Programme 2026
PrintPROGRAMME 2026
‘Global Imbalances in a Changing World Order’
ALL TIMES ARE INDICATED IN CET
The language of the conference is English.
MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
08:00 – 09:00
Registration and welcome coffee
Venue: Magyar Nemzeti Bank - Buda Centre
Lámfalussy Conference Centre
(H-1013 Budapest, Krisztina krt. 55.)
09:00 – 10:00
OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome Speech
Mihály Varga, Governor of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank
Lámfalussy Lecture
Keynote Speech
Martin Kocher, Governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 – 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION I.
‘Macroeconomic Adjustments and Policies’
- Catherine L. Mann, External member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
- Athanasios Orphanides, Professor of MIT Sloan School of Management; Former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus
- Carmen Reinhart, Professor of the International Financial System, Harvard Kennedy School
- Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director of Bruegel
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00
PANEL DISCUSSION II.
‘The Future of the International Monetary System’
- Laurence Boone, Country Head of Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
- Klaas Knot, Former President of De Nederlandsche Bank
13:00 – 13:10
Closing remarks
Mihály Varga,
Governor of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the central bank of Hungary
13:10 – 15:00
Buffet lunch
