OTTAWA – On Friday, 17 June 2016, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will speak before Payments Canada.

Topic

Fintech and the financial ecosystem: evolution or revolution?

Time

11:10 (Mountain Time), 13:10 (Eastern Time)

Place

The Metropolitan Conference Centre
Metropolitan Ballroom
333 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta

Lock-Up

At 11:25 (ET), copies of the speech will be made available to journalists, under embargo at the Bank’s head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 12:55 (ET). Please use the entrance at 151 O’Connor Street and have your press card with you.

For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling Media Relations at 613-782-8782 before noon (ET) on Thursday, 16 June 2016.

Distribution

The Senior Deputy Governor’s text will be available at 10:55 (MT), 12:55 (ET):

Press Conference

There will be no press conference for this event.

Audience Q&A

There will be an audience Q&A period.

Webcast

Audio and video webcasts of the speech will be available.

Note

Media wishing to attend the event are asked to contact Tricia Weagant at 613-806-5168.

For more information, please contact Media Relations at 613 782-8782.