International Conference
80 Years After Bretton Woods: Relaunching Multilateralism through Regional Monetary Unions?
Lisbon, 6-7 May 2024
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PROGRAMME
MONDAY | 6 MAY 2024
> Museu do Dinheiro, Largo de S. Julião, Lisboa
14:30
Opening remarks
Luís Máximo dos Santos, Vice-Governor, Banco de Portugal
José Luís Cardoso, President, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
15:00
Introduction
Bernard Snoy, Chairman, Robert Triffin International Association
15:10 Session 1 | Debate
80 Years after Bretton Woods: Roundtable on Challenges to Multilateralism and the Prospects for Regional Monetary Cooperation
Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, Governor, Banque Centrale des États d’ Afrique de l’Ouest
"The Prospects for Regional Monetary Unions in a Changing Global Context" - (Download)
Renato G. Flores Jr., Director, International Intelligence Unit, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Head of Directorate of International Relations and Cooperation, Banco de Portugal
Luiz Pereira da Silva, Former Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements (preregistered video)
Moderation: Clara Raposo, Vice-Governor, Banco de Portugal
16:30
Coffee Break
17:00 Session 2 | Debate
80 Years after Bretton Woods: In the face of Geo-economic Fragmentation, do Regional Monetary Unions provide an Answer?
Hervé Carré, Former Director-General, Eurostat
Anoop Singh, Former Director, Asia & Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund
José-Antonio Ocampo, Professor, Columbia University (vídeo conference)
Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser, China Banking Regulatory Commission (preregistered video)
Moderation: António Martins da Cruz, President, Portugal Section, European League for Economic Cooperation
20:00
Dinner
Keynote speech: Mário Centeno, Governor, Banco de Portugal
TUESDAY | 7 MAY 2024
> Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, Rua da Academia das Ciências, 19, Lisboa
9:15 Welcome remarks
José Luís Cardoso, President, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
9:25 Session 3 | Debate
The State of Regional Economic and Monetary Cooperation in Africa: lessons from the past and issues for the future
Zenaida Cassamá, National Director for Guinea-Bissau, Banque Centrale des États d’ Afrique de l’Ouest
Óscar Évora Santos, Governor, Banco de Cabo Verde
Osvaldo João, Former Secretary of State for Treasury and Finance, Angola
Maria Eugénia Mata, Professor, NOVA School of Business and Economics
Moderation: Jorge Braga Macedo, Treasurer, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
10:45 Coffee Break
11:15 Session 4 | Debate
The State of Regional Economic and Monetary Cooperation in America and Asia: lessons from the past and issues for the future
Christian Ghymers, Vice-Chairman, Robert Triffin International Association
"Regional Economic and Monetary Cooperation in America Latina & Africa" (Download)
Rodolfo Lavrador, Executive International Business Director, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau
Manuel Clarote Lapão, Development Cooperation Director, Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries
Jorge Braga de Macedo, Treasurer, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
Moderation: Maria Eugénia Mata, Professor, NOVA School of Business and Economics
12:45 Working Lunch
14:00 Introduction
Maria Luís Albuquerque, Member of the Supervisory Boards, Morgan Stanley (video conference)
The impact of geopolitics on fiscal policy (Download)
Vítor Gaspar, Director Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund
14:30 Session 5 | Debate
Where do we go from here? 80 years after Bretton Woods, what kind of regional initiatives could contribute to a more stable and equitable international monetary system? If Robert Triffin were alive, what kind of initiative would he promote at the regional and global level?
Fabio Masini, Professor, University Roma 3, and Secretary-General, Robert Triffin International Association
Jorge Braga de Macedo, Treasurer, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
Hung Tran, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council’s Geo-Economics Center
Ousmène Jacques Mandeng, Senior Advisor Global Blockchain Technology, Accenture
Marc Uzan, Founder and Executive Director, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee
Moderation: António Martins da Costa, President, American Chamber of Commerce of Lisbon
16:00 Concluding Remarks
Bernard Snoy, Chairman, Robert Triffin International Association
