World Banknote Summit 2017 - Speakers

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Alejandro ALEGRE

Alejandro Alegre

General Director of Currency Issuance and Main Cashier

Banco de México

Biography

Alejandro Alegre (52) is General Director of Currency Issuance and Main Cashier at the Banco de México. He has been with the bank since 2001 and has held different positions including Advisor to the Board of Governors, Security Director, and General Director of Planning and Budget. Previous to this, he spent 14 years working in Civilian Intelligence Services in Mexico. He was General Director of the Planning Center for Drug Control, the Intelligence Agency of the Office of the Mexican Attorney General and General Director of the National Security Intelligence Center (CISEN). He is a qualified lawyer.

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Presentation

The Currency Strategy of the Banco de México

One of the main objectives of the Banco de México's strategic plan is to improve the capability and efficiency through which Mexican currency demands can be fulfilled, whilst assuring the quality of the banknotes throughout. For this purpose, Banco de México is developing three projects with the aim of enhancing currency infrastructure and upgrading Mexican banknotes and coins. The projects are: 1) a second printing works 2) a new banknote series and 3) a new coin series.

Michael ANDERSEN Reserve Bank of Australia SW 200 227

Michael Andersen

Head of Note Issue

Reserve Bank of Australia

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Presentation

Next Generation Banknote - Lessons Learned

Although Australia has consistently experienced low counterfeiting rates relative to those experienced overseas, the Reserve Bank has become increasingly concerned about the vulnerability of the currency to a significant counterfeiting attack. To mitigate this risk, the Reserve Bank initiated a program in 2008 that culminated with the issuance of its first circulating banknote in 24 years. This presentation will review the motivation for the new series and the lessons that have been learned from this process.

Johann BENCE SARB SW 200 227

Johann Bence

Head: Currency Management Department

South African Reserve Bank (SARB)

Biography

ohann Bence (55) was appointed Head of the Currency Management Department (CMD) in July 2012. He joined the SARB in 1982. He was previously employed in the Executive Management Department (Office of the Governor), the National Payment System Department (NPSD), the Business Systems and Technology Department (BSTD) and the Research Department of the SARB. He holds MCom (Economics), BCom (Hons) (Economics) and BCom degrees and has completed and executive development programme.

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Presentation

How South Africa uses data in the management of its currency supply

Mr Bence's presentation will cover the journey of the South African Reserve Bank on Big Data:

- Phase 1 of the National Cash Management solution: What it covered and how it has created the platform for data collection

- Business intelligence and note tracking: Building for the future

- Blue sky thinking: Taking data to the next level.

161025 Victoria CLELAND Bank of England

Victoria Cleland

Chief Cashier

Bank of England

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Presentation

Introduction of the new Bank of England £5 note

The New Bank of England £5 note was issued on 13 September 2016. This is the Bank of England’s first polymer banknote and the first in a new series of notes. The polymer £10 note will be issued in summer 2017 and the polymer £20 note by 2020. This presentation will outline some of the key challenges of the £5 launch and lessons for future launches.

Baschi DURR Minister Justice and Security BS

Baschi Dürr

Minister for Justice and Security of the Canton of Basel-Stadt

Governing Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt

About the company

About the company

State Councillor Baschi Dürr has been heading the Department of Justice and Security of the Canton of Basel-Stadt for three years. Aside from the emergency services (police, fire brigade and ambulance service), the department also comprises the Migration, Residents Registration, Civil Registry and Commercial Register Offices, the penal system, the prison regime and the administrative supervision of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Trond EKLUND Norges Bank 2.5 3 1

Trond Eklund

Director / Chief Cashier

Norges Bank

About the company

Presentation

Norway's new banknote Series: A look behind the scenes

In his presentation, Trond Eklund will give insight into the development process of Norges Bank's new note series. What were the key challenges encountered when it came to choosing the theme and the design? What evaluation method was applied to gauge the effectiveness and to select the security features? Also, Trond will share some experiences made using the new features.

Yasuji ENDO Komori Corp SW 200 227

Yasuji Endo

Department Manager, DPS R&D Department

Komori Corporation

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Presentation

An insight into Digital Printing

Digital Printing is evolving fast: the technology offers tremendous printing flexibility, and precision, quality and speed are increasing swiftly. Digital Printing technology was primarily developed for commercial printing, but what potential impact could it have on security printing? Can the advantages the technology offers be put to good use in banknote or high security printing? This presentation presents 2 of the current and quickly evolving technologies. This will impact quality, productivity, efficiencies and colour gamut even further. The talk will educate attendees into the world of Digital Printing to be able to consider whether it is a threat or not.

Martin Furbach Uni Lausanne SW 200 227

Martin Fürbach

Forensic Document Examiner

Institute of Forensic Sciences, University of Lausanne

Biography

Martin Fürbach (*1979, Slovakia) obtained his Master of Science in analytical chemistry in 2003. In 2010 he joined the document section of the Institute of Forensic Science, University of Lausanne. His major interests are counterfeited banknotes in relation with modern digital devices, reverse engineering, history of state supported counterfeiting, inkjet printing and paper analysis.

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About the company

The Institute of Forensic Sciences, University of Lausanne was established in 1908 as the first forensic institute worldwide, offering both expertise and education. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, it can offer non-destructive and destructive analysis of substrate, inks and security features, with the aim to determine authenticity, forensic intelligence, evidence report, consulting (anti-counterfeiting, counterfeit resistance etc.) and training.

Presentation

Reverse engineering analysis of banknotes

The core of this presentation is the reverse engineering analysis and its contribution to more counterfeit resistant banknotes. Main points of interests are positive and negative aspects of reverse engineering, possible strategies related to banknote specification and design, individual security features, and alternative forms of counterfeiting. The role of traditional and new threats (Internet based tutorials, vector graphics, machine readable features) is also discussed. Can current conventional printing techniques and design still be considered a sufficient barrier against counterfeiting, or have they become obsolete and should be replaced with applied security features?

Johann Gevers Monetas

Johann Gevers

Founder and CEO

Monetas

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Beat GROSSENBACHER SNB 2.5 3 1

Beat Grossenbacher

Head of Cash

Swiss National Bank

Biography

Since 2013: Head of Cash at the Swiss National Bank

2010-2012: Consultant to the New Banknote Project at the Swiss National Bank

2002-2009: Advisor at KPMG for Corporate Governance Services, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Internal Control Systems

1991-2001: OVD KINEGRAM AG / KURZ Group - responsible for various Banknote- and Document-Security projects in Switzerland, Europe, America and Asia/Pacific

Master Degree in Business Administration University Degree in Micro Technology & Optics

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Presentation

A look back at the first year with the new 50-franc note

On 12 April 2016, the new 50-franc note – the first denomination of the new Swiss banknote series – was issued. After almost one year of circulation, Beat Grossenbacher will talk about various quality aspects in production and circulation, as well as about the communications strategy, public reception, and lessons learned for the coming denominations.

Brian Hayr Innovia Security SW 200 227

Brian Hayr

Director of PolyTeQ

Innovia Security

Biography

Brian Hayr joined Innovia Security as head of PolyTeQ Services in May 2016. Prior to this, Brian was part of the Executive Team at Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for three years. Before his time at RBNZ, Brian held various senior leadership roles in the commercial banking sector. As Chief Operating Officer Retail at Westpac New Zealand, Brian was responsible for ATMs, cash and a major branch transformation. He also served as a Director on the Board of Payments NZ, a company which manages the majority of NZ’s electronic transactions.

About the company

About the company

Innovia Security is the supplier of Guardian®, the world's most sophisticated polymer banknote substrate currently issued on 80 denominations in 24 countries. Innovia Security is a trusted partner to Central Banks worldwide who use Guardian® to deliver transformational banknote management solutions via dramatically lower counterfeits, greater durability leading to significant cost savings, a cleaner note handling experience, and a 100% recyclable banknote. Innovia Security is a division of Innovia Group, a market-leading supplier of specialist films based in England. Innovia Security is focused on providing exceptional quality and service delivery levels to central banks and security printers throughout the world.

Presentation

How collaboration and working together to create strong plans leads to successful banknote series

Change increases risk and there are few more public “products” than a banknote. Although the theory of risk management is well known, this presentation considers the role of strong partnerships in risk mitigation in the banknote industry. Legal structures give clarity and drive rigour but it is the willingness of capable partners to work together to a shared plan that delivers. As the cash cycle becomes more complex and the number of stakeholders involved increases, the need for an effective shared plan increases while becoming harder to deliver. Innovia will share its experience and highlight what it regards as best practice enabling Central Banks to introduce new banknote designs successfully.

David HENSLEY Cash Services SW 200 227

David Hensley

Director of Cash Services

Cash Services UK

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Presentation

The impact of new payment methods on the use of cash in the UK

While cash remains the predominant payment method for consumers, new payments systems such as contactless as well as established debit and credit cards are beginning to affect real change in how consumers make payments. Who uses cash, why do they choose it and what elements of the cash user experience will make them want to use cash in the future?

170111 Ulle Holm SW 200 227 EUROPOL

Ulle Holm

Specialist, Europol's Forensic Laboratory

EUROPOL

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170213.2 Jakub KLUS PWPW 200 227

Jakub Klus

Senior Process Engineer in Banknote and Security Print Department

PWPW (Polish Security Printing Works)

About the company

Presentation

500 zł note and the process of Polish notes development: Challenges from a producer's perspective

The 500 zł note was put into circulation in February 2017. It finalizes the process of development of Polish circulation notes initiated in 2011. In the course of the project PWPW faced many challenges, including: re-designing, paper production and print processes. The key one was the introduction of the modern security features and upgrading the banknotes' functionality within a very restricted time limit, and meeting the highest quality standards and at the same time keeping as much as possible from the existing banknote design. The presentation will be focused on the main challenges faced (from the producer’s perspective) and lessons learned from the process.

Thierry KNEISSLER

Thierry Kneissler

CEO

Twint Ltd

Biography

Thierry Kneissler (1971) is CEO of TWINT Ltd., Switzerland’s first integrated payment and shopping app. TWINT is a spin off of PostFinance. Before moving to TWINT, he was member of the Executive Board of PostFinance for 6 years. He joined PostFinance in 2003. Earlier positions include business consultant for an internet company and project manager for a bank. He studied Economics and is an Executive MBA from University of St. Gallen. Thierry Kneissler is married, father of two children and lives in Berne.

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Presentation

Digital Wallet: Report from a new frontier

The presentation of Thierry Kneissler will shed light on the current and future opportunities and challenges of mobile payment solutions. What role will mobile payments play in the future, compared with other forms of payment. What are the factors driving the success of mobile payment, and what influences the payment behaviour of the people.

Philip KUEBLER Pro Litteris SW 200 227

Philip Kübler

CEO

ProLitteris, Swiss copyright society for literature and art

Biography

Philip Kübler is a lawyer, manager and expert in the field of intellectual property, media, and the Internet. Before becoming CEO of ProLitteris, he was General Counsel for Swisscom, the leading Swiss telecommunications company. Philip Kübler holds a master degree in law (Berkeley) and a PhD (Zurich). He is an attorney with admission in Switzerland and New York. Philip Kübler is also a lecturer for media law and a member of the federal council’s advisory board in the media, the federal media commission EMEK.

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About the company

ProLitteris represents the copyrights of creators and publishers of text works and visual art in Switzerland. We arrange standard terms, tariffs and licensing agreements. Royalties are collected in all Switzerland and distributed to organizations and rights‘ holders in Switzerland and abroad. ProLitteris monitors compliance with copyright and cares for the development of intellectual property in the interest of authors, artists, publishers, and the society as a whole.

Presentation

Avoiding trouble with intellectual property and copyright - and compliance management

There are multiple copyrights, patents and designs represented in a banknote. Intellectual property rights (IPR) enhance the looks, the quality and the distinctiveness of the product. This doesn't come without risks, and it has affected the launch of banknotes in various countries of the world. Philip Kübler is an expert in copyright, telecommunications, IT and media law. He is also CEO of ProLitteris, the Swiss copyright society for text, literature, the visual arts and photography. The presentation addresses the legal pitfalls when a new banknote is created and launched.

Veronica LANGE UBS SW 200 227

Veronica Lange da Conceição

Head of Innovation, Chief Technology Office

UBS AG

Biography

Veronica Lange is the global Head of Innovation at UBS Chief Technology Office. Within this role she is responsible for managing Group innovation projects and building out innovation activity with internal teams and with the external ecosystem. Prior to this role, she was Head of Multichannel Strategy for UBS Switzerland and held innovation roles at Barclays, Barclaycard and Olympus. Veronica Lange has a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Kiel.

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About the company

UBS is Switzerland’s largest and strongest universal bank. And Switzerland is the only country where we’re active in retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, and investment banking. Building on 150 years of banking history, UBS Switzerland holds a leading position in all five business segments. With approximately 300 branches and 4,700 client-facing staff, we are able to reach approximately 80% of Swiss wealth, and we serve one in three households, one in every three wealthy individuals and almost half of all Swiss companies.

Michael LAMBERT

Michael Lambert

Director of Banknotes

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Biography

Responsible for ensuring that the Federal Reserve Board meets its statutory requirement as issuing authority for United States currency and educating global users about circulating designs, security features, and how to use them. Michael is also responsible for developing policy recommendations to achieve objectives for currency and coin, overseeing the Reserve Banks’ cash operations, and evaluating the Reserve Banks’ performance.

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Presentation

Learning from Mistakes: Using Lessons Learned to Transform Organizations and Build Sustainable and Repeatable Processes for Success

Improving security is the primary objective for designing a new family of notes, however, effective security feature integration across a consistently manufacturable family of notes, which enables intuitive authentication by the public, and is robust against counterfeiters, is the only way to protect the currency in an environment of expanding threats. The Federal Reserve discovered that the current family of notes was not broadly successful and that change was necessary at the Central Bank and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Recognizing problems, accepting responsibility, and identifying and implementing solutions were all necessary for future successes of new families of notes.

Beat LEUTHARDT COOP 2.5 3 1

Beat Leuthardt

Head of Financial Services Coop-Group

Coop Genossenschaft, Switzerland

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Presentation

A retail perspective : Handling large numbers of payments - the view from a user

The presentation of COOP will give insight into the challenges a large supermarket is facing when it comes to payments. Technological developments and changing customer payment behaviour are factors that are monitored, to be able to provide to the customers their prefered payment solution. The presentation will also provide a look behind the scene, explaining the systems in place to handle all the payment streams.

Daniela MOSER SBV

Daniela Moser

Lobbying department

Swiss Federation of the Blind and visually Impaired (SFB)

About the company

About the company

The Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired SFB was founded in 1911. It is the national self help organization supporting blind and visually impaired people in their quest to lead an independent and successful life at work and in society. This objective is achieved by the promotion of innovative technologies and through consulting services, education and raising of public awareness to the needs of the blind.

Presentation

Requirements of visually impaired persons on banknotes

The Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (SFB) is holding a high interest in a Currency usuable by persons with a visual impairment, as it is indispensable that visually impaired people can settle their daily cash transactions on their own. In consequence, banknotes must be easily recongnizable. Daniela's presentation will look at banknotes from this prospective and will show aspects of banknotes that are unfamiliar to most users.

Lars VAN MULLIGEN

Lars van Mulligen

Specialist Operations Department Forensic

EUROPOL

Biography

Lars van Mulligen is a specialist working in Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). Since joining Europol in 2006, he has worked in the fields of money forgery, payment card fraud and cybercrime. He has provided numerous training sessions and presentations on mobile device forensics, payment cards, payment card fraud and underground & virtual banking. He also provides on-site support during international operations and has produced numerous forensic/technical reports in his fields of expertise. Lars is continuously performing research on new topics and expertise related developments. His previous experience includes 8 years in the police force at regional and interregional levels in the Netherlands.

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Bertram Nickolay Bundesdruckerei SW 200 227

Dr. Bertram Nickolay

Head of the department Security Technology

Fraunhofer IPK

Biography

Dr. Bertram Nickolay studied electrical engineering at the TU Berlin and graduated as a PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in the field of image analysis. He received the Joseph-von-Fraunhofer prize for his work in image processing and pattern recognition, as well as worldwide recognition and publicity for his work on the automated virtual reconstruction of destroyed documents. In 2013, this reconstruction technology received the European innovation prize EARTO. Dr. Nickolay also created the “biggest puzzle in the world”.

About the company

About the company

Bundesdruckerei GmbH offers IT security solutions for private companies, governments and public authorities. The company's technologies and services, all "Made in Germany", protect sensitive data, communications and infrastructures.The solutions are rooted in the secure identification of citizens, customers, employees and systems in both the analogue and digital world. The company captures, manages and encrypts sensitive data, it produces documents and verification devices, develops software for high-security infrastructures and supplies passport and ID card systems, as well as automated border control solutions.

Presentation

Automated virtual reconstruction of damaged and destroyed banknotes

Since 2009, Fraunhofer IPK and Bundesdruckerei have been jointly running the SecVerification Lab Berlin. To date, the main focus of its work has been on the development and investigation of methods for verifying the authenticity of official documents. In future the focus of its activities will shift to the automated virtual reconstruction of security documents and banknotes that have been destroyed or damaged. As manual reconstruction, even of a small amount of fragments, is already enormously time-consuming, manual reconstruction of a large number of tiny fragments is frequently no longer possible or only possible with an undue expenditure of time. Accordingly, the aim of the partnership between Fraunhofer IPK and Bundesdruckerei is to develop and construct the prototype of a digitization unit.

Niklas Nikolajsen Bitcoin SW 200 227

Niklas Nikolajsen

CEO and Co-Founder

Bitcoin Suisse AG

About the company

Presentation

Bitcoin and Blockchain - is this the future of payment?

Mr. Nikolajsen will explain the fundamentals of Bitcoin, the new and popular virtual currency, and will elaborate on how it works, and how the underlying Blockchain/Concensus technology will likely impact both the issuance and transfer of value. In light of Bitcoin being granted the status of a "virtual currency" in Switzerland, which is accepted and used also at state and public levels, and with the Danish Central Bank considering to issue the 'Danish Krone' on the Blockchain, the topic of crypto-currencies and assets becomes ever more relevant.

Nestor PLAZAS Banco de la Republica

Néstor Plazas

Chief Officer of the Industrial and Treasury Division

Banco de la República

About the company

Presentation

New family of Colombian Banknotes – Some design considerations

Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) issued a new family of banknotes in 2016 to strengthen the security of the currency. The purpose of this presentation is to share the general characteristics of the security design and how it incorporated specific elements as a response to counterfeiting technics observed in Colombia. Additionally, these elements are expected to provide a better communication with the public concerning the validation of the notes.

Betrand Pujol dAndrebo Oberthur Fiduciaire 200 227 SW

Bertrand Pujol d'Andrébo

Industrial Director

Oberthur Fiduciaire

Biography

Bertrand Pujol d’Andrébo, a former French Air Force Officer and graduate of the “The Joint Forces Defense College”, joined Oberthur Fiduciaire in 2004 as Deputy Plant Director in Chantepie, responsible for Production, Maintenance, and Human Resources. He was appointed Plant Director in 2008, to significantly increase the production capacity of the printing works by installing latest security printing technology. He was appointed Industrial Director with responsibility for integrating Oberthur Fiduciaire’s Joint Venture in Sofia, Bulgaria into the rest of the business by standardizing both production and quality between the two sites. He is also responsible for strategic industrial development, notably with deployment of Lean Manufacturing principles and practices across the Group.

About the company

About the company

A trusted partner and global security expert serving its clients since 1842, Oberthur Fiduciaire is one of leading private security printers in the world, now serving 70 countries. Oberthur Fiduciaire is a specialist in the design and production of banknotes, associated security features, and secure documents. Oberthur Fiduciaire’s know-how and expertise, integrity and trust, have long been recognized by central banks and governments across the world. The company is headquartered in Paris and two manufacturing sites in France and in Bulgaria.

Presentation

Investing in Europe: Quality and Strategy

The banknote printing industry is going through many changes. Some suppliers are reorganizing to low cost production sites, downsizing and / or subcontracting. Oberthur Fiduciaire’s strategy, however, is to expand and grow its European production capacity while offering state-of-the-art banknotes to all its customers worldwide. Oberthur Fiduciaire uses the Euro quality and security standards as the benchmark for all its production plants. This presentation will focus on presenting the benefits of investing in Europe both for our customers and for the group to maintain the same quality and security levels in all its manufacturing sites.

Bram SCHOLTEN

Bram Scholten

De Nederlandsche Bank

Biography

Bram Scholten serves on the staff of DNB’s Cash Policy Department. He has been a member of the ESCB’s Banknote Committee from 2000-2010. In 2011/12, he chaired BANCO’s taskforce that prepared its so-called ‘Cash2020’ report. Most recently, he chaired the taskforce of the Netherlands National Payments Forum on the future of cash. Bram joined DNB in 1980, worked at the IMF and the ECB, and held positions at DNB as deputy head of the monetary and economic policy department and head of the statistics department. He has a master's degree in economics and law.

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Mathias SCHUNKE UGRA SW 2.5 3 1

Mathias Schunke

Managing Director

UGRA - Swiss Center of Competence for Printing and Media Technology

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Presentation

Life cycle testing and wear resistance of banknotes

A banknote is a highly complex product which has to fulfill numerous specific requirements in terms of security and wear resistance. Depending on the region, conditions can impact the life span of a banknote. Using standardised laboratory test methods, the life cycle of a banknote can be analysed and examined. This presentation will provide an overview of the general concept of life cycle testing on banknotes and will look in more detail at standardised test methods agreed by consensus which could be considered by industry.

Sam SHIVUTE Bank of Namibia

Sam Shivute

Director: Banking Services Department

Bank of Namibia

Biography

Sam is currently serving as the Director: Banking Services Department at Bank of Namibia. The Department is responsible for all aspects related to currency management from planning design to issuance. Sam is also serving as Chairperson of the University of Namibia's Council, Chairperson of the National Housing Enterprise and Deputy President of Professional Speakers Association of Namibia. Sam has extensive exprience and exposure in the currency industry and he was one of the key players in the planning and production of Namibia's new family of banknotes which was launched in 2012.

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Presentation

The selection and evaluation of security features for a new family of Banknotes: Bank of Namibia case study

The Bank of Namibia introduced a new family of Banknotes in 2012, replacing the first banknote series which were in circulation since 1993. After the new family of banknotes was launched and subsequently issued to the public on 15 May 2012, technical challenges were experienced on some denominations. The Bank and the supplier addressed these challenges efficiently. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of our experience in the selection and evaluation of the new security features, lessons learned, and share the new found banknote paper testing requirement which can be adopted by the currency industry as a standard test for new banknotes

Kaza SUDHAKAR BRBNMPL SW 200 227

Kaza Sudhakar

Managing Director

Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)

Biography

Mr. Kaza Sudhakar is the Managing Director, BRBNMPL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve bank of India. He represents the Company in various High Level Committees for policy making related to currency.He is a MBA graduate, Senior Executive Fellow of Harvard Kennedy School, Non-degree study, College of Business Administration, University of Cincinnati, USA. He is also a certified associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.

About the company

About the company

Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1995, to augment the production of banknotes in India to enable the RBI to bridge the gap between the supply and demand for bank notes in the country. The BRBNMPL has been registered as a Private Limited Company, with its office situated at Bengaluru. The company manages 2 plants: one at Mysore in Karnataka and the other at Salboni in West Bengal. The present capacity for both plants is 24 billion notes per year on a 3-shift basis.

Presentation

Bank Notes- Design and Production Challenges - Recent Indian Experience

BRBNMPL is the major supplier of bank notes to Reserve Bank of India. The recent experience of providing on an immediate basis new design bank notes, arranging for supplies, increasing capacities by more than 100 percent and making the notes available to the public in the shortest possible time needed out of the box thinking and implementable plans for fail safe execution, all of which BRBNMPL could perform to bring in normalcy. The presentation covers the various actions and aspects of the whole process from design to delivery of a very highly successful operation.

Corrado ZANA S W 2.5 3 1

Corrado Zana

Senior Vice President

Marsh Risk Consulting

Biography

Corrado leads the Business Resilience practice of Marsh Risk Consulting in Contintental Europe. In over 25 years, Corrado has led many projects in Risk & Business Continuity Management for national an international companies. Corrado holds a Master's degree in Energy Engineering. He is President of the Italian Association of Business Continuity Managers, a Commissioner of the Disaster Recovery Institute International, New York, and member of the British Business Continuity Institute

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About the company

Marsh is a leading risk management consultancy. Business Resilience practice supports organizations in defining and optimizing their Risk/Information Management and Business Continuity Management programs, in order to assess the magnitude of the impact of diverse risk scenarios and to design and deploy the most suitable risk control strategy based on international standards.

Presentation

Business Resilience: incorporating Operational Resilience, Information Resilience and Supply Chain Resilience

As stated by the recent BS 65000 standard , Operational Resilience is one key component of organizational resilience; conversely Business Continuity Management is the primary tool to be implemented in order to assure operational resilience. The other two pillars founding the framework on a Business Resilient organization are Information Resilience and Supply Chain Resilience: ultimately, Information Resilience is affecting the other two subject matters, creating a challenging environment to be properly addressed by an holistic risk management program.

Fritz ZURBRUGG Swiss National Bank

Dr. Fritz Zurbrügg

Vice Chairman of the Governing Board

Swiss National Bank

Biography

In 2012, Fritz Zurbrügg joined the Swiss National Bank’s Governing Board. As Head of Department III, his main responsibilities covered the areas Financial Markets, Banking Operations and Information Technology. Since 2015, he is Vice Chairman of the Governing Board and manages Department II. He is responsible for the areas Financial Stability, Cash, Finance and Risk management. Fritz Zurbrügg studied economics at the University of Berne, completing his degree in 1985 and his doctorate in 1989.

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