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The euro and The dollar: Pillars in Global finance17 aPril

European Commission Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

B-1049 Brussels – Belgium

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Street

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The euro and The dollar: Pillars in Global Finance

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MorninG session

Moderator: h.e. ambassador John bruton, Delegation of the European Commission to the United States

08:00–09:00 Registration&Coffee

09:00–09:10 Welcome from h.e. ambassador John bruton, European Commission Welcome from Timothy F. Geithner, president and Chief Executive officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

09:10–09:30 opening remarks Joaquín almunia, Commissioner for Economic and monetary Affairs, European Commission

09:30–10:45 session 1: Macroeconomic Developments in the United States and Europe: Implications for Growth and Global Financial Stability

Chair: John bruton Panellists: richard clarida, professor of Economics and international Affairs, Columbia University Mickey levy, Chief Economist, Bank of America nouriel roubini, professor of Economics and international Business, New York University charles Wyplosz, professor of Economics, Graduate institute of international Studies, Geneva

Question and answer session

10:45–11:00 CoffeeBreak

11:00–12:30 session 2: The Achievements and Challenges of EU Financial Integration and its Implications for the US

Chair: John bruton Panellists: andrew crockett, president, Jpmorgan Chase international William dudley, Executive Vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York alberto Giovannini, Chief Executive officer, Unifortune Asset management SGR Jacques de larosière, BNp paribas

Question and answer session

12:30–14:15 Luncheon

Keynote speech Timothy F. Geithner

aFTernoon session

Moderator: Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, international Accounting Standards Committee

14:15–15:30 session 3: Regulatory Convergence and Differences in the Approaches between the EU and the US

Chair: Paul Volcker Panellists: Pervenche berès, Chair, Committee on Economic and monetary Affairs, European parliament Kathleen l. casey, Commissioner, US Securities and Exchange Commission William rutledge, Executive Vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York david Wright, Director, DG internal market and Services, European Commission

Question and answer session

15:30–15:45 CoffeeBreak

15:45–17:00 session 4: The Role of US and EU Financial Markets in the Global Economy

Chair: Paul Volcker Panellists: Jan hatzius, Chief US Economist, Goldman Sachs caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group edwin M. Truman, Senior Fellow, peterson institute sir nigel Wicks, Chairman, Euroclear

Question and answer session

17:00–17:15 closing remarks Jean-claude Trichet, president, European Central Bank

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The euro and The dollar: Pillars in Global finance17 aPril

European Commission Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10045 – USA

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