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The Bretton Woods Committee is the nonpartisan network of prominent global citizens, which works to demonstrate the value of international economic cooperation and to foster strong, effective Bretton Woods institutions as forces for global well-being.
IC Registration Open; World Bank, IMF Leadership Meetings; NY Fed Presidents on Covid-19; and More!

2020 International Council Meeting

Registration has opened for the 2020 International Council Meeting! This year’s Meeting will be held virtually from Monday, Oct 12 to Friday, Oct 16 and will bring together global thought leaders to discuss how to build a post-pandemic economy and multilateral system.

Please note that you must register for all sessions you wish to attend. Check our website for additional speaker and session announcements. More coming soon!

Central Banks: Crisis Panacea?
Monday, Oct 12 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
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How have central banks responded to the Covid-19 crisis, and what work remains to be done? This session will be moderated by Bill Dudley and will include Janet Yellen and Lorenzo Bini Smaghi.

Rebuilding the Global Economy and Multilateral System
Wednesday, Oct 14 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET
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Both IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass will share their priorities for re-building the post-pandemic economy and multilateral system. John Lipsky and Bill Rhodes will moderate.   

Emerging Market Debt and Financial Stability Risks
Thursday, Oct 15 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM ET
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Does emerging market debt threaten global financial stability? How can the international community support at-risk countries? This session will include Wei Christianson, Arminio Fraga, and Maria Ramos and will be moderated by Bill Rhodes.
  
   

Recent Highlights
BWC and IFI Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Partnership

Bretton Woods Committee Leadership recently held productive meetings with World Bank President David Malpass, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, and IMF FDMD Geoffrey Okamoto. Conversations spanned a range of policy issues, including re-building post-Covid, looming debt risks, climate change, corruption and transparency, and more. This was the beginning of a renewed partnership between our institutions and we look forward to deepening our engagement with the IFIs under BWC’s new leadership and strategic direction.
In Conversation: NY Fed Presidents on COVID19

On September 2, John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and William C. Dudley, former President of the New York Fed and member of the Bretton Woods Committee's Executive Committee, participated in a wide-ranging conversation with more than 250 attendees. The event provided a timely opportunity to discuss the Fed’s new monetary policy framework, its response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, and a range of other issues. Read more.
ICYMI: Watch event recording here!

Member Perspectives

Views expressed below are from individual Members and do not reflect any viewpoint of the Bretton Woods Committee.
Madeleine Albright
Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group and Albright Capital Management LLC
To Defeat COVID, Bring America’s Full Power to the International Fight


 
Peter Woicke & Daniel Runde
Former CEO, International Finance Corporation
Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
It’s Time for an African Woman to Head the International Finance Corporation
Frank Vogl
Co-Founder, Transparency International and Partnership for Transparency Fund
Sovereign Debt and Kleptocracy: This Time It’s Really Different

Member Spotlight

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to congratulate the following members on their recent achievements!
Mauro Guillen published a book, entitled 2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything, that discusses coming global transformations and encourages leaders to adopt “lateral thinking” to prepare for these changes.
Maria Ramos and colleagues on the UN Secretary General’s Task Force on Digital Financing of the SDGs released a report that argues that digitalization provides a historic opportunity to reshape finance and achieve the SDGs.
Kevin Casas Zamora and colleagues at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance launched a tool to monitor the impact of Covid-19 on democracy and human rights.
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