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Session 10: Central Bank Digital Currencies in Practice

October 12, 2023
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Chair: Ousmène Mandeng, Advisor, Accenture

Speakers:

John Rolle, Governor, Central Bank of The Bahamas

Wolfram Seidemann, CEO at Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology

Leong Sing Chiong, Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Cecilia Skingsley, Head of the Innovation Hub, Bank for International Settlments (BIS)

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