Events

SPEAKER • Prof Pier Carlo Padoan was appointed Minister of
Economy and Finance in the Government led by Matteo Renzi on 24
February 2014. Padoan was Professor of Economics at the University La
Sapienza of Rome, and Director of the Fondazione Italianieuropei, a
policy think-tank focusing on economic and social issues. On 1 June 2007
Pier Carlo Padoan was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the
OECD. As of 1 December 2009 he was also appointed Chief Economist
while retaining his role as Deputy Secretary-General. In addition to
heading the Economics Department, he was the G20 Finance Deputy for
the OECD and has also lead the Strategic Response, the Green Growth
and Innovation initiatives of the Organisation. From 2001 to 2005,
Padoan was the Italian Executive Director at the International Monetary
Fund, with responsibility for Greece, Portugal, San Marino, Albania and
Timor Leste. He served as a member of the Board and chaired a number
of Board Committees. During his mandate at the IMF he was also in
charge of European Co-ordination. From 1998 to 2001, he served as
Economic Adviser to the Italian Prime Ministers, Massimo D’Alema and
Giuliano Amato, in charge of international economic policies. He was
responsible for co ordinating the Italian position in the Agenda 2000
negotiations for the EU budget, Lisbon Agenda, European Council,
bilateral meetings, and G8 Summits. He has been a consultant to the
World Bank, European Commission, European Central Bank. Padoan
has a degree in Economics from the University of Rome and has held
various academic positions in Italian and foreign universities, including
the College of Europe (Bruges and Warsaw), Université Libre de
Bruxelles, University of Urbino, Universidad de la Plata, and University
of Tokyo. He has published widely in international academic journals and
is the author and editor of several books.

CHAIR • Mr Xavier Nuttin,
EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of
Public Policy