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Panel Discussion

The Managing Director of the IMF in dialogue with the Chairman of the Governing Board of the SNB

Speakers

Dr Kristalina Georgieva

Professor Thomas J. Jordan

Monday, 13. May 2024, 18:45 – 20:00 h

At the University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich, KOH-B-10 (Access only via Künstlergasse)

Event Language: English

The panel discussion focuses on current events.


Access to KOH-B-10 is only possible via Künstlergasse.
  • The event is open to the public and admission is free. Pre-booking is not necessary.
  • Access to KOH-B-10: only possible via Künstlergasse.
  • Seating: It is not possible to reserve seats in KOH-B-10. Visitors may not reserve seats in the lecture room on their own authority (for colleagues, friends). If all seats in the main hall KOH-B-10 are taken, other interested visitors will be asked to go to the broadcasting room (signposted on site). The security staff on site will inform you of any last-minute changes.
  • No drinks bottles, liquids etc. may be brought into the lecture theatre.
  • Luggage: Due to security precautions, no bags/backpacks larger than an A4 sheet of paper may be taken into the lecture room KOH-B-10. The security staff reserves the right to check bags/backpacks. Please be in front of lecture room KOH-B-10 in good time. These regulations do not apply to the broadcasting room.
  • Photography and filming are prohibited without authorisation and must be refrained from.
  • Q&A: If you have a question during the Q&A, please raise your hand. If you are given the floor, please limit your comments to one question.

The event will also be broadcast live and made available for replay.

Speakers

Dr Kristalina Georgieva

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

Short Bio

Before joining the IMF, Ms. Georgieva was CEO of the World Bank from January 2017 to September 2019, during which time she also served as Interim President of the World Bank Group for three months.

Previously, Ms. Georgieva helped shape the agenda of the European Union while serving as European Commission Vice President for Budget and Human Resources. Ms. Georgieva began her career in public service at the World Bank as an environmental economist in 1993.

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1953, Ms. Georgieva holds a Ph.D in Economic Science and a M.A. in Political Economy and Sociology from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, where she was an Associate Professor between 1977 and 1993. During her academic career, she was visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Professor Thomas J. Jordan

Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank until autumn 2024

Short Bio

Thomas Jordan was Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) from 2012 to 2024. He received his doctorate in economics from the University of Bern in 1993. After a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University, he joined the SNB in 1997 as an economic advisor and shortly afterwards took over as Head of the Research Unit. In 2004, Thomas Jordan became an Alternate Member of the Governing Board. The Federal Council appointed him Member of the Governing Board in 2007 and Vice-Chairman in 2010. He chaired the Board of Directors of the SNB's UBS Stabilization Fund (StabFund) from its establishment in 2008 until its dissolution in 2013.

Thomas Jordan was Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Switzerland and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He represented Switzerland in the Plenary and the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB).

The University of Bern appointed Thomas Jordan as a lecturer in 1998 and as an honorary professor in 2003. The University of Basel awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2017.

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