Vasily Pozdyshev is an Adviser at the BIS Innovation Hub, where he leads Hub wide strategic work on Cyber and Quantum technologies and supports the coordination of the BIS Innovation Network, the global international collaboration of central banks on technology innovation.
Before joining the Innovation Hub, Vasily served as a Senior Advisor at the BIS Financial Stability Institute (FSI) and as a member of the BIS’ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS).
Prior to the BIS, Vasily served as Deputy Governor and a member of the Executive Board of the Central Bank of Russia, worked in EU diplomacy, held senior management roles with BNP Paribas Group, and worked in the aerospace defense industry.
Roundtable Room 3, Ground Floor
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To date, regulatory and industry engagement on quantum computing has largely focused on quantum security, with meaningful progress made in raising awareness, developing transition plans, and beginning the migration to post-quantum cryptography.
This roundtable reflects on that momentum and asks a forward-looking question:
What can the quantum security journey teach us about the regulator's role in enabling innovation and quantum applications in financial services?
Starting with the lens of GFIN’s Project Otto – Quantum Maturity for Regulators, this discussion will bring together regulators and industry to:
- Reflect on what has worked well in progressing quantum security from awareness to early implementation
- Discuss the regulatory tools, approaches, and mechanisms that have supported firm engagement and investment
- Explore how these lessons can be applied to support firms in experimenting with, investing in, and ultimately deploying quantum-enabled use cases
- Consider how regulators can balance risk mitigation with enabling growth, ensuring markets are prepared for both the challenges and opportunities quantum technologies present
By connecting lessons and experiences from quantum security to emerging quantum advantage, this roundtable aims to support more coordinated, proactive, and innovation-oriented regulatory approaches to quantum computing in financial services.