April 10, 2008
Venue: Brookings Institution, Saul Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC, 20036
Sponsored By: Centre for International Governance and Innovation, Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution, and New Rules for Global Finance
Financial Support: From: Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Ford Foundation
Meeting Schedule
9:00 - 9:30: Introductions and Welcome Address
John Sewell, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars
Bessma Momani, Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo and Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance and Innovation
Jo Marie Griesgraber, New Rules for Global Finance
Jose Antonio Ocampo, Co-President, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University
9:30 - 12:30
IMF and Latin America and the Caribbean
- What kinds of monetary cooperation are preferred by states in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Does membership of the IMF matter to countries in the region?
- How has the IMF’s relationship with the region evolved and what are regional perceptions of the IMF today?
Jose Antonio Ocampo, Co-president, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University (Session Chair)
Marion Williams, Governor Central Bank of Barbados
Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Senior Fellow, Center of Global Development & Chair, Latin American Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee
Arturo O'Connell, Member of Board of Directors, Central Bank of Argentina
12:30 -1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:30 IMF Functions
- What role is there for multilateral lending and conditionality? How should existing lending facilities in the IMF be modified, and new ones created?
- What is the role for regional institutions? What links should they have with the IMF?
- Are there areas in which the IMF could be a provider of technical advice?
K Dwight Venner, Governor, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Session Chair)
Oscar Dancourt, Professor Economics, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
Leonardo Villar Gomez, Co-Director of the Board of Directors, Banco de la Republica de Colombia
Stephany Griffith-Jones, Executive Director, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University
Carmen Reinhart, Professor, School of Public Policy and Department of Economics, University of Maryland
3:30 – 5:20 What (if anything) would need to change in the governance or work of the IMF for it to be a trusted multilateral agency in the region?
Gert Rosenthal, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the United Nations (Session Chair)
Ariel Buira, former Director, G24 Secretariat
Eloy B. Garcia, Professor, School of Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University
5:20 – 5:30 Wrap up and Summary
· Stephany Griffith-Jones, Executive Director, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University (Wrap-Up and Summary)
* The planning committee has taken the liberty of assigning participants to a speaking role. Speakers do not have to make a formal presentation. This is a 7-10 minute introduction on the topic with the purpose of stimulating discussion. An LCD projector and laptop for PowerPoint will be available for your use.
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