The ECB and Its Watchers XXV

March 12, 2025

Hörsaalzentrum
Campus Westend
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
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Program
08:30 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 09:45

Welcome

Volker Wieland, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability

09:45 – 10:15

President’s Address

Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank

10:15 – 11:45

Debate 1: The Economic Environment Faced by the ECB's Monetary Policy: Key Determinants and Structural Changes

Chair:

François Villeroy de Galhau, Banque de France

Speakers:

Silvana Tenreyro, London School of Economics
Klaus Adam, University College London
Refet Gürkaynak, Bilkent University

11:45 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:30

Debate 2: The ECB's Monetary Policy Toolbox in Light of Past Experience and Future Challenges

Chair:

José Luis Escrivá, Banco de España

Speakers:

Lucrezia Reichlin, London Business School
Tobias Adrian, International Monetary Fund
Axel Weber, Center for Financial Studies

14:30 – 14:45

Break

14:45 – 16:15

Debate 3: The Policy Strategy: Identifying Potential Needs for Adjustment

Chair:

Joachim Nagel, Deutsche Bundesbank

Speakers:

Maurice Obstfeld, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Athanasios Orphanides, MIT Sloan School of Management
Volker Wieland, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability

16:15

Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

Philip Lane, European Central Bank


Please note that attendance is by invitation only.


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