Conference agenda
Economy of Belarus: At a Tipping Point
November 3–4, 2015
Dipservice Hall, Minsk, Belarus
Registration, 12:00-13:00
Day 1: Global Context: Revising Concepts, Reshaping Policies
13:00-13:20
Openning:
13:20-13:50
Keynote speech:
Dr. Qimiao Fan, the World Bank Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova
Global and Regional Economic Prospects
13:50-15:40
Dr. James Gordon, deputy director of the IMF European Department – Global and Regional Economic Prospects: Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices (pdf)
Dr. Vladimir Drebentsov, chief economist for Russia and CIS, BP – Changing World of Oil and Gas (pdf)
Andrey Movchan, senior associate and director of the Economic Policy Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center – Long-term prospects of the Russian Economy
Moderator: Dmitry Golukhov, Director of the Strategic Management and Treasury Department at BPS-Sberbank
Comments: Dr. Torbjörn Becker, director of Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics
Global economic challenges - implications for Belarus (pdf)
Coffee break, 15:40-16:10
Concepts of economic transformation
16:10-18:00
Dr. Kiryl Rudy, Aide to the President of Belarus, Head of the Main Economic Department of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus
Why Reform Fail (in Belarus in 2016)
Dr. Mirko Cvetković, World Bank consultant, former Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance of Serbia –
Transition – Main Challenges. Lessons from Serbia (pdf)
Dr. Ivailo Izvorski, Practice Manager in the Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice of the World Bank
Belarus' Two Transitions
Comments: Heliodoro Temprano Arroyo, head of the Unit “Neighborhood Countries and Macro-Financial Assistance”, European Commission, DG ECFIN
Day 2: Local Solutions: Making Belarusian Transition Happen
Registration and coffee, 8:40-9:40
Opening:
9:40-10:00
Dr. Vasily Matyushevsky, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus
Scott Rauland, Charge D’affaires, US Embassy in Minsk
Panel 1. From Stabilization to Confidence: Mid-term Macroeconomic Policy Agenda
10:00-12:30
Moderator: Dr. Igor Pelipas, Head of the Supervisory Council, IPM Research Center
Prof. Marek Dabrowski, senior fellow of CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research –
Cases of Macroeconomic Stabilization in Post-communist Economies: Policy Implications for Belarus
Dmitry Kalechits, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus –
Mid-term Macroeconomic Policy Agenda for Belarus
Dr. Bas Bakker, Senior Regional Resident Representative, Central and Eastern Europe, European Department, IMF –Macroeconomic Stabilization and Structural Reform Roadmap for Belarus (pdf)
Comments:
Dzmitry Kruk, Researcher in BEROC
Constantine Tsereteli, CEO of Belarusky Narodny Bank
Lunch, 12:30-13:30
Panel 2. From Interference to Cooperation: Creating Environment for Balanced Growth
13:30-16:00
Moderator: Prof. Yuri Tserlukevich, Arizona State University, Department of Finance
Ivan Miklos, MP, National Council of Slovak Republic, Advisor to the Minister of Finance of Ukraine and Advisor to the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine –
Ownership, Timing, Consistency: What Belarus Should Learn from the Transition Experience
Dr. Alexander Zaborovsky, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Belarus – Roadmap of structural reforms: Mid-term agenda (pdf)
Young Chul Kim, World Bank Country Manager for Belarus –
Evaluation of Belarus’ Structural Reform Roadmap: Key Challenges (pdf)
Olga Shcherbina, Head of Office of the International Finance Corporation in Belarus –
Evaluation of Belarus’ Structural Reform Roadmap: Enabling Business Environment Creation
Comments:
Dr. Irina Tochitskaya, Academic Director of the IPM Research Center
Sergey Riabuhin, Managing Partner, HR Director, ZUBR Capital
Coffee, 16:00-16:30
Panel 3. From Protection to Inclusion: Reshaping Social Policy
16:30-19:00
Moderator: Dr. Kiryl Haiduk, World Bank country economist for Belarus
Dr. Ben Slay, Senior advisor at the Regional Service Centre for Europe and the CIS, UNDP –
Social risks of Economic Transformation, Opportunities for Inclusive Growth (pdf)
Dr. Uladzimir Valetka, Senior Researcher, CASE Belarus –
Labor Market in Belarus: Time to Meet the Demand for Reform
Yuri Seliverstov, Deputy Minister of Finance of Belarus – Social Challenges of Fiscal Reform
Prof. Milan Vodopivec, research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), former Lead Economist at the World Bank – Strengthening Income Support for the Unemployed to Back Structural Reforms in Belarus (pdf)
Comments:
Victor Novochadov, CEO, Game Stream (WARGAMING.NET)
Alexander Chubrik, Director of the IPM Research Center
Elena Grushetskaya