The events hosted by the Group of Thirty are invitation-only forums in which very senior members of the banking, financial and regulatory community come together to discuss issues of common concern in settings conducive to exchanges of views and positions.
Events
G30 members and invited guests at the 81st plenary meeting of the Group in Madrid, hosted by Banco de España
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF, Introduces the 2019 G30 Occasional Lecture
Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, speaks at the 2017 International Banking Seminar
G30 members and invited guests at the 77th plenary meeting of the Group in London, hosted by the Bank of England
Occasional Lectures
Occasional Lectures are hosted by the Group of Thirty and focuses on current topics in international economics and finance. The Lectures takes place to coincide with the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. It is open to the press and on the record.
G30 Occasional Lecture 2019
G30 Occasional Lecture 2019
April 10, 2019
International Monetary Fund
"Is This the Beginning of the End of Central Bank Independence?"
Kenneth Rogoff
Professor of Economics and Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University
G30 Occasional Lecture 2017
G30 Occasional Lecture 2017
April 20, 2017
International Monetary Fund
"Populist Insurrections: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Reactions"
Raghuram Rajan
Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
International Banking Seminars
The Group of Thirty hosts an annual International Banking Seminar. The seminar takes place to coincide with the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Each year the Seminar brings together the world's central bank governors, Chairs and CEOs of the financial sector, and a select few academics to debate financial and systemic issues of global importance to the banking community. The International Banking Seminar is open to the press and widely covered by international media.
International Banking Seminar 2022
International Banking Seminar 2022
October 15, 2022
Hosted by Kristalina Georgieva
International Monetary Fund
The 2022 International Banking Seminar consisted of an opening intervention from Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and two sessions:
Policy Responses in a Pandemic- and Conflict-Impacted World featuring Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan; Klaas Knot, President of De Nederladsche Bank; and Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England; Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
Addressing the Debt Overhang and Securing Recovery featuring José Antonio Ocampo, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia; and Roberto Campos Neto, Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil
To watch a recording of the 2022 International Banking Seminar, please click here.
International Banking Seminar 2021
International Banking Seminar 2021
October 17, 2021
Virtual Seminar
The 2021 International Banking Seminar consisted of two sessions:
The Global Economy: Managing Uncertainty featuring Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; Yi Gang, Governor of the People’s Bank of China; Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements; and Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England.
Financing the Commons: Climate and Pandemic Security featuring Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, India; Mark Carney, Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, United Nations; Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at The London School of Economics and Political Science; and Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University.
To watch a recording of the 2021 International Banking Seminar, please click here.
International Banking Seminar 2020
International Banking Seminar 2020
October 18, 2020
Virtual Seminar
The 2020 International Banking Seminar consisted of two sessions:
Rebuilding and Sustaining Growth featuring Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan; Yi Gang, Governor of the People’s Bank of China; and Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England.
The Emerging World: Achieving Recovery with Debt Sustainability featuring Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University; Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, Ghana; and Alejandro Díaz de León, Governor of the Bank of Mexico.
To watch a recording of the 2020 International Banking Seminar, please click here.
International Banking Seminar 2019
International Banking Seminar 2019
October 20, 2019
Hosted by Luis Alberto Moreno
Inter-American Development Bank
The 2019 International Banking Seminar consisted of three sessions:
Priorities for Emerging Nations in a New Global Environment featuring Roberto Campos Neto, Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil; Veerathai Santiprabhob, Governor of the Bank of Thailand; and Patrick Njoroge, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.
The Advanced Economies: Economic Challenges for the Medium Term featuring Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan; Klaas Knot, President of De Nederlandsche Bank; and Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University.
Cryptocurrencies and the Future featuring David Marcus, Head of Calibra, Facebook; Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements; and Darrell Duffie, Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance at Stanford University.
To watch a recording of the 2019 International Banking Seminar, please click here.
International Banking Seminar 2018
International Banking Seminar 2018
October 14, 2018
Hosted by Perry Warjiyo
Bank Indonesia
The 2018 International Banking Seminar consisted of three sessions:
The Global Outlook: Economic and Monetary Policy Perspectives featuring Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan; Yi Gang, Governor of the People's Bank of China; François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France; and Ilan Goldfajn, Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil.
Getting Finance to Work for Inclusive Growth featuring Perry Warjiyo, Governor of Bank Indonesia; Daniel Mminele, Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank; Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia; and Philippe Le Houérou, Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation.
Securing an Open and Stable Global Order featuring Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England; John B. Taylor, Professor of Economics at Stanford University; and Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements.
International Banking Seminar 2017
International Banking Seminar 2017
October 15, 2017
Hosted by Luis Alberto Moreno
Inter-American Development Bank
The 2017 International Banking Seminar consisted of three sessions:
The Global Economy: Prospects for Broad-Based Growth featuring Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China; Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan; and Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the European Central Bank.
Capitalizing Private Finance for Long-Term Investment featuring Jin Liqun, President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Maria Ramos, CEO of Barclays Africa; and Axel Weber, Chairman of UBS AG.
Financial Regulation and Economic Policies to Avoid the Next Crisis featuring Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council; Urjit Patel, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank; and Agustín Carstens, Governor of the Banco de México.
Plenary Meetings
The Group of Thirty meets in plenary session twice a year. Below is a list of the most recent plenary sessions and their hosts and locations.
88th Plenary Session
88th Plenary Session
December 01, 2022–December 03, 2022
Hosted by John C. Williams
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Friday, December 2
Dealing with the Confluence of Inflation, Growth, and Financial Stability Challenges Panelists: Raghuram Rajan; Jean-Claude Trichet; Masaaki Shirakawa; Paul Krugman; Ernesto Zedillo
The Long Term Fiscal Challenge of Financing Global Public Goods Panelists: Helene Rey; Jason Furman
What New Framework for US-China Economic Relations Panelists: Henry A. Kissinger*, Keyu Jin*, Niall Ferguson*, Weijian Shan*, Lawrence H. Summers
Dinner speaker: Robert Gates*, Former United States Secretary of Defense (2006-2011)
Saturday, December 3
Financial Regulation to Achieve Net Zero Panelists: Jane Fraser*; Annette Nazareth*; Axel A. Weber; Mark Carney
Latin America: Rebuilding and Repositioning Panelists: Andres Velasco*; Guillermo Ortiz; Arminio Fraga
* Denotes invited speaker
87th Plenary Session
87th Plenary Session
September 02, 2022
Virtual Session
Food and Energy: Responding to a New Era of Insecurity Panelists: Maximo Torero*; Daniel Yergin*; Helen Thompson*
What Price to Taming Current Inflation? Panelists: Jason Furman; Markus K. Brunnermeier*; Agustin Carstens; Kenneth Rogoff
* Denotes invited speaker
86th Plenary Session
86th Plenary Session
December 03, 2021
Virtual Session
Demand, Supply Chain Dislocations, and Structural Shifts: Implications for Inflation Panelists: Haruhiko Kuroda; Brian Deese*; Spencer Dale; Graham L. Slack*; Raghuram Rajan; Axel A. Weber
* Denotes invited speaker
85th Plenary Session
85th Plenary Session
May 20, 2021
Virtual Session
Macroeconomic Policies for Recovery from the Crisis: Managing Trade-Offs Between Growth and Stability Panelists: Klass Knot; Yi Gang; Carmen Reinhart; Lawrence H. Summers; Paul Krugman
84th Plenary Session
84th Plenary Session
September 13, 2020
Fall Virtual Session
Overcoming COVID-19: Vaccines and Other Responses Panelists: Sir John Bell*; Barry Bloom*; Victor Dzau*
Rebuilding Growth and Jobs Panelists: Klass Knot; Daron Acemoglu*; Paul Krugman
December 4, 2020
Winter Virtual Session
Responding to the New Normal: Monetary and Fiscal Policies for the Long Term Panelists: Roger Ferguson; John C. Williams; Gita Gopinath*; Mohamed El-Erian*; Mervyn King
* Denotes invited speaker
83rd Plenary Session
83rd Plenary Session
April 26, 2020
Virtual Session
Public Health and Epidemiological Perspectives Panelists: Marc Lipsitch*; Jeremy Farrar*
Mounting and Sustaining Effective Economic and Social Responses Panelists: Yi Gang; Mario Draghi; Jason Furman*
International Actions: Tackling the Pandemic and its Global Economic Consequences Panelists: Ernesto Zedillo; Lawrence H. Summers; Jean-Claude Trichet
* Denotes invited speaker
82nd Plenary Session
82nd Plenary Session
December 05, 2019–December 07, 2019
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Thursday, December 5
Dinner speaker: Ian Bremmer, President & Founder, Eurasia Group*
Friday, December 6
The Future of Macroeconomic Policy: Responding to Medium and Long Term Challenges Panelists: Jason Furman*; Klaas Knot*; Raghuram Rajan; Lawrence Summers; Masaaki Shirakawa; Axel Weber
The Climate Crisis: Finance, Global Adjustments and Growth Paths Panelists: Adair Turner; Mark Carney; Janet Yellen; Ernesto Zedillo; Denis Duverne*
Roundtable Discussion on Central Bank Digital Currencies and Global Stablecoins
Dinner speaker: Charlie Cook, Editor & Publisher, The Cook Political Report*
Saturday, December 7
Capital Flows and Exchange Rates: Evolving Thinking Panelists: Gita Gopinath*; Kristin Forbes*; John Taylor*; Agustín Carstens
Sustaining Liberal Democracy Panelists: Adam Tooze*; Yascha Mounk*; Arminio Fraga
* Denotes invited speaker
81st Plenary Session
81st Plenary Session
May 23, 2019–May 25, 2019
Hosted by Pablo Hernández de Cos
Banco de España
Friday, May 24
Populism and Economic Nationalism: Domestic and International Implications Panelists: Ernesto Zedillo; Paul Krugman; Andrés Velasco*; Manuel Muñiz*; Leszek Balcerowicz; Guillermo de la Dehesa
European Integration: Architecture and Prospects Panelists: Enrico Letta*; Clemens Fuest*; Jean Pisani-Ferry*; José Manuel González-Páramo*; Hélène Rey*
Saturday, May 25
Innovation and Financial Risk Panelists: Mark Carney; Zhou Xiaochuan; Walter Kielholz*
Improving the Functioning of Labour Markets Panelists: Pier Carlo Padoan*; Ramón Marimón*
* Denotes invited speaker
80th Plenary Session
80th Plenary Session
November 29, 2018–December 01, 2018
Hosted by John Williams
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Thursday, November 29
Dinner speaker: Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution*
Friday, November 30
The Global Economy: Addressing A Future Downturn Panelists: John Williams*; Haruhiko Kuroda; Mervyn King; Agustín Carstens; Axel Weber
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Aims and Prospects Panelists: Darell Duffie*; Kenneth Rogoff
Openness and Achieving Domestic Policy Objectives Panelists: Alan Taylor*; Kevin Warsh
Dinner speaker: Michael Bloomberg, Founder and CEO, Bloomberg L.P.*
Saturday, December 1
Global Trade: How Do We Move Forward? Panelists: Chad Bown*; Keyu Jin*; Paul Krugman
AI, Jobs and Shared Prosperity Panelists: Andrew McAfee*; Adair Turner
* Denotes invited speaker
79th Plenary Session
79th Plenary Session
May 10, 2018–May 12, 2018
Hosted by Federico Sturzenegger
Central Bank of Argentina
Thursday, May 10
Dinner speaker: Marcos Peña, Chief of Cabinet of Ministers, Argentina*
Friday, May 11
Monetary Policy: Experience and Lessons Panelists: Janet Yellen; Atif Mian*; Christian Noyer
U.S. Fiscal Policies: Domestic and International Implications Panelists: Martin Feldstein; Lawrence Summers
Catalyzing Private Investment: New Roles for the Public Policy and Multilateral Institutions Panelists: Tidjane Thiam; Clemente del Valle*; Domingo Cavallo
Policies for Disinflation: Experience and Lessons Panelists: Jacob Frenkel; Armino Fraga; Guillermo Ortiz; Federico Sturzenegger*
Dinner speaker: Jaime Durán Barba, Professor, The George Washington University*
Saturday, May 12
Fair & Open Trade: Bilateral, Regional or Multilateral? Panelists: Paul Krugman; Ernesto Zedillo
Cryptocurrencies: Policy Implications Panelists: Kenneth Rogoff; Axel Weber; Agustín Carstens
* Denotes invited speaker
78th Plenary Session
78th Plenary Session
November 30, 2017–December 02, 2017
Hosted by William Dudley
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Thursday, November 30
Dinner speaker: Jonathan Haidt, Professor of Ethical Leadership, New York University Stern School of Business*
Friday, December 1
The Global Financial Crisis at its 10th Anniversary: Lessons for the Future Panelists: Timothy Geithner; Jean-Claude Trichet; Zhou Xiaochuan; Mervyn King; Masaaki Shirakawa; Stanley Fischer*
Shifting Corporate and Investment Behavior to the Long-Term Panelists: Gail Kelly; Roger Ferguson; Sarah Williamson*
Managing the Monetary and Financial Trilemmas Panelists: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas*; Haruhiko Kuroda; Ken Rogoff
Dinner speaker: Randal Quarles, Vice Chair for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board* (open to media)
Saturday, December 2
Winner Takes Most? Implications of a Divergent Corporate Landscape Panelists: Luigi Zingales*; John Haltiwanger*; Lawrence Summers
Demographics and Wages: Implications for Inequality over the Long Term Panelists: Charles Goodhart*; Paul Krugman; Lawrence Katz*
* Denotes invited speaker