Tentative Schedule of Events
Last Updated: October 3, 2009 - Scheduled times are Istanbul time
Events not open to the public
| Monday, September 28 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens | Venue: Pavilion, Ground Level of the International Congress Center |
| Wednesday, September 30 | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability (GFSR) Report by José Viñals, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of Monetary and Capital Markets Department Webcast | Transcript | Summary Video |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| Thursday, October 1 | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO); by Olivier Blanchard, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department Webcast | Transcript | Summary Video |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| Friday, October 2 | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank President Robert Zoellick Webcast |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 9:30 a.m. | Seminar: The United States Economic Outlook: Prospects, Risks, and Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean—Chair: IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Nicolás Eyzaguirre; Presenters: Tim Adams (Lindsey Group Managing Director); Ilan Goldfajn (Itau Unibanco Chief Economist); David J. Robinson (IMF Western Hemisphere Department Deputy Director). | Venue: Lütfi Kirdar, Topkapi B Room |
| 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 12:00 p.m. | Seminar "IMF-supported programs: what have we learned so far?" by Lorenzo Giorgianni, International Monetary Fund. Discussants: Prof. Guven Sak and Faik Oztrak. | Venue: Lütfi Kirdar, Topkapi A |
| 1:00 p.m. (Doors close at 12:50 p.m.) | Special Event - France 24 Debate : What Now?: The World Beyond the Crisis. Moderated by Raphael Kahane, France 24, the special event features Robert B. Zoellick, World Bank Group President; H. E. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia; H.E. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Minister of Investment, Egypt; Ms. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, CEO, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange; Professor Paul Collier, Department of Economics, University of Oxford | Venue: Lutfi Kirdar Convention Center - Anadolu Auditorium |
| 3:00 p.m. | Seminar: The IMF and Protectionist Trade Policies: What does the record of the past 15 years tell us? Main presenter: Susan Schadler, Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF | Venue: Room Elmadağ 2, Istanbul Congress Center |
| 6:00 p.m. | Civil Society Townhall with World Bank President Robert Zoellick and IMF Managing Director Dominique D. Strauss-Kahn (Note: This event will not have a Q&A session for media.) | Venue: Room Beyazit, Istanbul Congress Center |
| October 3-5 | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | Annual Meetings Program of Seminars (Limited seating is reserved for journalists in the seminars. Press access will be on a first-come, first-served basis.) |
Venue: Lutfi Kirdar Convention Center |
| Oct. 3 10:00 a.m. (Doors close at 9:50 a.m.) | BBC World Debate - Global Financial Crisis: Can we Afford the Future? (Opening plenary session of Program of Seminars) Speakers: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, IMF; Niall Ferguson, Professor, Harvard Business School; Christine Lagarde, Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment, France; Jim O'Neill, Chief Economist, Commodities and Strategy Research, Goldman Sachs; and Güler Sabancı, Chairperson,Sabancı Holding, Turkey | Venue: Lutfi Kirdar Convention Center - Anadolu Auditorium |
| Saturday, October 3 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Human Development Ministerial Breakfast: Education for All | Venue: Lütfi Kirdar, Halic Hall |
| 8:30 a.m. | G-24 Meeting (Media: Photo-op only; 8:15 a.m) | Venue: Üsküdar 2&3, Istanbul Congress Center |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Regional Economic Outlook for Europe by Marek Belka, IMF European Department Director Webcast | Transcript | Summary Video |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 10:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: Europe & Central Asia Economic Update - World Bank Regional Vice President Philippe Le Houerou, and Chief Economist Indermit Gill Webcast |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: Central Asia Economic Outlook by Masood Ahmed, IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Director Webcast | Transcript |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 1:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: Sub-Saharan Africa Economic Outlook by Antoinette Sayeh, IMF African Department Director Webcast |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 2:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: Middle East & North Africa Economic Development & Prospects with Shamshad Akhtar, World Bank Vice President, Middle East & North Africa Region | Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 2:45 p.m. Approx. | Press Briefing: G-24 Chairman Communiqué | Webcast | Transcript |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| Sunday, October 4 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Development Report 2010 with Justin Lin World Bank Chief Economist and Senior VP Development Economics, H.E. Hakon Gulbrandsen, Norway’s State Secretary for International Development; Marianne Fay, WDR Co-Director | Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 8:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: Climate Change World Development Report Webcast |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 10:00 a.m. | International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) (Media: Photo-op only; 9:45 a.m.) | Venue: Üsküdar 2&3, Istanbul Congress Center |
| 10:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Asia and Pacific by Anoop Singh, IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Webcast | Transcript |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Western Hemisphere by Nicolás Eyzaguirre, IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Webcast |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: HIPC Ministers Debt Relief International | Venue: Press Briefing Room, Rumeli Building |
| 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: African Finance Ministers Webcast |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 1:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Human Development Network (HDN) - H1N1 Pandemic Flu Update with World Bank Vice President Ms. Joy Phumaphi, Julie Hall WHO, WHO Deputy Director General Dr. Asamoa-Baah, and UN Senior Flu Coordinator Dr. David Nabarro Webcast |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 2:00-3:30 p.m. | Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST), with Hart Schafer, World Bank Director, Strategy and Operations, Sustainable Development; Chrik Poortman, Chairman, CoST International Advisory Group; and Rachel Turner, Director, International Finance and Development Effectiveness, DFID | Venue: Lütfi Kirdar, Galata Hall |
| 2:30 p.m. | Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) seminar on "Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis: Will This Time Be Different?" With World Bank Vice President Otaviano Canuto, Chief Economist Justin Lin, and Debt Director Carlos Braga | Venue: Lütfi Kirdar, Topkapi B Room |
| 3:00 p.m. | Per Jacobsson Foundation and Banks Association of Turkey Lecture by Kemal Dervis, Vice-President, Global Economics at The Brookings Institution, and Member of the Board of Overseers at Sabanci University, on "Growth After the Storm? A Longer Run Perspective" | Venue: Conrad Ballroom, Conrad Hotel, Istanbul |
| Approx. 3:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMFC Chair, Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali, and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Communiqué | Transcript |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 4:00 p.m. | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Panel & Reception: The Post-Crisis Outlook: Implications for Economies and Investors” with Nick Rouse, MD Frontier Markets (Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund); Rory MacFarquhar, economist for Russia & Former Soviet Union & Director New Markets Economic Research Goldman Sachs; Stéphane Pallez, Deputy CFO France Telecom; Cheikh Tidiane Mbaye, CEO Sonatel, Senegal | Venue: Hotel Marmara |
| 4:00 p.m. | Special Event: Economic Stimulus Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism | Venue: Istanbul Congress Center: Macka Room (B2 level) |
| 4:00 p.m. | South-South Exchange Experience Anniversary Update with World Bank President Robert Zoellick and World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | Venue: International Congress Center, Çamlica |
| 4:30 p.m. | Report Launch: The Financial Crisis and its Impact on the Developing Countries: Views from the Commission on Growth and Development Michael Spence, Chair of Commission on Growth & Development; Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, India; Kemal Dervis, Former Administrator, UNDP; Mahmoud Mohieldin, Minister of Investment, Egypt; Danny Leipziger, Former Vice President, World Bank | Venue: Lütfi Kirdar – Room: Topkapi A |
| 4:30 p.m. | Seminar: IMF-Financial Stability Board (FSB) Early Warning Exercise | Venue: Dolmabahçe A" Room, Lütfi Kirdar |
| Monday, October 5 | ||
| 9:45 a.m. | Development Committee (DC) (Media: Photo-op only; time TBA) | Venue: Üsküdar 2&3, Istanbul Congress Center |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Launch of the Access to Finance Project by IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn with UNSG Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, and Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation for the Netherlands | Venue: Tophane, International Congress Center |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Infrastructure Crisis Facility Signing, with Lars Thunell, Executive VP and CEO, IFC; and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development | TBA |
| Approx. 3:45 p.m. | Press Briefing: DC Chair, Minister Agustín Carstens, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Communiqué | Transcript |
Venue: Main Press Conference Room, Rumeli Building |
| 5:00 p.m. | Private Sector Development Institutions - Crisis Response and Recovery Initiatives with IFC Executive Vice President & CEO Lars Thunell & Heads of Private Sector Development Institutions | Venue: Uskvdar 2 & 3, B2 Level |
| Tuesday, October 6 | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | Annual Meetings Opening Plenary Session Webcast (morning) | Webcast (afternoon) |
Venue: Istanbul Congress Center |
| 1:45 p.m. | How Japan Recovered from its Banking Crisis: Possible Lessons for Today -- Chair: IMF Deputy Managing Director Takatoshi Kato; Presenters: IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Anoop Singh, IMF Asia and Pacific Department Senior Advisor James Gordon; Discussants: Richard Koo (Nomura Research Institute), Daisuke Kotegawa (IMF Executive Director for Japan), Robert Dohner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury. (*IMF Working Paper on the topic will also be issued in the coming weeks.) |
Venue: Room Taksim, Level B1, Istanbul Congress Center |
| 3:00 p.m. | Building Capacity in Conflict Affected African Countries: Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives w/ Joaquim Chissano Former President, Mozambique; Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, World Bank VP, Africa Region; Sanjay Pradhan, VP, World Bank Institute; Alieu Conteh, CEO Vodacom; Bernadette Kanzayire, Parliament of Rwanda; Dele Olojede, Pulitzer Prize journalist | Venue: Lütfi Kirdar, Topkapi B Room |
| Wednesday, October 7 | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Annual Meetings Plenary Session and Closing Session Webcast |
Venue: Istanbul Congress Center |
| 8:00 p.m. | Press Room Closes | |