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Opening Session
Welcome address Keynote address Round table session on role of standard setting bodies in digital currencies
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| 11:00 am – 12:00 (CET) Youtube Livestream
Fireside Chat: Can digital currencies take financial inclusion to the next level?
This session will consider the potential of digital currencies (i.e. CBDCs and stablecoins) for bridging the financial inclusion gap. According to the World Bank, some 1.7 billion adults worldwide do not have access to financial services. However, digital currencies could potentially offer low-cost, safe, real-time payments and therefore could be used In government programs and remittances.
Moderator: Stephanie Lelaurin, Blockchain for Impact Specialist, Asociación Cultural para el Desarrollo Integral (ACDI), Argentina -
Bejoy Das Gupta, Chief Economist, eCurrency, United States of America [Presentation]
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Chris Ostrowski, Global Head, Public Sector Engagement, Celo, United States of America
- Xiaochen Zhang, Principal Manager, Amazon AWS, United States of America [Presentation]
- Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Crypto Legal Advisor, Switzerland
- Kathryn White, Accenture Fellow, World Economic Forum
Watch recording of the session here | 11:00 am – 12:00 (CET) Youtube Livestream
Fireside Chat: Digital currency model and Ontology
This session will shed light on the digital currency model and ontology notions developed under the Digital Currency Global Initiative and how it can be used to describe the various operations and transactions taking place in a digital currency system. [ Presentation] -
Jacques Francoeur, Chief Scientist, Security Inclusion Now , United States
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Herve Tourpe, Chief Digital Advisor, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- John Kiff, Former Senior Financial Sector Specialist, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Central Bank Digital Currency Track
| Stablecoins Track
| Security Track
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14:00 – 15:15 (CET) Youtube Livestream
Architecture options for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)
Central banks worldwide are actively exploring issuance of digital currencies and are confronted with a wide range of policy and technology challenges. This session will explore the architecture options from both a policy and technology standpoint for retail and wholesale CBDC designs.
Moderator: Peter Kerstens, Advisor, European Commission - Peerapong Thonnagith, Assistant Director & Technical Lead, Digital Currency Team, Bank of Thailand [Presentation]
- Julio Faura, CEO, Adhara.io [Presentation]
- Jonathan Dharmapalan, CEO, eCurrency, United States of America
- Geoffrey Goodell, Lecturer, University College London
Watch recording of the session here | 14:00– 15:15 (CET) Youtube Livestream
Challenges and opportunities for stablecoins
The session will explore innovative use cases of stablecoins and their integration with existing payment systems. The session will consider different stablecoin architectures and how they enhance the efficiency of cashless payments.
Watch recording of the session here | 14:00 – 15:15 (CET) Youtube Livestream
Security and Privacy Challenges for Digital Currencies
Looking ahead to 2025, this session will discuss the security and privacy challenges currently being faced with the implementation of various types of mainstream digital currencies through to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). The session will also provide an overview of the current cryptocurrency risk landscape and explore cryptography measures and the progress towards quantum safe digital currency systems.
Moderator: Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU - Paul Lloyd, Cybersecurity Strategist, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), United States of America [Presentation]
- Scott Carlson, Director, Global Architecture & Strategic Development, Head of Digital Asset Security, Kudelski Security, United States of America [Presentation]
- Daniel Benarroch, Director of Research, QEDIT & ZKPROOF.ORG, United States of America [Presentation]
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Deep Dive Session
| Deep Dive Session
| Deep Dive Session
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16:00 – 17:30 (CET) Youtube Livestream
Addressing CBDC cross-border interoperability
This session will explore the cross-border interoperability challenges and requirements for central bank digital currencies. The session will address questions such as:
- What does interoperability in Central Bank Digital Currency mean?
- What does cross-border interoperability mean in the context of central bank digital currency?
- What are the technical architecture options for cross-border interoperability?
- What are the main challenges and risks for cross-border interoperability?
Moderator: Vipin Bharathan, Founder, dlt.nyc, United States of AmericaWatch recording of the session here
| 16:00 – 17:30 (CET) Youtube Livestream
Implementing interoperability for stablecoins
This session will examine the approaches to implementing interoperability for stablecoins with some use case examples.
Moderator: Leyla Baghirzade, Fintech Entrepreneur and Board Member of Blockchain, Azerbaijan -
Catherine Gu, Global CBDC Lead, Visa, United States of America [Presentation]
- Alex McDougall, President & COO, Stablecorp, Canada [Presentation]
- Guangbo Zhang, Managing Partner, Web3 Capital, Singapore [Presentation]
- Daniel Lynch, Strategy FIs and Fintech, Consensys [Presentation]
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| 16:00 – 17:30 (CET) Youtube Livestream
Digital Currency Validation for Protection & Resilience
This session will discuss the process for a common multi-level assurance process that can be applied to all digital currency types for threat analysis, security protection design and assurance. The application of the validation process will be illustrated with a CBDC Model use case. [ Presentation]
Moderator: Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITUWatch recording of the session here
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