- ECB Forum on Central Banking 2019
20 Years of European Economic and Monetary Union
Sintra, Portugal, 17-19 June 2019
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Programme
All times are local.
- 18:00
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   Opening reception and dinnerOpening remarksMario Draghi, President, European Central Bank Dinner hosted by the Executive Board of the European Central Bank Dinner speechOlivier Blanchard, Peterson Institute for International Economics 
Tuesday, 18 June
Young economists’ competition
Posters produced by young economists presenting their research will be on display throughout the Forum.
Participants are invited to talk to the students individually about their research and to rate the posters using the electronic facility provided. Participants’ ratings will serve as input for the selection of the best paper, which will be awarded a prize at the end of the Forum.
Find out more- 9:00
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   Introductory speechMario Draghi, President, European Central Bank 
- 9:30
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   Session 1 - The first 20 years of EMUChair: Luis De Guindos, Vice-President, European Central Bank Paper 1 - Real convergence in the EMUJean Imbs, Professor, Paris School of Economics and New York University, Abu Dhabi, with Laurent Pauwels, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney Discussant: Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Professor, University of Maryland 
- 10:30
- Coffee break and young economists’ poster session
- 11:00
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   Presentation The single monetary policy: 20 years of experiencePeter Praet, Former Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank 
- 11:30
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   Panel - The first 20 years of EMUChair: Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank - Laurence Boone, Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Markus Brunnermeier, Professor, Princeton University
- Peter Praet, Former Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
- Ricardo Reis, Professor, London School of Economics
 
- 13:00
- Lunch
- 15:00
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   Policy panelModerator: Claire Jones, Frankfurt Bureau Chief, Financial Times - Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of England
- Mario Draghi, President, European Central Bank
- Stanley Fischer, Former Vice Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
 Group photo 
- 18:30
- Reception and dinner
- 9:30
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   SpeechJean-Claude Juncker, President, European Commission 
- 10:00
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   Session 2 - The future of EMUChair: Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank Paper 2 - Superstar firms and spatial agglomeration: An exploration of effects in EuropeLaura Alfaro, Professor, Harvard University, with Maggie X. Chen, Professor, George Washington University and Harald Fadinger, Professor, University of Mannheim Discussant: Gianmarco Ottaviano, Professor, Bocconi University 
- 11:00
- Coffee break and young economists’ poster session
- 11:30
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   Paper 3 - Demographic changes, migration and economic growth in the euro areaAxel Börsch-Supan, Director, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, with Duarte Nuno Leite and Johannes Rausch, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy Discussant: Anna Maria Mayda, Associate Professor, Georgetown University 
- 13:00
- Lunch
- 14:00
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   Panel - The future of EMUChair: Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank - Marcel Fratzscher, President, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)
- Gita Gopinath, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, International Monetary Fund
- Martin Hellwig, Director (em.), Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
- Hélène Rey, Lord Bagri Professor of Economics, London Business School
 Award ceremony – Young economists’ competition
- 15:30
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   Closing remarksMario Draghi, President, European Central Bank 
- 19:30
- Reception and dinner hosted by the Banco de Portugal
This programme may be subject to change without notice.
General information
Penha Longa Hotel
 Estrada da Lagoa Azul, Linhó
 Sintra, Portugal
Conference room Penha Longa Palace – Coroa I
+351 21 924 9000
 Fax: +351 21 924 9007
 info@ecbforum.eu
A shuttle service from Lisbon airport to the Penha Longa Hotel is offered for participants – further information and the departure schedule will be available from the Forum’s information desk at the airport.
For more information refer to the FAQ page.
Business attire for the dinner on Monday, 17 June
Smart casual attire for all other events
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