- 14th ECB Central Banking Seminar
Monetary policy and non-standard measures in the euro area
Monday, 29 June to Friday, 3 July 2020
Conference Centre, Press Room C5.01, Frankfurt am Main
Participation is by invitation only.
The ECB Central Banking Seminar is aimed at central bank economists with a good knowledge of monetary policy preparation and implementation, and participation is by invitation only. Besides providing an introduction to the ECB and the Eurosystem, the seminar will focus on continued global uncertainties and their impact on market confidence, standard and non-standard monetary policies, recent changes in the monetary policy implementation framework of the euro area, and structural changes in the economy and financial markets. It will also touch upon challenges related to climate change, as well as sustainable and responsible investment approaches. All presentations will be made available after the seminar.
Programme
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The euro area: policy framework and governance
Chair: Livio Stracca
- 8:15
- Registration and coffee
- 8:45
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Welcome remarks
tbc
- 9:00
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The design of Economic and Monetary Union
Presenter: Agnieszka Trzcinska
- 9:45
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The ECB and the Eurosystem: Institutional structure and internal working
Presenter: Katrin Arnold
- 10:30
- Coffee break
- 11:00
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The ECB in the international monetary and financial system and its cooperation with other central banks
Presenter: Benjamin Vonessen
- 11:45
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Central bank independence and accountability
Presenter: Rodolfo Dall’Orto Mas
- 12:30
- Buffet lunch
- 14:00
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The Single Supervisory Mechanism
Presenter: Patricia Roa Tejero
- 15:00
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The ECB’s role in financial stability and macroprudential policy in practice
Presenter: Karen Braun-Munzinger
- 16:00
- Coffee break
- 16:30
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Policy panel on central banks’ mandates and governance
Chair: Livio Stracca
Panellists to be confirmed in due course
- 17:45
- Group photo
- 18:00
- Social programme
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The ECB’s monetary policy implementation framework (I)
Chair: Cornelia Holthausen
- 8:30
- Registration and coffee
- 9:00
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The Eurosystem’s monetary policy implementation framework
Presenter: Ioana Alexopoulou
- 10:00
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The Eurosystem’s counterparty and collateral framework
Presenter: tbc
- 11:00
- Coffee break
- 11:30
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The ECB’s operational and liquidity management framework
Presenter: tbc
- 12:30
- Buffet lunch
- 14:00
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The role of central banks in market infrastructure and payments
Presenter: Elin Amundsen
- 15:00
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The Eurosystem’s reserve management services
Presenter: Emily Witt
- 16:00
- Coffee break
- 16:15
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Mitigating risks in the Eurosystem’s monetary policy operations
Presenter: Jorge Mourato
- 17:30
- Social programme
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The ECB’s monetary policy implementation framework (II)
Chair: Toto Silvonen
- 8:30
- Registration and coffee
- 9:00
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Policy panel on tbc
Chair: Toto Silvonen
Panellists to be confirmed in due course
- 10:00
- Coffee break
- 10:30
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The Eurosystem’s asset purchase programme
Presenter: tbc
- 11:30
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The management of the ECB’s foreign reserves
Presenter: Roswitha Hutter
- 12:30
- Buffet lunch
- 14:00
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Breakout session – Group 1: Forecasting liquidity and conducting credit operations
Presenter: tbc
Breakout session – Group 2: The international role of the euro
Presenter: tbc
- 15:00
- Coffee break
- 15:30
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Breakout session – Group 3: How do we measure underlying inflation?
Presenter: tbc
Breakout session – Group 4: Climate change and central banks
Presenter: tbc
- 16:30
- Free evening
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Euro area economy: crises and adjustments
Chair: João Sousa
- 8:30
- Registration and coffee
- 9:00
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Economic analysis: inflation, GDP and projections
Presenter: tbc
- 9:45
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The euro area economy: a longer-term perspective
Presenter: tbc
- 10:30
- Coffee break
- 11:00
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Macroeconomic imbalances and structural reforms
Presenter: tbc
- 11:45
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Fiscal policies and public finance challenges
Presenter: tbc
- 12:30
- Buffet lunch
- 14:00
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ECB models and forecasting tools
Chair: Isabel Vansteenkiste
Presenters: Kai Christoffel and Marta Banbura
- 15:00
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The ECB’s communications and the role of the media
Presenter: Michael Steen
- 16:00
- Coffee break
- 16:15
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Policy panel on tbc
Chair: João Sousa
Panellists to be confirmed in due course
- 17:30
- Social programme
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The ECB’s monetary policy
Chair: Francesco Paolo Mongelli
- 8:30
- Registration and coffee
- 9:00
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A tale of two decades: the ECB’s monetary policy at 20. Strategic aspects: how did the price-stability definition work out in the first vs. the second decade?
Presenters: Carlo Altavilla and Wolfgang Lemke (or other co-author (tbc))
- 10:00
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Monetary and credit analysis
Presenter: Bettina Landau
- 11:00
- Coffee break
- 11:30
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Central bank communication in a more connected world
Presenter: Georg Strasser
- 12:30
- Buffet lunch
- 13:30
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A tale of two decades: the ECB’s monetary policy at 20. Non-conventional monetary policy and its impact
Chair: Katrin Assenmacher
Presenters: Carlo Altavilla and Wolfgang Lemke (or other co-author (tbc))
- 14:30
- Coffee break
- 15:00
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Policy panel on tbc
Chair: tbc
Panellists to be confirmed in due course
- 16:30
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Concluding remarks
Angelika Lagerblom and Francesco Paolo Mongelli
This programme may be subject to change without notice.
General information
European Central Bank
Main building, Press Room C5.01
Sonnemannstrasse 20
60314 Frankfurt am Main
+49 69 1344 0
Fax: +49 69 1344 6000
info@ecb.europa.eu
English
There is no fee to attend the ECB Central Banking Seminar. However, each participant’s institution is responsible for the cost of transportation to and from Frankfurt am Main, hotel accommodation, and other incidental expenses. Participants are also requested to arrange their own transfers.