Otaviano Canuto

Otaviano Canuto

Core Intelligence Domain: Macroeconomics & Global Finance
Location: Washington D.C., USA | Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence

Otaviano Canuto is a world-renowned macroeconomist and strategic innovator available globally as an economics keynote speaker. Currently serving as a Senior Fellow at the Policy Centre for the New South and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the prestigious Brookings Institution, he provides high-level strategic counsel to governments, multilateral institutions, and private investors on navigating the complexities of the global economy.

With a distinguished career spanning over 15 years in leadership roles at major international financial organisations, Otaviano Canuto has served as Vice President and Executive Director at the World Bank, Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Vice President at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Pioneering Expertise in Global Intelligence

• Multilateral Leadership: Managed networks of over 700 technical staff at the World Bank to bridge the gap between applied research and operational policy advice.
• Geopolitical Resilience: A leading voice on the impact of global shocks, including the economic consequences of trade policies and regional conflicts.
• Structural Transformation: Expert in navigating the “middle-income trap” and the shifting dynamics of global value chains amidst the U.S.-China technological rivalry.
• Financial Innovation: Leading proposals for reforming the international financial architecture to support sustainable development in a polarised world.

Otaviano combines rigorous academic expertise with the practical reality of statecraft, having previously served as the Deputy Minister for International Affairs at Brazil’s Ministry of Finance.

Otaviano Canuto’s Economics & Geopolitics Presentation Topics

• The New Global Order: The New Global Order & Multipolar Finance
• Navigating Disruption: Macroeconomic stabilisation in the face of geopolitical shocks and trade wars.
• The U.S.-China Technological Rivalry: Implications for Global Supply Chains and the New South.
• Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: Strategies for long-term productivity and growth in emerging economies.
• Green Finance & Infrastructure: Mobilising capital for the energy transition in developing nations.