Bank of Finland’s 4th International Monetary Policy Conference: Monetary Policy in the Shadow of Geopolitical Tensions and Trade Conflicts

Programme

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12.30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Governor Olli Rehn, Bank of Finland

13.00 Invited keynote speech
Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson, Federal Reserve Board

13.40 Invited keynote speech: Markets, Geopolitics, and Central Banks – A Personal Perspective through Case Studies
Chief Economic Advisor Reza Moghadam, Millennium Capital Partners  

14.20 Coffee break

14.50 Policy panel discussion - “Monetary Policy and Uncertainty”

Panelists:
Governor Erik Thedéen, Sveriges Riksbank
Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Clare Lombardelli, Bank of England
Deputy Governor Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Banque de France

Moderator: Member of the Board Tuomas Välimäki, Bank of Finland

15.50 Invited keynote speech
President Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank  

16.30 Invited keynote speech: Fiscal Foundations of Inflation: Seeing Beyond the Monetary Narrative
Professor Eric Leeper, University of Virginia

17.10 Closing remarks

17.30 Conference ends


The confence is invitation-only. 

For questions related to the conference, please contact Event Coordinator Riikka Virtanen at riikka.virtanen[at]bof.fi.

Members of the media are invited to contact +358 9 183 2101, or email to media[at]bof.fi.