12th SNB-IMF High-Level Conference on the International Monetary System

“Monetary and financial frameworks in a time of elevated uncertainty and transformation”

The SNB-IMF High-Level Conference will take place on Tuesday, 12 May 2026 at Park Hyatt Zurich. Participants are invited to the flying dinner at the conference hotel the evening before.

The conference itself will start at 9:00 and last until 17:00. A dinner at Zunfthaus zur Meisen at 19:00 will conclude the conference. Please register for the event as soon as possible but no later than 17 April 2026.

Flying dinner, 11 May 2026

Conference participants are invited to the flying dinner on 11 May 2026, 19:00 at the conference hotel (Restaurant Parkhuus).

Conference schedule, 12 May 2026

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Opening remarks by Martin Schlegel

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Session 1: Monetary policy in a time of heightened uncertainty

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Coffee break

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Session 2: Macro-financial stability in the digital age

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Lunch

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Session 3: The international monetary system: evolving challenges and opportunities

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Wrap-up panel: Risk management in an uncertain world

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Concluding Remarks by Dan Katz

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Dinner at Zunfthaus zur Meisen

You can download the program (as of 6 May 2026) as a PDF here:

Download schedule

You can download the information booklet as a PDF here:

Useful information

Registration

Conference Location, 12 May 2026

Conference Dinner Location, 12 May 2026

Zunfthaus zur Meisen

Münsterhof 20, Zürich
8001 Zürich

Accommodation

The Swiss National Bank has made a block room reservation at the Park Hyatt Zurich. Rooms must be reserved by 10 April 2026 to ensure availability and to obtain preferred rates. After that date, room and rate availability are subject to the hotel’s discretion. Please take note of the hotel’s reservation and cancellation policies below.

Participants should make their own hotel arrangements by contacting the Park Hyatt Zurich directly and using the reservation link provided below.


Hotel details

Park Hyatt
Beethovenstrasse 21, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 43 883 12 34
Email: zurph-events@hyatt.com

Reservation Link: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/ZURPH/G-P172

  • Park King (single use) CHF 750.00 per room

  • Park King (double use) CHF 800.00 per room

  • Park Junior Suite (single use) CHF 1’900.00 per room

  • Park Junior Suite (double use) CHF 1’950.00 per room

The rates quoted above include a rich breakfast buffet, mineral water, wireless internet and access to the Fitness Center, as well as VAT and service, but no city tax (CHF 3.50 per person / per day).

Check-in time is 15:00 and check-out time is 12:00 noon.

Transportation

For those attending the BIS meetings in Basel, transport to the Park Hyatt Zurich will be organized on Monday, 11 May 2026, in the evening. For further details, please contact meeting.services@bis.org.

If you need transportation to the airport upon departure, please refer to the Park Hyatt Zurich.

Contact information

Alexandra Frey Plankensteiner, Events SNB, snb-imf-conference@snb.ch, Phone: +41 58 631 26 23