The Forum will facilitate the discussion of issues in public debt management in a changing global environment, faced by developing countries. The Forum is targeted for policy-makers and government debt managers, international and regional technical assistance providers, representatives of civil society organizations, as well as bilateral donors and multilateral development banks.
DAY ONE May 22, 2017 |
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8:00-8:45am |
Registration (Outside Conference room A) |
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8:45-9:15am
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Conference room A Introduction: Ms. Abha Prasad, DMF Program Manager, World Bank Group Welcome Remarks: Mr. Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, Senior Director, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group Opening Address: Mr. Thomas Schmid Secretary General, Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria |
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9:15-10:30am
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Conference room A Keynote Address Introduction: Mr. Carlos Felipe Jaramilo, Senior Director, MFMGP, World Bank Keynote Address: Prof. Carmen Reinhart, Minos A. Zombanakis Professor, International Financial System, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University – (45 mins) Interest Rates, Debt, and the Dollar Q/A and Closing Remarks: Mr. Carlos Felipe Jaramilo (15 mins)
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10:30-10:45am |
Coffee Break (Room 01-21, next to conf. room C and in front of conf. room A & C ) |
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10:45 am - 12:15 pm |
Plenary Session 1: Global Fiscal Challenges and their Impact on Debt Management Decisions (Conference room A) |
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Chair: |
Ms. Paloma Anos Casero, Director, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice World Bank Group |
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Panelists: |
Mr. Paul Hiebert Adviser, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund Ms. Piritta Sorsa, Head of Division, Economics Department, Country Studies branch, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Mr. Dubravko Mihaljek, Head of Macroeconomic Analysis, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Mr. Moritz Kraemer, Managing Director and Chief Ratings Officer, Sovereign Ratings, Standard and Poor Global Ratings |
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12:15-1:45 pm
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Lunch (Hotel Zeitgeist, Vienna) |
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1:45-3:00pm |
Plenary Session 2: Managing Fiscal Risks from Contingent Liabilities– the role of Debt Managers (Conference room A) |
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Chair: |
Ms. Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder , Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, World Bank Group |
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Panelists: |
Mr. Mkhulu Maseko, Director, Credit Risk, National Treasury, South Africa Ms. Lilana Rojas-Suarez, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development, Washington DC, USA Mr. Edgardo Demaestri, Lead Financial Markets Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank Mr. Deepak Taneja, Principal Treasury Specialist, Treasury Client Solutions Unit Asian Development Bank |
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3:00-3:15 pm |
Coffee Break (Room 01-21, next to conf. room C and in front of conf. room A & C) |
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3:15-4:45 pm |
Breakout Session 1: Governance Reforms in Debt Management – what has been achieved? (Conference room A) |
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Chair: |
Mr. Octavian Armasu, Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Moldova |
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Panelists: |
Ms. Lilia Razlog, Senior Debt Specialist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group Mr. Stefan Nanu, General Manager, Treasury and Public Debt Department, Ministry of Public Finance, Romania Mr. Artak Marutyan, Deputy Head of Department, Public Debt Management Department, Ministry of Finance, Armenia Mr. Baba Musa, Director, West Africa Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) |
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3:15-4:45 pm |
Break-out Session 2: Active Cash Management to borrow without sorrow? (Conference room C) |
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Chair: |
Mr. Nikoloz Gagua, Deputy Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Georgia |
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Panelists: |
Mr. Phillip Anderson, Member, DMF Panel of Experts Mr. Erjon Luci, Deputy Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Albania Mr. Coskun Cangoz, Manager, Financial and Banking Advisory, Treasury, World Bank Group Mr. Andras Rez, Deputy CEO, Government Debt Management Agency Pte. Ltd. (AKK), Hungary |
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4:45-5:00 pm |
Coffee Break (Room 01-21, next to conf. room C and in front of conf. room A & C) |
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5:00-6:30 pm |
Break-out Session 3: Leveraging Climate Finance (Conference room C) |
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Chair: |
Ms. Miria Pigato, Practice Manager, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management GP, World Bank Group |
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Panelists: |
Mr. Sony Kapoor, Managing Director, Re-Define Mr. Brian Charlette, Director General-Public Debt Division, Ministry of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning, Seychelles Mr. Rolando Toledo, Director, Fiscal Planning and Reforms Bureau, the Philippines Mr. Henrik Christopher Flensborg, Head of Climate & Sustainable Financial Solutions, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) |
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5:00-6:30 pm |
Break-out Session 4: Debt Management and Monetary Policy Objectives: What do we need to know? (Conference room A) |
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Chair: |
Ms. Gallina Andronova Vincelette, Practice Manger, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank |
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Panelists: |
Ms. Kausaliya Ravichandran, Director, Internal Debt Management Department, Reserve Bank of India Mr. Mike Williams, Debt Management Expert Mr. Mats Filipsson, Head of Risk, Chief Risk Officer, Swedish National Debt Office, Sweden Mr. Lars Mayland Nielsen, Head of Monetary Policy Operations and Government Debt, Banking and Markets, Danmarks Nationalbank |
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7:00 – 8:15 pm |
Reception (Hotel Zeitgeist, Vienna) |
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8:45-10:30 am |
Plenary Session 3: Can Africa Borrow without Sorrow? (Conference room A) |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Manus Cranny, Bloomberg Radio |
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Panelists |
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10:30-10:45 am |
Coffee Break (Room 01-21, next to conf. room C and in front of conf. room A & C) |
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10:45 am - 12:15 pm |
Breakout Session 5: Domestic Debt Markets – Broadening the Investor Base (Conference room C) |
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Chair: |
Dr. N. Weerasinghe, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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Panelists: |
Mr. Raphael Otieno, Director, Macroeconomics and Financial Management Institute (MEFMI) Ms. Rosalia V. de Leon, Treasurer, Bureau of the Treasury, The Philippines Mr. Leandro Puccini Secunho, Head, Public Debt Operations Department, Brazilian National Treasury Mr. Zsolt Bango, Senior Financial Markets Specialist, WBG |
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10:45 am - 12:15 pm |
Breakout Session 6: Debt Sustainability in low-income Countries (Conference room A) |
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Chair: |
Mr. Mark Thomas, Director, Credit Risk Department, The World Bank Group |
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Mr. Hans Weisfeld, Deputy Division Chief, Strategy Policy Review Department, International Monetary Fund Mr. Juan Carlos Villanova, Program Manager, Debt Relief International Mr. Baba Mohamadou, Head, Debt Strategy, Sustainability and Reporting Unit, Department of Debt Studies and Analysis, Autonomous Sinking Fund of Cameroon (CAA), Cameroon Small State (TBC) |
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12:15-1:45 pm |
Lunch (Hotel Zeitgeist, Vienna) |
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1:45 – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session 7: Innovative Approaches in Sovereign Sukuk Issuance (Conference room A) |
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Chair: |
Mr. Lars Jessen, Lead Debt Specialist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank |
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Panelists: |
Mr. Soungalo J. P. Coulibaly, Director, Public Debt and Grants Management Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cote D’Ivoire Mr. Emre Balibek, Senior Debt Specialist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Mr. Mohd. Hassan Ahmad, Head, Fiscal Policy Office, Fiscal & Economic Division, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia Arab Monetary Fund representative |
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1:45 – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Session 8: Government Debt Data Management (Conference room C) |
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Chair: |
Mr. Tomas Magnusson, Chair, DMF Panel of Experts |
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Panelists: |
Ms. Evis Rucaj, Senior Economist/Statistician, Debt Data Development Group, World Bank Group Ms. Briar Ferguson, Adviser, Debt Management Unit, Commonwealth Secretariat Mr. Gerry Teeling, Head of DMFAS, UNCTAD Mr. Jaime Coronado, Coordinator, Public Debt Programs, CEMLA |
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3:00-3:30 pm |
Coffee Break (Room 01-21, next to conf. room C and in front of conf. room A & C) |
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3:30-4:00 pm
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(Conference Room A) A conversation with: Ms. Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder, Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, World Bank Group Mr. Moritz Kraemer, Managing Director and Chief Ratings Officer, Sovereign Ratings, Standard and Poor Global Ratings |
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4:00-5:15 pm |
Plenary Session 4: Shaping Debt Management Technical Assistance (Conference room A) |
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Chair: |
Mr. Gerd Schwartz, Deputy Director, Institute of Capacity Development Dept., International Monetary Fund |
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Panelists: |
Ms. Elisabeth Gruber, Director, Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria Expert, WBG Mr. Keiichiro Yuasa, Deputy Director, Credit Risk Analysis Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mr. Nura M. Danmadami, Director General, Debt Management, Governor’s Office, Debt Management Agency, Bauchi State, Nigeria |
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5:15-5:45 pm |
Closing: Ms. Paloma Anos Casero, Director, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice |
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