Debt Conference 2015

10th UNCTAD Debt Management Conference

Debt management for inclusive and sustainable development

UNCTAD organized its 10th biennial Debt Management Conference from 23 to 25 November 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS:

Opening remarks by the UNCTAD Secretary-General, Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi

DEBT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Introductory key note speeches:

Opening Remarks, Mr. Michael Møller, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Opening Statement, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Issues of Debt Management in the New Context of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Universal Challenge of Climate Change (Keynote Address), Mr. Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
Mr. Luis Arce Catacora, Minister of Economy and Public Finance, Plurinational State of Bolivia

Panel 1: Sustainable Development Goals and the Challenges Ahead

Mr. Adam Elhiraika, Director, Macroeconomic Policy Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Mr. Paul Donovan, Global Economist, Managing Director, UBS Investment BankPaul Donovan, Global Economist, Managing Director, UBS Investment Bank
Mr. Gary Dymski, University of Gary Dymski, University of Leeds

Panel 2: Financing Options for Development

Mr. Raphael Otieno, Director, Debt Management Programme, Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute (MEFMI)
Mr. Zhang Zhiping, Executive President, Finance Center for South-South Cooperation
Mrs. Yuefen Li, Special Advisor on Economics and Development Finance, South Centre

Panel 3: Debt Issues of the Trade and Development Report

Mr. Richard Kozul-Wright, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD
Mr. Juan Flores Zendejas, Associate Professor and Head, Paul Bairoch Institute of Economic History, University of Geneva
Mr. Alfredo Calcagno, Head, Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD

MANAGING RISK FOR EFFECTIVE DEBT STRATEGIES

Panel 4: Lessons from the recent debt crisis

Mr. Andrew Powell, Principal Advisor, Research Department, Inter-American Development Bank
Mr. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Rapporteur on Debt and Human Rights, United Nations Human Rights Council
Mr. Thordur Jonasson, Senior Financial Sector Expert, Debt Management and Capital Markets Division, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund

Panel 5: Exogenous Shocks and Debt

Ms. Stephanie Blankenburg, Head, Debt and Development Finance Branch, UNCTAD
Mr. John Panzer, Director of the Global Practice for Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy, World Bank

Panel 6: Mitigating the Risk Associated with Contingent Liabilities

Mrs. Sharon Almanza, Deputy Treasurer, Bureau of the Treasury, Philippines
Mr. Matthew Martin, Director, Debt Relief International, Development Finance International, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Sceneider Siahaan, Director of Budget Financing Strategy and Portfolio, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia

Panel 7: Ensuring Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change

MANAGING THE DEBT: COMPETENCIES IN DEBT MANAGEMENT

Panel 8: Debt Management: Capacity-Building Needs

Mr. Prosper Girukwishaka, Chief of the Unit in charge of the Programme for Strengthening Administrative Capacity, Ministry of Finance, Budget and Privatisation, Burundi
Mr. Isaac Mpoza, Director, Debt and Cash Management, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda
Ms. Athemayani Del Orbe Subero, Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Dominican Republic

Panel 9: Capacity Building Needs in Debt Management: Responses from International Organizations

Mrs. Lilia Razlog, Senior Debt Specialist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank
Mr Eduardo Valdivia-Velarde, Deputy Division Chief, Balance of Payments Division, Statistics Department, International Monetary Fund
Mr. Gerry Teeling, Chief, DMFAS Programme, Debt and Development Finance Branch, UNCTAD