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Introduction:
The conference discussed the contribution of statistics to assessing globalisation, the new statistical needs implied by globalisation and the impact it has had and will continue having on statistics.
The conference provided a forum for multidisciplinary discussions between statisticians, policymakers, researchers, representatives of banking and business associations and the media.
Organisers:
Steven Keuning and Laura Vajanne (European Central Bank)
Contact: StatisticsConference@ecb.int
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Registration |
| 14:10 - 14:40 | Coffee |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Opening remarks: José Manuel González-Páramo (Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank) en |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Session 1: Are financial statistics good enough to capture globalisation? Chair: Erkki Liikanen (Governor of Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank) Keynote speech: Nouriel Roubini (Professor at the New York University) Marc-Olivier Strauss-Kahn (Director General, Economics and International Relations, Banque de France) Discussant: Simon Briscoe (Statistics Editor, Financial Times) Discussion |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee break |
| 17:00 - 18:30 | Session 2: Challenges for national data collection in a global world Chair: Vítor Constâncio (Governor of Banco de Portugal) Henk J. Brouwer (Chairman of the ESCB International Relations Committee and Member of the Governing Board, De Nederlandsche Bank) Hein G. M. Blocks (Chairman of the Executive Committee of the European Banking Federation and Managing Director, Netherlands Bankers’ Association) Discussant: Lucrezia Reichlin (Director General Research, European Central Bank) Discussion |
| 18:30 | End of first day |
| 20:00 | Cruise on the River Main - Dinner: Hosted by José Manuel González-Páramo (Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank) Keynote speech: Xavier Sala-i-Martín (Professor at the Columbia University) |
| 22:30 | Back to the hotel |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Coffee |
| 9:30 - 11:00 | Session 3: Financial integration and financial stability: statistical implications Chair: Yves Mersch (Governor of Banque centrale du Luxembourg) José María Roldán (Director General of Banking Regulation, Banco de España and former Chairman of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors) Jan Krahnen (Professor at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main and Director of the Center for Financial Studies) Discussant: Már Gudmundsson (Deputy Head of Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements) Discussion |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Session 4: Global statistical governance Chair: Steven Keuning (Chairman of the ESCB Statistics Committee and Director General Statistics, European Central Bank) Marie Bohatá (Deputy Director General, Eurostat) Robert W. Edwards (Director, Statistics Department, International Monetary Fund) Discussant: Jan Smets (Chairman of the Irving Fisher Committee on Central-Bank Statistics and Director of the Board, Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique) Discussion |
| 13:00 - 13:20 | Concluding remarks: Jean-Claude Trichet (President of the European Central Bank) en |
| 13:20 | End of second day |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Lunch |
