ESA Qld 2023 Business Lunch - Mr Philip Lowe, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

The Economic Society of Australia (Qld) invites you to a luncheon address featuring Philip Lowe, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. This event is being held in conjunction with the 2023 Australian Conference of Economists (see ace2023.org.au).

Mr Philip Lowe holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.Comm (Honours) in Economics/Econometrics from the University of New South Wales. He has authored numerous papers, including on the linkages between monetary policy and financial stability. He commenced as Governor on 18 September 2016.

He is Chair of the Reserve Bank Board and Payments System Board, and Chair of the Council of Financial Regulators. He is a member of the Financial Stability Board. Prior to his current role, he held the positions of Deputy Governor, Assistant Governor (Economic) and Assistant Governor (Financial System). He also spent two years at the Bank for International Settlements working on financial stability issues.

Mr Lowe is Chair of the Financial Markets Foundation for Children and a director of The Anika Foundation. He is also Chair of the Committee on the Global Financial System of the Bank for International Settlements.  He is a signatory to The Banking and Finance Oath.

Date:           Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Time:           12:00pm for 12:15pm start, to conclude by 2pm

Venue:         Grand Ballroom, Sofitel Brisbane, 249 Turbot Street, Brisbane

Food:           A two-course lunch with wine will be served

Dress:          Business attire

Pricing : 

Registration for those attending ACE 2023: ESA members of branches outside Queensland and all non-members  can access the member rate by providing an electronic copy of their ACE 2023 receipt to Manuela Torgler at email admin@esaqld.org.au. You will then be sent a Promo Code that allows you to access the member rate.

Payment options

Payment options offered during the booking process are Paypal, and offline payment via invoice. It is possible to pay by credit card using the Paypal option without having a Paypal account - follow the prompts when directed to the Paypal website during the booking. If you have difficulties, please email admin@esaqld.org.au for a payment form.

If names are not available for table bookings, please mark the first and last name as TBD on the booking form and email admin@esaqld.org.au with names and any dietary requirements by 5 July 2023.

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