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An International Forum on FinTech and Central Bank Digital Currencies , 2022
A major international forum was held in Sydney on the above theme.
There were over 20 major research policy papers presented by senior officials and researchers from the IMF, the US Federal Reserve and others at this major international forum.
Keynote Speaker: Stijn Claessens, Head of Financial Stability Policy and Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economics, at Bank for International Settlements ( Switzerland)
International Forum on Climate Change and Climate Finance, Sydney, Australia, 2021
The Institute of Global Finance, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank organised a major international forum on climate change and climate finance, as part of the Australasian Finance and Banking Conference. The keynotes of this international forum included:
William Nordhaus, Yale University (Nobel Laureate in Economics)
James Skea, Professor of Sustainable Energy, Imperial College London, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group on Energy, and Chair of Scotland’s Just Transition Commission
Bambang Susantono, Vice President, Asian Development Bank John Tomac, Partner at PwC, (ESG and sustainability) Christopher Whitehead, CEO of FINSIA
A Special Forum on the Future of the Banking Industry-Post-COVID-19, 2021
The Institute of Global Finance organised a major forum on global banking, as part of the AFBC. This Forum was a follow up to the successful publication of a special issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance (A*) on COVID-19 and the future of global banking. The keynote speakers of this Forum were:
Dr Jonathan Kearns, The Head of Financial Stability, Reserve Bank of Australia
Professor Allen Berger, University of South Carolina
International Forum on ESG, Green Finance and Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs, 2021
As part of the IGF commitment to contributing to the G20 to be hosted in Indonesia, with a focus on the overall objectives of the UN SDGs by 2030, the IGF and the ADB organised the following forum as part of the AFBC. Many people with great interest in green finance and SDGs participated from around the globe.
Albert Park, Chief Economist, the Asian Development Bank
Pak Bambang Brodjonegoro, University of Indonesia, Lead Co-Chair of T20
Fariborz Moshirian, Director, Institute of Global Finance, UNSW
Warwick Schneller, Vice-President, Dimensional Fund Advisors
Ulrich Volz, Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS University of London
Conference: Fintech to Enable Development, Investment, Financial Inclusion, and Sustainability (22–24 September 2020)
The IGF, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) and the National University of Singapore Business School (NUS Business School), organized a specialty conference with the theme of Fintech to Enable Development, Investment, Financial Inclusion, and Sustainability which was held in September 2020.
Some of the Keynote speakers included:
Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Andrew Rose
Dean and Distinguished Professor
NUS Business School, National University of Singapore
Yasuyuki Sawada
Chief Economist and Director General
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
Tetsushi Sonobe
Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute
ADB-IGF International Business Forum on AI, FinTech, Innovation, Financial Stability, and Prosperity, December 2020
The aim of the international forum is to explore opportunities, issues and challenges in the financial technology industry. This forum is sponsored by The Asian Development Bank (ADB), The Institute of Global Finance-University of New South Wales (IGF-UNSW), the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) and the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Keynote Addresses:
Leveraging Fintech for a Strong Post-COVID-19 Recovery in Asia
Dr Bambang Susantono Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Asian Development Bank
An International Forum on Global Financial Stability during COVID, 2020
The IGF has been promoting policies and measures that could increase the resilience of the national and global financial stability. An international forum was held to discuss the role of interconnected forces that could influence both global systemic risks and also individual and global financial security and global prosperity, taking into account issues related to global pandemic.
Keynote: Dr Jonathan Kearns, Head of Financial Stability, The Reserve Bank of Australia
A Forum on Climate Finance, Decarbonisation, and Green Industry Development 3 October, 2024
The Institute of Global Finance at UNSW Business School and the UNSW Institute for Industrial Decarbonisation would like to warmly invite you to attend this Forum on Climate finance, Decarbonisation, and Green industry development.
An INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CBDCs, FINTECH AND DIGITAL FINANCE , 11 DECEMBER, 2024
This International Forum will discuss the latest policy development in the areas of Central Bank Digital Currencies ( CDBCs), FinTech and Digital Finance. Two distinguished keynote speakers will present some of the cutting edge research policies with their implications on global financial stabilithy and financial efficieny.
Keynote speakers of this Internaiotnal Forum include
Agostino Capponi, Center for Digital Finance and Technologies, Columbia University
Lin William Cong, Cornell University.
A FORUM ON OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS OF AI TECHNOLOGIES IN FINANCE AND BANKING, 12 DECEMBER, 2024
This forum will discuss some of the opportunities and challenges associated with the emergence of AI technologies that could be applied within the financial system at natioanl, regional and global level. This event will take place on 12 December. The venue will be on the UNSW Campus. More detail about this event will be released in due course.