Thursday, October 15, 2026
Private Event

Rethinking Fiscal Space: Global Rules and Who Shapes Them

Overview

Join the Strategic Economics Alliance (SEA) for a closed-door roundtable with women economists and policymakers on the margins of the 2026 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings.

Agenda

10:30–10:35 | Welcome and introductions
Liliana Hertling, SEA Programme Manager, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

10:35–10:40 | Setting the scene: Fiscal rules and long-term inclusive growth
Dr. Lara Merling, Policy & Research Fellow, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

10:40–10:50 | Short provocations from featured speakers

  • Professor Jayati Ghosh, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Professor Erika Kraemer-Mbula, University of Johannesburg

10:50–11:30 | Open discussion

About Strategic Economics Alliance

Strategic Economics Alliance (SEA) is an initiative funded by Co-Impact and the Ford Foundation and chaired by Professor Mariana Mazzucato at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.

For more information on SEA:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/policy/networks/strategic-economics-alliance-sea

Contact

For further information please contact Liliana Hertling, SEA Programme Manager:
l.hertling@ucl.ac.uk

EVENT DATE
Thursday, October 15, 2026
TIME
10:30-11:30AM
LOCATION
Victor Club, FYI Center, 2525 Rama IV Road, Khlong Toei, Bangkok (Room V1)
EVENT ACCESS
Private