Managing Inflation in a Small Open Economy with a Safe Currency
Date: November 22, 13:30-18:20
Venue: University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, Zurich Aula KOL-G 201
Conference Program
13:30-13:40 Welcome
Florian Scheuer, Chairman of the Department of Economics, UZH
13:40-14:05 Keynote Speech
Martin Schlegel, Chairman of the Governing Board, SNB, (slides)
14:05-14:30 Q&A
Lead Questions:
- Andreas Billmeier, Brevan Howard
- Christoph Bianchet, Suva
- Karsten Junius, J. Safra Sarasin
- Beat Siegenthaler, Rokos Capital
14:30-14:45 Coffee break
14:45-14:50 Introduction to Panel Policy Topics
Harris Dellas, President, KBI; Professor, Uni Surrey; Research Fellow, StLouis Fed
14:50-16:10 Panel 1: The Determinants of Inflation
Chair, Ernst Baltensperger, Professor, Uni Bern
Speakers:
- Sarah Lein, Professor, Uni Basel (slides)
- Tuomas Vӓlimӓki, Member of the Board, Bank of Finland (slides)
- Carlos Lenz, Head of Economic Affairs, SNB (slides)
Lead Questions:
- Reto Cueni, Vontobel
- Giuseppe Vera, Citadel
16:10-16:40 Coffee break
16:40-18:10 Panel 2: Policy Challenges
Chair: Jean-Pierre Danthine, EPFL
Speakers:
- Philippe Bacchetta, Professor, Uni Lausanne (paper)
- Megan Greene, Member of MPC, Bank of England (slides)
- Marc Giannoni, Managing Director and Chief US Economist for Research, Barclays (slides)
- Attilio Zanetti, Alternate Member of the Governing Board, SNB (slides)
Lead Questions:
- Manos Karimalis, UBS
- Guy Miller, Zurich
- Marco Stringa, Element Capital
18:10-18:20 Concluding Remarks
Cedric Tille, Professor, HEID
18:20-19:15 Apero