Conference Updates

Almost Time for the CBDC Conference

The CBDC Conference takes place 29-31 August in Frankfurt. The speaker list and agenda are published, and it promises a full overview of projects, progress and prospects for retail and wholesale CBDCs.

The organisers have announced there will be over 50 speakers, including over 25 central banks and Bank for International Settlement (BIS) representatives. Alongside the central banks are contributors from technology vendors, policy makers, banking associations and others. The Financial Stability Board and European Commission will provide their views too.

The published list of central bank speakers includes four with live CBDCs – Nigeria, Jamaica, Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.

It also includes many central banks who are active participants in both wholesale and retail CBDC projects with the BIS Innovation hubs, for example England, France, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, the US, Canada, Japan and Thailand. In addition to these, the mix of central banks spans the world across South America, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.