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Chapultepec conference

5–6 February 2025 | Mexico City, Mexico

About this conference

The BIS Chapultepec Conference took place in Mexico City, 6 February 2025.

You can find the keynote speech by Agustín Carstens here and the remarks by Tiff Macklem here.

Videos

Watch the recordings via our YouTube playlist or watch the individual recordings below.

Video 6 Feb 2025
Welcome remarks and Session 1 - Evolving global financial conditions under heightened uncertainty

Welcome remarks by Alexandre Tombini and Ana Aguilar (BIS)

Presentation: "Evolving global financial conditions under heightened uncertainty" by Tobias Adrian (IMF)

Moderator: Gaston Gelos (BIS)

Video 6 Feb 2025
Session 2 - Is there a role for cryptocurrencies?

Paper presentation: "Is there a role for cryptocurrencies?" by Christine Parlour (UC Berkeley)

Moderator: John Rolle (Central Bank of the Bahamas)

Video 6 Feb 2025
Session 3 - Tokenisation and the financial system

Presentation: "Tokenisation and the financial system" by Hyun Song Shin (BIS)

Moderator: Ana Aguilar (BIS)

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 (Central Bank of Costa Rica), Anderson Caputo (IDB), Lorenza Martinez (Intercam)

Video 6 Feb 2025
Keynote speech by Agustín Carstens
Video 6 Feb 2025
Session 5 - Speech: Challenges for central banks in the digital era

Speech: "Challenges for central banks in the digital era" by José Luis Escrivá (Bank of Spain)

Moderator: Hyun Song Shin (BIS)

Video 6 Feb 2025
Session 6 - Monetary policy in Latin America: Lessons from the pandemic

Paper presentation: "Monetary policy in Latin America: Lessons from the pandemic" by José de Gregorio (University of Chile)

Moderator: Julio Velarde (Central Reserve Bank of Peru)

Video 6 Feb 2025
Session 7 - Panel discussion: Future challenges for monetary policy in the Americas

Moderator: Frank Smets (BIS)

Panellists: Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada), Victoria Rodríguez Ceja (Bank of Mexico), Lorie Logan (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), Leonardo Villar (Central Bank of Colombia)

Video 6 Feb 2025
Closing remarks

Closing remarks of the Chapultepec Conference 5-6 February 2025, by Alexandre Tombini.

Agenda & presentations

09:30 - 09:35 

Alexandre Tombini and Ana Aguilar (BIS)

09:35 - 10:05 | Presentation

Tobias Adrian (IMF)

Moderator: Gaston Gelos (BIS)

10:05 - 10:30 | Paper presentation

Christine Parlour (UC Berkeley)

Moderator: John Rolle (Central Bank of the Bahamas)

10:30 - 11:00 | Presentation

Hyun Song Shin (BIS)

Moderator: Ana Aguilar (BIS)

11:30 - 12:45 | Panel discussion

Moderator: Cecilia Skingsley (BIS Innovation Hub)

Panellists: Gabriel Galípolo (Central Bank of Brazil), Roger Madrigal (Central Bank of Costa Rica), Anderson Caputo (IDB), Lorenza Martinez (Intercam)

13:40 - 14:10 | Speech
Agustín Carstens (BIS)

14:15 - 14:45 | Speech

José Luis Escrivá (Bank of Spain)

Moderator: Hyun Song Shin (BIS)

14:45 - 15:30 | Paper presentation

Jose de Gregorio (University of Chile)

Moderator: Julio Velarde (Central Reserve Bank of Peru)

16:00 - 17:15 | Panel discussion

Moderator: Frank Smets (BIS)

Panellists: Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada), Victoria Rodríguez Ceja (Bank of Mexico), Lorie Logan (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), Leonardo Villar (Central Bank of Colombia)

17:15 - 17:30 

Alexandre Tombini (BIS)