BIC25: III BABEL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
PROGRAM

Days: Thursday, May 8th Friday, May 9th Saturday, May 10th

Thursday, May 8th

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14:30-15:15 Session P1: Opening Remarks
Chair:
Filippo Zatti (BABEL, Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy)
Location: Aula Magna | Rector's Office building | University of Florence
14:30
Alessandra Petrucci (University of Florence, Italy)
Greetings
14:45
Enrico Leone (European Banking Institute, Italy)
Greetings
15:00
Maria Elvira Mancino (University of Florence, Italy)
Greetings
15:15-15:30 Session P2: Introductory Remarks
Chair:
Filippo Zatti (BABEL, Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy)
Location: Aula Magna | Rector's Office building | University of Florence
15:15
Filippo Zatti (EBI Academic Fellow & University of Florence and BABEL, Italy)
Introductory Remarks: What is Money When is Digital?
15:30-16:00 Session P3: Keynote Address
Chair:
Filippo Zatti (BABEL, Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy)
Location: Aula Magna | Rector's Office building | University of Florence
15:30
Iris Chiu (University College London, UK)
TBA
16:00-16:30Coffee Break
16:30-19:00 Session R1: Redefining Money—Evolving Legal Frameworks in the Token Economy
Chair:
Christos Gortsos (EBI Academic Board Chair & National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Location: Aula Magna | Rector's Office building | University of Florence
Caroline Kleiner (Université Paris Cité, France)
TBA
Rosa Maria Lastra (EBI Academic Board & Queen Mary University of London, UK)
TBA
Franklin Noll (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, United States)
TBA
Sebastian Omlor (University of Marburg, Germany)
TBA
Rolf Weber (UZH, Switzerland)
TBA
Dirk Zetzsche (University of Luxembourg & Academic Fellow, Luxembourg)
TBA
Friday, May 9th

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09:00-11:00 Session S1: Digital Legal Tender—Implications for Monetary Policy and Financial System Stability
Chair:
Filippo Zatti (BABEL, Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy)
Location: Sala Convegni 0.18 D6 | Social Sciences Novoli Campus
Christos Gortsos (EBI Academic Board Chair & National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
TBA
Seraina Grünewald (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland)
TBA
Christian Pfister (LÉO, Université d’Orleans, France)
TBA
Heng Wang (SMU Singapore Management University, Singapore)
TBA
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 Session S2: Technological Challenges in the Implementation of Digital Currencies
Chair:
Vincenzo Vespri (University of Florence, Italy)
Location: Sala Convegni 0.18 D6 | Social Sciences Novoli Campus
Andrea Bracciali (University of Turin, Italy)
TBA
César Pérez-Chirinos (Bank of Spain, Spain)
TBA
Geoffrey Goodell (UCL, UK)
TBA
Mauro Lombardi (University of Florence & BABEL, Italy)
TBA
Claudio J. Tessone (UZH, Switzerland)
TBA
13:00-14:00Light Lunch
14:00-15:30 Session S3: Balancing Innovation and Oversight—Regulatory Approaches to Digital Legal Tender
Chair:
Seraina Grünewald (EBI Academic Board & University of St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Location: Sala Convegni 0.18 D6 | Social Sciences Novoli Campus
Yuri Biondi (CNRS & Université Paris Dauphine PSL, France)
TBA
Reyés Palá Laguna (University of Zaragoza, Spain)
TBA
15:30-17:00 Session S4: Global Regulatory Coordination Strategies for Digital Currencies
Chair:
Rosa Giovanna Barresi (University of Florence & BABEL, Italy)
Location: Sala Convegni 0.18 D6 | Social Sciences Novoli Campus
Ross Buckley (University of New South Wales & EBI, Australia)
TBA
Shuji Kobayakawa (Meiji University, Japan)
TBA
Poonam Puri (Osgoode York University, Canada)
TBA
Teresa Rodriguez de Las Heras Ballel (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)
TBA
Deepankar Roy (National Institute of Bank Management, India)
TBA
18:30-22:00 Conference Gala Evening
Saturday, May 10th

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09:30-12:30 Session R2: Charting the Course—Collaborative Strategies for the Future of Digital Money
Chair:
Gérardine Goh Escolar (HCCH & NSU, Singapore)
Location: Sala Convegni 0.18 D6 | Social Sciences Novoli Campus
Ndemo Bitange (Republic of Kenya Ambassador & University of Nairobi, Kenya)
TBA
Miguel Fernandez Ordoñez (Former Governor Bank of Spain, Spain)
TBA
Arthur Rossi (Saudi Arabia Bank, Saudi Arabia)
TBA
Jürgen Schaaf (ECB, Germany)
TBA
Sandra Švaljek (HNB Deputy Governor, Croatia)
TBA
12:30-12:50 Session P4: Closing Keynote
Chair:
Filippo Zatti (BABEL, Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy)
Location: Sala Convegni 0.18 D6 | Social Sciences Novoli Campus
12:30
Gérardine Goh Escolar (HCCH & National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Closing Keynote
12:50-13:00 Session O1: Adjournment of the conference
Chair:
Filippo Zatti (BABEL, Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy)
Location: Sala Convegni 0.18 D6 | Social Sciences Novoli Campus
13:30-14:30Standing lunch reception