| Tuesday 9 July 2024 | ||
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| Time | Description | |
| 9:00 EST / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 17:00 GST / 21:00 SGT | Welcome and opening: Yan Liu, Deputy General Counsel, IMF and Monica Sah, Partner, Clifford Chance | |
| 9:10 EST / 14:10 BST / 15:10 CEST / 17:10 GST / 21:10 SGT | Panel: CBDC Legal Status & DesignIn this panel, our experts will share their insights on the latest developments around, and key considerations for, designing effective CBDCs, including considering central bank mandates, distinctions for wholesale and retail CBDCs and which CBDC design features may require legal reform. Speakers: Marianne Bechara, IMF Senior Counsel Diego Ballon Ossio, Partner, Clifford Chance James Dadford, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance Monica Sah, Partner, Clifford Chance | |
| 10:05 EST / 15:05 BST / 16:05 CEST / 18:05 GST / 22:05 SGT | Panel: CBDCs and Private Sector IntermediariesIn this panel, our expert line up will consider the role of private sector intermediaries in different CBDC models, looking at the legal relationship between intermediaries and the central bank, as well as considerations around CBDC interaction with alternative digital payment methods such as tokenized deposits and stablecoins Speakers: Juliana Bolzani, Senior Counsel, IMF Alessandro Gullo, Assistant General Counsel, IMF Diego Ballon Ossio, Partner, Clifford Chance Young Kim, Counsel, Clifford Chance Alex Tollast, Counsel, Clifford Chance | |
| 10:55 EST / 15:55 BST / 16:55 CEST / 18:55 GST / 22:55 SGT | Panel: CBDCs and Payments LawsOur final panel will consider the application of payments laws to CBDCs, including where legislative changes may be necessary, the role of payment systems, financial market infrastructures (FMIs), settlement finality and legal issues related to cross-border payments. Speakers: Adrian Dorel Dumitrescu Pasecinic, Senior Consulting Counsel, IMF Simon Crown, Partner, Clifford Chance Young Kim, Counsel, Clifford Chance Marian Scheele, Senior Counsel, Clifford Chance | |
| 11:45 EST / 16:45 BST / 17:45 CEST / 19:45 GST / 23:45 SGT | Closing – by Carine Antoine Chartouni, Deputy Division Chief, IMF and Alex Tollast, Counsel, Clifford Chance | |
