The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) Centenary Conference jointly hosted with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Virtual meeting, 24 and 25 March 2022

English audio livestream of day 1 of the BCRP Centenary Conference

Spanish audio livestream of day 1 of the BCRP Centenary Conference

English audio livestream of day 2 of the BCRP Centenary Conference

Spanish audio livestream of day 2 of the BCRP Centenary Conference

Agenda

Thursday 24 March (8:00 am – 10:30 am) Lima time (GMT - 05:00)

08:00 – 08:15

Introduction and welcome speech
Julio Velarde, Governor, BCRP and Alexandre Tombini, Chief Representative, BIS Representative Office for the Americas | Speech (Velarde), Speech (Tombini)

08:15 – 09:15

Session 1: Monetary Policy and Inflation
Chair: Alexandre Tombini
· Main Speaker: Claudio Borio, Head of the Monetary and Economic Department – BIS
· Panellist: Ricardo Reis (Professor of Economics – LSE) | Presentation
· Panellist: Stacey Tevlin (Director of the Division of Research and Statistics – FED)

09:15–10:15

Session 2: Between Economic Recovery and Fiscal Consolidation
Chair: Adrián Armas
· Main Speaker: Carmen Reinhart (Vice President and Chief Economist – World Bank) | Presentation
· Panellist: Vitor Gaspar (Director, Fiscal Affairs Department – IMF) | Presentation
· Panellist: Maurice Obstfeld (Professor of Economics at Berkeley)

10:30 Closing of the first day

Friday 25 March (8:00 am – 10:30 am) Lima time (GMT - 05:00)

08:00 – 09:00

Session 3: Main Financial Risks in the New Environment
Chair: Paul Castillo
· Main Speaker: Hyun Song Shin (Economic Adviser and Head of Research – BIS) | Presentation
· Panellist: Tobias Adrian (Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department – IMF)
· Panellist: Markus Brunnermeier (Professor of Economics – Princeton University) | Presentation

09:00 – 10:15 Session 4: Challenges for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability (panel discussion)
Chair : Francine Lacqua
· Julio Velarde (Governor – BCRP)
· Agustín Carstens (General Manager – BIS)
· John Williams (President and Chief Executive Officer –New York FED)
· Roberto Campos Neto (Governor – Central Bank of Brazil)
10:30 Closing