The Conference on European Economic Integration (CEEI) 2011 of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) will be held on November 21 and 22, 2011, at the Vienna Marriott Hotel. The conference, entitled “European Integration in a Global Economic Setting – CESEE, China and Russia,” investigates the impact of China and Russia as emerging global economic players on the catching-up process in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE).
This year’s CEEI is the first to have been organized jointly with another Eurosystem central bank, namely Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank, whose regional analytical and research focus on China and Russia makes for a perfect match with the OeNB’s expertise on CESEE. The joint conference draws on synergies established through numerous cooperation projects over the years.
At the conference, speakers from a range of countries and areas of expertise will analyze the different growth models of the three economic areas and will examine existing interdependencies.
Two panels with high-ranking industry and banking representatives will discuss the challenges arising from the regional shifts in trade and investment flows. These global trends and the current financial and economic crisis have changed the framework for monetary and economic policymaking and have created the need to reform the financial supervision architecture.
Following the opening remarks by Ewald Nowotny, Governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, and Erkki Liikanen, Governor of Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank, Andrew K. Rose, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Min Zhu, IMF Deputy Managing Director, will each hold a keynote lecture.
Further input will be provided by representatives of the ECB, the European Commission, the IMF, the OECD, central bank board members and representatives of industry and academia. Additional keynote speakers are i.a. Sergey Aleksashenko, Scholar-in-Residence at the Carnegie Moscow Center, and Markus Taube, Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
For further information on topics and speakers, see the conference program (249 KB).