15th Conference on Payments and Market Infrastructures
SHAPING PAYMENTS INNOVATION
29 – 30 June 2023
Ohrid, Republic of North Macedonia
Thursday, 29 June
10:00 - 11:00 Registration
11:00 - 11:30 Introductory speech and opening remarks by the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia and De Nederlandsche Bank
Anita Angelovska Bezhoska, Governor, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
Inge van Dijk, Director of Payment and Market Infrastructures, De Nederlandsche Bank
11:30 - 13:00 Panel 1: Western Balkan Payment Integration: Bridging the Gap towards SEPA
Moderator:
Silvia Di Lillo, European Payments Council
Participants:
Valentina Semi, Bank of Albania
Halid Tvico, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dardan Fusha, Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
Natasha Raichevic, Central Bank of Montenegro
Igor Velichkovski, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
13:00 - 13:30 Coffee break and networking
13:30 - 14:30 Panel 2: Building a Stronger Financial Framework: The Way Forward towards SEPA
Moderator:
Inge van Dijk, De Nederlandsche Bank
Participants:
Denisa Iatan, National Bank of Romania
Davit Zukhbaia, National Bank of Georgia
14:30 - 15:00 Group photography
15:00 - 16:15 Lunch
16:15 - 17:00 T2 and TIPS Multi - Currency Capabilities
Fabrizio Dinacci, European Central Bank
17:00 - 17:30 Coffee break and networking
17:30 - 18:15 Central bank digital currencies around the globe: Current status, key drivers and what is next?
Anneke Kosse, Bank for International Settlements
20:00 – 23:30 Dinner hosted by the NBRNM
Friday, 30 June
9:00 - 9:45 entral Bank Digital Currencies Implementation Strategies and their Implications for the International Monetary system
John Velissarios, Otranto Limited
9:45 - 10:15 The European Payments Initiative and its planned acquisition of iDEAL
Max Geerling, Currence
10:15 - 11:00 Insights from Commerzbank’s Open Banking Experience
Sanja Iliev, Commerzbank
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break and networking
11:30 - 12:45 Panel 3: Open Banking: Unlocking Opportunities for the Future of Financial Services
Moderator:
Jan Vermeulen, National Bank of Belgium
Participants:
Tomas Karpavičius, Bank of Lithuania
Michal Kalina, Rabobank
Merdihan Ismailov, Iris Solutions LTD
12:45 - 13:00 Closing remarks by the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
Emilija Nacevska, Vice Governor, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 15:30 Meeting for central bankers: “G20 Cross-border payments programme: Overview, progress and next steps”, Anneke Kosse, BIS
17:30 - 20:00 Sightseeing of the historical city of Ohrid
20:00 - 23:30 Dinner hosted by the NBRNM
