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Dr. Vacharakoon Jivakanont
Senior Financial Sector Specialsit
The South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre
Vacharakoon is a senior financial sector specialist at the SEACEN Centre with over 20 years of expertise in the areas of payment and settlement systems.
Formerly serving as a director at the Bank of Thailand, where he has extensive experience ranging from policy development in payments, fintech, and cash management, to monetary policy, quantitative modeling, financial engineering, and corporate communication strategies. His international experience includes roles at the Bank of Korea's Payment and Settlement Systems Department and the Secretariat for the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) at the BIS, focusing on development in payments, digital innovations and cybersecurity.
Vacharakoon holds a master’s degree in economics from Waseda University, Japan, a master’s degree in financial risk management, and a Ph.D. in international capital markets from ICMA Centre, University of Reading, UK.
Speaking At
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10:20–11:00amTue 16 SepSummit StageSummit Stage, (5F), BOT Learning CenterOpenModerator
Others
The New Face of Money: CBDC and Beyond
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Alan LimDirector & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence OfficeMonetary Authority of Singapore
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Linardo MartinčevićAdvisor in the Governor's OfficeCroatian National Bank
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Dr. Thammarak MoenjakSenior DirectorBank of Thailand
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Dr. Vacharakoon JivakanontSenior Financial Sector SpecialsitThe South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training CentreModerator
About this session
CBDCs are no longer theory – they’re live experiments redefining money itself. Join central bankers and global innovators as they unpack design choices, geopolitical implications, and the race to real-world deployment. Discover what a future with digital cash could mean for economies, banks and the people.
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