CBDC Conference Speakers and Plans in Place

The CBDC Conference, 3-5 October 2021, will go ahead in Frankfurt, although the organiser is remaining flexible to put it online if need be. Registration comes with a ‘COVID-19 guarantee’ so that people can be confident about committing to the event.

With the early bird offer closing on 31 March, the guarantee means that if it goes virtual, the registration remains valid for the June 2022 event as well as the virtual event and the registration could even be swapped with a colleague if need be.

The agenda has 30 confirmed speakers, and its structure is now in place.

For many, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) remain a new subject. As a result, there are pre-conference workshops to introduce them, allowing people to get the most from the main event.

The main agenda includes a mixture of formats with central banks who have implemented CBDC projects, explaining the ‘what, why, how and what result’ of their work, presentations from a variety of practitioners, panel discussions and ‘deep dive sessions’. Policy, law, technical solutions and thoughts for the future are all included.

The organisers would like this to be a climate-neutral conference. When registering, delegates are given the option of offsetting the carbon footprint caused by their participation. If they elect not to take up the option, the organisers will cover the cost accordingly. The carbon footprint of the speakers will also be offset.