The Bank of England Watchers’ conference is an annual event which seeks to bring together the diverse community of people who have an interest the work of the Bank of England – and central banking more broadly. Our attendees include prominent policymakers at the BoE, plus economists and Bank watchers from roles in academia, think tanks, financial markets, politics, and the media.

The event is organised by Dr Richard Barwell (BNP Paribas Asset Management), Professor David Aikman and Professor Paul Mizen (King's Business School).

Get in touch: qcgbfevents@kcl.ac.uk

Programme

8:15 - 8:50 Registration + coffee

8:50 - 9:00 Welcome

9:00 - 10:00 Keynote speech: Clare Lombardelli (Bank of England)

Chair: Francine Lacqua (Bloomberg)

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee

10:30 - 12:00 Panel 1: Inflation dynamics

Panellists: Swati Dhingra (Bank of England), Ben Nabarro (Citi), Ricardo Reis (LSE)

Chair: Claire Jones (FT)

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 Panel 2: Liquidity risk in the financial system

Panellists: Pablo Hernández de Cos (Banco de Espana), Victoria Ivashina (Havard Business School), Colin Teichholtz (Formerly Element Capital and Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee)

Chair: Richard Berner (NYU)

14:30 – 15:00 Coffee

15:00 – 16:30 Panel 3:  Reactions to the Bernanke Review

Panellists: Charles Bean (LSE), Petra Geraats (Cambridge), Gertjan Vlieghe (Millenium)

Chair: Chris Giles (FT)

16:30 – 17:30 Keynote speech: Philip Lane (ECB)

Chair: Stephen Cecchetti (Brandeis)