I will also urge you to use this programme as a platform to interact among yourselves and share experiences as seldom you have an occasion when so many development practitioners come together at one place and get also to hear from so many renowned people.
I am confident that this investment will pay off and help us achieving three objectives at the same time – being a trusted institution, being accountable to the public, and maintaining price stability. 1 Prepared by M. Ehrmann (DG-R/MPR), with input and comments from Dimitris Georgarakos, Gabriel Glöckler,  Jean-Francois Jamet, Marek Jarocinski, Eric Persson, Hanni Schölermann and Stefania Secola.