2026 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture

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The Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture scheduled for June 24, 2026, featuring Governor Kazuo Ueda of the Bank of Japan, is postponed until further notice.
Further information regarding the event will be shared in due course.

Appointed Governor of the Bank of Japan in April 2023.
Born in September 1951.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Tokyo (1974).
- Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1980).
Academic and professional career:
- Assistant professor, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia (1980).
- Associate professor, Osaka University (1982).
- Professor, University of Tokyo, specializing in macroeconomics and financial theory (1993).
- Member, Bank of Japan's Policy Board (1998 to 2005); led discussions on the introduction of forward guidance under the Bank's zero interest rate policy.
- Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo (2005); served as dean from 2005 to 2007.
- Professor, Kyoritsu Women's University (2017).
- Awarded the title of Professor Emeritus from the University of Tokyo in 2017 and from Kyoritsu Women's University in 2023.

Michel Camdessus assumed office as the seventh Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January 1987, and served until February 2000.
Longest-serving Managing Director of the IMF to date.
Prior roles:
- Director of the Treasury (1982).
- Chairman of the Paris Club (1978 to 1984).
- Chairman of the Monetary Committee of the European Economic Community (1982 to 1984).
- Deputy Governor of the Banque de France.
- Governor of the Banque de France from November 1984 until appointment as Managing Director of the IMF.
Current roles:
- Honorary Governor of the Banque de France.
- Member of the Africa Progress Panel, a group of 10 distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa.