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Rome Investment Forum; IC17 Highlights; Views from the Members on WTO; and more!
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Watch a recording of the 2017 Rome Investment Forum.
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Recent Highlights
Rome Investment Forum 2017
On December 15 and 16, The Italian Banking Insurance and Finance Federation (FeBAF) in partnership with the Bretton Woods Committee, held the 2017 Rome Investment Forum in Rome, Italy. Several Committee members participated in the forum both as attendees and as speakers. Read more.
Bretton Woods Committee Speakers Included:
- Carlotta De Franceschi, President, Action Institute
- Paolo Garonna, Secretary General, Italian Banking, Insurance and Finance Federation - FeBAF
- José Manuel González Paramo, Executive Board Member, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria - BBVA
- Randy Rodgers, Executive Director, Bretton Woods Committee
- Hung Tran, Executive Managing Director, The Institute of International Finance
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New Committee member, Gail Kelly, speaking at the 2017 International Council.
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2017 International Council Meeting
On October 12, 2017 the Bretton Woods Committee convened a diverse group of over 200 global thought leaders at our flagship International Council meeting. With the international economic order facing the threat of greater fragmentation, this year’s timely conversation – Solutions for Sustaining Economic Cooperation – embodied the fundamental principles of the Bretton Woods Committee and the Bretton Woods Institutions. Read more.
Special thanks to our Contributor, SICPA Holdings.
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Members and Friends Networking Reception
Thanks to all of our members and friends who stopped by our reception on October 11. We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know many of you, and discussing the important role of the Bretton Woods institutions in a shifting global environment. Special thanks to Committee member Tony Fratto for hosting the evening at his offices, Hamilton Place Strategies.
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Dinner and Discussion: The Future of Economic Cooperation and Financial Stability
In advance of the International Council, the Committee hosted a dinner and discussion on the future of economic cooperation and financial reform. Topics included emerging geopolitical risks; balancing monetary and fiscal policy with structural reforms; and much discussion on capital requirements and regulatory reform. Special thanks to Committee Co-Chair Jim Kolbe and members John Negroponte, John B. Taylor, and Bill Coen for offering remarks to kickstart the discussion.
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Views from the Members
In this section, individual members share their perspective on specific issues with the broader Committee membership. Views expressed below are from individual Members and do not reflect any viewpoint of the Bretton Woods Committee.
On the heels of the World Trade Organization’s 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires this month, how can the WTO grapple with an understaffed appellate body, a complex and high-profile dispute resolution caseload, and growing skepticism—particularly from the U.S.—of the value of the multilateral trade system?
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Bozkurt Aran
Former Ambassador, World Trade Organization
Director, TEPAV Economic Research Foundation of Turkey
Read the Analysis
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Shanker Arjun Singham
Director of Economic Policy and Prosperity Studies
Legatum Institute
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Member Spotlight
The Bretton Woods Committee would like to congratulate the following members on their recent achievements!
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Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State and Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group was honored at this year’s American Portrait Gallery Gala where accomplishments of notable contemporary Americans whose portraits reside in the National Portrait Gallery collection were recognized.
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Angel Gurria, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) received the BRAVO Legacy Award at the 2017 Council of the Americas Symposium and BRAVO Business Awards. The BRAVO Business Awards recognize excellence and leadership in the Americas.
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Robert G. Wilmers, Chairman of M&T Bank, was selected for the inaugural class of historic figures for the Western New York Business Hall of Fame and was inducted on November 13, 2017 at a ceremony at the Buffalo History Museum. The museum will host the Western New York Business Hall of Fame as a permanent exhibit.
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Welcome New Members!
- Sara Aviel, Obama Administration
- Michael Boyle, Boyle Energy Services & Technology, Inc.
- Colin Brereton, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- James Chew, HSBC
- William Coen, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
- Howard Glicken, The Americas Group
- Richard Hurowitz, Octavian Group Holdings, LLC
- Gail Kelly, Group of Thirty
- Randall Kroszner, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
- Robert Litan, Council on Foreign Relations
- Meg Lundsager, Wilson Center
- Barbara Novick, BlackRock
- John Simon, Total Impact Capital
- Richard Spillenkothen, Santander USA
- Ksenia Yudaeva, Central Bank of the Russian Federation
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