Taking place on the eve of the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings, the International Finance Forum will host BWC Vice Chair John Lipsky and Advisory Council Member Minouche Shafik for a topical discussion on what’s ahead for the global economy and financial markets in light of changing relationships between key trading blocs. Moderated by BWC Advisory Council Member and IFF Vice President Siddharth Tiwari, the conversation will answer pressing questions on the role of digitalization and tokenization in shaping the future of economic acitivity in advanced economies and middle- low-income countries. Following the anniversary of the founding of the Bretton Woods institutions, the expert panelists will address how the IMF and World Bank can adapt to meet pressing challenges in what is quickly becoming a new economic era.

Featured Speakers: 

John Lipsky, Vice Chair, Bretton Woods Committee; Former First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Minouche Shafik, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research; Former President, Columbia University

Siddharth Tiwari, Vice President, IFF; Former Chief Representative for Asia and Pacific, Bank for International Settlements (Moderator)