* All times are based on Canada/Pacific PDT.

    • Tuesday

    June 1

    Wednesday

    June 2

    Thursday

    June 3

    Friday

    June 4

    9:00

    Canada/Pacific
    09:00 - 09:10 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Day 1: Decentralized Finance

    Program Chairs: Victoria Lemieux, Rei Safavi-Naini, Atefeh Mashatan and Jeremy Clark

    9:10

    Canada/Pacific
    09:10 - 09:45 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Professor Rainer Bohme, Universität Innsbruck

    Central Bank Digital Currency: The Quest For Minimally Invasive Technology

    9:45

    Canada/Pacific
    09:45 - 10:20 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Dinesh Shah, Bank of Canada

    The Role of Blockchain in CBDC

    10:20

    Canada/Pacific
    10:20 - 10:35 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Short Talk: Andreas Veneris

    Digital Loonie: Canadian Cash for a New Global Economy

    10:35

    Canada/Pacific
    10:35 - 10:45 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Question & Answer Session

    Facilitator: Jeremy Clark, Concordia University

    10:45

    Canada/Pacific
    10:45 - 11:00 PDT

    Break

    11:00

    Canada/Pacific
    11:00 - 11:20 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Invited Speaker: Shin’Ichiro Matsuo, Georgetown University

    How to establish harmonization among regulatory requirements and technology development: AML/KYC, privacy enhancement of key management

    11:20

    Canada/Pacific
    11:20 - 11:30 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Short Talk: Mahsa Moosavi & Jeremy Clark

    Trading On-Chain: How Feasible Is Regulators’ Worst-case Scenario?

    11:30

    Canada/Pacific
    11:30 - 11:40 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Short Talk: Artemij Voskobojnikov

    Non-Adoption of Crypto-Assets: Exploring the Role of Trust, Self-Efficacy, and Risk

    11:40

    Canada/Pacific
    11:40 - 11:50 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Question & Answer Session

    Facilitator: Marc Lijour, Vice-President leading Capacity and Innovation Readiness initiatives at the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)

    11:50

    Canada/Pacific
    11:50 - 12:00 PDT

    Break

    12:00

    Canada/Pacific
    12:00 - 13:20 PDT
    Day 1 Zoom Link
    Virtual

    Use Cases/Adoption Panel

    5-10 minute presentations, followed by Q&A. Panellists: Greg Hagen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary Andy Leung, Aquanow Andreas Park, Associate Professor of Management, Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto Alfred Lehar, Associate Professor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary Facilitator: Zach Masum, BC Securities Commission

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