Conference agenda
KEF-2016: Reforms for Inclusive Growth
November 3–4, 2016
Dipservice Hall, Minsk, Belarus
Registration, 11:00-12:30
Day 1: Global Context: In search of appropriate tools
12:30-13:00
Conference opening:
Nikolay Snopkov, Deputy Heady of the Administration of President of the Belarus
Andrea Wiktorin, Ambassador, the European Union Delegation to Belarus
Dr. Bas Bakker, Senior Regional Resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe, IMF European Department
Global and regional triggers of uncertainty
13:00-15:00
Moderator: Henry Foy, Central Europe Correspondent at Financial Times
Dr. Bas Bakker, Senior Regional Resident Representative for Central and Eastern, IMF European Department
CESEE regional economic outlook
Dr. Iikka Korhonen, Head of the Institute for Economies in Transition BOFIT
China and the world economy
Dr. Andrei Klepach, Chief Economist of Vnesheconombank of Russia
Russia: Prospects of economic recovery, prospects of sustainable growth
Andrey Movchan, Senior Assosiate and Director of the Economic Policy Program, Carnegie Moscow Center
On the verge of the new economic cycle - how to set up for the failure, and how not to
Comment: Prof. Marek Dabrowski, Non-Resident Scholar at Bruege, CASE Fellow
Global and regional structural reform patterns: Implications for Belarus
15:30-17:30
Moderator: Robert Kirchner, coordinator of the German Economic Team Belarus
Mark Allen, Fellow at CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research
Regional reform agenda and the role of the IFIs: Implications for Belarus
Dr. Alexander Zaborovsky, First Deputy Representative of the Ministry of Economy
Economic outlook for Belarus: Impact of economic policy, impact of external factors
Dr. Ben Slay, Senior Advisor at the Regional Service Centre for Europe and CIS, UNPD
Agenda 2030: What SDGs can bring to countries like Belarus?
Elizabeth Hafner, Deputy Assistant USTR for Russia and Eurasia in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Recent shifts in a global trade and trade policies: Implications for the region
Comment: Dr. Irina Tochitskaya, Academic Director of the IPM Research Center
Speeches of the evening
17:30-18:00
Sanaka Samarasinha, UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus
Empowered lives, resilient nations: Expanding opportunities in a shrinking world
Dr. Kiryl Rudy, former Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic of Belarus (2013-2016)
Why we don't need economists
Day 2: Local solutions: From problem recognition to processes revision
Registration, 8:00-9:00
Plenary session
9:00-10:00
Welcoming remarks
Ekaterina Paniklova, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Belarus
Paul van Oostveen, Chargé d'affaires, Embassy Office of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Belarus
Robert Riley, Chargé d’affaires, US Embassy in Minsk
Keynote speech
Creative destruction that could not be postponed: State owned enterprises reform
10:00-12:00
Moderator: Courtney Fingar, editor-in-chief, FDI Magazine
Young Chul Kim, World Bank Country Manager for Belarus
SOEs reform for Belarus: identifying constraints and opportunities
Dr. Karlis Smits, Senior Economist, Macroeconomics & Fiscal Management, Belarus and Ukraine
SOE reforms in Chine: lessons for Belarus
Christopher Onajin, Senior Advisor / Team Lead Africa, Loans and Guarantees, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Creating economic and social value through state owned enterprises
Pavel Vaskovskiy, head of the Department of the Problem Assets Administration, Development Bank of Belarus
The role of banks in enterprise restructuring: Risk mitigation and dealing with problem assets
Comment: Alexey Yakovlev, CEO, “Belshina” JSC
SOEs restructuring: Challenges and solutions for the labor market
12:30-14:30
Moderator: Olga Loyko, TUT.BY
Oleg Tokun, Head of the Employment Policy Department, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
Employment promotion and social protection: A medium-term perspective
Dr. Anna Lukiyanova, Assistant Professor at the Higher School of Economics, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Labor Market Studies, Russia
Adaptation of labor markets to recession: The case of Russia
Dr. Katerina Bornukova, BEROC Academic Director
Vulnerable groups at the labor market of Belarus
Comment: Maxim Ermolovich, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance of Belarus
SOEs restructuring: Challenges and solutions for the financial market
15:30-17:30
Moderator: Pavel Daneyko, CEO, Institute for Privatization and Management
Dmitry Kalechits, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus
Belarusian financial market development: A medium-term perspective
Dmytro Sologub, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine
Restructuring of non-performing loans: Evidence from the recent experience of Ukraine
Dr. Grzegorz Jędrzejczak, Professor at the Warsaw University
Stock market development: Polish experience and implications for Belarus
Brian Olden, Deputy Chief of the Public Financial Management Division, IMF
SOEs reform: Public finance perspective
Comment: Alexander Mironichenko, director of the department of the Rehabilitation and Bankrupcy of the Ministry of Economy of Belarus