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Preliminary Program

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

7:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m. - Welcome Reception / Dinner [Orchid Room, 2F, The Westin Chosun Seoul]

Thursday, June 1, 2017

8:30 a.m. ~ 9:00 a.m. - Registration, Coffee and Pastries

Opening Session

Opening Session

9:00 a.m. ~ 9:10 a.m.

Opening Address

 
Juyeol Lee Governor, Bank of Korea

9:10 a.m. ~ 10:00 a.m.

Keynote Speeches

 
Thomas J. Sargent Professor, New York University
John C. Williams President and CEO, FRB of San Francisco
   

10:00 a.m. ~ 10:30 a.m.

- Coffee Break

 

Session 1

Session 1: Population Aging
10:30 a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m.

Session 1: Population Aging

     
Moderator

Steven Davis

Professor, University of Chicago

Speakers

Sagiri Kitao

Professor, Keio University

 

Eric French

Professor, University College London

Discussants

Jaerang Lee

Deputy Director General, Bank of Korea

 

Lars Ljungqvist

Professor, Stockholm School of Economics

     
12:00 p.m. ~ 1:50 p.m. - Luncheon [Grand Ballroom, 1F, The Westin Chosun Seoul]

Session 2

Session 2: Inclusive Growth and Employment
1:50 p.m. ~ 3:20 p.m.

Session 2: Inclusive Growth and Employment

     
Moderator

Soyoung Kim

Professor, Seoul National University

Speakers

Steven Davis

Professor, University of Chicago

 

Nir Jaimovich

Professor, University of Southern California

Discussants

Yongseok Shin

Professor, Washington University

 

Philip Vermeulen

Senior Economist, ECB

   
3:20 p.m. ~ 3:50 p.m.

- Coffee Break

Session 3

Session 3: Structual Reforms and Macroeconomic Policies
3:50 p.m. ~ 5:20 p.m.

Session 3: Structual Reforms and Macroeconomic Policies

     
Moderator

Seung Beom Koh

Member of Monetary Policy Board, Bank of Korea

Speakers

Mikhail Golosov

Professor, Princeton University

 

Davide Furceri

Senior Economist, IMF

Discussants

Paolo Pesenti

Senior Vice President, FRB of New York

 

Sang Pil Hwang

Director, Bank of Korea

     
6:30 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m.

- Conference Dinner [Lilac Room, 2F, The Westin Chosun Seoul]

Friday, June 2, 2017

8:30 a.m. ~ 9:00 a.m. - Coffee and Patries  

Session 4

Session 4: Sustainable Growth
9:00 a.m. ~ 10:30 a.m.

Session 4: Sustainable Growth

     
Moderator

Seung-Cheol Jeon

Deputy Governor, Bank of Korea

Speakers

Yongsung Chang

Professor, Rochester and Yonsei University

 

Rémy Lecat

Senior Economist, Banque de France

Discussants

Xavier Debrun

Division Chief, IMF

 

Andrea Tambalotti

Assistant Vice President & Function Head, FRB of New York

   
10:30 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m.

- Coffee Break

Session 5

Session 5: Panel Discussion - Policy Challenges
11:00 a.m. ~ 12:40 p.m.

Session 5: Panel Discussion - Policy Challenges

     
Moderator

Il Houng Lee

Member of Monetary Policy Board, Bank of Korea

Panelists

Jan Marc Berk

Director, De Nederlandsche Bank

Era Dabla-Norris

Division Chief, IMF

 

Eric French

Professor, University College London

Soyoung Kim

Professor, Seoul National University

Andrea Tambalotti

Assistant Vice President & Function Head, FRB of New York

 

 

12:30 p.m. ~ 2:00 p.m. - Luncheon [Grand Ballroom, 1F, The Westin Chosun Seoul]

Special Session

Special Session for FRB New York and BOK: - Monetary Policy and Financial Stability
2:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

Special Session for FRB New York and BOK:
- Monetary Policy and Financial Stability

     
Moderator

Wook Sohn

Executive Director, Bank of Korea

Speakers

Joao Santos

Vice President & Function Head, FRB of New York

 

Dong Beom Choi

Financial Economist, FRB of New York

 

Fernando Duarte

Financial Economist, FRB of New York

Discussants

In Do Hwang

Economist, Bank of Korea

Daeyup Lee

Economist, Bank of Korea

Byungkuk Kim

Economist, Bank of Korea