13:00: Keynote Address: “The Future of Tokenization”

• Christine Parlour, Professor and Sylvan C. Coleman Chair of Finance and Accounting, University of California at Berkeley

13:45: Coffee Break

14:00: Panel Session: Approaches in Canada & Beyond

• Laurent Féral-Pierssens, Managing Partner, BlockZero Advisors
• Pascale Toupin, Director, Oversight of Intermediaries, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
• Elizabeth Côté, Director, Digital Innovation Impact Hub at Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
• David Adler, Partner, McCarter & English, LLP
• Moderator: Kathleen Stephansen, GIC Chair Emeritus

14:45: Coffee Break

15.00: Panel Session: Global Perspectives on Regulating Crypto

• Nobuyasu Sugimoto, Deputy Division Chief, Financial Supervision and Regulation Division, IMF
• Franca Ciambella, Senior Consultant, Global Law Alliance
• Miguel Diaz, Director, BIS Innovation Hub Toronto
• Shaun Martinak, Research/Portfolio Manager, Coinbase Asset Management
• Moderator: Ananya Kumar, Associate Director, The Atlantic Council

15:45: Closing Remarks

• David Schumacher, Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the DGFRC, McGill University
• Peter Guay, PWL Capital

Conference Venue: The Donald E. Armstrong Building, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, 3420 Rue McTavish, Montréal, QC H3A 0E2, Canada

Sponsored by the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre

In collaboration with the University of Luxembourg

Date: March 26 - 28, 2023
Location: Ischgl, Austria

Academic papers in all areas of finance, including interdisciplinary work in law and finance, sustainability, and new financial technologies were presented. The number of participants was limited to ensure an informal atmosphere conducive to open and lively discussions.

Recent editions of the workshop included participants from Boston College, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Houston, LBS, Maryland, MIT, Northwestern, Minnesota, Toronto, UBC, UC Davis, UCLA, UCSD, USC, Washington University, Wharton, and Yale.

Organizers:

• Patrick Augustin (McGill University)
• Piotr Orłowski, HEC Montréal
• Roberto Steri, University of Luxembourg

The Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre (DGFRC) of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University initiated a new conference series that brought together thought leaders and decision makers from academia, public policy and the business world with the goal to promote thought exchange, dialogue, and the exploration of solutions to global challenges in finance and economics.

The theme for the inaugural Desmarais Global Finance Lecture which took place on September 28, 2022 was “Central Bank Digital Currencies and Alternative Payment Systems”. The event, organized in partnership with the Global Interdependence Center, featured an academic keynote speech by Darrell Duffie, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

He was joined by Miguel Diaz, the Head of BIS Innovation Hub Toronto, Paul Chilcott, Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Canada, Jim Cunha, Executive Vice President of Secure Payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Adrian Docherty, Head of Bank Advisory, BNP Paribas, Glenn Goucher, Executive Advisor, Tetra Trust Company, along with other experts in central bank digital currency and payment systems. The conference day included presentations and panel discussions. 

Organizers:

David Schumacher

Associate Professor, Finance

Katrin Tinn

Assistant Professor, Finance

Agenda & Recordings

Welcoming Remarks

• Yolande E. Chan, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management
• William Kennedy, CFA, Board Chair of GIC and CEO and Chief Investment Officer, RiskBridge Advisors LLC

Morning Keynote: “CBDCs from a Functional Perspective”

• Miguel Diaz, Head, BIS Innovation Hub, Toronto

Academic Session: “Will Central Bank Digital Currency Disintermediate Banks?”

• Presentation by Yufeng Wu, Associate Professor of Finance, Shebik Faculty Fellow, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Discussant: Alfred Lehar, Associate Professor of Finance, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Academic Session: “Best Before? Expiring Central Bank Digital Currency and Loss Recovery”

• Presentation by Maarten van Oordt, Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics, Finance, VU Amsterdam.
  Discussant: Katrin Tinn, Assistant Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University

Keynote “CBDCs and Other Ways to Upgrade Our Payment Systems”

• Darrell Duffie, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Keynote – Panel Discussion

• Darrell Duffie, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
• Miguel Diaz, Head, BIS Innovation Hub Toronto
• Paul Chilcott, Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Canada
• Moderator: Brian Gelfand, Senior Advisor, Digital Assets and Financial Market Infrastructure Lead, E&Y

Outlook & Perspectives: Panel Discussion

• Jim Cunha, Executive Vice President of Secure Payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• Adrian Docherty, Head of Bank Advisory, BNP Paribas
• Glenn Goucher, Executive Advisor, Tetra Trust Company, former President of CDS and CDCC
• Moderator: Kathleen Stephansen, Chair Emeritus, Global Interdependence Center

Closing Remarks

• Lisa McIntire-Shaw, Founding Partner of Cygnus Asset Management, LLC and GIC Vice Chair of Programs
• David Schumacher, Associate Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty Scholar, Director, Desmarais Global Finance Research Center, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre

Special Edition with Goethe University - Center for Advanced Studies on the Foundations of Law and Finance

Date: March 27 - 29, 2022
Location: Ischgl (Tyrol, Austria)

Academic papers in all areas of finance, including interdisciplinary work in law and finance, will be presented. The number of participants is limited to ensure an informal atmosphere conducive to open and lively discussions.

Recent editions of the workshop included participants from Boston College, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Houston, LBS, Maryland, MIT, Northwestern, Minnesota, Toronto, UBC, UC Davis, UCLA, UCSD, USC, Washington University, Wharton, and Yale.

Organizers:

• Patrick Augustin (McGill University)
• Jan Ericsson (McGill University)
• Mathieu Fournier (HEC Montréal)
• Alexandre Jeanneret (University of New South Wales)
• Tobias Tröger (Goethe University, LawFin)
• Michael Weber (University of Chicago)

Co-sponsored by the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre

AI In Capital Markets: Our Future is Now

AI: Humanity's most disruptive technology
Issues, Challenges, Opportunities for the Global Financial Community

FIAM is honored to hold its first international conference in close partnerships with two outstanding conference co-chairs: Pierre Boivin, CEO of Claridge and Chairman of Mila and William (Bill) J. Kelly CEO of CAIA Association. Pierre was a driving force behind positioning Montreal as a thriving artificial intelligence ecosystem on the global scene.

The conference spans over two days – three hours each day.
Presentations are recorded and will be made available for replay on FIAM website and the websites collaborating organizations.

November 2 & 3, 2021

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