The main and global event for CSDs, their participants and regulators

Event Overview

Welcome to the Conference of the World Forum of Central Securities Depositories. This year it will be held in Prague across three days between 24 and 26 of May. Below in the agenda section you will find details on the themes that will be explored.

Registration for WFC2023 is open! Please click on the Register button at the top of the page for more information.

If you would like us to get in touch on the sponsoring of the event, please contact the organisers here.

We will also be announcing further details and new speakers shortly, so check back the website for regular updates.

Key Themes

Facilitating cross-border investment flows

FMI DLT pilots: lessons learned and challenges ahead

Settlement efficiency

Vision for the Global Post-trade

Systemic risk in Post-trade

WFC2022 - The Event

Speakers include:

Caroline Pham

Caroline D. Pham

Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Sam Riley

Samuel Riley

Chief Executive Officer,
Clearstream Holding AG

Javier Hernani Burzako

Javier Hernani Burzako

Head Securities Services, SIX

Guillaume Eliet

Guillaume Eliet

Chief Executive Officer, Euroclear ESES CSDs

Agenda

You can view the agenda in your preferred time zone by selecting it from the list below.
Day 1
2023-05-24
Day 2
2023-05-25
Day 3
2023-05-26
12:00 - 13:00
Welcome Lunch
13:00 - 13:15
Opening Remarks
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Mark Gem
Chair of the Board, ECSDA and WFC; Chairman of the Clearstream Risk Committee
13:15 - 14:15
Session 1: Next steps on the CSD engagement in sustainability
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Paul Symons (Moderator)
Chief Sustainability Officer and Group Chief of Staff, Euroclear
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Francisco Béjar Nuñez
Head CSD Services, SIX
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Olga Cantillo
Executive Vice-President & CEO, Latin American Stock Exchange (Latinex)
14:15 - 14:35
Keynote Speech
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Alina Dragomir
Senior Policy Officer, Markets and Digital Innovation Department, ESMA
14:35 - 15:35
Session 2: Streamlining regulation for cross-border transactions and connections of international issuers and investors (Senior Panel)

Financing, facilitation of links, and removing other hurdles

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Vojtěch Belling
Executive Director, Department of Financial Regulation and International Cooperation, Czech National Bank
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Jim Turnbull
Deputy Director- Head of Product Group Capital and Financial Markets Development, EBRD
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Abdulla Jaffar Abdin
Chief Operating Officer, Bahrain Clear, Chairman, AMEDA
15:35 - 16:05
Break
16:05 - 16:35
Keynote Speech

Centralized Multi-Entity CSD Solution for an entire Capital Market – Case Study Georgia

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Giorgi Laliashvili
Head of Financial Markets, National Bank of Georgia
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Rares Togan
Senior Business Analyst, Securities and Trading, Montran
16:35 - 17:35
Session 3: Global stability threats and systemic risks in post-trade
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Jim Micklethwaite
Director, Head of Operations, Thomas Murray Ltd
Pierre Paul Stacanov
Chief Risk Officer, ESES Euroclear Group
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Ekrem Arıkan
CEO and Board Member,MKK
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Oleksii Yudin
Chairman, National Depository of Ukraine (NDU)
17:35 - 17:45
Closing Remarks
19:30 - 22:00
Welcome Dinner
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:15
Opening Remarks
09:15 - 10:15
Session 4: Tokenisation in Capital markets

How do the two worlds of DLT native and traditional book-entry securities work together?
What is the difference between securitisation and tokenisation of assets?
Can tokenisation and servicing of tokenised assets by a Settlement System Infrastructure inject liquidity and trust in the new market segments?
“Same activities, same risk, same rules” – is it so true?
Now that we have seen some failures, e.g. FTX, what regulation should apply to DLT Settlement Systems and their operators?

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Jens Hachmeister
Managing Director, New Digital Markets, Data & Issuer Solutions, Clearstream
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Vipin Y.S Mahabirsingh
Managing Director, Central Depository & Settlement Co. Ltd, CSD Mauritius
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Andreas Lundell
AVP Head of Product, CSD Technology, Market Technology, Nasdaq
10:15 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 11:15
Speech/ Presentation
11:15 - 12:15
Session 5: CSD digital transformation and DLT MI pilots

Market Architecture: from a technical perspective, both DLT and centralised IT technologies do not prevent to collapse the infrastructure roles, was the regulation right in separating the role or is there a difference in DLT that justify such a collapse now?
Business case: is the technology too expensive for all actors to co-sign to use it? Will it lead to more fragmentation?
Interoperability: what do we learn from the first cross-chain repo swap (between HQLAx and Fnality) with different DLT technologies? How do smart contracts further enable automation, e.g. for corporate actions?

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Alexandre Kech (Moderator)
Business Head Digital Securities, SDX
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Glen Fernandes
Head of Digital Business Design, Euroclear Group
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Martin Watkins
Chief Executive Officer, Montis Group
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Jennifer Peve
Managing Director, Global Head of Strategy and Innovation, DTCC
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Ondřej Dusílek
Chief Executive Officer, CSD Prague
12:15 - 12:35
Keynote Speech
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Caroline D. Pham
Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
12:35 - 13:35
Lunch
13:35 - 14:35
Session 6: Cash leg for settlement of securities transactions
How to ensure true DVP on DLT and what are the challenges of CBDC use by non-native platforms?
Will wholesale CBDCs in Euro, Dollar or other currencies be available before retail?
Can a multi-settlement asset/currency system be created by private actors and authorised for use before the ones of Central Banks?
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Holger Neuhaus
Head of division on Market innovation and integration, European Central Bank
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Piero Cipollone
Deputy Governor, Banca d'Italia
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Rhomaios Ram
Chief Executive Officer, Fnality
14:35 - 15:35
Session 7: European focus: Further consolidation and growth of EU FMIs; is it a key element of a deeper EU Capital Markets Union? (Senior Panel)
Session 7: European focus: Further consolidation and growth of EU FMIs; is it a key element of a deeper EU Capital Markets Union?  (Senior Panel) image
Olga Jordão (Moderator)
Chief Executive Officer, Euronext Securities Porto
Session 7: European focus: Further consolidation and growth of EU FMIs; is it a key element of a deeper EU Capital Markets Union?  (Senior Panel) image
Jennifer Robertson
Head of Unit, European Commission
Session 7: European focus: Further consolidation and growth of EU FMIs; is it a key element of a deeper EU Capital Markets Union?  (Senior Panel) image
Andrea Gentilini
Head of Division, Innovation, Payments, Market Infrastructures and Governance CSSF
Session 7: European focus: Further consolidation and growth of EU FMIs; is it a key element of a deeper EU Capital Markets Union?  (Senior Panel) image
Jesús Benito
Head Domestic Custody and TR Operations, SIX
Session 7: European focus: Further consolidation and growth of EU FMIs; is it a key element of a deeper EU Capital Markets Union?  (Senior Panel) image
Ilse Peeters
Head of Government Relations & Public Affairs, Euroclear
Session 7: European focus: Further consolidation and growth of EU FMIs; is it a key element of a deeper EU Capital Markets Union?  (Senior Panel) image
Attila Toth
Principal, Equity and Capital Market Infrastructure, Capital Markets Development Team, EBRD
15:35 - 16:05
Break
16:05 - 16:25
Keynote speech
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Kong Qingwen
General Manager, China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation
16:25 - 17:25
Session 8: Settlement efficiency

The difference in efficiency between single and multi-currency/CSD/timezone markets

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Alina Dragomir
Senior Policy Officer, Markets and Digital Innovation Department, ESMA
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Michele Hillery
General Manager of Equity Clearing and DTC Settlement Service, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
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Charlie Geffen
Chair, UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce
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Miguel Espinoza
Head of Product, Securities and Trading, Montran
17:25 - 17:40
Closing Remarks
19:30 - 22:00
Gala Dinner
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome Coffee
09:30 - 09:45
Opening Remarks
09:45 - 10:45
Session 9 – Expert Updates

What’s new and upcoming for:

  • Custody and corporate actions?
  • Collateral management services?
  • Funds processing?
10:45 - 11:15
Break
11:15 - 11:45
Rebuilding Ukraine’s Capital markets – Fireside chat: How FMIs can help?”
11:45 - 12:45
Session 10: Long-term vision for the global CSD industry (Senior Panel)
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Guillaume Eliet
CEO, Euroclear ESES, ECSDA Vice-Chair
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Javier Hernani Burzako
Head Securities Services, SIX
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Kevin Sampson
President, CDS
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Sam Riley
Head of Securities Services, Clearstream
12:45 - 13:00
Presentation for WFC2025
13:00 - 13:10
Closing speech
13:10
Lunch
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Organisers

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Sponsors & Partners

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Clearstream
Euroclear - FE website
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Sponsorship

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Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsoring the 2023 edition of the World Forum of Central Securities Depositories Conference, please get in touch via the button below: 

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Event Information

Venue:

Address: Senovážné náměstí 30, Praha 1

Suggested Accommodation:

Note: Accommodation has not been booked for you. Hotels are subject to availability and best available rate at the time of booking.

Address: Senovážné nám. 976/31, 110 00 Nové Město, Czechia

Approx 3 minute walk from the venue

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Address: Hybernská 10, 110 00 Nové Město, Czechia

Approx 3 minute walk from the venue

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Address: Hybernská 12, 110 00 Nové Město, Czechia

Approx 4 minute walk from the venue

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Address: U Obecního domu 660/3, 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia

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Address: Hybernská 6, 110 00 Nové Město, Czechia

Approx 3 minute walk from the venue

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Contact

If you are interested in discussing the programme or in finding out more about the sponsorship opportunities available, please contact Irina Bussoli at ECSDA at [email protected].eu

For more information on event logistics for WFC2023, please contact us using the details below.

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