On 29 June at 10 a.m in Dublin, the IIEA will host a major conference in Dublin, entitled Exiting the Crisis. The conference, which is supported by the European Commission, will provide insight into the European and national policy responses to the European financial crisis. Keynote speakers at the conference will include Patrick Honohan, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland and Alain Lamassoure, MEP, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets. Pat Cox, former President of the European Parliament, will act as the conference rapporteur.
Two panel discussions will address economic developments in the Eurozone, from a European and Irish perspective respectively. Panel speakers will include John Bruton, former Taoiseach of Ireland; Karl Whelan, Professor of Economics, UCD; and Donal Donovan, former Deputy Director of the IMF.