08:45 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 11:00

ARTFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & BLOCKCHAIN RISKS

Instructor: Dr. Theodosis Mourouzis

• Understanding Blockchain Foundations
• Explore the fundamental principles of blockchain technology
• Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets for the financial sector
• Investigate the concept of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and their potential impact on monetary systems
• Blockchain applications: cross-border payments, settlement, and remittances, tokenisation
• Artificial Intelligence-AI: the new kid on the bloc: An overview
• AI in Banking: Learn how AI technologies (machine learning and natural language processing) are transforming banking operations
•  Explore AI-driven customer service, credit scoring, and risk management
• Understanding AI risks in the use of various AI applications
• Synergy of Blockchain, AI, CBDCs, and Fintech in Banking Investigate the powerful synergy between blockchain, AI, CBDCs, and fintech technologies
• Future Trends and Industry Insights Anticipate the future of blockchain, AI, CBDCs, and fintech in banking

11:00 – 11:15

   Break

The new EU Regulations for Crypto Asset Services

Instructor: Dr. Marios Kyriacou

• General crypto-assets, asset-referenced tokens, e-money tokens
• Obligations of issuers of crypto-asset tokens by token category
• Liability of issuers of crypto-asset tokens and crypto-asset white papers
• Asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens – specific provisions and exemptions
• Obligation to have reserve assets, and composition and management of such reserve of assets for asset-referenced token issuers
• Registration requirements for general crypto-asset token issuers
• Authorisation requirements for asset-referenced token issuers and e-money token issuers

The new EU Regulations for Crypto Asset Services

Instructor: Dr. Marios Kyriacou

• Ongoing information disclosure requirements to holders of crypto-assets
• Governance arrangements
• Own funds requirements
• Custody of reserve assets
• Investment of reserve assets
• Significant asset-referenced tokens
• Authorisation and operating conditions for crypto-asset Brokers, and other Service providers