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2022 Desmarais Global Finance Lecture - Central Bank Digital Currencies and Alternative Payment Systems

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 08:30to15:30
Price: 
Free

Desmarais Global Finance Lecture: September 28, 2022

The Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre (DGFRC) of the Desautels Faculty of Management at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ initiated a new conference series that brought together thought leaders and decision makers from academia, public policy and the business world with the goal to promote thought exchange, dialogue, and the exploration of solutions to global challenges in finance and economics.

The theme for the inaugural Desmarais Global Finance Lecture which took place on September 28, 2022 was “Central Bank Digital Currencies and Alternative Payment Systemsâ€. The event, organized in partnership with the , featured anÌýacademic keynote speech by , Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

He was joined by , the Head of BIS Innovation Hub Toronto, , Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Canada, , Executive Vice President of Secure Payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, , Head of Bank Advisory, BNP Paribas, , Executive Advisor, Tetra Trust Company, along with other experts in central bank digital currency and payment systems. The conference day included presentations and panel discussions.Ìý

Organizers:

David Schumacher

David Schumacher

Associate Professor, Finance

Katrin Tinn

Katrin Tinn

Assistant Professor, Finance


Agenda & Recordings

Welcoming Remarks

  • Yolande E. Chan, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management
  • , CFA, Board Chair of GIC and CEO and Chief Investment Officer, RiskBridge Advisors LLC

Morning Keynote: “CBDCs from a Functional Perspectiveâ€

  • , Head, BIS Innovation Hub, Toronto

Academic Session: “â€

  • Presentation by , Associate Professor of Finance, Shebik Faculty Fellow, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Discussant: , Associate Professor of Finance, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Academic Session: “â€

  • Presentation by , Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics, Finance, VU Amsterdam.
    Discussant: , Assistant Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty of Management, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ

Keynote “CBDCs and Other Ways to Upgrade Our Payment Systemsâ€

  • , Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Keynote – Panel Discussion

  • , Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
  • , Head, BIS Innovation Hub Toronto
  • , Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Canada
  • Moderator: , Senior Advisor, Digital Assets and Financial Market Infrastructure Lead, E&Y

Outlook & Perspectives:ÌýPanel Discussion

  • , Executive Vice President of Secure Payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  • , Head of Bank Advisory, BNP Paribas
  • , Executive Advisor, Tetra Trust Company, former President of CDS and CDCC
  • Moderator: , Chair Emeritus, Global Interdependence Center

Closing Remarks

  • , Founding Partner of Cygnus Asset Management, LLC and GIC Vice Chair of Programs
  • David Schumacher, Associate Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty Scholar, Director, Desmarais Global Finance Research Center, Desautels Faculty of Management, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ

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Sponsors:

Cygnus Asset Management, LLC

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