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Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Kay Waefler
Digital Assets Manager
PostFinance
Kay Wäfler is a Digital Assets Manager at PostFinance, where he is heavily involved in developing and expanding the company's digital assets offerings with a special focus on digital money initiatives. He holds a Master of Science in Data Analytics & Economics, where he explored digital assets from a technical and strategic perspective. Kay combines analytical expertise with a passion for innovation, leveraging data driven insights to support growth in the rapidly evolving financial services industry. He brings hands on insights into the challenges of bridging the gap between traditional finance and the emerging digital asset ecosystem.
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4:00–5:30pmWed 24 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 3, Ground FloorOpen
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
Agentic AI: From Automation to Autonomy: Is Liquidity About to Run Itself?
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Chad HarperHead of Coinbase InstituteCoinbase
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Kay WaeflerDigital Assets ManagerPostFinance
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Musa ParmaksizHead Of AI Center of Excellence (IB)UBS
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Dr. Nithin MathewsIndustry AdvisorMicrosoft
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Soha HohneckerGlobal Head of Sales & MarketingAmazon
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Tang WeiHead of Public Policy, Southeast Asia & Greater ChinaStripe
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Todd FoxPresident of Visa Economic Empowerment InstituteVisa
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Tom ChudyGroup Product ManagerGoogle Cloud
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Dr. Marko Nanut PetricAdvisorBank for International Settlements (BIS)Moderator
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Morten BechCentre Head - SwitzerlandBIS Innovation HubModerator
About this session
Autonomy of automated systems is increasing rapidly thanks to advances in agentic AI technology. This development impacts not just our everyday life but the economic framework and established systems in various ways, ranging from the automation of simple tasks to increasingly autonomous systems of agents interacting with minimal oversight.
This roundtable unpacks the impact such developments have on both traditional and on-chain payment systems and explores risks and opportunities emerging as adoption progresses.
A diverse group of roundtable participants representing the “full-stack” of payment system actors, including central and commercial banks, regulators, payment providers, digital asset platforms and technology providers, will discuss implications for liquidity management on both an individual and systemic level, uncover design principles for safe agent-based payment systems, and provide insights on priorities for regulatory coordination.
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