collier (Discovery); Iraqi Oil Minister; Hussain Al Shahristany (Iraqi Service Contract model) Discussant: Michael Keen, on the recent IMF book on resource taxation Moderator: Guillermo Ortiz, Former Governor of Central Bank of Mexico Webcast |
HQ1 R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 12:45 p.m. | Press Briefing: G-24 Meeting Webcast | Communiqué | Transcript |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | World Bank Africa Region Seminar: Eliminating the Budget Execution Deficit Invited Speakers: Professor Benno Ndulu, Governor, Bank of Tanzania; Nawai Gebre-Ab, Chief Economic Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dr. Min Tang, Deputy Secretary General of China Development and Reform Foundation; Nguyen Xuan Tu, Director of the Department of Investment Appraisal and Supervision, Vietnam; James Brumby, Sector Manager, World Bank Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Vice Presidency |
World Bank Main Complex, Room MC4-800 |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | World Bank Open Forum Seminar: Jumpstarting Jobs and Productivity in an Uncertain World Moderated by Adrian Wooldridge, Wilson Columnist and Management Editor, The Economist Speakers: Olesegun O. Aganga, Minister of Finance, Nigeria; Byron G. Auguste, Director, Social Sector Office, McKinsey & Company; Božidar Djelić, Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration and Minister of Science and Technological Development; Denis O’Brien, Chairman, Digicel Group, Ireland (This event is also part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | World Bank Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency Seminar: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs – Mobilizing Women’s Economic Potential Opening remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank Group Speakers: Cherie Blair, Founder, The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Leslie Lane, Vice President & Managing Director, Nike Foundation; John Rwangombwa, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda Moderator: Andrée Simon, President, Women For Women International (This event is also part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1 R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | Green Growth and Development: Opportunities, Challenges, Experiences (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
TBA |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. | Advance Film Screening: National Geographic Film "Great Migrations" – By Invitation Only Speakers include World Bank President, Robert Zoellick; President and CEO of National Geographic Global Television, Tim Kelly; and celebrated actor and environmentalist, Pierce Brosnan Screening will be followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Thomas Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair, The Heinz Center, and University Professor at George Mason. Panelists include Her Excellency Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, Ambassador of Tanzania to the U.S; Rintaro Timaki, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Government of Japan; Stuart Pimm, Conservation Ecology Professor, Duke University, and member of the National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative Advisory Board; and Inger Andersen, Vice President, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| Friday, October 8 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 10:00 a.m. | Annual Meetings Plenary Session Speakers include: Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (Segun), Chairman of the 2010 Annual Meetings, Minister for Finance for the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, IMF; and Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group Webcast | Presentation by Robert B. Zoellick | Webcast of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Speech |
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW |
| 12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | BBC World Debate: Stimulate or Consolidate: How to Secure a Robust Global Recovery? ** Note for journalists ** (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | World Bank Africa Region Seminar: Can Africa Trade With Africa? Invited Speakers: Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance South Africa; Maxwell Mkwezalamba, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union Commission; Tony Elumelu, Former Chief Executive, United Bank for Africa; Paul Collier, Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University; Rosa Whitaker, President, The Whitaker Group; William Egbe, President of Coca Cola, South Africa |
World Bank Main Complex, MC 13-121 |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Press Briefing: Western Hemisphere by Nicolas Eyzaguirre, IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director | Press Briefing Room HQ2-3-748 |
| 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Structural Reforms: Effective Strategies for Growth and Jobs Webcast (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1-R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Low Income Countries: How to Become Tomorrow's Emerging Economies (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1-B-702 |
| 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Fiscal Policies: Effective Strategies for Stability and Growth (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ2 Second Floor |
| 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Europe and Central Asia - Regional Economic Update Speakers include: Philippe Le Houerou, Vice President, Europe and Central Asia; World Bank, Indermit S. Gill, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank Moderated by: Andrew Kircher, Communications Manager, Europe and Central Asia |
IMF HQ2 3-748 |
| 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | Film Screening: "The Interconnected World" Premiere of a film about the IMF and the global financial crisis in four parts by filmmaker Christopher Hird Watch the film trailer |
IMF HQ1 Gallery |
| 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | IMF Asia and Pacific Department Seminar: Reviving the Animal Spirits: Strategies for Promoting Growth and Stability in Japan Speakers: Naoko Ishii, Deputy Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance, Japan; Kathy Matsui, Chief Japan Strategist, Goldman Sachs Japan Roundtable Chair: Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times Discussants: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, Tokyo University; Kalpana Kochhar, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF; Nouriel Roubini, Professor, New York University Webcast |
IMF HQ1-B-702 |
| Saturday, October 9 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Small States Forum 2010: 2015 and Beyond: Prospects and Challenges for Small States (Breakfast and registration beginning at 8:00 a.m.) |
World Bank J Building, J-B1-080 |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Press Briefing: Asia and Pacific by Anoop Singh, IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Webcast | Transcript |
Press Briefing Room HQ2-3-748 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Accelerating Financial Inclusion - Delivering Innovative Solutions Webcast (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
TBA |
| 9:45 a.m. | International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors “Group Photo” Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
HQ1 Lobby |
| 10:15 a.m. | International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
HQ2 Conference Hall 1 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Middle East and Northern Africa Economic Development Prospects Speakers include: Shamshad Akhtar, Vice President Middle East and North Africa, World Bank; Farrukh Iqbal, Acting Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Moderated by: Dale Lautenbach, Communications Manager, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Webcast |
IMF HQ2, 3-748 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Investment in Conflict-Affected and Fragile Countries (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
TBA |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | The Future of Economic Policy in the Developing World, The Global Economy the Day after Tomorrow (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
TBA |
| 12:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: African Finance Ministers Webcast |
IMF HQ2, 3-748 |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Global Economic Governance Moderator: Maria Bartiromo, CNBC Panelists: Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley; Choongsoo Kim, Governor, Central Bank of Korea, Republic of Korea; George Soros, Founder, Quantum Fund Chairman, Soros Fund Management; Min Zhu, Special Advisor to the Managing Director, IMF ** Note for journalists ** (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
HQ1 Gallery |
| Approximately 2:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMFC Chair Youssef Boutros-Ghali, Finance Minister of Egypt and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 2:45 p.m. | Development Committee (DC) Photo Opportunity Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
TBA |
| 3:00 p.m. | Development Committee (DC) Meeting | TBA |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | The Future of Global Financial and Monetary System Moderator: Jean-Pierre Landau, Banque de France Panelists: Afsaneh Beschloss, President and CEO, Rock Creek Group; Michel Camdessus, Former Managing Director, IMF; Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel, Israel; Pedro Malan, Chairman of the Board, UNIBANCO-Uniao do Bancos Brasileiros; Reza Moghadam, Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF; Edwin M. Truman, Senior Fellow Peterson Institute for International Economics; Yi Gang, Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China, People's Republic of China ** Note for journalists ** (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1-R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Emerging Market Economies: Leading Global Growth and the Challenges Moderator: Namrata Brar, NDTV Profit Panelists: Masood Ahmed, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF; Mohammed Al-Jasser, Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Saudi Arabia; Marek Belka, Governor, National Bank of Poland, Poland; José de Gregorio, Governor, Bank of Chile, Chile; Michael Spence, Professor in Economics and Business; Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University; Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, India ** Note for journalists ** (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1-B-702 |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | The Financial Sector: Navigating the Road Ahead Moderator: Gillian Tett, Financial Times Panelists: Tan Sri Dato Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Bank Negara, Malaysia; Richard Bookstaber, Senior Policy Adviser to the Director, Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation Division, Securities and Exchange Commission; Viktor Constâncio, Vice President, European Central Bank; Randall Kroszner, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Raj Singh, Chief Risk Officer, Swiss Re, Switzerland; José Viñals, Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ2 Second Floor |
| 5:30 p.m. (TBC) | Press Briefing: DC Chair, Minister Ahmed Al Khalifa, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| Sunday, October 10 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Per Jacobsson Lecture by Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO | IFC Auditorium, 2121 Pennsylvania Ave, NW |
| 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Seminar: Toward a Modern Silk Road: How a Shifting Global Economy is Intensifying Economic Links between the Middle East and Asia | IMF HQ1-R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 8:00 p.m. | Press Room Closes | IMF Headquarters |
| Monday, October 4 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens | World Bank's H Building Lobby (G Street between 19th and 20th Streets) |
| Tuesday, October 5 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Room Opens | IMF Headquarters |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability (GFSR) Report by José Viñals, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of Monetary and Capital Markets Department Webcast | Transcript | Summary Video |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| Wednesday, October 6 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO) by Olivier Blanchard, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department Webcast | Transcript | Summary Video |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Outlook with Augusto de la Torre, World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Region Moderator: Sergio Jellinek, Manager, External Affairs, Latin American and the Caribbean Region, World Bank |
World Bank I Building, Room 2-220 |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Adolescent Girls Initiative: Where We Are Panel event hosted by World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick and the Nike Foundation, with supermodel and maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns; actress Anne Hathaway; and musician and former child soldier, Emmanuel Jal Key Participants: Ngozi Okojo-Iweala, Managing Director World Bank Group;Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to President Obama for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs; Maria Eitel, President and CEO Nike Foundation; Adolescent girls from developing countries Webcast |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| Thursday, October 7 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:45 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | WBI Development Debate on Re-Thinking Globalization How to Manage Capital Flows? (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
World Bank Preston Auditorium |
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick Webcast |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | IMF Asia and Pacific Department Seminar: Transforming China's Economic Development Model Speakers include: Anoop Singh, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF; Yi Gang, Deputy Governor, People’s Bank of China; Menzie D. Chinn, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics, University of Wisconsin Webcast | Presentation by Menzie D. Chinn |
HQ1- R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | IMF Statistics Department Seminar: Financial Stability—The Data Challenge (Open access) Moderator: Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Speakers: Darmin Nasution, Governor, Bank of Indonesia; Agustín Carstens, Governor, Banco de México; Philipp Michael Hildebrand, Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank; Taoufik Baccar, Governor, Banque Centrale de Tunisie (Tunisia) |
IMF HQ1-B-702 |
| 10:45 a.m. | G-24 Meeting Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) | Conference Hall 1, IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | World Bank Group Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency and the South Asia Region Report Launch: Expanding Housing Finance to the Underserved in South Asia Speakers include: Janamitra Devan, Vice President and Head of Network, Financial and Private Sector Development, World Bank Group; HE Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, Governor, Da Afghanistan Bank; HE Shahid Hafeez Kardar, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan and R.V. Verma, Chairman, National Housing Bank, India |
World Bank J Building, Room J 1-050 |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Seminar: Open Development: Empowering Individuals to Change The World Session launches the World Bank's Open Forum special event moderated by Caroline Anstey, Vice President External Affair, World Bank Group Panelists: Vivek Kundra, Chief Information Officer, White House, United States; Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor International Affairs, The New School; Rakesh Rajani, Founder and Head, Twaweza Tanzania, Tanzania; Hans Rosling, Director Gapminder Foundation, Sweden (This event is also part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Seminar on the Natural Resource Charter Topic 1: Savings/Investment Proposed panelists: Timor Leste Minister of Finance Emilia Pires; Andres Velasco (former Minister of Finance, Chile) Topic 2: Discovery/Deals Proposed panelists: Professor Paul Collier (Discovery); Iraqi Oil Minister; Hussain Al Shahristany (Iraqi Service Contract model) Discussant: Michael Keen, on the recent IMF book on resource taxation Moderator: Guillermo Ortiz, Former Governor of Central Bank of Mexico Webcast |
HQ1 R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 12:45 p.m. | Press Briefing: G-24 Meeting Webcast | Communiqué | Transcript |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | World Bank Africa Region Seminar: Eliminating the Budget Execution Deficit Invited Speakers: Professor Benno Ndulu, Governor, Bank of Tanzania; Nawai Gebre-Ab, Chief Economic Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dr. Min Tang, Deputy Secretary General of China Development and Reform Foundation; Nguyen Xuan Tu, Director of the Department of Investment Appraisal and Supervision, Vietnam; James Brumby, Sector Manager, World Bank Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Vice Presidency |
World Bank Main Complex, Room MC4-800 |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | World Bank Open Forum Seminar: Jumpstarting Jobs and Productivity in an Uncertain World Moderated by Adrian Wooldridge, Wilson Columnist and Management Editor, The Economist Speakers: Olesegun O. Aganga, Minister of Finance, Nigeria; Byron G. Auguste, Director, Social Sector Office, McKinsey & Company; Božidar Djelić, Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration and Minister of Science and Technological Development; Denis O’Brien, Chairman, Digicel Group, Ireland (This event is also part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | World Bank Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency Seminar: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs – Mobilizing Women’s Economic Potential Opening remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank Group Speakers: Cherie Blair, Founder, The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Leslie Lane, Vice President & Managing Director, Nike Foundation; John Rwangombwa, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda Moderator: Andrée Simon, President, Women For Women International (This event is also part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1 R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | Green Growth and Development: Opportunities, Challenges, Experiences (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
TBA |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. | Advance Film Screening: National Geographic Film "Great Migrations"– By Invitation Only Speakers include World Bank President, Robert Zoellick; President and CEO of National Geographic Global Television, Tim Kelly; and celebrated actor and environmentalist, Pierce Brosnan Screening will be followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Thomas Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair, The Heinz Center, and University Professor at George Mason. Panelists include Her Excellency Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, Ambassador of Tanzania to the U.S; Rintaro Timaki, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Government of Japan; Stuart Pimm, Conservation Ecology Professor, Duke University, and member of the National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative Advisory Board; and Inger Andersen, Vice President, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank |
World Bank Main Complex, Preston Auditorium |
| Friday, October 8 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 10:00 a.m. | Annual Meetings Plenary Session Speakers include: Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (Segun), Chairman of the 2010 Annual Meetings, Minister for Finance for the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, IMF; and Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group Webcast | Presentation by Robert B. Zoellick | Webcast of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Speech |
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW |
| 12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | BBC World Debate: Stimulate or Consolidate: How to Secure a Robust Global Recovery? ** Note for journalists ** (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | World Bank Africa Region Seminar: Can Africa Trade With Africa? Invited Speakers: Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance South Africa; Maxwell Mkwezalamba, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union Commission; Tony Elumelu, Former Chief Executive, United Bank for Africa; Paul Collier, Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University; Rosa Whitaker, President, The Whitaker Group; William Egbe, President of Coca Cola, South Africa |
World Bank Main Complex, MC 13-121 |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Press Briefing: Western Hemisphere by Nicolas Eyzaguirre, IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director | Press Briefing Room HQ2-3-748 |
| 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Structural Reforms: Effective Strategies for Growth and Jobs Webcast (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1-R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Low Income Countries: How to Become Tomorrow's Emerging Economies (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1-B-702 |
| 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Fiscal Policies: Effective Strategies for Stability and Growth (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ2 Second Floor |
| 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Europe and Central Asia - Regional Economic Update Speakers include: Philippe Le Houerou, Vice President, Europe and Central Asia; World Bank, Indermit S. Gill, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank Moderated by: Andrew Kircher, Communications Manager, Europe and Central Asia |
IMF HQ2 3-748 |
| 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | Film Screening: "The Interconnected World" Premiere of a film about the IMF and the global financial crisis in four parts by filmmaker Christopher Hird Watch the film trailer |
IMF HQ1 Gallery |
| 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | IMF Asia and Pacific Department Seminar: Reviving the Animal Spirits: Strategies for Promoting Growth and Stability in Japan Speakers: Naoko Ishii, Deputy Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance, Japan; Kathy Matsui, Chief Japan Strategist, Goldman Sachs Japan Roundtable Chair: Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times Discussants: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, Tokyo University; Kalpana Kochhar, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF; Nouriel Roubini, Professor, New York University Webcast |
IMF HQ1-B-702 |
| Saturday, October 9 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Small States Forum 2010: 2015 and Beyond: Prospects and Challenges for Small States (Breakfast and registration beginning at 8:00 a.m.) |
World Bank J Building, J-B1-080 |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Press Briefing: Asia and Pacific by Anoop Singh, IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Webcast | Transcript |
Press Briefing Room HQ2-3-748 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Accelerating Financial Inclusion - Delivering Innovative Solutions Webcast (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
TBA |
| 9:45 a.m. | International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors “Group Photo” Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
HQ1 Lobby |
| 10:15 a.m. | International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
HQ2 Conference Hall 1 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Middle East and Northern Africa Economic Development Prospects Speakers include: Shamshad Akhtar, Vice President Middle East and North Africa, World Bank; Farrukh Iqbal, Acting Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Moderated by: Dale Lautenbach, Communications Manager, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Webcast |
IMF HQ2, 3-748 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Investment in Conflict-Affected and Fragile Countries (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
TBA |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | The Future of Economic Policy in the Developing World, The Global Economy the Day after Tomorrow (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
TBA |
| 12:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: African Finance Ministers Webcast |
IMF HQ2, 3-748 |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Global Economic Governance Moderator: Maria Bartiromo, CNBC Panelists: Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley; Choongsoo Kim, Governor, Central Bank of Korea, Republic of Korea; George Soros, Founder, Quantum Fund Chairman, Soros Fund Management; Min Zhu, Special Advisor to the Managing Director, IMF ** Note for journalists ** (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
HQ1 Gallery |
| Approximately 2:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMFC Chair Youssef Boutros-Ghali, Finance Minister of Egypt and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| 2:45 p.m. | Development Committee (DC) Photo Opportunity Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks in the 3rd Floor of HQ2 building) |
TBA |
| 3:00 p.m. | Development Committee (DC) Meeting | TBA |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | The Future of Global Financial and Monetary System Moderator: Jean-Pierre Landau, Banque de France Panelists: Afsaneh Beschloss, President and CEO, Rock Creek Group; Michel Camdessus, Former Managing Director, IMF; Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel, Israel; Pedro Malan, Chairman of the Board, UNIBANCO-Uniao do Bancos Brasileiros; Reza Moghadam, Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF; Edwin M. Truman, Senior Fellow Peterson Institute for International Economics; Yi Gang, Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China, People's Republic of China ** Note for journalists ** (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1-R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Emerging Market Economies: Leading Global Growth and the Challenges Moderator: Namrata Brar, NDTV Profit Panelists: Masood Ahmed, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF; Mohammed Al-Jasser, Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Saudi Arabia; Marek Belka, Governor, National Bank of Poland, Poland; José de Gregorio, Governor, Bank of Chile, Chile; Michael Spence, Professor in Economics and Business; Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University; Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, India ** Note for journalists ** (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ1-B-702 |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | The Financial Sector: Navigating the Road Ahead Moderator: Gillian Tett, Financial Times Panelists: Tan Sri Dato Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Bank Negara, Malaysia; Richard Bookstaber, Senior Policy Adviser to the Director, Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation Division, Securities and Exchange Commission; Viktor Constâncio, Vice President, European Central Bank; Randall Kroszner, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Raj Singh, Chief Risk Officer, Swiss Re, Switzerland; José Viñals, Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF (This event is part of the Annual Meetings Program of Seminars*) |
IMF HQ2 Second Floor |
| 5:30 p.m. (TBC) | Press Briefing: DC Chair, Minister Ahmed Al Khalifa, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2 Conference Hall 2 |
| Sunday, October 10 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Per Jacobsson Lecture by Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO | IFC Auditorium, 2121 Pennsylvania Ave, NW |
| 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Seminar: Toward a Modern Silk Road: How a Shifting Global Economy is Intensifying Economic Links between the Middle East and Asia | IMF HQ1-R-710 (Auditorium) |
| 8:00 p.m. | Press Room Closes | IMF Headquarters |