Chapultepec conference

Mexico City, 5-6 February 2025

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Agenda

(All events are in Mexico City time - CST)

 Thursday 6 February 2025

09:30–09:35

Welcome remarks 
Alexandre Tombini and Ana Aguilar (BIS)

09:35–10:05

Session I – Presentation: "Evolving global financial conditions under heightened uncertainty"
Tobias Adrian (IMF)

Moderator: Gaston Gelos (BIS)
10:05–10:30

Session II – Paper presentation: "Is there a role for cryptocurrencies?"
Christine Parlour (UC Berkeley)

Moderator: John Rolle (Central Bank of the Bahamas)
10:30–11:00

Session III – Presentation: "Tokenisation and the financial system"
Hyun Song Shin (BIS)

Moderator: Ana Aguilar (BIS)
 11:30–12:45

Session IV – Panel discussion: "Payment integration in the Americas"

Moderator: Cecilia Skingsley (BIS Innovation Hub)

Panellists: Gabriel Galípolo (Central Bank of Brazil), Roger Madrigal (Central Bank of Costa Rica), Anderson Caputo (IDB), Lorenza Martinez (Intercam)
13:40–14:10

Keynote speech
Agustín Carstens (BIS)

14:15–14:45

Session V – Speech: "Challenges for central banks in the digital era"
José Luis Escrivá (Bank of Spain)

Moderator: Hyun Song Shin (BIS)
14:45–15:30

Session VI – Paper presentation: "Monetary policy in Latin America: Lessons from the pandemic"
Jose de Gregorio (University of Chile)

Moderator: Julio Velarde (Central Reserve Bank of Peru)

16:00–17:15

Session VII – Panel discussion: "Future challenges for monetary policy in the Americas"

Moderator: Frank Smets (BIS)

Panellists: Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada), Victoria Rodríguez Ceja (Bank of Mexico), Lorie Logan (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), Leonardo Villar (Central Bank of Colombia)
17:15–17:30

Closing remarks
Alexandre Tombini (BIS)