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Exhibits at the 2026 Annual Meetings

 

 

 

IMF Exhibit

IMF Exhibits

 

Visit the IMF Exhibit to learn how the IMF’s work supports its membership. Hear directly from the experts who make it happen. Real expertise. Real conversations.

With animated data and in-person experts, the IMF Exhibit demonstrates how IMF Surveillance, Lending, and Capacity Development are evolving to meet members’ needs and make the global economy more resilient. Engage one-on-one with knowledgeable IMF staff throughout the day and attend featured discussions at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday.

 

 

Meet the Experts

Check-in at the IMF Exhibit (Level G) for registration. Walk-ins welcome.

 

Day Time Session Speaker
Monday, October 12 11:00 AM LEARN with IMF Capacity Development
Discover how the IMF makes learning more accessible, practical and responsive to the evolving needs of its global membership through training opportunities available at headquarters, online, and across its regional training centers.		 Goncha Bayram, Data Management Analyst, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
  11:30 AM How the IMF Lending Toolkit Fits Country Needs Irene Yackovlev, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
  2:00 PM Just in Time Statistics: Nowcasting the Economy
Economic conditions can change faster than traditional statistics are released. Discover how new data sources and innovative methods are helping economists track economic activity in near real time and make more timely, informed decisions.		 Jim Tebrake, Deputy Director, Statistics Department, IMF
  2:30 PM Mapping the World's Supply Chains
Today's economy is built on vast networks of suppliers, producers, and consumers that span the globe. See how the IMF's MARIO helps researchers and policymakers trace supply chains, understand economic interdependence, and uncover the connections that shape trade, production, and value creation across countries.		 Amila Wijayawardhana, Resident Advisor, Statistics Department, IMF
Tuesday, October 13 11:00 AM Powerful Partnership: Japan's Support for IMF Capacity Development
Japan is one of the IMF's most important partners in Capacity Development. Join us to learn how this collaboration helps countries strengthen institutions, develop skills, and deliver lasting economic impact around the world.		 Shunta Sekimukai, Ministry of Finance, Japan
  11:30 AM

AI Meets Official Statistics: Ask StatGPT

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into economic work, trust in the underlying data matters more than ever. Discover how StatGPT combines the simplicity of natural-language AI with trusted official statistics, making reliable data easier to access. 

 Qi Zhu, Communications Officer, Statistics Department, IMF
  2:00 PM IMF Capacity Development Office in Thailand: Regional Presence, Global Impact
Based in Bangkok since 2012, CDOT serves as the IMF's regional hub for capacity development, working with countries across Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Through regional partnerships and on-the-ground engagement, it helps bring IMF expertise closer to member countries.		 Eteri Kvintradze, Director, CDOT, IMF
  2:30 PM

IMF Support for an Uncertain and Shock-Prone Global Economic Environment

Discover how the IMF's lending framework is changing to better support countries in an uncertain and shock-prone world, while remaining tailored to country circumstances.

 Irene Yackovlev, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
Wednesday, October 14 11:00 AM Your Friendly Neighborhood GDP: Economic Activity Goes Local
GDP tells us how economies grow, but not where that growth occurs. Discover how the IMF's GeoPulse gives official GDP an address, helping policymakers better understand local economies and target disaster response, risk management, and economic policy where they matter most.		 Jim Tebrake, Deputy Director, Statistics Department, IMF
  11:30 AM How the IMF Lending Toolkit Fits Country Needs Irene Yackovlev, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
  2:00 PM LEARN with IMF Capacity Development
Discover how the IMF makes learning more accessible, practical and responsive to the evolving needs of its global membership through training opportunities available at headquarters, online, and across its regional training centers.		 Goncha Bayram, Data Management Analyst, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
  2:30 PM IMF South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center: Regional Presence, Global Impact Harald Finger, Director, SARTTAC, IMF
Thursday, October 15 11:00 AM IMF Capacity Development Office in Thailand: Regional Presence, Global Impact
Based in Bangkok since 2012, CDOT serves as the IMF's regional hub for capacity development, working with countries across Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Through regional partnerships and on-the-ground engagement, it helps bring IMF expertise closer to member countries.		 Eteri Kvintradze, Director, Director, CDOT, IMF 
  11:30 AM

AI Meets Official Statistics: Ask StatGPT

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into economic work, trust in the underlying data matters more than ever. Discover how StatGPT combines the simplicity of natural-language AI with trusted official statistics, making reliable data easier to access. 

 Qi Zhu, Communications Officer, Statistics Department, IMF
  2:00 PM Adapting to a Changing World:
How Is the IMF Surveillance Helping Countries Navigate New Challenges?		 Aleksandra Zdzienicka, Deputy Division Chief, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
  2:30 PM

IMF Support for an Uncertain and Shock-Prone Global Economic Environment

Discover how the IMF's lending framework is changing to better support countries in an uncertain and shock-prone world, while remaining tailored to country circumstances

 Irene Yackovlev, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
Friday, October 16 11:00 AM Adapting to a Changing World:
How Is the IMF Surveillance Helping Countries Navigate New Challenges?		 Aleksandra Zdzienicka, Deputy Division Chief, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
  11:30 AM Powerful Partnership: Japan's Support for IMF Capacity Development
Japan is one of the IMF's most important partners in Capacity Development. Join us to learn how this collaboration helps countries strengthen institutions, develop skills, and deliver lasting economic impact around the world.		 Shunta Sekimukai, Ministry of Finance, Japan
  2:00 PM From Data Centers to Tokenomics: Inside the IMF AI Economy
Artificial intelligence may be the most transformative technology of our time, yet measuring its economic impact remains a major challenge. Explore how the IMF is building the AI Economy Hub to bring together trusted data and reveal how AI is reshaping industries, jobs, and economies around the world.		 Jim Tebrake, Deputy Director, Statistics Department, IMF
  2:30 PM How the IMF Lending Toolkit Fits Country Needs Irene Yackovlev, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
Monday, October 12
LEARN with IMF Capacity Development
Discover how the IMF makes learning more accessible, practical and responsive to the evolving needs of its global membership through training opportunities available at headquarters, online, and across its regional training centers.
Goncha Bayram, Data Management Analyst, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
11:00 AM
How the IMF Lending Toolkit Fits Country Needs
Irene Yackovlev, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
11:30 AM
Just in Time Statistics: Nowcasting the Economy
Economic conditions can change faster than traditional statistics are released. Discover how new data sources and innovative methods are helping economists track economic activity in near real time and make more timely, informed decisions.
Jim Tebrake, Deputy Director, Statistics Department, IMF
2:00 PM
Mapping the World's Supply Chains
Today's economy is built on vast networks of suppliers, producers, and consumers that span the globe. See how the IMF's MARIO helps researchers and policymakers trace supply chains, understand economic interdependence, and uncover the connections that shape trade, production, and value creation across countries.
Amila Wijayawardhana, Resident Advisor, Statistics Department, IMF
2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 13
Powerful Partnership: Japan's Support for IMF Capacity Development
Japan is one of the IMF's most important partners in Capacity Development. Join us to learn how this collaboration helps countries strengthen institutions, develop skills, and deliver lasting economic impact around the world.
Shunta Sekimukai, Ministry of Finance, Japan
11:00 AM
IMF Support for an Uncertain and Shock-Prone Global Economic Environment
Irene Yackovlev, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
11:30 AM
IMF Capacity Development Office in Thailand: Regional Presence, Global Impact
Based in Bangkok since 2012, CDOT serves as the IMF's regional hub for capacity development, working with countries across Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Through regional partnerships and on-the-ground engagement, it helps bring IMF expertise closer to member countries.
Eteri Kvintradze, Director, CDOT, IMF
2:00 PM
AI Meets Official Statistics: Ask StatGPT
As AI becomes increasingly integrated into economic work, trust in the underlying data matters more than ever. Discover how StatGPT combines the simplicity of natural-language AI with trusted official statistics, making reliable data easier to access.
Qi Zhu, Communications Officer, Statistics Department, IMF
2:30 PM
Wednesday, October 14
Your Friendly Neighborhood GDP: Economic Activity Goes Local
GDP tells us how economies grow, but not where that growth occurs. Discover how the IMF's GeoPulse gives official GDP an address, helping policymakers better understand local economies and target disaster response, risk management, and economic policy where they matter most.
Jim Tebrake, Deputy Director, Statistics Department, IMF
11:00 AM
How the IMF Lending Toolkit Fits Country Needs
Irene Yackovlev, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF
11:30 AM
LEARN with IMF Capacity Development
Discover how the IMF makes learning more accessible, practical and responsive to the evolving needs of its global membership through training opportunities available at headquarters, online, and across its regional training centers.
Goncha Bayram, Data Management Analyst, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF
2:00 PM
IMF South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center: Regional Presence, Global Impact
Harald Finger, Director, SARTTAC, IMF
2:30 PM

80 Years of Global Engagement

80 years ago, delegates gathered in Washington for the first Annual Meetings. This October, you return to Bangkok once again after 35 years, to commemorate the anniversary of the Meetings. Visit The Annual Meetings: 80 Years of Global Engagement, a joint IMF–World Bank exhibit located at the first floor where this story is told through archival photographs, words spoken from the podium, and the cities around the world that hosted the Annual Meetings. Expect to discover a few surprises along the way: delegations crossing the Atlantic by ocean liner, fashion shows and more.

 

80 Years of Global Engagement

Visions of Thailand

To mark the IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, the IMF invited emerging photojournalists and visual storytellers resident in Thailand to submit work on the theme ‘Thailand 2026: A Vibrant and Resilient Economic Future.’ The project sought ideas that showcase Thailand’s achievements and dynamism on the global stage, while honoring the richness of Thai culture and everyday life, highlighting how tradition and modernity can thrive side by side.

 

 

 

Visions of Thailand

 

 

Thai Pavilion

Cultural Performances
Date Time Duration Performance
Monday, October 12 08:30 - 08:45 15 mins Morning Boost: Dikir Hulu
12:50 - 13:10 20 mins Nora Performance Round 1
17:30 - 17:50 20 mins Nora Performance Round 2
Tuesday, October 13 08:30 - 08:45 15 mins Morning Boost: Blessing Dance
12:50 - 13:10 20 mins Khon Performance Round 1
17:30 - 17:50 20 mins Khon Performance Round 2
Wednesday, October 14 08:30 - 08:45 15 mins Morning Boost: The Art of Rice
12:50 - 13:10 20 mins The Land of Prosperity Round 1
17:30 - 17:50 20 mins The Land of Prosperity Round 2
Thursday, October 15 08:30 - 08:45 15 mins Morning Boost: Kita Muay Thai
12:50 - 13:10 20 mins Thai Sword Fighting Performance
17:30 - 19:00 90 mins Muay Thai Showcase by Thai Fight
Friday, October 16 08:30 - 08:45 15 mins Morning Boost: Thai Traditional Games
12:50 - 13:10 20 mins The Art of Weaving Round 1
17:30 - 17:50 20 mins The Art of Weaving Round 2
Saturday, October 17 09:30 - 09:50 20 mins Morning Boost: Youth Ranad Ensemble
12:00 - 13:00 60 mins Thai Contemporary Music Round 1 (Asia7)
17:00 - 18:00 60 mins Thai Contemporary Music Round 2 (Molam)
Sunday, October 18 09:30 - 09:50 20 mins Morning Boost: Hua To Klong Yao
12:50 - 13:10 20 mins Rhythms of Thailand's Four Regions Round 1
17:30 - 17:50 20 mins Rhythms of Thailand's Four Regions Round 2
Cultural Performances

 

Thailand is honored to host the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in 2026, marking a significant milestone in our nation's diplomatic and economic journey. This prestigious event represents our commitment to fostering international cooperation and sustainable development.

As a proud member of the global community, Thailand brings decades of experience in regional leadership and economic transformation. Our strategic location in Southeast Asia, combined with our rich cultural heritage and well-connected infrastructure, makes us an ideal host for this important gathering.

The 2026 Annual Meetings will showcase Thailand's approach to economic development, which places people at the center, as well as reaffirm our commitment to embracing innovation to generate long-term prosperity. We look forward to welcoming delegates from around the world to experience Thai hospitality while engaging in meaningful discussions about the future of global finance and development.