Among the participants whom you might know were Haruhiko Kuroda, from the Japanese Finance Ministry (now President of the Asian Development Bank), and Tim Geithner, at that time US Finance deputy. I was attending as Italian Finance deputy. The discussion in those days was largely focussed on strengthening the financial architecture after the 1997 Asian crisis.
Christine Lagarde: How can a united Europe meet the challenges it faces today? Opening remarks by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, during a dinner on "Uniting Europe", World Economic Forum, Davos, 23 January 2020.