CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES PART II (12th January 2021)
A FUTURE OF FINANCE WEBINAR WITH CENTRAL BANKERS, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS, BLOCKCHAIN EXPERTS AND BANKS
Tuesday 12 January 2021, 14.00 – 15.00 UK Time
A summary and recording of the first discussion can be found here
Questions posed from CBDC discussion Part I in July 2020 which will provide the framework for the January 12 discussion:
1. Is a CBDC issued directly to retail consumers, and not via the banking system, a serious near-term or long-term possibility?
2. Which entity (or type of entity) is best placed to resolve how CBDCs will interact with private sector crypto-currencies?
3. Which entity (or type of entity) is best placed to develop the technical standards necessary to enable domestic CBDC systems to inter-operate across national borders?
4. What are the drivers of and obstacles to multi-currency CBDCs?
5. What product and service innovations are CBDCs likely to encourage?
Panellists:
Daniel Eidan Global Solution Architect, Payments and CBDC at R3 https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-eidan/
Keith Bear Fellow at Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-bear-2b7407/
Simon Chantry Co-Founder and CBDO at BITT https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-chantry-47556013…
Robert Patalano Deputy Head of Division at OECD https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-patalano-cfa-19…
Swen Werner Managing Director, Digital Assets and Markets Development at State Street https://www.linkedin.com/in/swen-werner/
Sebastien Greverie – Independent https://www.linkedin.com/in/greverie/
Moderated by Dominic Hobson Co-Founder at Future of Finance https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-hobson-49b8222…
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If you would like to participate as a panellists please contact Wendy Gallagher wendy.gallagher@futureoffinance.biz
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