Special Event co-Hosted by:
The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and the Bank of Spain will co-host a global economic symposium at the Banco de España headquarters in Madrid, April 16-17, 2018. The symposium will explore the critical challenges, emerging trends, and diverse factors shaping the United States and European economies in 2018 and beyond, and the implications these currents have for US and European businesses. To ensure a constructive and open exchange and maximum interaction amongst panelists and audience participants, the symposium is limited to a select group of business economists, policymakers, and economic and corporate leaders from the US and Europe.
This is the fourth global symposium to be co-hosted by NABE; the first was conducted May 2015 in Munich, Germany in conjunction with the Deutsche Bundesbank, the second was conducted May 2016 in Paris, France in conjunction with the OECD, and the third was in May 2017 at the Banca d'Italia in Rome.
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Registration / Light Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Opening Remarks Luis M. Linde, Governor, Banco de España Introduction: Mine Yücel, CBE, Senior Vice President and Senior Research Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Global Outlook Antonio Garcia Pascual, Managing Director, Chief European Economist, Barclays Arun Raha, CBE, Vice President and Chief Economist, Eaton Corporation Chris Varvares, CBE, Vice President and Co-head US Economics, Macroeconomic Advisers by IHS Markit Moderator: Manuel Balmaseda, CBE, Chief Economist, CEMEX
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Future of Finance: Will Banks or Capital Markets Dominate? Ángel Berges, Vice President, Analistas Financieros Internacionales Adolfo Laurenti, CBE, European Principal Economist, Visa Tano Santos, Professor of Finance, Columbia Business School Moderator: Óscar Arce, Associate Director General of Economics and Research, Banco de España 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Why Can't Central Banks Hit Inflation Targets? Jef Boeckx, Head of Monetary Policy Unit, National Bank of Belgium David Miles, Professor of Financial Economics, Imperial College London Rubén Segura-Cayuela, Europe Economist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Moderator: David Altig, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Impact of Digitization & Automation on Supply Chains John Calverley, Chief Economist, Calverley Economic Advisors Ltd. Colleen Donovan, Principal Economist, Amazon Moderator: Susan Lund, Director of Research, McKinsey Global Institute
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Reception and Dinner Peter Praet, Executive Board Member and Chief Economist, European Central Bank Introduction: Luis M. Linde, Governor, Banco de España
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM Arrival and Coffee
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Developments in Banking Jordi Gual, Chairman, CaixaBank Introduction: Pablo Hernandez de Cos, General Director of Economics and Statistics, Banco de España
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Impact of US Tax Reform on Capital Flows Jean-Michel Six, Chief EMEA Economist, Standard & Poor's Global Ratings, Inc. Kent Smetters, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business Moderator: Pilar L’Hotellerie-Fallois, Associate Director General International Affairs, Banco de España
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Coffee Break 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Future Economic Growth: Will Institutions Matter? Leszek Balcerowicz, Professor of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Professor of Democracy Studies, Hertie School of Governance Moderator: Klaus Masuch, Principal Adviser, European Central Bank
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Luncheon & Networking 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM The Rise of Nationalism and the Future of Trade Luis Garicano Gabilondo, Professor of Economics and Strategy, London School of Economics André Sapir, Senior Fellow, Bruegel Moderator: Megan Greene, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Manulife Asset Management
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US Policy Keynote John Williams, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Introduction: Luis M. Linde, Governor, Banco de España
4:15 PM Wrap Up / Closing remarks
The Banco de España has made preliminary block bookings at several hotels for your convenience, for up to 3 nights, checking in on 15 April and checking out on 18 April 2018 in a double room single use. Should you require double use rooms, please ask the hotel for fees. Please, send your booking directly by email to the hotel of your preference before the deadline indicating the booking code, in case you require accommodation. For complete details and to book: Download Hotel Room Block Sheet