Navigating global economic turbulence

On the occasion of the International Monetary Fund/World Bank annual meetings, DZ BANK and OMFIF co-host a breakfast discussion on how the world faces ever-present challenges from high inflation, looming recession and a potential new world order.

Key topics for discussion include:

– Establishing a new Europe
– Global macroeconomic outlook: inflation, recession and supply chain shocks
– Financing climate action while the world faces a recession
– Growth of emerging markets and the new world order

Please note that this in-person meeting will be held in Washington, DC. Further details regarding the venue will be made available to confirmed attendees.

Speakers:

Further speakers to be confirmed shortly

Timings:
7:30am- 9:20am (Washington D.C)

Agenda:

07:30 – 07:50 Registration

07:50 – 07:55 Welcome
Uwe Fröhlich, Co-Chief Executive Officer, DZ BANK

07:55 – 08:05 Keynote Address
Joachim Nagel, President, Deutsche Bundesbank; Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank

08:05 – 08:25 Hotseat
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund in conversation with Mark Sobel, US Chairman, OMFIF

08:25– 09:15 Panel: Navigating turbulent times
Global macro-outlook: inflation, recession and supply chain shocks
Funding the climate crisis at the same time as the world faces a recession
Growth of Emerging Markets and a new world order

• Hala H.Elsaid, Minister of Planning & Economic Development, Arab Republic of Egypt, Chairperson of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt
• Jorge Familiar, Vice President and Treasurer, World Bank
• Gert Jan Koopman, Director General, Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
• Dante Mossi, President, Central American Bank for Economic Integration

Moderator: Ellie Groves, Managing Director, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute, OMFIF

09:15 – 09:20 Closing Remarks
Frank Scheidig, Global Head of Senior Executive Banking, DZ BANK

In partnership with:

This discussion is part of the OMFIF Institute for Economic and Monetary Policy, OMFIF’s core stream of activities covering economic and monetary policy and the political economy. OMFIF is an independent think tank for central banking, economic policy and public investment, providing a neutral platform for best practice in worldwide public-private sector exchanges worldwide. For membership enquiries please contact Jamie.bulgin@omfif.org, or for further information please see the OMFIF website.