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2011 Bretton Woods Annual Meeting:
Risks to the Global System
International Monetary Fund
HQ2, Conference Hall 1
Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2011
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Welcome
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Welcome and Stage Setting
Opening Plenary
9:05 am - 9:45 am
Development Challenges in a Resource Constrained Era
Introduction: William E. Frenzel, Co-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee
A Conversation With:
Robert B. Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group
Moderator: Chuck Hagel, Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University; U.S. Senator, 1997-2009
9:45 am - 10:35 am
Upheaval in the Middle East: Development Risks and Opportunities
Moderator: Richard A. Debs, Chairman of the International Council, Bretton Woods Committee
Speakers
2011 Bretton Woods Annual Meeting:
Risks to the Global System
International Monetary Fund
HQ2, Conference Hall 1
Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2011
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Welcome
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Welcome and Stage Setting
Opening Plenary
9:05 am - 9:45 am
Development Challenges in a Resource Constrained Era
Introduction: William E. Frenzel, Co-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee
A Conversation With:
Robert B. Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group
Moderator: Chuck Hagel, Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University; U.S. Senator, 1997-2009
9:45 am - 10:35 am
Upheaval in the Middle East: Development Risks and Opportunities
Moderator: Richard A. Debs, Chairman of the International Council, Bretton Woods Committee
Speakers
Dr. Florence Eid, Chief Executive Officer, Arabia Monitor
Frank G. Wisner, International Affairs Advisor, Patton Boggs, LLP; U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, 1986-91
10:35 am – 11:45 am
Navigating Global Financial Risks
Moderator: James D. Wolfensohn, Co-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee
Speakers:
Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of Canada
Ruth Porat, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Morgan Stanley
William R. Rhodes, Senior Advisor, Citigroup
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Summoning the Will to Act
Speaker:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Working Luncheon (Conference Hall 2)
1:05 pm – 1:25 pm
Meeting Global Responsibilities Head-On
Introduction: James D. Wolfensohn, Co-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee
Speaker:
Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
The Bretton Woods Committee would like to thank our strategic partner,
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), for its help in making this meeting possible.
http://www.brettonwoods.org/events/index.php/69/2011_Bretton_Woods_Committee_Annual_Meeting
Frank G. Wisner, International Affairs Advisor, Patton Boggs, LLP; U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, 1986-91
10:35 am – 11:45 am
Navigating Global Financial Risks
Moderator: James D. Wolfensohn, Co-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee
Speakers:
Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of Canada
Ruth Porat, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Morgan Stanley
William R. Rhodes, Senior Advisor, Citigroup
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Summoning the Will to Act
Speaker:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Working Luncheon (Conference Hall 2)
1:05 pm – 1:25 pm
Meeting Global Responsibilities Head-On
Introduction: James D. Wolfensohn, Co-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee
Speaker:
Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
The Bretton Woods Committee would like to thank our strategic partner,
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), for its help in making this meeting possible.
http://www.brettonwoods.org/events/index.php/69/2011_Bretton_Woods_Committee_Annual_Meeting
