Central Banking Meetings London 2026
Nino Jeladze on overseeing Georgia’s fintech hub ambitions
National Bank of Georgia’s vice-governor speaks about efforts to develop stablecoin and fintech rules that encourage innovation while safeguarding monetary transmission and financial stability
Mervyn King on his career and big ‘mistakes’
The former BoE governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the value of transparency, lessons from the GFC, the need to track broad money and tie short-term funding to haircut collateral, and danger presented by non-banks
Vanessa Mussard on the Seychelles’ evolving reserve management
The Central Bank of Seychelles' financial markets chief speaks about minimum FX coverage requirements, reserves accumulation and diversification, the Iran war, climate vulnerabilities and building financial infrastructure
Forecasters look to complexity for better results
Central banks are developing models with production networks, non-linearities and heterogeneity
Banking risk is spilling over into other sectors – panel
Supervisor says ‘we don’t know’ how to regulate networks that commercial banks rely on
Santa Purgaile on staying agile and adaptable in supervision
The Latvian deputy governor speaks about AML/CFT progress, fintech developments and how small markets can thrive
Sharon Donnery on the ECB’s great simplification push
The supervisory board member speaks about geopolitical risk, cyber threats and potential banking regulation reforms
Right now, the dollar is too big to fail – panel
Officials say greenback likely to remain dominant for foreseeable future
Central banks must not outsource critical thinking to AI – panel
As uses for the tools proliferate, central bankers weigh up how to use them safely and ethically
Trust must remain bedrock of monetary system – panel
Speakers emphasised need for regulatory alignment and common standards as payments evolve
Jim Bullard on Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC and Fed independence
The Federal Reserve veteran speaks with Christopher Jeffery about Iran and the US economy, the ‘good' AI bubble, cutting the Fed’s balance sheet and staff, and the need to clarify swap rules and recapitalise the regional Feds
Central banks must adapt to new technologies – panel
Speakers also discussed disaster planning and cloud sovereignty
Central banks face hydra-headed cyber threats – panel
Geopolitics and concentration risk mean attacks could threaten financial stability as well as operations
Zoltán Kurali on Hungary’s reserves strategy and euro adoption
Deputy governor speaks about portfolio positioning amidst geopolitical volatility, AI, CBDC and the future of the forint
Tokenisation poses monetary operations challenges – panel
Officials tell Central Banking London Meetings that 24/7 markets can bring new dilemmas
Understand technology to gain digital sovereignty – panel
Avoid vendor lock-ins and prioritise critical functions in governance strategy, experts say
Regs, not tech, create most cross-border payment issues – panel
One speaker tells London Meetings that ‘last mile’ compliance causes 80% of delays
Humans still in charge of AI use at central banks – panel
Speakers at London Meetings share their experiences of adopting new technology
De-dollarisation presents new opportunities – panel
Speakers at London Meetings outline unique approaches to dealing with changing investment landscape
Supervision must be forward-looking, says ECB’s Donnery
Resilience prepares banking system for complex risk landscape, top supervisor tells London Meetings
Monetary policy is about robustness, not precision – panel
Uncertainty is no longer an exception but the norm, panellists tell Central Banking London Meetings