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International Financial Instability: Cross-Border Banking and National Regulation


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October 5, 2006 to October 6, 2006
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604
3rd Floor Conference Center

Thursday, October 5 | Friday, October 6

Thursday, October 5
     
9:00 a.m.   Registration

9:40 a.m.   Welcoming Remarks

  • Michael H. Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • J. P. Sabourin, Chair, Executive Council, International Association of Deposit Insurers
10:00 a.m.   Session I: Landscape of International Banking and Financial Crises

Moderator
  • Douglas D. Evanoff, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Current State of Cross-Border Banking
  • Dirk Schoenmaker, Ministry of Finance, Netherlands
Actual and Near-Miss Cross-Border Crises
  • Carl-Johan Lindgren, Economic Consultant
Review of Country Financial Stability Reports
  • Sander Oosterloo, Ministry of Finance, Netherlands
Discussant
  • Luc Laeven, International Monetary Fund
12:00 p.m.   Luncheon and Keynote Address

Moderator
  • Gordon Werkema, First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Keynote
  • Stefan Ingves, Governor, Bank of Sweden/Riksbank
2:00 p.m.   Session II: Causes and Conditions for Cross-Border Instability Transmission and Threats to Stability

Moderator
  • Craig H. Furfine, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Contagion Links
  • Bent Vale, Norges Bank
Cross-Border Currency Crises
  • Jon Danielsson, London School of Economics
  • Gabriele Galati, Bank for International Settlements
Hedge Funds and Other Nonbanks
  • James R. Barth, Milken Institute
  • Triphon (Ed) Phumiwasana, Milken Institute
  • Glenn Yago, Milken Institute
Discussant
  • Garry J. Schinasi, International Monetary Fund
3:45 p.m.   Break

4:00 p.m.   Session III: Prudential Supervision

Moderator
  • Dalvinder Singh, Journal of Banking Regulation and Oxford Brookes University
Home Country/Cross-Border Externalities
  • Robert Eisenbeis, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Home–Host Country Conflicts
  • Richard J. Herring, University of Pennsylvania
Nonbank Supervision
  • Paul Wright, Financial Services Authority, United Kingdom
Discussant
  • Eric Rosengren, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
6:00 p.m.   Reception

6:45 p.m.   Dinner and Keynote Address

Moderator
  • Michael H. Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Keynote
  • Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Friday, October 6
     
7:30 a.m.   Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m.   Session IV: Government Safety Net

Moderator
  • David K. Walker, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lender of Last Resort across Borders
  • Vitor Gaspar, Bank of Portugal
Depost Insurance across Borders
  • Michael H. Krimminger, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Intercountry Conflicts
  • Andrew P. Powell, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Giovanni Majnoni, World Bank
Discussant
  • Thorsten Beck, World Bank
10:00 a.m.   Break

10:15 a.m.   Session V: Insolvency Resolution

Moderator
  • Ray LaBrosse, International Association of Deposit Insurers
Cross-Border Resolution Conflicts
  • Rosa Maria Lastra, Queen Mary, University of London
Bridge Banks and Too Big to Fail/Systemic Risk Exemption
  • David G. Mayes, Bank of Finland
Prompt Corrective Action/Structured Early Intervention and Resolution
  • María J. Nieto, Bank of Spain
  • Larry Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Discussant
  • Peter G. Brierley, Bank of England
12:15 p.m.   Luncheon and Keynote Address

Moderator
  • Charles L. Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Speaker
  • Raghuram G. Rajan, International Monetary Fund
2:15 p.m.   Session VI: Cross-Border Crisis Prevention: Public and Private Strategies

Moderator
  • Richard J. Rosen, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Multinational Cooperation and Lead Supervisor
  • Arnoud Boot, University of Amsterdam
Multinational/Transnational Organizations
  • David S. Hoelscher, International Monetary Fund
  • David Parker, International Monetary Fund
Private Organizations
  • David Mengle, International Swap and Derivatives Association
Discussant
  • Gerard Caprio, Jr., Williams College
4:00 p.m.   Break

4:15 p.m.   Session VII: Where to from Here: Policy Panel

Moderator
  • George G. Kaufman, Loyola University Chicago and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Mutsuo Hatano, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan
  • Andrey G. Melnikov, Deposit Insurance Agency (Russian Federation)
  • Arthur J. Murton, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Guy Saint-Pierre, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Lawrence R. Uhlick, Institute for International Bankers
6:00 p.m.   Reception

6:45 p.m.   Dinner and Keynote Address

Moderator
  • Ray LaBrosse, Secretary General, International Association of Deposit Insurers
Keynote
  • J. P. Sabourin, Chief, Executive Committee, International Association of Deposit Insurers
   

Last updated: September 26, 2006

     
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