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Preliminary Program

Sunday, June 3, 2018

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

Monday, June 4, 2018

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

 
Robert E. Hall

Professor, Stanford University

Masaaki Shirakawa

Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
Former Governor, Bank of Japan

   

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

- Coffee Break

 

Session 1

Session 1: Targets and Instruments
10:30 a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m.

Session 1: Targets and Instruments

     
Moderator

Thomas J. Sargent

Professor, New York University

Speakers

Martin Uribe

Professor, Columbia University

 

Juan Pablo Nicolini

Senior Research Economist, FRB of Minneapolis

Discussants

Giovanni Dell’Ariccia

Deputy Director, IMF

 

Hwan-Koo Kang

Head, Bank of Korea

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

Session 2

Session 2: Reputation and Communication
1:50 p.m. ~ 3:20 p.m.

Session 2: Reputation and Communication

     
Moderator

Inseok Shin

Member of Monetary Policy Board, Bank of Korea

Speakers

Michael McMahon

Professor, University of Oxford

 

Michael Ehrmann

Head of Division, ECB

Discussants

Jan Marc Berk

Director, De Nederlandsche Bank

 

Junhan Kim

Deputy Director General, Bank of Korea

   
3:20 p.m. ~ 3:50 p.m.

- Coffee Break

Session 3

Session 3: Policy Coordination
3:50 p.m. ~ 5:20 p.m.

Session 3: Policy Coordination

     
Moderator

Christopher J. Waller

Executive Vice President, FRB of St. Louis

Speakers

Ellen McGrattan

Professor, University of Minnesota

 

Marco Bassetto

Senior Economist, FRB of Chicago

Discussants

Cyn-Young Park

Director, Asian Development Bank

 

Shigenori Shiratsuka

Director General, Bank of Japan

     
6:30 p.m. ~ 8:30 p.m.

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

Dinner Speech

Dosoung Choi

Professor, Gachon University
Former Member of Monetary Policy Board, BOK

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

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

Session 4

Session 4: The Future of Central Banking
9:00 a.m. ~ 10:30 a.m.

Session 4: The Future of Central Banking

     
Moderator

Kyuil Chung

Deputy Governor, Bank of Korea

Speakers

Ricardo Reis

Professor, LSE

 

Greg Kaplan

Professor, University of Chicago

Discussants

Andrew Filardo

Head of Monetary Policy, BIS

 

Jinill Kim

Professor, Korea University

   
10:30 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m.

- Coffee Break

Session 5

Session 5: Panel Discussion – Policy Challenges
11:00 a.m. ~ 12:30 p.m.

Session 5: Panel Discussion – Policy Challenges

     
Moderator

Robert E. Hall

Professor, Stanford University

Panelists

Woosik Moon

Professor, Seoul National University
Former Member of Monetary Policy Board, BOK

Martin Uribe

Professor, Columbia University

Michael Ehrmann

Head of Division, ECB

 

Christopher J. Waller

Executive Vice President, FRB of St. Louis

Ricardo Reis

Professor, LSE

 

 

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