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2017 Annual Meeting Highlights, Regional Spotlight: Canadian Perspectives on NAFTA, Views from the Members: U.S. Legislative Update with Scott Morris and Dan Runde, and More!
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Paul Volcker, Former Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Bretton Woods Committee Advisory Council Member, William R. Rhodes spoke at the 2017 Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting.
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Recent Highlights
2017 Annual Meeting
Thank you to all Bretton Woods Committee members and friends who attended our successful and thought-provoking Annual Meeting on April 19, 2017. This year’s program theme – The Future of Globalism and Multilateralism – focused on the future of the Bretton Woods system in a changing geopolitical landscape. An event summary and video recording can be found here.
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Global Development Dialogue - Catalyzing Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure in EMDEs
In April, the Bretton Woods Committee and World Bank held a roundtable discussion – chaired by Committee Advisory Council member Bill Rhodes and World Bank CFO Joaquim Levy – to explore ways to overcome current investment challenges and MDB/IFI initiatives that could further spur private sector appetite for resilient, climate-smart infrastructure investment in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Read more.
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Regional Spotlight: Canadian Perspectives on NAFTA
On June 28, 2017 the Bretton Woods Committee hosted the virtual conference, Regional Spotlight: Canadian Perspectives on NAFTA. Benoit Daignault, of Export Development Canada and Brett House of Scotiabank discussed challenges and opportunities for Canada in renegotiating and modernizing NAFTA with Kent Hughes of the Wilson Center moderating the conversation. Read more.
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Watch a recording of the virtual conference, Regional Spotlight: Canadian Perspectives on NAFTA.
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Henry Owen Memorial 2017 Award Winners Announced
For this year’s Henry Owen Memorial Award essay contest, graduate students were asked to consider how the Bretton Woods institutions might demonstrate their relevance and the value of international economic integration in light of the rise of recent populist movements and underlying tension with or outright rejection of globalization and the economic tenets championed at the Bretton Woods conference. Read the winning essays.
We are extremely grateful to Committee members John Donaldson, Onno de Beaufort Wijnholds, and Mark Yzaguirre for evaluating the large volume of submissions received.
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Save the Date
2017 International Council
Thursday, October 12, 2017
St. Regis Hotel
Washington, DC
Please check our website regularly for updates on program dates, times, and locations.
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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.
U.S. Legislative Update: The new U.S. administration has demonstrated intent to reshape legislation across a range of issues from multilateral development bank funding to regulatory reform and to transform international agreements on trade and climate cooperation. How do you foresee the legislative and multilateral policy environment changing in the United States and what impact might these changes have on the Bretton Woods institutions and system as a whole?
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Scott Morris
Senior Fellow
Director of the U.S. Development Policy Initiative
Center for Global Development
Read the Analysis
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Daniel F. Runde
William A. Schreyer Chair and Director
Project on Prosperity and Development
Center for Strategic and International Studies
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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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The Honorable José Ángel Gurría, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, was awarded the Bill Frenzel Champion of Free Trade Award by the Economic Club of Minnesota.
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Welcome New Members!
- Hossein Askari, George Washington University
- Douglas Elliot, Oliver Wyman
- Leland Goss, International Capital Market Association
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Membership Nominations
Do you know someone who might be a good candidate for Committee membership? Please help us grow by nominating a colleague for membership candidacy by completing this online form. Membership nominations are reviewed on a rolling basis.
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