- Central Bank Communications Conference
Communications challenges for policy effectiveness, accountability and reputation
Tuesday, 14 and Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Main Building, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main 
 Conference room C2.01/02
 Open to the media
 
Programme
Conference brochure- 8:30
- Registration and coffee
- 9:00
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   Opening remarksChristine Graeff, European Central Bank 
- 9:05
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   Session 1 Leveraging communication for policy effectiveness and reputationChair: Beatrice Weder di Mauro, INSEAD Singapore Communicating unconventional monetary policy 
 Michael Ehrmann, European Central BankThe future of Odyssean and Delphic guidance 
 Charles L. Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoGeneral discussion 
- 10:30
- Coffee break
- 11:00
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   Policy panel At the heart of policy: challenges and opportunities of central bank communicationWatchChair: David Wessel, Brookings Institution Mark Carney, Bank of England 
 Mario Draghi, European Central Bank
 Haruhiko Kuroda, Bank of Japan
 Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve
- 12:45
- Lunch at the ECB executive dining area, third floor
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   Lunch speech Are there limits to communication? Can central banks talk too much?Hyun Song Shin, Bank for International Settlements 
- 14:30
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   Session 2 Learning about policy from central bank communicationsChair: Charles Wyplosz, Graduate Institute, Geneva Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs 
 Erik F. Nielsen, UniCredit
 Jill Vardy, Bank of CanadaGeneral discussion 
- 16:00
- Coffee break
- 16:30
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   Session 3Is “more” always “better”? Transparency, accountability and the clarity of messageChair: Erkki Liikanen, Bank of Finland Stefan Gerlach, EFG Bank 
 Sylvie Goulard, Former Member of the European Parliament Watch
 Donald Kohn, Brookings Institution WatchGeneral discussion 
- 18:00
- End of first day
- 19:00
- Dinner
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   Dinner speech Be first, but be right: the future of news amid market pressuresAlessandra Galloni, Reuters 
- 8:30
- Registration and coffee
- 9:00
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   Session 4 Reaching out beyond the comfort zoneChair: Adrian Monck, World Economic Forum Anthony Gooch, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Watch 
 Christine Graeff, European Central Bank Watch
 Gerry Rice, International Monetary Fund WatchGeneral discussion 
- 10:30
- Coffee break
- 11:00
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   Closing policy panel discussion Looking ahead: what is on central banks’ communication agenda?Chair: Peter Praet, European Central Bank Sharon Donnery, Central Bank of Ireland 
 Andy Haldane, Bank of England Watch
 Lars Rohde, Danmarks Nationalbank
- 12:50
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   Closing remarksPeter Praet, European Central Bank 
- 13:00
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   Buffet lunch in the foyer of the conference room 
 Opportunity for guided tours of the ECB Visitor CentreEnd of conference 
This programme may be subject to change without notice.
General information
 European Central Bank 
 Main building, Conference room C2.01/02
 Sonnemannstrasse 20 
 60314 Frankfurt am Main
 +49 69 1344 0 
 Fax: +49 69 1344 6000 
 info@ecb.europa.eu 
English
Participants are requested to arrange their own transfers to and from the airport, unless indicated otherwise.
Windows 25, Japan Center, Taunustor 2, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
Mr Gabriel Glöckler
 Directorate General Communications 
 Principal Adviser
 Tel.: +49 69 1344 6568 
 Mobile: +49 160 9092 7606
 Email: gabriel.glockler@ecb.europa.eu 
Mr Roberto Motto
 Directorate General Economics
 Head of the Strategy Issues Section
 Tel.: +49 69 1344 6309
 Mobile: +49 152 2258 07869 
 Email: roberto.motto@ecb.europa.eu 
Mr Nasser Hanafy
 Directorate General Communications 
 Outreach Division
 Tel.: +49 69 1344 7523 
 Mobile: +49 174 172 4642
 Email: communicationsconference@ecb.europa.eu