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Oct 28

Policy Conference: Transforming the Canadian Payments System

Toronto ON, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Lecture Hall, C.D. Howe Institute, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
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Sponsored by:

CIBC
CIBC
Berkeley Payment Solutions
The C.D. Howe Institute was pleased to host its third conference on the payments system in Canada. In 2011, the Institute hosted its first conference on competition, innovation, and stability. In 2013, we continued the dialogue by hosting representatives from the public and private sectors to discuss the government's stability agenda, the core payments system, stakeholder concerns, and privacy issues. While the conversation was rich and productive, government action and technological disruptions continue to affect the payments space. Government officials and business leaders expressed that these topics warrant further discussion. This year's conference brought together senior government decision-makers, industry leaders and key stakeholder to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the Canadian payments system. We explored oversight and governance issues, consider infrastructure and  delivery, and look forward to impending technological disruptions. To encourage the most candid debate, all presentations and discussions were off-the-record.
                
Please click here to download the full agenda or see below for an outline of sessions and speakers. Sessions and speakers included:
 
1. An Update since Payments Conference 2013: Developments and Current Challenges
  • Finn Poschmann, Vice President, Policy Analysis, C.D. Howe Institute
 
2. Oversight and Governance of the Payments System
  • Rob Stewart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Finance Canada
  • Ron Morrow, Chief, Financial Stability Department, Bank of Canada
  • Jenny Fagg, Executive Vice President of Payments & Products, CIBC
 
3. Payments Infrastructure in Canada: How Do We Improve the System?
  • Mati Dubrovinsky, Senior Policy Analyst, C.D. Howe Institute
  • Darren Hannah, Acting Vice President, Policy and Operations, Canadian Bankers Association
  • Gerry Gaetz, President and CEO, Canadian Payments Association
 
4. The Promise and Future of Electronic Payments
  • Brian Weiner, Vice President of Product and Strategy, Visa Canada
  • Les Whiting, Vice President of Payments, Wave
  • Swati Mylavarapu, Country Manager, Square Canada
 
With Closing Remarks from John Chant, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Simon Fraser University

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