The future of public money: strategies and tools for better investment

EY and OMFIF are hosting an exclusive meeting, convening senior representatives from finance ministries, the European Union, multilateral organisations and capital market institutions to examine practical insights and strategies for investing public funds more effectively. The meeting will explore the underlying assumptions, tools and frameworks to deliver better fiscal, economic and societal outcomes.
The discussion builds on previous OMFIF-EY work on the future of public money. The seminar touches on key themes such as the measurement of socio-economic outcomes, innovation and the role of technology in public investment, as well as the long-term delivery of public value through capital markets and the private sector.
Proceedings are off the record to encourage thought-provoking dialogue. The roundtable is held in person in Brussels, with a limited number of places available.
Speakers
Giedrė Balčytytė
Member
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
Giedrė Balčytytė
Member
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
Giedrė Balčytytė is a member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. She is also a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee for the Future. She previously served as chancellor of the Lithuanian government where she oversaw legislative and operational government programme delivery, inter-institutional coordination and the government’s strategic priorities implementation.
Niall Bohan
Director, Asset Debt and Financial Risk Management
European Commission
Niall Bohan
Director, Asset Debt and Financial Risk Management
European Commission
Niall Bohan is director, asset, debt and financial risk management at the European Commission. Bohan was head of the banking unit with responsibility for implementation of the Capital Requirements Regulation and Directive. He assumed responsibility for management of the unit responsible for the capital markets union.
Marie Diron
Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Group
Moody’s Ratings
Marie Diron
Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Group
Moody’s Ratings
Cosmina Dorobantu
Senior Advisor and Visiting Professor in Practice
Data Science Institute, London School of Economics
Cosmina Dorobantu
Senior Advisor and Visiting Professor in Practice
Data Science Institute, London School of Economics
Vladimir Gorshkov
Macro Policy Strategist
State Street Investment Management
Vladimir Gorshkov
Macro Policy Strategist
State Street Investment Management
Mark MacDonald
Global Public Finance Management Leader
EY
Mark MacDonald
Global Public Finance Management Leader
EY
Mark is an advocate for the pursuit of a new vision of government fiscal policy, focused on a framework of public value that extends traditional components of public financial management. Through his day job as EY’s Global Leader, Public Money, he works with public and private sector leaders who similarly advocate that the future of public money must be different than its past. This exists at the convergence of fiscal requirement, technology advancement, market capability, and a sense that political economy is seeking new permission for lasting change.
Mark is a member of OMFIF’s Advisory Council and has worked on a series of research and advocacy pieces over the past several years, including work focused on application of innovative technology to public budgeting, continued pursuit of sustainable finance and the role of sovereign wealth and public equity, and our current focus on the Future of Public Money. Mark is the global sponsor and leader of EY’s blockchain-enabled solutions developed to enhance delivery of public value, with particularly powerful application in the development sphere working with global entities including the United Nations, the IMF, and the World Bank. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy, has 25 years professional experience advising public sector leaders, and maintains a positive belief that the pursuit of public value through markets and public institutions is a noble one.”
Jean-David Malo
Acting Director for ERA and Innovation, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
European Commission
Jean-David Malo
Acting Director for ERA and Innovation, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
European Commission
David Marsh
Chairman
OMFIF
David Marsh
Chairman
OMFIF
David Marsh is Chairman and Co-Founder of OMFIF. Before starting at OMFIF in late 2009, he worked for City merchant bank Robert Fleming, corporate finance boutique Hawkpoint, German management consultancy Droege and London investment firm London & Oxford. Marsh took over the chairmanship from John Plender on 1 January 2018 having been Managing Director since 2014. He moved to a non-executive role following John Orchard’s appointment as Chief Executive effective 1 January 2020.
Leandro Navarro
Deputy Head, Economic Analysis Division
Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility, AIReF (Spain)
Leandro Navarro
Deputy Head, Economic Analysis Division
Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility, AIReF (Spain)
Tom Wickstead
Head of Indirect Effects
Office for Budget Responsibility
Tom Wickstead
Head of Indirect Effects
Office for Budget Responsibility
Timings
10:00 – 10:30: Registration and refreshments
10:30 – 10:40: Welcome and opening remarks
10:40 – 11:40: Session I: Taking the long view: prioritising public investment over expenditure
- How can governments balance fiscal prudence with investment in future generations?
- Can investment frameworks capture public value beyond financial returns?
- Broadening the balance sheet – assessment of public assets and debts
11:40 – 12:00: Refreshments
12:00 – 13:00 Session II: The tools to ensure better public spending
- Utilising data and technology
- Capacity building in the public sector
- Ensuring effective communication and consensus building.
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:00: Session III: Can capital markets support better public spending outcomes?
- How can capital markets and financial institutions promote better public investment?
- Can innovative financial instruments complement traditional fiscal tools?
- What institutional reforms enable better public-private capital mobilisation?
15:00 – 15:10: Closing remarks
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