Banknote Conference Coming in May

Although the 2026 Banknote Conference (11-14 May 2026) is still nearly six months out, Currency Research has announced the first tranche of speakers who’ll be appearing in Washington DC.

Notable additions to the 2026 program include:

• Sirikumara Kudagama: Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka 
• Burkhard Balz: Executive Board Member, Deutsche Bundesbank 
• Rosbert Humphrey: Director — Currency Management Department, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 
• Arie Piet: Chief Cashier, National Bank of Belgium
• Niels Kaas: Chief Cashier, Danmarks Nationalbank
• Pearl Kgalegi: Head of Currency Management Department, South African Reserve Bank
• Dominic Owusu: Director — Currency Management Department, Bank of Ghana
• Patricia Solimene: Director, US Bureau of Engraving & Printing
• Mohamad Zaini Ab Jabbar: Director, Currency, Bank Negara Malaysia 
• Sencia Kaizemi-Rukata: Director, Currency Management & Banking Operations, Bank of Namibia
• Jay Zagorsky: Professor, Boston University Questrom School of Business.

64 speakers appeared at the 2024 Banknote Conference. A similar figure is expected in 2026, and CR anticipates adding many more speakers to the conference agenda early in the new year.