Workshop on the

Future of the Monetary System

Sep 26 – 27, 2024

AUGUST 2-3

Sep 26 – 27, 2024

NO TRAVEL NEEDED

Ottawa, Canada

LEARN & NETWORK

Learn & Network

About the Event

The conference is jointly organized with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Queen’s University, and the Swiss National Bank. It will bring together academic and central bank researchers with policymakers to explore and discuss potential blueprints for the future monetary system. The conference will draw valuable insights from recent payment innovations, evaluate potential financial stability implications, and promote research on these questions.


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Agenda

Program

September 27, 2024 08:30 am

Registration and continental breakfast

Starting at 8:30 ET

September 27, 2024 09:00 am

Session 3: Private Monies and Payment Services

Chair: Pablo Azar (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)


The Making of an Alert Depositor: How Payment and Interest Drive Deposit Dynamics

Yao Zeng (The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania)


Payments and Privacy in the Digital Economy (Paper)

Toni Ahnert (European Central Bank)


Stablecoin Self-Regulation 

Francesca Carapella (Federal Reserve Board of Governors)

September 27, 2024 10:30 am

Refreshment Break

10:30 - 10:50 ET

September 27, 2024 10:50 am

Keynote Address

Markus Brunnermeier (Princeton University)


Moderated by Josef Schroth (Bank of Canada)

September 27, 2024 11:50 am

Lunch

11:50-13:00 ET

September 27, 2024 01:00 pm

Policy Panel Discussion: The Role of Central Banks in the Future Monetary System

Moderator: Thorsten Koeppl (Queens University)

Panelists:
Marco Cipriani (Federal reserve Bank of New York)
Paul Chilcott (Bank of Canada)

Thomas Moser (Swiss National Bank)

September 27, 2024 02:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Ian Christensen (Managing Director, Banking and Payments, Bank of Canada)

September 26, 2024 08:30 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Starting at 8:30 a.m.

September 26, 2024 09:00 am

Opening Remarks

Rhys Mendes (Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada)

September 26, 2024 09:15 am

Session 1: Distributed Ledgers and Decentralized Finance

Chair: Jonathan Chiu (Bank of Canada)


Information and Market Power in DeFi Intermediation

Pablo Azar (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)


Inflation Expectation and Cryptocurrency Investment (Paper)

Jiasun Li (George Mason University)


Centralization vs. Decentralization: First Evidence from the Laboratory

Gabriele Camera (Chapman University)

September 26, 2024 10:45 am

Refreshment Break

10:45 - 11:05 ET

September 26, 2024 11:05 am

Keynote Address

Antoinette Schoar (MIT Sloan School of Management)

Moderated by Scott Hendry (Bank of Canada)

September 26, 2024 12:05 pm

Lunch

12:05-13:20 ET

September 26, 2024 01:20 pm

Industry Panel Discussion: The Role of Private Players in the Future Monetary System

Moderator: Morten Bech (Swiss Centre of the BIS Innovation Hub)

Panelists:

Deepak Malhotra (Shopify)

Lucas Matheson (Coinbase Canada)

Todd Roberts (Deloitte)

September 26, 2024 02:30 pm

Information Session on Project Agorá

Morten Bech (Swiss Centre of the BIS Innovation Hub)

September 26, 2024 02:50 pm

Refreshment Break

14:50-15:10 ET

September 26, 2024 03:10 pm

Session 2: Central Bank Digital Currencies

ChairJanet Jiang (Bank of Canada)

Financial Inclusion, Trust, and CBDC: Evidence from an Information Provision Experiment

Daniela Puzzello (Indiana University)


Transactional Demand for Central Bank Digital Currency (Paper)

Luca Nocciola (European Central Bank)


Managing the Transition to Central Bank Digital Currency (Paper)

Katrin Assenmacher (European Central Bank)

September 26, 2024 04:40 pm

Refreshment Break

16:40-17:00 ET

September 26, 2024 05:00 pm

Keynote Address

Todd Keister (Rutgers University)


Moderated by James Chapman (Bank of Canada)

September 26, 2024 06:15 pm

Reception and Dinner (By invitation only)

Starting at 18:15 ET

Accessibility

We strive to provide each participant with a positive experience and a barrier-free environment. Should you require any form of accommodation, please contact us to let us know how we can best support you.

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