The 2025 IIF Global Debt and Financial Stability Roundtable, generously sponsored by Fitch Ratings, will be held in Washington, D.C. on Friday, April 25, alongside the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings.

This year's roundtable will bring together senior public officials from both mature and emerging market economies, prominent figures from the private financial sector, and leading voices from international financial institutions and academia. High-level discussions will focus on recent developments in global debt markets and risks to financial stability. 

The sessions will feature expert speakers and will provide a dynamic platform for in-depth discussions on crucial issues, including:

+ Future of the International Financial Architecture

+ Global Debt in a World of Policy Uncertainty

+ Advancing South Africa's G20 Priorities

+ Lowering the Cost of Capital for Emerging and Developing Economies

The event will be closed to press and held off the record, under the Chatham House Rule.

If you have any questions, please contact Helene Hatfield ([email protected]).

 

The roundtable will take place alongside the IIF Global Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C. For more information and to register for the Forum, please click here.

Program Agenda

Featured Speakers

<b>Joyce Chang</b>
Managing Director, Chair of Global Research,
JPMorgan
<b>Jan Friederich</b>
Managing Director; Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Sovereign Ratings
Fitch Ratings
<b>Spencer Jones</b>
Senior Managing Director
Ankura Consulting (Europe) Limited
<b>Jean Lemierre</b>
Chairman of the Board of Directors
BNP Paribas
<b>Nathan Sheets</b>
Global Chief Economist
Citi
<b>Maarten Verwey</b>
Director General, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
European Commission
<b>Francois Villeroy de Galhau</b>
Governor, Banque de France
Co-Chair, Group of Trustees of the Principles
<b>José Viñals</b>
Group Chairman
Standard Chartered Plc
<b>Axel Weber</b>
President, Center for Financial Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt
Former President, Deutsche Bundesbank; Co-Chair, Group of Trustees of the Principles
<b>Deborah Zandstra</b>
Partner
Clifford Chance LLP