Conference 2012: The Future of the World Bank and the IMF.

Schedule of Events
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
4 PM What Kind of World Bank in the 21st Century? Nancy Birdsall, President, The Center for Global Development; Ishrat Husain, formerly
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan; Robert Wade, London School of Economics. Chair: Gerard Caprio
8 PM Keynote Address: Daron Acemoglu, MIT, “Why Nations Fail.” ’62 Center Main Stage.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
8:30 The Global Financial Architecture and Financial Stability: What Works? Michael Bordo, Rutgers University; Atish R. Ghosh,
International Monetary Fund; James Hanson, formerly World Bank; and Garry Schinasi, formerly IMF. Chair: Peter Montiel
9:45 The Role of a Lender of Last Resort. Philip Lane, Trinity College (Dublin); Guillermo Ortiz, President Banorte and former Governor, Banco
Central de Mexico; Ted Truman, The Peterson Institute for International Economics and Williams College. Chair: Kenneth Kuttner
11:40 The Role of Research in the Bank and the Fund. Olivier Blanchard, IMF; Michael Kremer, Harvard University; Luis Serven, The World
Bank. Chair: Peter Pedroni.
1:45 Environment and Development? Ken Chomitz, The World Bank and Andrew Steer, President, World Resources Institute, formerly Special
Envoy for Climate Change, The World Bank. Chair: Sarah Jacobson.
3:00 The Rise of Emerging Markets and the IFIs. Uri Dadush, The Carnegie Foundation and Arvind Panagariya, Cornell University. Chair:
Ashok Rai.