Seminars

Wednesday, April 18

Building Trust and Resilience

Moderator: Tom Keene, Bloomberg Surveillance
Time: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: HQ1, Meeting Halls A & B

Join the conversation via #BuildingTrust


Flexible Inflation Targeting: Advancing the Frontiers of Monetary Policy

Moderator: Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator, Wall Street Journal
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Location: HQ1, Meeting Halls A&B

Join the conversation via #InflationTarget


Digitalization and the New Guilded Age

Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Location: HQ1 Atrium

Join the conversation via #NewEcon


Thursday, April 19


Reforming the Euro Area: Views from inside and outside of Europe

Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: HQ1 Meeting Halls A&B

Join the conversation via #EuroareaReform


One-on-One with Christine Lagarde, Featuring Michael Bloomberg 

Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: HQ1 Atrium

Join the conversation via #1on1Lagarde


New Challenges Facing the Global Economy

Moderator: Rana Foroohar, Columnist, Financial Times
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: HQ1 Meeting Halls A&B

Join the conversation via #GlobalEcon

Friday, April 20

Achieving Economic Diversification in Low-Income Countries

Moderator: Yanqing Yang, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, China Business News
Time: 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B

Join the conversation via #EconDiversification

Attracting Private Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Moderator: Nancy Kacungira, News Anchor, BBC Africa Business
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Location: HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B

Join the conversation via #IMFAfrica

Saturday, April 21

Booms and Busts: Are We Better Able to Deal with Them Today?

Moderator: Joumanna Bercetche, Reporter, CNBC
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Location: HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B

Join the conversation via #BoomsandBusts

Sunday, April 22

Restoring Trust by Curbing Corruption

Moderator: Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator, Wall Street Journal
Time: 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: HQ1, Atrium

Join the conversation via #FiscalForum

Wednesday, April 18

Frontiers in Anticorruption: Strengtething Prevention, Tackling Impunity, and Changing Perceptions

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Creating Markets for Climate Business: Mobilizing Private Sector Solutions

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Securing the Foundation for Human Capital: A Global Priority

Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

Thursday, April 19

Digital Economy for Africa

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Location: World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium



Market Forces at Work: Institutional Investors and a Sustainable World

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Disrupting the Gender Divide – WeFi

Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium


Friday, April 20

Debt and Growth: A Balancing Act?

Time: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: World Bank Group MC Building, Jim Wolfensohn Atrium

Moving from Financial Access to Inclusion: Leveraging the Power of Technology

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Location: World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium

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