Economics Conference “Descending From The Inflation Peak: Lessons And Insights”

Event date

October 03 09:00 - 16:30

Event location

Vilnius Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka, Gedimino pr. 51, Vilnius

By organising this conference, the Bank of Lithuania seeks to bring together policy advisors, business representatives and academics to discuss the best practices and ways for addressing challenges. We hope that the ideas and insights shared at the event will help Lithuania’s policy makers adopt adequate and effective policy measures.

Format of the event: hybrid. Register to participate in person or watch the event online on the Bank of Lithuania’s website.

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Programme

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08:45–09:00	Registration and welcome coffee
09:00–09:10	Opening address. Gediminas Šimkus, Chair of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania
09:10–09:40	Keynote speach: Inflation and Monetary Policy in the Euro Area. Philip R.Lane, Member of the ECB’s Executive Board
Session 1 (English)	Fighting inflation: drivers, responces and prospects
09:40–11:20	The path to price stability - inflation dynamics and the role of labor markets. Helge Berger, Deputy Director, IMF's European Department An anatomy of the inflation burst: what to expect next? Deniz Igan, BIS, Head of Macroeconomic Analysis Interpreting underlying inflation dynamics in a challenging environment. Sarah Holton, Head of Prices and Costs (PAC) Division in the Directorate General Economics at ECB International trade, supply shocks and inflation: what to expect in the future? Beata Javorcik, EBRD’s Chief Economist (virtually) Fiscal and monetary policy mix: lessons learned. Aino Bunge, Deputy Governor of the Board of Sveriges Riksbank
11:20–11:35	Coffee break
11:35–12:35	Policy panel discussion. Q&A session. Participants: Mr Philip R.Lane, Mr H.Berger, Ms A.Bunge, Ms D.Igan Moderator: Gediminas Šimkus, Chair of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania
12:35–14:00	Lunch break
Session 2 (Lithuanian)	Effects of the surge in inflation in Lithuania: What can we expect in the future?
14:00–15:00	Bank of Lithuania Annual Study. Dissecting inflation surge in Lithuania: lessons learned and prospects. Darius Imbrasas, Principal Economist, Bank of Lithuania High inflation and Lithuania’s industry: What steps have been taken and what lessons have been learnt? Vidmantas Janulevičius, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists What have we done to prevent the recurrence of energy price shocks? Virgilijus Poderys, former Director of the Lithuanian Energy Agency How will RRF funds contribute to Lithuanian economy’s resilience to future shocks? Vaida Markevičienė, Viceminister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
15:00–15:20	Coffee break
15:20–16:20	Discussion with Speakers. Q&A session Participants: Ms V.Markevičienė, Mr V.Janulevičius, Mr V.Poderys, Mr D.Imbrasas Moderator: Julita Varanauskienė, Deputy Chair of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania
16:20–16:30	Summary of the conference

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Last update: 04-10-2023

Economics Conference “Descending from the Inflation Peak: Lessons and Insights”

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