The document outlines the tentative agenda for a virtual event discussing central bank digital currencies and stablecoins. The event is scheduled from 12:00 to 15:30 CET and will include three sessions on use cases for programmable money, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies. Each session will feature panel discussions with representatives from the private sector and central banks. Presenters will discuss use cases for digital currencies in manufacturing, energy, mobility, and SMEs. Panelists will also debate the viability of stablecoins and explore central bank digital currencies. The event aims to examine whether digital currencies issued by central banks are needed.

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Central Bank Digital Currencies – Do we need them?
29/10/2020
Time: 12.00 – 15.30 CET
[Starting and ending time is still tentative]
Tentative agenda
12.00 Welcome, by Pēteris Zilgalvis, the Head of Unit for Blockchain and Innovation, DG CONNECT
12.05 – 12.10 Putting CBDC into context: A word by Marc Taverner, Executive Director, INATBA
Session 1: Use Cases for Programmable Money in the Economy, moderated by Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler,
INATBA
12.10 – 13.10 Presentations
 Mr. Ricky Lamberty, Bosch GmbH (use case: manufacturing 4.0)
 Mr. Etienne Gehain, ENGIE (use case: energy communities)
 Mr. Helge Königs, Daimler (use case: mobility)
 Mr. Serkan Katilmis, Cash on Ledger (use case: SME)
13.10 – 13.30 Panel Discussion
Session 2: Stable Coins: Ready for Primetime? moderated by Monica Singer, ConsenSys
13:30 – 14:30 Panel Discussion
 Mr. Micheal F.Spitz, CEO, Main Incubator GmbH (Commerzbank Group)
 Mr. Christian Catalini, Chief Economist, Libra Association/Professor, MIT
 Mr. Jacek Czarnecki, MakerDAO
 Ms. Kathleen Breitman, co-founder of the Tezos project
Break: 5 minutes

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Session 3: Central Bank Digital Currencies & Stablecoins, moderated by Lukas REPA, Senior Policy Officer, DG
CONNECT
14.30 – 15.30 Panel Discussion
 Mr. Ulrich Bindseil, Director General of Market Infrastructure and Payments, European Central Bank
 Mr. Yutaka Soejima, Head of FinTech Center/Deputy Director-General of Payment and Settlement
Systems Dept, Bank of Japan.
 Mr. Scott Hendry, Senior Special Director, FinTech in the Funds Management and Banking
Department (FBD), Bank of Canada
End of meeting