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Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Prof. Chia Tek Yew
Adjunct Professor
NUS - Asian Institute of Digital Finance
Tek Yew has more than 30 years of consulting experience and is a subject matter expert in multiple aspects of financial services, including working with central banks and regulators across Asia and the Middle East.
He is now an Adjunct Professor and Advisor to the National University of Singapore's Asian Institute of Digital Finance, a collaboration between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the NUS. Additionally, he also serves as a senior advisor to Boston Consulting Group as well as the ASEAN Bankers’ Association.
Prior to this, he was Vice Chairman of Oliver Wyman Singapore and had held senior positions in KPMG, Hewlett Packard Consulting & Integration and PwC Consulting East Asia.
Speaking at
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12:00–1:30pmTue 23 JunBoardroomBoardroom, Level 00, Ground FloorInvite-OnlyModerator
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[Invite-only] Lunch Briefing: Unlocking Stablecoin Payments at the Point of Sale - Powered by Bluecode
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Prof. Chia Tek YewAdjunct ProfessorNUS - Asian Institute of Digital FinanceModerator
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Dr. Christian PirknerChief Executive OfficerBlue Code International AGModerator
About this session
The promise of digital currencies for everyday commerce remains largely untapped. While DeFi innovations are rapidly evolving, the seamless integration of stablecoin payments into existing fiat acceptance networks at the point of sale presents a significant hurdle. For digital currencies to achieve mainstream adoption, they must transition from speculative assets into practical, everyday payment tools. How can we bridge the gap between DeFi ecosystems and traditional fiat acceptance networks to unlock this potential?
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2:00–3:30pmTue 23 JunBoardroomBoardroom, Level 00, Ground FloorInvite-OnlyModerator
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[Invite-only] The Sovereignty Stakes: Navigating USD Dominance in the Tokenised Economy - Powered by BCG
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Prof. Chia Tek YewAdjunct ProfessorNUS - Asian Institute of Digital FinanceModerator
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Christian SchmidSenior Partner & Global Leader | Global Banking & CIBBCGModerator
About this session
As tokenized money moves from experimental pilots to systemic infrastructure, a new "Monetary Frontier" is emerging. While USD-denominated stablecoins offer unparalleled liquidity and efficiency, they present a profound strategic challenge to regional monetary sovereignty - particularly across Asian markets.
This closed-door Boardroom powered by BCG will convene a curated assembly of central bankers, senior commercial leaders, and infrastructure innovators to stress-test the future of regional financial architectures. We will move beyond the technical "how-to" of tokenization to debate the hard strategic choices: Can Asian markets build resilient local-currency alternatives that compete with dollar hegemony, or will the "tokenized world" inadvertently entrench a new era of USD dominance?
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12:00–1:30pmThu 25 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 3, Ground FloorOpenModerator
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
Governing AI Applications in Financial Services
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André VellozoChief Executive OfficerDrumwave
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Eva Selamlar-LeutholdCo-CEO / ChairwomanThink&Do Tank for Financial Innovation / KYC Spider
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Fred SunHead of EuropeTencent Cloud International
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Isabelle RocciaManaging Director, EuropeIAPP
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Dr. Joseph BreedenChief Executive OfficerCALM XAI
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Konstantin KotullaFounderPorters
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Dr. Nino LandererDeputy Director General Strategy & InnovationDeutsche Bundesbank
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Thiébaut MeyerDirector, Office of the CISOGoogle Cloud
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Prof. Chia Tek YewAdjunct ProfessorNUS - Asian Institute of Digital FinanceModerator
About this session
From autonomous agents to the management of LLM and other generative AI technologies, artificial intelligence disrupts conventional understandings of data governance, particularly within financial services. This disruption is engendering new trade-offs that policymakers, regulators, and financial institutions have to grapple with, including:
- Reducing digital dependencies vs engaging the realities of a borderless market
- Preserving stability and building internal capabilities while optimising for speed and innovation
- Managing regulatory divergence without sacrificing operational coherence across markets
As AI agents become increasingly empowered to execute transactions on behalf of individuals and businesses, and institutions become increasingly reliant on models developed by a concentrated pool of Big Tech players, how can governments, financial infrastructure operators, and financial institutions balance competing objectives? This session aims to develop a set of principles for governing the use of AI and data within financial services, capturing insights from across the ecosystem.
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