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Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Sonja Davidovic
Senior Digital Expert on Transformative Technology
International Monetary Fund
Sonja Davidovic is a Senior Expert for Digital Assets at the International Monetary Fund, where she shapes capacity development and policy advisory work on digital assets, cross-border payments, and the implications of agentic AI for the future of payments and financial infrastructure.
In 2024, Sonja concluded her secondment from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Singapore Centre, where she led the Centre’s digital asset program. She served as product owner for Projects Mariana, Mandala, and Rialto - major international initiatives focused on CBDCs, cross-border payments, compliance-by-design, and next-generation financial market infrastructure. In this role, she coordinated multidisciplinary teams spanning central banks, international organizations, commercial banks, and technology partners.
Prior to her work at the BIS Innovation Hub, Sonja was a Market Infrastructure Expert at the European Central Bank, where she contributed to the digital euro investigation phase and broader work on payment systems and digital currency infrastructure.
Sonja holds an MA from University of Bonn and an MSc from Georgetown University.
Speaking at
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12:00–1:30pmTue 23 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
AI Pathfinders: Racing Ahead or Playing It Safe?
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Caroline LouveauxChief Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility OfficerMastercard
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Chad HarperHead of Coinbase InstituteCoinbase
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Frankie PhuaManaging Director & Head, Group Risk ManagementUOB
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Dr. Konstantin RubinovHead of Strategic Data & Architecture, Global ComplianceBank Julius Baer
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Michael JeffersonHead of Financial Services Public Policy EMEAAmazon Web Services
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Raphael SpiessChief Information Officer & Head of FacilitiesCA Indosuez Switzerland SA
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Sam Hinton-SmithHead of International Public PolicyStripe
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Sonja DavidovicSenior Digital Expert on Transformative TechnologyInternational Monetary Fund
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Thiébaut MeyerDirector, Office of the CISOGoogle Cloud
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Yip Shue HengManaging Director, Head of Asia Digital StrategyMUFG Bank, Ltd.
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Alan LimDirector & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence OfficeMonetary Authority of SingaporeModerator
About this session
This roundtable discussion will examine the critical transition from establishing AI governance principles to their practical implementation across organisations. Participants will explore how to effectively translate high-level frameworks into actionable policies and oversight mechanisms, addressing current implementation barriers and sharing proven strategies for embedding responsible AI practices. The discussion will particularly focus on preparing governance frameworks for emerging technologies such as agentic AI systems in finance.
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2:00–3:30pmTue 23 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 3, Ground FloorOpen
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
Central Banking in the Age of AI: Cybersecurity, Resilience and Trusted Adoption
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Colin PayneHead of InnovationFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)
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Iman van LelyveldHead of Data Science HubDe Nederlandsche Bank
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Jeremy HorExecutive Director, Enterprise Knowledge DepartmentMonetary Authority of Singapore
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Dr. Jochen PapenbrockEMEA Head of Financial TechnologyNVIDIA
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Laura Tamayo IglesiasData, AI, & Business Development DirectorIberpay
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Michael JeffersonHead of Financial Services Public Policy EMEAAmazon Web Services
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Dr. Nino LandererDeputy Director General Strategy & InnovationDeutsche Bundesbank
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Randall DuranSenior LecturerSingapore Management University
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Sonja DavidovicSenior Digital Expert on Transformative TechnologyInternational Monetary Fund
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Trevor FitzpatrickHead of DivisionCentral Bank of Ireland
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Caroline MalcolmStrategic Advisor on AI & Digital AssetsCambridge Centre for Alternative ForumModerator
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Díaz MiguelDeputy Head of the BIS Innovation Hub & Head of StrategyBank for International Settlements (BIS)Moderator
About this session
AI adoption by central banks, the financial institutions they supervise, and in financial systems and infrastructure is growing, even as AI’s capabilities and the AI risk landscape is rapidly evolving.
Increasingly powerful frontier models can enhance efficiency and decision making, whilst posing cybersecurity and financial system resilience risks as they can autonomously identify and exploit software vulnerabilities, raising significant implications for critical financial infrastructure such as national payment systems and the wider financial industry.
This roundtable discusses how central banks can prepare and respond to the next and future generations of AI capabilities and risks, ensuring cybersecurity, resilience and the trusted adoption of AI. The session will highlight best practices, challenges, lessons learnt and opportunities for cross-border collaboration in implementing and scaling AI safely and securely.
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