Program Item Delivered By Allotted Time
(Total 150 minutes)
9:00 am - 11:30 am    
Welcome and Introduction Mira Dobovišek, Director, Center of Excellence in Finance 10'
Dialogue Opening Adam Bennett, Senior Advisor, European Department, IMF 5'
Fiscal Rules as Institutional Mechanisms Aimed at Supporting Fiscal Credibility and Discipline Phil Gerson, Senior Advisor, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF and Albert Jaeger, Division Chief, European Department (Southeastern Europe Division), IMF 15'
The Scope to Deepen Policy Dialogues and Improve Policy Design, Benefiting More Fully from the PEP/EFP Processes (proposed) Servaas Deroose, Deputy Director General (Acting), European Commission (TBC) 15'
"Building Capacities for Policy Design and Implementation" Project Proposal Jana Repanšek, Deputy Director, Center of Excellence in Finance 10'
Countries' Assessments and Roundtable Discussion Ministers of Finance/Central Bank Governors and IFI's 80'
Wrap-up and Way Forward Max Watson, Associate Fellow, Center of Excellence in Finance 15'