Speakers
Avanee Gokhale
Global Head, Trade Strategy
SWIFT
Avanee joined Swift in April, 2023 as the Global Lead, Trade Strategy based at Singapore. Avanee has over 22 years of banking experience across Singapore, North America, Hong Kong and India.
At Swift she is responsible to help formulate and drive the core strategic trade agenda as well as help swift redefine its role in the exciting and evolving global payments and trade eco system. She also helps
drive partnerships with banks, corporates, fintechs, governments and industry bodies on various initiatives to ensure frictionless trade for the community.
Avanee represents Swift at BAFT's Global Trade Industry Council as well as on various groups for International Chamber of Commerce.
Before Swift, Avanee was responsible for global product management for trade and supply chain finance
at ANZ. In her 19 years of banking, she has worked in a variety of roles including sales for trade,
payments & cash management, relationship management covering the shipping and logistics sector,
credit, strategy, and technology.
Avanee has a master’s degree in computer engineering from State University of New York and an MBA
from INSEAD.
Speaking At
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2:00–3:00pmMon 16 NovWorkshopWorkshop Room 2Open
Others
Ready for Take-off? De-risking Digital Money - Powered by Giesecke+Devrient
WorkshopWorkshop Room 2Open
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Avanee GokhaleGlobal Head, Trade StrategySWIFT
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Dr. Wolfram SeidemannChief Executive Officer, Currency TechnologyGiesecke+Devrient
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Howard DaviesChairman of the Supervisory BoardQivalis NV
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Karmela HoltgreveDeputy Head & Head of OperationsBIS Innovation Hub
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Daniel NagyDirectorForefrontModerator
About this session
Digital money may be ready for take-off, but is the financial ecosystem ready to support it safely?
Moving from pilots to large-scale deployment takes more than working technology. New digital money systems must connect with existing payment and banking infrastructure, meet regulatory requirements and maintain trust without compromising financial stability.
This session will explore the risks and decisions involved in that transition:
- Connecting systems: How can emerging technologies work together and integrate with existing infrastructure?
- Maintaining stability and compliance: How can institutions modernise while meeting regulatory requirements and protecting financial and payment systems?
- Encouraging participation: What roles should stakeholders play, and what incentives will support lasting adoption?
- Protecting digital money: How can institutions address cyber risks, including threats from advances in quantum computing?
Attendees will gain practical perspectives on the safeguards, coordination and strategic choices needed to move digital money from pilot projects to wider deployment.
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