Spring Meetings

Entering the Reform Era of the IFIs

Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting

April 10-11, 2023

In-person Conference

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Conference Theme

Following the global community’s dispersed reactions to a series of disruptive global crises, it’s time for the international architecture to move from an era of induced response to an era of inspired reform. These crises have left in their wake a stagnated global economy, a tumultuous geopolitical landscape, and a massive need for investment in emerging and developing economies. While an increasing number of issues reach across borders, so must the solutions. The International Financial Institutions are best equipped to meet these challenges, although their original frameworks have been outpaced by the global challenges testing the limits of their mandates.

This year’s Annual Meeting will explore the need for global governance reform and the ways in which the International Financial Institutions can evolve to meet the economic, geopolitical, and cross-border challenges of the new era.

Conference Sessions

April 10

Scaling Up Resilience and Sustainability Financing

Monday, April 10, 4:00 – 5:15 PM ET │ IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2

Co-organized by the Bretton Woods Committee, the International Finance Forum, and the Paulson Institute.

Opening Remarks - Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairperson & Executive Director, Paulson Institute

Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Jin Liqun, President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Kenneth Lay, Senior Managing Director, RockCreek Group

Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Rwanda

Vera Songwe, Founder and Chair, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility

John Lipsky, Vice-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee (Moderator)

April 11

In Conversation with Kristalina Georgieva

Tuesday, April 11, 4:00 – 4:30 PM ET

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

John Lipsky, Vice-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee (Moderator)

In Conversation with David Malpass

Tuesday, April 11, 4:30-5:00 PM ET

David Malpass, President, World Bank Group

William R. Rhodes, Vice Chair, Bretton Woods Committee (Moderator)

Private Sector Engagement and Equitable Burden Sharing: A New Model

Tuesday, April 11, 5:00-6:00 PM ET

William R. Rhodes, Co-Chair, BWC Sovereign Debt Working Group (Moderator)

Richard Cooper, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Mark Walker, Senior Managing Director, Sovereign Advisory, Guggenheim Securities LLC

Trang Nguyen, Global Head of EM Credit Strategy, BNP Paribas

Carl Ross, Portfolio Manager and Sovereign Credit Analyst, GMO

Dr. Xuan Changneng, Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China

John Lipsky, Co-Chair, BWC Sovereign Debt Working Group (Closing Remarks)

IFIs at a pivotal time

Tuesday, April 11, 6:00-7:00 PM ET

Axel Weber, Co-Chair, Multilateral Reform Working Group (MRWG), Bretton Woods Committee

Masood Ahmed, President, Center for Global Development

Frannie Léautier, Senior Partner and CEO SouthBridge Investments

Xian Zhu, Vice President and Secretary General, The  International Finance Forum (IFF)

Siddharth Tiwari, Fellow, Chatham House, London; Senior Advisor to India’s G20 Sherpa; Vice-President, The International Finance Forum (IFF)

Reception  │  7:00 PM ET – 8:00 PM ET

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