2nd Asian Monetary Policy Forum

 
 

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The AMPF is modelled after the highly successful US Monetary Policy Forum, which meets annually in New York. The AMPF is organized under the auspices of the ABFER, with support from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the National University of Singapore Business School, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

This year the AMPF will commence on 28 May 2015 with a combined dinner with ABFER and keynote speech. The following day on 29 May 2015, the program will kick off at 9am with the opening remarks and subsequently the commissioned paper presentation, lunch and Governor’s Dialogue.

Agenda

28
May
2015
Thursday
 
Venue: Pacific Ballroom, The Pan Pacific Singapore

7:30 - 9:30 pm
Joint Dinner for ABFER and AMPF

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

Welcome Remarks

Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore

Keynote Speech:

Professor Carmen M. Reinhart, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
"The Global Economy Seven Years After Financial Crisis: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues"
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Q&A Session Moderator:

Professor Andrew K. Rose, University of California, Berkeley and MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance



 
29
May
2015
Friday

8:15 - 8:45 am
Registration

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

8:45 - 8:50 am
Welcome Remarks

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

Mr Edward Robinson, Assistant Managing Director and Chief Economist, Monetary Authority of Singapore

8:50 - 9:25 am
Conference Keynote Address by Dr Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman of JP Morgan Chase International

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

"The Global Economic and Financial System: Challenges and Prospects"

Introduction: Professor Bernard Yeung, Dean of NUS Business School & President of ABFER

9:25 - 10:05 am
Commissioned Paper by Professor Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

"Financial Development in Asia: The Role of Policy and Institutions, with Special Reference to China"
10:05 - 10:20 am
Break

Venue: Pacific Ballroom Foyer

10:20 am - 12:00 nn
Discussion of Commissioned Paper

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

Chair: Governor Glenn Stevens, Reserve Bank of Australia

Discussants:
Professor Hélène Rey, London Business School
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Dr Mark Spiegel, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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12:00 - 1:45 pm
Lunch Dialogue with Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

Introduction:
Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore

Moderator:
Professor Steven Davis, Deputy Dean, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

1:45 - 2:00 pm
Break

Venue: Pacific Ballroom Foyer

2:00 - 3:10 pm
Panel Discussion

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

“Conjunctural and Policy Issues Confronting Asia”

Moderator:
Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Discussants:
Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul, Bank of Thailand
Dr Jahangir Aziz, Head, Emerging Markets Asia Economic Research, JP Morgan
Mr Bert Hofman, Country Director for China, Mongolia and Korea, World Bank
Dr Wei Shang-Jin, Chief Economist & Director General, Asian Development Bank

3:10 pm
Closing

Venue: Pacific Ballroom

Professor Bernard Yeung, Dean of NUS Business School & President of ABFER

3:15 pm
Adjourn

Venue: Pacific Ballroom



Updated 18 May 2015. Program subjected to change.

Guest of Honor

Speakers