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Key details

Mode of delivery: Classroom-based

Course code: AFB55B

Duration: 5 days

Fee: £4,645.00 + VAT

CPD Hours: 30

Course Overview

This course examines how central bank mandates, strategies and operating models are adapting to technological, geopolitical and sustainability-driven change. Participants explore strategic foresight, CBDCs, crypto and DeFi, cross-border payments, AI, cyber resilience, talent strategy, climate risk and ESG integration. The week concludes with a Course Review to consolidate learning and support practical application.

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
Cryptoassets, 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

Day 4 — Climate Risk, ESG Integration, and Sustainable Finance

Climate Risk and Monetary Policy Operations: Emerging Approaches
ESG Integration in Central Bank Supervision and Reporting Frameworks
Green Digital Finance: Blockchain, Data Platforms, and Innovation Ecosystems

Day 5 — Course Review

Summary and recap of key learning objectives
Action Planning

Post-Course

Three (3) x hour-long Executive Coaching sessions at monthly intervals following Course Completion

Target Audience

This course is suitable for:

Central bank strategy and transformation teams.
Payments, CBDC and financial innovation specialists.
Monetary operations and market operations professionals.
Climate, ESG and sustainable finance teams.
Cybersecurity, technology, data and operational-risk professionals.
Financial regulators and policy advisers

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:

Assess how climate, digitalisation and financial inclusion are reshaping central bank mandates, objectives and policy boundaries.
Use strategic-foresight approaches to identify emerging drivers, uncertainties and plausible implications for central bank strategy.
Analyse the channels through which geopolitical risk can affect inflation, capital flows, financial stability and central bank decision-making.
Compare key CBDC design choices and evaluate trade-offs involving privacy, intermediation, inclusion, resilience and financial stability.
Assess the monetary, prudential and regulatory implications of crypto-assets and decentralised finance for central banks and supervisors.
Evaluate cross-border payment innovations and BIS use cases with reference to interoperability, efficiency, governance and policy objectives.
Evaluate practical applications of AI and automation in central banking and identify the governance, model-risk and control requirements they create.
Assess cyber-risk and resilience frameworks required to protect critical central bank operations, data and financial infrastructure.
Develop talent priorities that align workforce capabilities, leadership and specialist skills with a modern central bank’s transformation agenda.
Analyse how climate-related shocks and transition dynamics can influence inflation, financial conditions, transmission and monetary-policy considerations.
Assess how ESG and climate risks can be incorporated into supervisory expectations, risk assessment and prudential dialogue.
Evaluate opportunities and risks at the intersection of sustainable finance, digital innovation and financial-system development.