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Cecilia Skingsley

Former Head of BIS Innovation Hub

Cecilia Skingsley became Head of the BIS Innovation Hub in September 2022. Previously, she held the position of First Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank since November 2019. She chaired the BIS's Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures Future of Payments Working Group, was the Governor of the Riksbank's alternate on the General Council of the ECB and a member of the Advisory Technical Committee (ATC) of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).

Ms Skingsley was Deputy Governor of the Riksbank from May 2013 to November 2019. Prior to that position she held various roles including Head of FX and Fixed Income Research and Chief Economist at Swedbank (2007-13), financial journalist and Head of Financial Markets Section at Dagens Indutri (2000-07) and Macro Analyst at ABN Amro Bank (1998-2000).

Ms Skingsley holds a degree in economics and political science from Stockholm University. She received a financial analyst degree from SSE Executive Education at Stockholm School of Economics (formerly IFL at Stockholm School of Economics) and studied journalism at Poppius School of Journalism in Stockholm.

All speeches (26)

All videos (18)

Video 6 Feb 2025
Session 4 - Panel discussion: Payment integration in the Americas
Moderator: Cecilia Skingsley (BIS Innovation Hub) Panellists: Gabriel Galípolo (Central Bank of Brazil), Roger Madrigal …
Video 27 Nov 2024
G20 TechSprint 2024
(Cecilia Skingsley starts at 00:02:26) The Central Bank of Brazil, under the G20 Presidency, and the BIS Innovation Hub…
Video 29 Oct 2024
Innovation for Public Good
Cecilia Skingsley talks about the Innovation Hub's mandate to explore technology and develop public goods.
Video 7 May 2024
Fireside chat: Finternet: the financial system for the future
BIS Innovation Summit 2024
Video 7 May 2024
In conversation with Yuval Noah Harari and closing remarks: AI and the evolution of financial systems: harmonising innovation with societal welfare
Prof Harari discusses the potential impacts of future technologies on human society and the global financial system.
Video 7 May 2024
Fireside chat: The blooming landscape of technological experimentation within central banks: trends and success elements
The Head of the BIS Innovation Hub will discuss the key factors for effective innovation, drawing on the BIS's leading role in…
Video 3 Apr 2024
Project Agorá - Press briefing
Press briefing on the announcement of Project Agorá, with Cecilia Skingsley, Head of the BIS Innovation Hub, and Hyun Song Shin…
Video 28 Sep 2023
Reflections on project Mariana
By Cecilia Skingsley, Head of the BIS Innovation Hub
Video 22 Mar 2023
The effect of technological innovation by big techs and fintechs on competition in the financial sector
In conversation with special guest Benoît Cœuré.

All podcasts (5)

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Podcast 14 Jan 2025
BIS Innovation Hub work programme 2025-26
Cecilia Skingsley reflects on the first five years of the BIS Innovation Hub and discusses how it can continue to be useful to…
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Podcast 7 May 2024
In conversation with Yuval Noah Harari: AI and the evolution of financial systems
Historian, philosopher and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari discusses with Cecilia Skingsley, head of the BIS Innovation…
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Podcast 3 Apr 2024
Media briefing on the launch of Project Agorá
Cecilia Skingsley and Hyun Song Shin explain the BIS's new project to test the tokenization of commercial and central bank…
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Podcast 15 Mar 2023
Getting innovation right is not trivial
Cecilia Skingsley looks at her first six months as Head of the BIS Innovation Hub, the path of innovation on the public sector…
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Podcast 21 Jul 2021
Women in central banking
"Diversity is about inclusion". This podcast episode is a compilation of excerpts from a livestreamed panel discussion on women…
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