Digital Currency Conference 2023 | Currency Research | 17 May 2023 | Hilton Mexico City Reforma, Av. Juárez 70, Colonia Centro, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06010 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

This conference focuses on technology and design aspects of both Central Bank and Private Digital Currencies. The conference brings together policymakers, regulators, and technology & innovation experts to network and discuss all aspects of Digital Currencies.

Who Should Attend:
All those interested and involved with Digital Currency Innovations:
• Central Bank Policy
• Technology Leaders
• Research Leaders
• Solution Providers
• Academics and Researchers
• Private Sector Digital Currencies

2023 Speakers

Maxwell Opoku-Afari
First Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana

Kwame Oppong
Head, FinTech and Innovation, Bank of Ghana

Nick Butt
Head of Future of Money Division, Bank of England

Sharmyn Powell
Chairperson, ECCB Fintech Working Group, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Francisco Rivadeneyra
Director, CBDC & FinTech Policy, Bank Of Canada

Ashley Lannquist
Digital Finance Expert, IMF Digital Advisory Unit

John Kiff
Research Director, SODA, Sovereign Official Digital Association

Shaun Ferrari
Senior Advisor to the CEO, Currency Research

Gonzalo Santamaria
Vice President - Payments, Currency Research

Melanie Hawgood
Regional Manager Asia, Currency Research

Jens Seidl
President / CEO, Currency Research

Paul Wong
Director of Product for CBDCs and Institutions, The Stellar Development Foundation

Jeffery Stewart
CBDC Advisor, ProgressSoft

Masaki Bessho
Head of FinTech Centre, Payment & Settlement Systems Department, Bank of Japan

Shiva Bissessar
Managing Director, Pinaka Consulting

Ian Woolford
Director of Money and Cash, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Jon Frost
Head of Economics for the Americas, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Katarzyna Szczypska
Chief Advocacy Officer, Open Dialogue Foundation

Prof. Jamiel Sheikh
Founder, CBDC Think Tank

Miguel Diaz
Head of Toronto Centre, BIS Innovation Hub, Bank for International Settlements – BIS

Ezechiel Copic
Director for Digital Currency Policy, Visa

Brett Lashley
Deputy Manager, Currency, Central Bank of The Bahamas

Joachim Samuelsson
Chief Executive Officer, Crunchfish

Xiaochen Zhang
Principal Manager, WW Financial Risk & Economic Development, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Roberto Durscki
Senior Director of Partnerships, Stellar Development Foundation

Federico Matías Ramos Napoli
General Manager of Services, Digital Innovation, and Technology, Casa de Moneda Argentina

Hugues Marie
Product Manager CBDC & Digital Currencies, IDEMIA

Mario Griffiths
Director, Payment System Policy and Development Department, Bank of Jamaica

James Wallis
Vice President, Central Bank Engagements and CBDCs, Ripple

Varun Paul
CBDC and Market Infrastructure Director, Fireblocks

Adam Levine
Vice President & Head of Corporate Strategy,, Fireblocks

Tomaz Sedej
Ecosystem Manager, Hyperledger Foundation

Ananya Kumar
Associate Director of Digital Currencies, GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council

Carlos León
Director of Financial Markets Infrastructures and Digital Currencies Solutions, FNA

Rawan Soudah
Director of Product Management, ProgressSoft

Hugo Dante
Market Insights & GTM Analyst, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Tom Meehan
President, ControlTek

Sam Okojere
Banking Services Department, Central Bank of Nigeria

Billy Grenis
Senior Manager, Partnerships, Stellar Development Foundation

2023 Sponsors

• Crunchfish
• Fireblocks
• ProgressSoft
• Ripple
• Stellar
• Visa

BRANDING SPONSORS
• AWS
• Idemia