Bank of England Watchers' Conference 2025
IET Savoy Place, London
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The Bank of England Watchers’ conference is an annual event which seeks to bring together the diverse community of people who have an interest the work of the Bank of England – and central banking more broadly. Our attendees include prominent policymakers at the BoE, plus economists and Bank watchers from roles in academia, think tanks, financial markets, politics, and the media.
We're delighted that this year the event will be sponsored by PGIM.
Get in touch: qcgbfevents@kcl.ac.uk
Programme
8:15 - 8:50 Registration + coffee
8:50 - 9:00 Welcome Sarah McMullen (PGIM Fixed Income)
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote speech: Huw Pill (Bank of England)
Chair: Rachana Shanbhogue (The Economist)
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee
10:30 - 12:00 Panel: Fiscal policy, the bond market, and implications for monetary policy
Panellists: Andrew Benito (Eisler Capital), Isabelle Mateos y Lago (BNP Paribas), Sushil Wadhwani (LSE)
Chair: Sam Fleming (FT)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Panel: Monetary policy outlook
Panellists: Gianluca Benigno (Lausanne), Megan Greene (Bank of England), Katharine Neiss (PGIM)
Chair: Phil Aldrick (Bloomberg)
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee
15:00 - 16:15 Fire-side chat: Central bank independence
Speakers: Mervyn King, Paul Tucker (Harvard)
Chair: Francine Lacqua (Bloomberg)
16:15 - 17:45 Panel: The neutral rate of interest
Panellists: Silvia Ardagna (Barclays), Catherine Mann (Bank of England), Maurice Obstfeld (PIIE)
Chair: Soumaya Keynes (FT)
17:45 - 17: 50 Closing remarks
About PGIM
PGIM is the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI). PFI has a history that dates back 150 years and through more than 30 market cycles.
With 42 offices in 19 different countries, our more than 1,400+ investment professionals are located in key financial centers around the world.
As a leading global asset manager, with $1.4 trillion in assets under management, PGIM is built on a foundation of strength, stability and disciplined risk management. Our firm is comprised of autonomous asset management businesses, each specializing in a particular asset class with a focused investment approach. This gives our clients diversified solutions with global depth and scale across public and private asset classes, including fixed income, equities, real estate, private credit and other alternatives.
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