9.00AM Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook
Maurice Obstfeld
Maury Obstfeld is a favourite economist of mine, so I was very excited to see him speak in person. His presentation and Q&A on the global economy gave very important context for the rest of the seminars and meetings throughout the week.
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11.00AM Martin Parkinson PSM
Former Australian Treasury Secretary
Mr. Parkinson served as Australia’s Secretary to the Treasury, and prior to this was the inaugural Secretary of the Department of Climate Change from its establishment in 2007. As well as his role on the Male Champions of Change, Martin also serves as a member of the Policy Committee of the Grattan Institute and of the Australian Federal Police Future Directions Advisory Board.
Mr. Parkinson has previously served as a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Chair of the Board of the Australian Office of Financial Management and as a member of Prime Minister Abbott’s Business Advisory Council and Prime Minister Gillard’s Australia’s Asian Century Strategic Advisory Board. He has also served as a member of the Board of Infrastructure Australia, the Council of Financial Regulators, the Board of Taxation, and the Board of the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation.
Our meeting with Mr. Parkinson was certainly the highlight of Day 2. He was incredibly candid and generous with his time. Mr. Parkinson discussed the role of the Annual Meetings and the IMF in international relations and information sharing. We also discussed the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals and the increased focus on domestic revenue mobilisation. Mr. Parkinson cited the biggest inhibitor to poverty alleviation as a lack of access to property rights, which in turn denies people access to finance collateral.
Mr. Parkinson has previously served as a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Chair of the Board of the Australian Office of Financial Management and as a member of Prime Minister Abbott’s Business Advisory Council and Prime Minister Gillard’s Australia’s Asian Century Strategic Advisory Board. He has also served as a member of the Board of Infrastructure Australia, the Council of Financial Regulators, the Board of Taxation, and the Board of the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation.
Our meeting with Mr. Parkinson was certainly the highlight of Day 2. He was incredibly candid and generous with his time. Mr. Parkinson discussed the role of the Annual Meetings and the IMF in international relations and information sharing. We also discussed the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals and the increased focus on domestic revenue mobilisation. Mr. Parkinson cited the biggest inhibitor to poverty alleviation as a lack of access to property rights, which in turn denies people access to finance collateral.
2.00 PM Barry Sterland PSM
Australian Executive Director to the IMF
Mr. Sterland gave us a comprehensive insight into the governance structures of the IMF and what Australia's strategic imperatives are within the IMF.