The event is kindly supported by our sponsors Clifford Chance, Global Counsel, OwlExplains (powered by Ava Labs), TheCityUK, Z/Yen and Coventry University London. We are extremely grateful for their support, without which it would have not been possible to make this conference a reality.
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) represent a revolution in the international financial system and of money itself. While most money today is already digital, CBDCs herald a major change to the management of digital public money, and its provision to non-financial enterprises and to the public. Policymakers as well as financial, legal, and technology stakeholders are already busy debating important questions pertaining to the future functioning of CBDCs, the relationship between public and private money, as well as the technological opportunities and global legal challenges involved. The issues raised by the use of retail and wholesale CBDCs also include substantial implications for the international financial and monetary system, especially given the global extent of central banks’ efforts in exploring CBDCs. The future of cross-border financial transfers, using both public fiat currencies and private money channels, and the political, economic, and regulatory impacts will be a major theme of the conference, though attention will also be paid to the domestic implications of CBDCs.
From 08:15
Registration & Refreshments
09:00 – 9:45
Welcome Message by the Organisers & Sponsors
Opening Address:
Professor Michael Mainelli, Senior Alderman and Chair of Corporation of London
& Chairman, Z/Yen Group
09:45 – 11:00
Session 1: AN OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRESS ON CBDC’s
Francesca Hopwood Road, Head of BIS Innovation Hub, London
Nick Kerigan, Managing Director, Head of Innovation, SWIFT
Professor Dirk Niepelt, University of Bern and CEPR
Chair: Jannah Patchay, Digital Pound Foundation
11:00 – 11:30
Morning Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:45
Session 2: THE DOMESTIC IMPLICATIONS OF CBDCs
Nicholas Butt, Head of Future of Money Division, Bank of England
Rhiannon Butterfield, Principal Policy Adviser, UK Finance
Marjan Delatinne, Managing Director, SETL
Catherine Gu, Director, Head of CBDC & Protocols | Crypto Infrastructure Build, Visa
Chair: Alla Gancz, EY UK Payments Consulting Leader
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch & Networking
13:45 – 15:00
Session 3: RESTRUCTURING OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL TRANSFERS AND THEIR REGULATION
Ousmène Jacques Mandeng, Senior Advisor Blockchain, Accenture
Dr Michael Lloyd, Associate Director, Global Policy Institute
Diego Ballon Ossio, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
Chair: Stephen Adams, Global Counsel
15:00 – 15:30
Afternoon Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:45
Session 4: THE FUTURE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CURRENCIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
Tao Sun, Senior Economist, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
Susan Friedman, Head of Global Policy, Ripple
Dr Zhouchen Mao, Head of Research, Asia House
Professor Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Political Economy and Political Science, University of California (Berkeley)
Chair: Dr Michael Lloyd, Global Policy Institute
16:45 – 17:00
Close of Conference
17:00 – 18:00
Drinks Reception
