After SCOTUS: Next Steps in Sovereign Debt Restructuring
Thursday, 9th of October, 4:00 – 5:30 pm
World Bank, I Building, Room I 2 – 250, 1850 I St. NW, Washington DC
In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decisions in Argentina v. NML and Argentina’s subsequent default, sovereign debt has emerged as a critical issue for global policymakers. This session brings together a wide range of viewpoints to review practical proposals to remedy the challenges created by the SCOTUS decisions and to make future sovereign debt workouts more effective, efficient and equitable.
Speakers:
Welcoming Remarks:
Brett House, Senior Fellow
Jeanne Sauvé Foundation
Chair/Moderator:
Eric LeCompte, Executive Director
Jubilee USA Network
Panelists:
Sean Hagan, General Counsel & Director
International Monetary Fund
Benu Schneider, Senior Economic Affairs Officer
UN-DESA
William Ledward, Senior VP & Portfolio Manager
Franklin Templeton
Martin Brooke, Division Head
Bank of England
Jeremy Pam, Visiting Scholar
Columbia University
Please RSVP to Jenny Hyun at operations(at)jubileeusa.org.
Attendees who are not registered for the IMF/World Bank CSO meetings must RSVP by
4:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, in order to be cleared through IMF/World Bank security procedures.
