IGF 2023 Lightning Talk #98 CBDC & crypto assets - opportunities and challenges

    Subtheme

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Emerging Technologies
    Blockchain, Digital Assets & Web 3-based Ecosystems

    Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Poland
    Mr. Jacek Bukowicki, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, experienced moderator and speaker, supporting, educating & working for innovation & hightech ecosystem since 2007.
    Mr. Justyn Czekanski is a Strategy and Innovation expert who has devoted last 7 years to Management Consulting, in the field of Product, Service and Experience Design. He is passionate about New technologies such as AI and Blockchain.

    Speakers

    Mr. Jacek Bukowicki, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, experienced moderator and speaker, supporting, educating & working for innovation & hightech ecosystem since 2007.
    Mr. Justyn Czekanski is a Strategy and Innovation expert who has devoted last 7 years to Management Consulting, in the field of Product, Service and Experience Design. He is passionate about New technologies such as AI and Blockchain.

    Onsite Moderator

    Jacek Bukowicki, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development

    Online Moderator

    Ms. Karolina Okręglak-Hoty, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development

    Rapporteur

    Ms. Karolina Okręglak-Hoty, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development

    SDGs

    9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure


    Targets: 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all

    Format

    Interview / Fire Chat

    Duration (minutes)
    30
    Language

    English

    Description

    CBDS (central bank digital currencies) are a simple an UX friendly way to reorganize monetary and payment systems, but they may also be means of control and invigilation. Cryptos are an easy way to access alternative payment systems especially for unprivileged, or people in extremely unstable economies (like some in Africa or South America) but they also create a grey-sphere for money-launderers, terrorists, and other criminals.
    WEB3 however isn’t very UX friendly and many people access blockchains with the use of intermediaries, which proved to be controversial (e.g. FTX) Governements attempt to introduce regulations to protect users and to ensure legal compliance, but how successful will they be is still in question?
    Let’s discuss the future landscape of crypto and CBDCs and how this can either empower all people or affect personal freeedoms as well as economies.

    1) How will you facilitate interaction between onsite and online speakers and attendees? 2) How will you design the session to ensure the best possible experience for online and onsite participants?
    The Interview will be hosted onsite and we will allow interaction with attendees (audience) thru enabling Q&A session, questions submitted online.
    3) Please note any complementary online tools/platforms you plan to use to increase participation and interaction during the session.
    I plan to use an audience interaction tool eg. SLIDO (https://www.slido.com/) designed to help engage participants with live polls, Q&As, etc.