Key details
Mode of delivery: Online Course
Course code: AFB53BO
Duration: 3 days
Fee: £2,220.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 18
Course Overview
This course explores how central banks are adapting their mandates and operations in response to climate change, digital transformation, and evolving societal expectations. It introduces strategic foresight and scenario planning to help institutions navigate geopolitical and systemic uncertainties. The programme also delves into the future of money, examining CBDCs, cryptoassets, and cross-border payment innovations. In addition, it addresses institutional innovation through AI, automation, and cybersecurity, while highlighting the importance of talent development and operational resilience in building future-ready central banks.
Agenda
Day 1 — Adapting Mandates and Strategy in a Transforming World
- Redefining Central Bank Mandates: Climate, Digital, and Social Dimensions
- Strategic Foresight and Scenario Planning in Central Banking
- Navigating Geopolitical and Systemic Uncertainty
Day 2 — The Future of Money and Monetary Infrastructure
- Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): Design, Pilots, and Global Trends
- Crypto assets, DeFi, and Monetary Sovereignty Challenges
- Cross-Border Payments, Interoperability, and BIS Innovation Hub Use Cases
Day 3 — Governance, Digital Risk, and Institutional Innovation
- AI, Automation, and the Digitalisation of Central Bank Operations
- Cybersecurity, AML/CFT, and Operational Resilience in a Digital Era
- Talent Strategy and Capability Building for Future-Ready Institutions
Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Target Audience
This course is suitable for:
- Central Bank Policymakers, Economists, Strategists, and Senior Policy Advisors
- Financial Sector Regulators, Supervisors, and Macroprudential Policy Professionals
- CBDC, Digital Payments, Cryptoasset, Blockchain, and FinTech Innovation Specialists
- Risk, Cybersecurity, AML/CFT, Operational Resilience, and Compliance Managers
- Climate Risk, ESG Supervision, Sustainable and Green Digital Finance Professionals
- Strategic Foresight, Scenario Planning, and Institutional Transformation Teams
- Ministry of Finance, Treasury, International Development, and Financial Sector Reform Advisors
- Central Banking Consultants, Researchers, and Digital Financial Services Policy Leads
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Understand how central bank mandates are evolving in response to sustainability, digitalisation, and societal expectations.
- Apply foresight tools and scenario analysis to enhance long-term strategic planning under conditions of uncertainty.
- Evaluate the implications of geopolitical trends and systemic risks on financial stability and central bank strategy.
- Assess global CBDC developments and understand design trade-offs, implementation strategies, and regulatory considerations.
- analyse the risks and policy implications of decentralised finance and cryptoassets for central banks and monetary control.
- Explore cross-border payment innovations, interoperability models, and insights from BIS and other international pilots.
- Examine how AI and automation are reshaping internal processes and decision-making within central banks.
- Strengthen knowledge of digital risk management, including cyber threats, AML/CFT compliance, and resilience frameworks.
- Design strategies to build institutional capabilities, attract digital talent, and future-proof central bank workforces.
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