The third Brazilian edition of the conference on "Strategies for Growth: The Changing Role of the State" will convene prominent academics, business leaders and civil society to discuss the strategies for economic growth in the context of fiscal and structural reform policy, monetary and banking issues, and institutional legitimacy and transparency.
Open only to Columbia affiliates and alumni. This event has reached capacity. To be added to the waitlist, please contact [email protected] with your name, email, and Columbia affiliation.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8h00 – 8h30 Registration
8h30 – 8h50 Welcoming Remarks
Thomas Trebat, Director, Columbia Global Centers | Rio de Janeiro
Jan Svejnar, Director, Center for Global Economic Governance, Columbia | SIPA
8h50 – 9h30 Keynote Addresses
Maria Silvia Bastos Marques, President and CEO, Goldman Sachs Brazil
Mansueto Almeida, Secretary of the Treasury, Ministry of Finance
9h30 – 11h00 Panel 1:“Fiscal and Monetary Challenges: International Perspectives on the Brazilian Agenda”
Commentators:
Gustavo Franco, Former President, Central Bank of Brazil, “Promoting Fiscal Adjustment in Brazil: Old and New Approaches”
Patricia Mosser, Senior Research Fellow, Columbia | SIPA: “Monetary Policy and Credit Conditions in the US: Lessons for Brazil”
Takatoshi Ito: Professor of Economics, Columbia | SIPA: “Macroeconomic Policy and Crisis Prevention: Latin America vs East Asia”
Moderator: Thomas Trebat, Director, Columbia Global Centers | Rio de Janeiro
11h00 – 11h15 Coffee Break
11h15 – 12h45 Panel 2: “Business Perspectives on the Challenge of Restarting Growth in Brazil: What Priorities for the New Government?”
Commentators:
André Clark, CEO, Siemens-Brazil
André Street, CEO, Stone
João Miranda, CEO, Votorantim
Moderator: Márcio Holland, Escola de Economia de São Paulo (FGV), and former Visiting Scholar, Columbia University
12h45 – 2h00 Lunch Break
2h00 – 3h30 Panel 3: "New Ideas to Restart Growth in Brazil"
Commentators:
Ana Carla Abrão, Brazil Market Leader, Oliver Wyman
Carlos Ari Sundfeld, Professor, FGV-SP, “A More Efficient State in Brazil: Is It Possible?”?
Patricia Ellen, Country Manager, Optum Brazil: Reforming the State: New Possibilities and Challenges”
Paulo Tafner, Researcher, FGV-SP: “The Outlook for Social Security Reform under the New Government”
Moderator: José Scheinkman, Professor of Economics, Columbia University
3h30 – 3:45 Coffee Break
3h45 – 5h00 Panel 4: “Brazil Seen from Abroad: Challenges and Policy Options”
Commentators:
Jan Svejnar, Director, Center for Global Economic Governance, Columbia | SIPA: “Strategies to Deal with Large-scale Unemployment: Lessons from Europe”
Albert Fishlow, Professor Emeritus, Columbia | SIPA: “Restarting Growth in Brazil: Historical Perspectives”
José Scheinkman, Professor of Economics, Columbia University: “The Reforms that Brazil Needs Now”
Moderator: Marcos Troyjo: Co- Director, BRICLab, Columbia | SIPA
5h00 – 5h30 Closing Keynote Remarks
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Instituto FHC
5h30 Closing Comments and Next Steps
Jan Svejnar, Director, Center for Global Economic Governance, Columbia | SIPA
Thomas Trebat, Director, Columbia Global Centers | Rio de Janeiro
