The ECB and Its Watchers XXVI

Registration

Welcome
Volker Wieland, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability

President’s Address
Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank

Debate 1: Monetary Policy Amidst Trade Shock, Rising Debt and Diverse Drivers of Inflation

Speakers:
Philip Lane, European Central Bank
James Bullard, Purdue University
Frank Smets, Bank for International Settlements

Lunch

Debate 2: The Global Environment for Central Banking: Economic Spillovers, Geopolitics and Diverging Economic Trends

Speakers:
Olli Rehn, Bank of Finland
Tao Wang, UBS
Menzie Chinn, University of Wisconsin

Break

Debate 3: European Integration and Growth Strategy: Product, Labor & Financial Markets and New Technologies

Speakers:
Martin Kocher, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Veronika Grimm, Technical University Nürnberg and German Council of Economic Experts
Luis Garicano, London School of Economics

Closing Remarks