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Eleventh Annual International Banking Conference


September 25, 2008 to September 26, 2008

Credit Market Turmoil of 2007–08: Implications for Public Policy


Co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the European Central Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60604
Thursday, September 25 | Friday, September 26

Thursday, September 25
     
9:00 a.m.   Registration

9:40 a.m.   Welcoming Remarks

10:00 a.m.   Session I: What Happened, Where?

United States
  • Robert DiClemente, Citigroup
Europe
  • Jesús Saurina, Bank of Spain
Rest of the World
  • Laura Kodres, International Monetary Fund
Discussant and Commentator
  • John Fell, European Central Bank
12:00 p.m.   Luncheon and Keynote Address

Speaker
  • José Manuel González-Páramo, Board Member, European Central Bank
2:00 p.m.   Session II: How Serious Is the Damage?

Major Losses and Failures
  • Patrick Honohan, Trinity College, Dublin
Damage to Financial Markets
  • S. (Vish) Viswanathan, Duke University
Effects to Real Economy
  • David Greenlaw, Morgan Stanley
Discussant and Commentator
  • Christopher Kent, Reserve Bank of Australia
3:45 p.m.   Break

4:00 p.m.   Session III: Why Did It Go Undetected/Underestimated for So Long?

Pricing Risk
  • Joseph Mason, Louisiana State University
Securities Spillovers and Complexity
  • John Hull, University of Toronto
The Role of Rating Agencies
  • Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego School of Law
Discussant and Commentator
  • Mark Zandi, Moody's Economy.com
5:45 p.m.   Reception

6:45 p.m.   Dinner and Keynote Address

Speaker
  • Kevin M. Warsh, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Friday, September 26
     
7:30 a.m.   Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m.   Session IV: Experience with Crisis Management

United States
  • Vincent R. Reinhart, American Enterprise Institute
Euro Area
  • Nuno Cassola, European Central Bank
  • Cornelia Holthausen, European Central Bank
United Kingdom
  • Nigel Jenkinson, Bank of England
Discussant and Commentator
  • Brian Peters, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
10:00 a.m.   Break

10:15 a.m.   Session V: Implications for Basel II and Bank Capital Regulation

Role of Risk Models
  • Michel Crouhy, IXIS Corporate and Investment Bank
Role of Supervision
  • David Strachan, United Kingdom Financial Services Authority
Role of Market Discipline
  • Mark J. Flannery, University of Florida
Discussant and Commentator
  • Robert Litan, Kauffman Foundation
12:15 p.m.   Luncheon and Keynote Address

Speaker
  • Nout Wellink, President, Netherlands Bank and Chairman, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
2:15 p.m.   Session VI: Implications for Regulation of Financial Markets and Instruments

Role of Financial Engineering
  • Mark Carey, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Issues in Transparency
  • Markus K. Brunnermeier, Princeton University
Aligning Incentives
  • Adam B. Ashcraft, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant and Commentator
  • Erik R. Sirri, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
4:00 p.m.   Break

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

  • Henry Kaufman, Henry Kaufman & Company
  • Takatoshi Ito, University of Tokyo
  • Jochen Sanio, Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority)
  • Lawrence R. Uhlick, Institute of International Bankers
6:00 p.m.   Reception

6:45 p.m.   Dinner and Keynote Address

Speaker
  • TBA
    Conference Coordinators

  • Douglas Evanoff, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Philipp Hartmann, European Central Bank
  • George Kaufman, Loyola University Chicago
   


Last updated: May 12, 2008

     
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