Dublin, Ireland
Thursday 18 May 2023
Agenda
All times are shown in local (Ireland) time
| Registration 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration and networking |
| Welcome 09:00 – 09:10 | What is the aim of Global Government Fintech and today’s Fintech Lab? Through the day we will find out more about: · How are public authorities addressing the opportunities and challenges of fintech? · What common ground – from structures and cultures to procurement – do public authorities share within and across borders? · What topic areas are most pressing? · What can we look forward to today? Speaker: Ian Hall, Editor, Global Government Fintech |
| Keynote 1 09:10 – 09:25 | How important is fintech to Ireland? Speaker: Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister of State, Responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance, Department of Finance, Ireland |
| Keynote 2 09:25 – 09:40 | How public authorities can use fintech solutions to improve what they do |
| MORNING SESSIONS | INNOVATING WITH FINTECH |
| Panel Session 1 09:40 – 10:30 | HOW BEST SHOULD FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES EXPLORE FINTECH SOLUTIONS? Central governments, central banks, regulators and other public authorities are paying growing interest to the possibilities of fintech. But how should they get organised to reap the benefits? Questions include: How are governments structuring around fintech? Which leaders within the organisation should lead on fintech initiatives? Are departments creating the role of ‘head of fintech’? How should public officials keep abreast of potential fintech possibilities and solutions? Speakers: Doris Dietze, Head, Digital Finance, Payments Services and Cybersecurity, Financial Market Policy, Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany Karen Cullen, Head, International Financial Services Unit, Department of Finance, Ireland Moderator: Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech |
| FINTECH SHOWCASE 1 10:30 – 10:40 | Rapid-fire presentation |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Morning Refreshments |
| Panel Session 2 11:10 – 12:00 | HOW CAN FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES CAPITALISE ON DATA TO IMPROVE WHAT THEY DO? Public sector authorities are increasingly interested in the possibilities enabled by growing quantities of financial data, including unstructured data. Machine learning (ML)/artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics are some of the techniques being deployed, Questions include: What are the biggest financial data-related possibilities and challenges for public authorities? What outcomes have organisations already achieved? How can internal skills and mindset obstacles be overcome? Moderator: Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech |
| FINTECH SHOWCASE 2 12:00 – 12:10 | Rapid-fire presentation |
| 12:10 – 13:10 | Lunch |
| AFTERNOON SESSIONS | TOPIC FOCUS 1: Government Payments or Green Fintech and Sustainable Finance |
| Topic Focus session 1 13:10 – 13:55 | GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS Public authorities are increasingly encouraging the use of (and developing and procuring) digital and fintech solutions to improve the delivery and efficiency of payments, for example UK HMRC’s use of open banking to take tax payments. What kind of fintech solutions can best help? Speakers: Nazim Gasimzade, Director, State Treasury Agency, Ministry of Finance, Azerbaijan Rachel McLaren, Head, Open Banking Payments, HM Revenue & Customs, United Kingdom Moderator: Ian Hall, Editor, Global Government Fintech GREEN FINTECH AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE Public and private sectors need to work together to achieve climate targets. What role can fintech solutions play to help achieve positive policy outcomes? Speakers: Stephen Nolan, Managing Director, Financial Centre for Sustainability, United Nations Development Programme Moderator: Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech |
| TOPIC FOCUS 2: Fraud, Error and Debt or Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) | |
| Topic Focus session 2 14:00 – 14:45 | FRAUD ERROR & DEBT Fraud is an ongoing problem across the public sector worldwide, with issues ranging from bribery and corruption through to procurement fraud, false benefits claims and grant applications. How can fintech solutions help tackle the problem? Moderator: Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES (CBDCs) Most of the world’s central banks are considering introducing a CBDC. But they raise questions including over user privacy (the biggest concern among respondents to a consultation on a potential digital euro). What are the policy and tech considerations that CBDC architects need to consider? Speakers: Daniel McLean, Distribution Lead, Digital Euro, European Central Bank Valentina Ion, Director Business Strategy, Microsoft Moderator: Ian Hall, Editor, Global Government Fintech |
| TOPIC FOCUS 3: SupTech (Supervisory Technology) or Blockchain | |
| Topic Focus session 3 14:50 – 15:35 | SUPTECH (Supervisory Technology) Most financial authorities globally are engaged in SupTech (supervisory technology) initiatives. What are the possibilities for central banks, regulators and other supervisors; and what are the barriers to greater uptake? Moderator: Ian Hall, Editor, Global Government Fintech BLOCKCHAIN Public authorities are increasingly exploring blockchain’s use in the delivery of public services. What are its most prominent use cases, the potential outcomes, and what needs to happen to drive take-up? Speakers: Dina Buse, Deputy Director, Credit Institutions and Payment Services Policy, Ministry of Finance, Latvia Moderator: Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech |
| 15:35 – 16:00 | Afternoon Refreshments |
| Keynote 3 16:00-16:30 | Fireside Chat Public sector innovators identify and discuss how fintech solutions are offering opportunities and challenges to public authorities |
| Session 5 16:30 – 17:10 | Emerging Topics Discussion: Frontiers of Public Fintech Reflections and audience interactions on emerging themes from the day. Potential questions: How have fintech solutions come to the fore during crises such as Covid-19 and the Ukraine war? Should local authorities be enabling the payment of tax by crypto currencies? Should governments be minting non-fungible tokens? Discussants: Ian Hall, Editor, Global Government Fintech Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech |
| FINTECH SHOWCASE 3 17:10-17:25 | Rapid-fire presentations of fintech solutions that seek to help with financial inclusion / the cost-of-living crisis |
| Closing remarks 17:25-17:30 | We wrap up the event and welcome participants to the Evening Drinks Siobhan Benita, Event Moderator, Global Government Fintech |
| Networking 17:30-19:00 | Evening Drinks |
| END OF LAB 19:00 |
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