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Michael Zimmert

Michael Zimmert

Head of Banking Operations Analysis, Swiss National Bank

Michael Zimmert heads the Banking Operations Analysis team at the SNB. He holds a PhD in Economics & Finance from the University of St. Gallen. After joining the SNB he focused on policy and data analysis of cashless payment systems and financial market infrastructures. He is generally interested in strategy work and innovation projects covering topics like platform economics, the monetary system, retail payments and FMI market structures.

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GFTN Insights

Roundtable Room 3, Ground Floor

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Tue, 23 Jun   |   12:00PM - 01:30PM

Agorá - How Moving Money Matters

Project Agorá tests the hypothesis that a multi-currency settlement mechanism that leverages tokenization and programmability could mitigate inefficiencies and frictions in cross-border payments, making them faster, more transparent and safer.

To examine this, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) combined forces to convene seven central banks and over 40 international financial institutions to test the tokenization of commercial bank deposits and central bank reserves on a unifying ledger. The roundtable will bring together Project Agorá public and private sector participants to reflect on the project and lessons learned.

Andrei Pustelnikov

Andrei PustelnikovSenior Manager, Wholesale experiments and international projects, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Audrey Metzger

Audrey MetzgerDirector of Innovation & Financial Market Infrastructures, Banque de France
Holger Neuhaus

Holger NeuhausHead of Market Innovation & Integration, European Central Bank
Louise Johnston

Louise JohnstonDirector, Government Affairs & Policy, Mastercard
Marianne Zentriegen

Marianne ZentriegenHead of Payment Journeys, PostFinance AG
Masashi Watanabe

Masashi WatanabeManaging Director, Head of Digital Assets, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Michael Zimmert

Michael ZimmertHead of Banking Operations Analysis, Swiss National Bank
Nick Kerigan

Nick KeriganManaging Director, Head of Innovation, Swift
Sabih Behzad

Sabih BehzadHead of Digital Assets & Currencies Transformation, Deutsche Bank AG London
Tim Moncrieff

Tim MoncrieffManaging Director of Visa Payments & Currencycloud & VP, Strategic Initiatives & Execution, Visa Direct, Visa
Zou Xiaonan

Zou XiaonanExecutive Director, Group Digital Assets; Head of Digital Assets, Group Treasury, UBS
Jessica Renier

Jessica RenierManaging Director & Head of Digital Finance, Institute of International Finance (IIF)
Morten Bech

Morten BechCentre Head - Switzerland, BIS Innovation Hub
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