Schedule

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

Central Bank Digital Currency: The Quest For Minimally Invasive Technology

The Role of Blockchain in CBDC

Digital Loonie: Canadian Cash for a New Global Economy

Facilitator: Jeremy Clark, Concordia University

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

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

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

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

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