[FMC 2023] Policy Session 3: How Might Web3 Change the Financial System?
Web3 is a hot buzzword, but what does it mean for financial services? This session will start with a high-level overview of Web3, then discuss its implications for the financial system, starting with a discussion of how financial services would be provided and including explanations of terms such as tokenization and DeFi. The discussion then will shift to consider Web3's potential benefits and risks for the financial system.
Presenter: Christine Parlour, Professor and Sylvan C. Coleman Chair in Finance and Accounting, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Moderator: Marina Moretti, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
Panelist/Discussant: Hilary J. Allen, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Scholarship, American University Washington College of Law
Panelist/Discussant: Stephen Diehl, Software Engineer and Blogger, stephendiehl.com
Panelist/Discussant: Richard Walker, Partner, Bain & Company
The Financial Markets Conference, the Atlanta Fed's signature policy and research event, convenes leading experts to discuss emerging financial market issues and their monetary policy implications.
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