Highlights

2021 BWC by the Numbers

2021 was a great year of growth for BWC. Under the leadership of the new Board and Advisory Council and a growing Secretariat, new program offerings presented increased opportunities for members to engage and for BWC to strengthen its impact.

2020 Annual Meeting Postponed

Our first priority is the health and safety of our membership and community. As the coronavirus has spread over the past few weeks, regrettably, we have postponed our Annual Meeting until a later date TBD.

2019 Annual Meeting - Honoring 75 Years: Forging the Future of Bretton Woods

On April 10, 2019, the Bretton Woods Committee held its 36th Annual Meeting at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC where over 200 Committee members and global leaders attended.

2018 Rome Investment Forum: Financing Long-Term Europe

The Bretton Woods Committee was delighted to once again partner with the Italian Banking Insurance and Finance Federation at the 2018 Rome Investment Forum: Financing Long-Term Europe. This event was part of our Bretton Woods@75 initiative: a global dialogue to honor 75 years of economic progress and to revitalize the spirit of Bretton Woods now and for the future.

2018 International Council: Modernizing Multilateralism: Leadership for the Next Generation

On October 10, 2018, the Bretton Woods Committee held its annual International Council meeting in Bali, Indonesia alongside the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings.

2018 Annual Meeting: Tectonic Shifts: Multilateralism in a Disrupted World

On April 18, 2018, the Bretton Woods Committee held its 35th Annual Meeting at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC drawing an impressive line-up of speakers and over 200 Committee members and global leaders. With transformative challenges causing major changes across global economic, political, and technological spheres, this year’s conversation – Tectonic Shifts: Multilateralism in a Disrupted World – prompted timely solutions for navigating forces shaping the future of trade, finance, and development.

2017 International Council Meeting: Solutions for Sustaining Economic Cooperation

On October 12, 2017 the Bretton Woods Committee convened a diverse group of over 200 global thought leaders at our flagship International Council meeting.

2017 Annual Meeting: The Future of Globalism and Multilateralism

On April 19, 2017, over 175 Committee members and friends – including leaders from both public and private sectors as well as academia and civil society – gathered at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C. for the 2017 Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting. This year’s theme, The Future of Globalism and Multilateralism, focused on...

2017 Annual Meeting Highlights

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to thank all our members and friends who joined us for the 2017 Annual Meeting – The Future of Globalism and Multilateralism – where we had insightful discussions around the changing global economic landscape, global development challenges and opportunities, shifting monetary, fiscal, and trade policies, and the future of the global financial system.

Among the distinguished speakers were:

2016-2017 Inaugural Bretton Woods Committee Annual Report

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