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2018 DMF Stakeholders' Forum: Rising Tide of Debt: Risk, Resilience, Responsibility.
May 28-29, 2018
Brussels, Belgium

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DMF STAKEHOLDERS’ FORUM 2018
Organized by the European Commission and the
World Bank
May 28-29, 2018
Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre, Belgium
May 28, 2018 DAY ONE
8:00-8:25 am
Registration
8:30-9:00 am
Introduction (5 mins): Ms. Abha Prasad, DMF Program Manager
Welcome Remarks: Mr. Jan Walliser, Vice President, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions (EFI), World Bank Group (WBG)
Opening Address: Mr. Stefano Manservisi, Director-General of International Cooperation and Development, European Commission (TBC).
9:00-10:00 am
Keynote Address
Chair: Mr. Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, Senior Director, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI), World Bank Group
Keynote Address: EU Parliamentarian, (TBC).
10:00-10:15 am
Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:30 am
Plenary Session 1: Global Perspectives on Public Debt: (include discussion on debt sustainability and SDG financing)
Moderator:
Bloomberg
Panelists:
- Mr. Jan Walliser, Vice President, Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions (EFI),
- H.E. Augusto de Sousa Archer Mangueira, Minister of Finance, Angola
- Mr. Koivisto Teppo, Chairman OECD Working Party on PDM
- Mr. Moritz Kraemer, MD, S&P Global
- ECB – Deputy/Assistant Governor/Chief Economist, Investment Bank
- Minister of Finance/Central Bank Governor (LAC, EAP, TBC)
11:30am-12:45 pm
Plenary Session 2: Are Debt Levels and Risks Rising – and if so, how can We Stem the Tide?
Chair:
Ms. Paloma Anos Casero, Director, MTI, World Bank
Panelists:
- Mr. Mark Flanagan, Assistant Director, Strategy Policy and Review Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Mr. Eric Lalo, Managing Director, Co-Head Sovereign Advisory, Lazard
- Fiscal Policy/Budget Head (Mexico/Brazil, TBD)
- (TBD)
- Central Banker/BIS
12:45- 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00-3:30 pm
Breakout Session 1: Responsible Financing: The role of the Private sector
Chair:
Minister of Finance/EC, TBC
Panelists:
- TBD
- G20 Representative, (France, TBC)
- Mr. Agostino Consolo, European Central Bank (confimed)
- Country – (Romania) TBC
2:00-3:30 pm
Breakout Session 2: Are HIPCs more vulnerable than others?
Chair:
Minister of Finance (TBD)
Panelists:
- Mr. Desire Vencatachellum, African Development Bank
- HIPC – Completion Point (The Gambia TBC)
- WB/MDB (TBD)
- Mr. Mathew Martin, DFI, (TBC)
- Mr. Sahr Jusu, Director, Debt Managmnet Divison, Sierra Leone
3:30-4:00 pm
Coffee Break
4:00-5:30 pm
Breakout Session 3: How Important is Good Debt Data for Effective Debt Management?
Moderator:
Minister of Finance (TBD)
Panelists:
- TBD
- Mr. Gerry Teeling, Chief, DMFAS UNCTAD
- WB taskforce on financial sector statistics (TBC)
- Country Debt Office head (TBC)
- LIC country (TBC)
4:00-5:30 pm
Breakout Session 4: The Foundation for Sound Debt Management: Laws and Institutions
Moderator:
Mr. Tomas Magnusson, Chair DMF, Panel of experts
Panelists:
- Mike Williams, International Expert
- Debt Office Head – AFR, TBD
- Debt Office Head – ECA, TBD
- Ms. Lilia Razlog, Senior Debt Specialist, MTI, WB
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Reception at Thon Hotel (hosted by the EC)
May 29, 2018, DAY TWO
8:45-10:00 am
Plenary Session 3: Domestic Debt Market Development to Mitigate Risks
Moderator:
Mr. Anderson Silva, Practice Manager, Finance and Markets, WBG
Panelists:
- Ms. Maria Cannata, International Expert
- Mr. Lars Mayland, Head of Monetary Policy Operations and Govt. Debt; Danmarks Nationalbank, Denmark
- Primary Dealers Association Head, TBC
- Mr. Stan Nkhata, Director, Debt Managment, MEFMI – Africa (confirmed)
- Mr. Adrien Diouf, Managing Director, Agence UMOA-Titres (AUT), Dakar, Senegal
10:00-10:15 am
Coffee Break
10:15-11:30 am
Plenary Session 4: Managing Risk under an Evolving Landscape
Chair:
Ms. Doerte Doemeland, Practice Manager, MTI, WB
Panelists:
- Mr. Daniel Hardy, Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund (TBC)
- Mr. Phillip Anderson, DMF Panel of Experts
- TBC
- TBC
11:30 am- 12:45 pm
Breakout Session 5: Managing Subnational Debt Risks
Chair:
State Financial Secretary, TBD
Panelists:
- Ms. Archana Mangalgiri, Chief General Manager, Internal Debt Management Department, Reserve Bank of India
- Ms. Na Zhu, Deputy Director, Government Debt Management Division, Department of Finance, Hunan Province, China
- Ms. Izabella Barati-Stec, Visiting Professor, Central European University, Hungary
- Russia/Nigerian State, TBC
11:30 am- 12:45 pm
Breakout Session 6: Debt Sustainability Framework (DSF) Reforms
- WBG (Charir)
- IMF (TBC)
- Pacific Islands representative
- Mr. Dougal Martin, IADB
12:45-2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00- 3:15 pm
Breakout Session 7: Asset and Liability Management: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair:
Mr. Coskun Cangoz, Manager, WB TRE (TBC)
Panelists:
- OECD country, TBC
- DMF country, TBC
- DMF country, TBC
- Mr. Lars Jessen, Lead Debt Specialist, MTI, WBG
2:00 - 3:15 pm
Breakout Session 8: TBD
Chair:
TBC
Panelists:
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
3:15-3:30 pm
Coffee Break
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Round Table: What has the DMF Achieved? What’s Next?
Moderator:
Mr. Gerd Scwartz, DMF Co-Chair, IMF (TBC)
Panelists:
- TBD
- Ms. Abha Prasad (WB), DMF Program Manager
- Donor (SECO, TBD)
- Mr. Baba Musa, Director, WAIFEM, TBC
- AUT, TBC
4:45-5:45 pm
Closing Remarks:
A Conversation with Ms. Erica Gerretsen, Head of Unit, Budget Support and Public Finance Management, European Commission, Ms. Paloma Anos Casero (WB), DMF Co-Chair and Mr. Moritz Kraemer, MD, S&P Global