Date: November 11, 13:45-18:15 Venue: HG 110, Hochschulstrasse 4, University of Bern
Conference Program
13:45-13:50 Welcome
Astrid Bärtschi, Director of Finance, Executive Council of Canton of Bern
13:50-14:20 Keynote Speech
Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board, SNB (slides)
14:20-14:30 Introduction to the Panel Policy Topics (slides)
Harris Dellas, Professor Uni Bern, President KBI
14:30-14:50 Coffee break
14:50-16:20 Panel 1: Exchange Rate Policy
Chair, Ignazio Angeloni, SAFE, Former Head Financial Stability- Macroprudential Policy Department ECB and Supervisory Board ECB (slides)
Harald Uhlig, Professor, Uni Chicago (slides)
Charles Wyplosz, Professor, HEI Geneve (slides)
Carlos Lenz, Head of Economic Affairs, SNB (slides)
16:20-16:40 Coffee break
16:40-18:10 Panel 2: Central Bank Balance Sheets
Chair: Peter Praet, ULB, Former Member of Executive Board and Chief Economist, ECB
Ernst Baltensperger, Professor, Uni Bern (slides)
Randall Kroszner, Professor, Uni Chicago, Former Member Federal Reserve Board . of Governors (slides)
Petra Gerlach, Alternate Member of the Governing Board, SNB (slides)
18:10-18:15 Closing remarks
Michael Wickens, Cardiff University, Advisor, House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee
18:15-19:15 Apero