Policy Conference: Canadian Payments System
November 4, 2013 - Special Policy Conference - The Canadian Payments System: Ensuring Stability, Increasing Efficiency and Balancing Interests
The Institute convened senior decision-makers, industry leaders, and representatives of key stakeholder groups to discuss policy reforms in light of opportunities and challenges in the Canadian payments system. All presentations and discussions were off-the-record.
Speakers included:
- Lawrence Schembri, Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada (keynote luncheon speaker)
- Jim Allhusen, President and Country Manager, VISA Canada
- Caroline Arel, Interim Executive Director, Option consommateurs
- Chantal Bernier, Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Susan Doniz, Chief Information Officer, Aimia
- Adam Fanaki, Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
- Gerry Gaetz, President and CEO, Canadian Payments Association
- Dan Kelly, President and CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
- Darrell MacMullin, Managing Director – Canada, PayPal
- Don McFetridge, Professor Emeritus, Carleton University
- Patricia Meredith, Strategic Governance Associates
- Todd Roberts, Senior Vice President, Payments Strategy & Innovation, CIBC
- Jeremy Rudin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Finance
- Chris Salmon, Executive Director of Banking Services and Chief Cashier, Bank of England (via videoconference)
- Jack Selody, Director, Promontory Financial Group
Thank you to VISA Canada and CIBC for sponsorship of this event.
To read published remarks by Chris Salmon, Executive Director of Banking Services and Chief Cashier at the Bank of England, please click here.
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