Roundtable on Global Economics
Director: Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
October 1, 2001 - Present
This roundtable series brings together key players from the private markets, government, Federal Reserve, IMF, World Bank, and think tanks to discuss pressing policy issues in international economics. The group, which meets monthly, has so far discussed issues such as the impact of terrorism on economic prospects, the outlook for emerging markets, and U.S. trade policy.
Meetings
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Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability
Speaker: Richard Berner, Counselor, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Presider: Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
October 11, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Next Steps for Monetary Policy
Speakers: Joseph Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Brian F. Madigan, Barclays Capital; Georgetown University
Presider: Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations
September 15, 2011
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A Conversation with Moisés Naím and Philip Suttle
Speakers: Moises Naím, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Philip Suttle, Institute of International Finance
Presider: Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations
April 18, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Monetary Policy in a Globalized World
Speaker: Nathan Sheets, Federal Reserve Board
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
January 31, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
Recent Developments in Europe
Speakers: Angel Ubide, Tudor Investment Corporation
Robert Kahn, Moore Capital Management LLC
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
March 19, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Risks to the Economy in 2010
Speaker: Desmond Lachman, American Entreprise Institute
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, CFR
December 11, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
Financial Reform: Can We Avoid the Next Crisis?
Speakers: Yusuke Horiguchi, Institute for International Finance, Inc.
David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
October 26, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
The Impacts of the Economic Crisis on Europe
Speakers: Adam S. Posen, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
Marek Belka, International Monetary Fund
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
March 2, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
The TARP: Next Steps
Speakers: Angel Ubide, Director of Global Economics, Tudor Investment Corporation
Randal Quarles, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
February 2, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
Financial Turmoil: Implications for Asia
Speakers: Nicholas R. Lardy, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
Mark Siegel, Elliott Management Corporation
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
December 11, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
The Financial Crisis and Emerging Markets
Speakers: Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Brad W. Setser, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
November 21, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Financial Turmoil: Reactions and Responses
Speakers: John H. Makin, Caxton Associates
Laurence Meyer, Macroeconomic Advisers
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
September 26, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Commodity Pricing
Speakers: Uri Dudash, The World Bank
Karen H. Johnson, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
July 14, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Regulatory Reform
Speakers: Morris Goldstein, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
Randall Kroszner, Federal Reserve Board
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
June 18, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Innovation in Fed Lending
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Mary Goodman, Strategist, Moore Capital Management, LLC
Laurence Meyer, Macroeconomics Advisers
April 7, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Challenges for Europe in a Capital Market Driven World
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Adam S. Posen, Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
Max Watson, Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford University
February 12, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
2008: Credit Crunch or Bounce Back?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Donald L. Kohn, Vice Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
David Lipton, Managing Director & Head, Global Country Risk Management, Citigroup Inc.
January 7, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
The Dollar: Further to Fall?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Brad W. Setser, Fellow for Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations
Karen H. Johnson, Director, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
December 7, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Market Turbulence: Implications for Banks and Regulators
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Jaime Caruana, Director and Financial Counsellor, Monetary and Capital Markets, International Monetary Fund
Daniel K. Tarullo, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
October 12, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Recent Market Turmoil: Cause for Concern or a Passing Phenomenon?
Chair: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Simon Johnson, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund
Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Vincent Raymond Reinhart, Director of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
September 10, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
The U.S. Economy: Will Housing Tip the U.S. into a Hard Landing?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Economic Policy Chair, John McCain 2008
Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
May 7, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Japan: A Player Again in the Global Economy?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Yusuke Horiguchi, First Deputy Managing Director and Chief Economist, Institute for International Finance, Inc.
Lawrence Meyer, Macroeconomic Advisers
April 4, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Global Financial Markets: Priced to Perfection or Complacent?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Karen H. Johnson, Director, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve System
Michael Prell, Consulting Economist
March 5, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Europe: Recovery at Last?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Angel Ubide, Tudor Investment Corporation
Nigel Nagarajan, Delegation to the European Commission
January 11, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Impact of the Democratic Congress on International Economic Policy
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: David Wessel, Wall Street Journal
December 11, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
Financial Globalization and Development
Speakers: Kenneth S. Rogoff, Harvard University
Uri Dadush, The World Bank
Chair: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
November 6, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
Fifth Year Anniversary
Discussants: John Holmes Makin, Caxton Associates
Donald L. Kohn, Federal Reserve Board
Chair: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
October 4, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
Emerging Markets: When Does a "Healthy" Correction Become an Unhealthy Tailspin?
Discussant: Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
July 10, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
Trade, Immigration, and Protectionism
Speakers: Matthew J. Slaughter, Member, Council of Economic Advisers
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
May 1, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
Emerging Markets
Speakers: Alberto Musalem Borrero
Yusuke Horiguchi
Clay Lowery
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
April 7, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
2006: Will U.S. Consumers Finally Stop Spending and What Happens to the World if they Do?
Speakers: John H. Makin, Principal, Caxton Associates
Michael Prell, Consulting Economist
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
January 13, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
Europe: Identity Crisis, Again?
Speakers: Moreno Bertoldi, European Commission
Angel Ubide, Tudor Investment Corp.
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
December 15, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
Oil: Can the World Cope?
Speakers: Philip Suttle, Barclay's Capital
John C. Felmy, American Petroleum Institute
Moderator: Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund
October 21, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
China: Global Economy Savior or Achilles Heel?
Speakers: Nicholas R. Lardy, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
Nouriel Roubini, Associate Professor of Economics & International Business, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
August 1, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
China vs. India
Presider: Nancy E. Roman
Speaker: Lionel Barber, U.S. Managing Editor, The Financial Times
June 6, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
Bond Market Bubble?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, International Monetary Fund
Speakers: Michael Prell, Consulting Economist
Nouriel Roubini, New York University
April 4, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
Social Security Reform: Will It Happen--Should It Happen?
Presider: Nancy E. Roman
Speaker: Sebastian Mallaby
March 7, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
The U.S. Current Account Deficit: How Long Can the Unsustainable Be Sustained?
Panelists: Nancy E. Roman, International Monetary Fund
Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Yusuke Horiguchi, Institute for International Finance, Inc.
Brad W. Setser, Oxford University
February 7, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
Transparency and Communication Issues at the FED
Panelist: Nancy E. Roman
Speakers: Ben Bernanke, Member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
Laurence Meyer, Distinguished Scholar, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Former Member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
January 10, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
Europe: Darkness at the End of the Tunnel?
Discussant: Angel Ubide, Tudor Investment Corporation
Panelist: Caroline Atkinson, International Monetary Fund
Speaker: Michael Deppler, International Monetary Fund
December 6, 2004
Roundtable Meeting
The U.S. Fiscal Deficit and the Presidential Elections
Panelists: Caroline Atkinson, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, International Monetary Fund
Nancy E. Roman, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Alice Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Economics Studies Program, The Brookings Institution
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office
October 18, 2004
Roundtable Meeting
Global Challenges for the G7
Speaker: David Lipton, Managing Director,, Moore Capital Strategy Group
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund
Speaker: Laurence Meyer, Distinguished Scholar, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Former Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
September 10, 2004
Roundtable Meeting
Changing Risk in China
Presider: Nancy E. Roman, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: George Gilboy, Research Affiliate, Center of International Studies, MIT
July 12, 2004
Roundtable Meeting
Inflation: Is It Time to Worry Again?
Presider: Nancy E. Roman, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Edwin Truman, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
June 7, 2004
Contact Sofia Mancheno at 202-518-3457 or smancheno@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
Japan's Recovery - This Time for Real?
Panelists: Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere, International Monetary Fund
Nancy E. Roman, Vice President & Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Adam Posen, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
Edward J. Lincoln, Senior Fellow, Asia and Economic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
May 3, 2004
Roundtable Meeting
The New Globalization
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: David Blake, Goldman Sachs International
Kristin J. Forbes, Member, Council of Economic Advisors
March 1, 2004
Contact Cheryl Igiri at (202) 518-3403 or cigiri@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
The Weak Dollar: Does It Matter and Is It Here to Stay?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Philip Suttle, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Yusuke Horiguchi, Institute for International Finance, Inc.
February 2, 2004
Roundtable Meeting
Globalization and Free Markets: The Fractured Consensus
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speaker: Jessica P. Einhorn, The Johns Hopkins University
December 1, 2003
Roundtable Meeting
Global Economy: Recovery - Real or Risky?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Karen H. Johnson, Federal Reserve System
John H. Makin, Caxton Associates
November 3, 2003
Roundtable Meeting
China: Challenges for Reform
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Minxin Pei, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
David Z. Robinson, International Monetary Fund
Gina H. Despres, Capital Research and Management Company
July 7, 2003
Roundtable Meeting
Disappearing Credit Risk or Another Bubble in the Making?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Mark Siegel, MassMutual
Randall Kroszner, Member, Council of Economic Advisors
June 2, 2003
Contact Amelia Branczik at 202-518-3463 or abranczik@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
Fiscal Policy and the International Economy
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
May 9, 2003
Contact Amelia Branczik at 202 518 3463 or abranczik@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
The War Economy - Take Two
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal
Michael Prell, Consulting Economist
April 7, 2003
Roundtable Meeting
War in Iraq: Global Implications
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Moises Naím, Foreign Policy Magazine
Uri Dadush, World Bank
March 3, 2003
Roundtable Meeting
Financial Crises in Latin America
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speaker: Morris Goldstein
January 6, 2003
Roundtable Meeting
The U.S. Financial System and Its Links with the Economy
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Lee Sachs, Perseus LLC
December 9, 2002
Contact Anne Alikonis at 202-518-3463 or aalikonis@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
How Are International Economic Policymakers Responding in the Face of Global Economic Weakness?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: David Lipton, Moore Capital Strategy Group
Randal Quarles, U.S. Department of the Treasury
November 4, 2002
Contact Anne Alikonis at 202-518-3463 or aalikonis@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
Corporate Scandals and the Stock Market Decline: Whither the U.S. Model?
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Sebastian Mallaby, The Washington Post
October 10, 2002
Contact Anne Alikonis at 202-518-3463 or aalikonis@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
Corporate Governance: The Impact of the 'Washington Consensus'
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speaker: Daniel K. Tarullo, Georgetown University, Georgetown University
August 5, 2002
Contact: Anne Alikonis at 202-518-3462 or aalikonis@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
Latin America
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Edwin Truman, Institute for International Economics, UBS Warburg
Michael Gavin
July 1, 2002
Roundtable Meeting
Global Economic Recovery
Speaker: Randy Kroszner, Council of Economic Advisors, Federal Reserve System
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Karen H. Johnson, Director, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve System
June 3, 2002
Roundtable Meeting
Europe's Economic Prospects and Policy Implications
Speaker: Michael Deppler, International Monetary Fund, Institute for International Economics
Presider: Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Adam Posen, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
May 6, 2002
Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: U.S. Economic Outlook
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speaker: Richard Clarida, U.S. Department of the Treasury
April 8, 2002
Roundtable Meeting
Sovereign Bankruptcy and Crisis Resolution
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speaker: Timothy F. Geithner, International Monetary Fund
March 1, 2002
Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: Outlook for Japan Post-September 11
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Yusuke Horiguchi, International Monetary Fund
Lawrence Meyer, Former Federal Reserve Governor
February 1, 2002
Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: Prospects for Emerging Markets Post-September 11
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Morris Goldstein, Institute for International Economics
Nouriel Roubini, New York University
December 19, 2001
Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: Trade and Globalization Post-September 11
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Daniel K. Tarullo, Georgetown University
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist
November 30, 2001
Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: Global Economic Outlook Post-September 11
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: David Lipton, Moore Capital
John H. Makin, Caxton Associates
November 9, 2001
Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: U.S. Economic Priorities Post-September 11
Presider: Caroline Atkinson
Speakers: Alice Rivlin, The Brookings Institution; former Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve System
Michael Mussa, Institute for International Economics
October 18, 2001
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