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Prof. Joachim Nagel
President
Deutsche Bundesbank
Joachim Nagel has been President of the Deutsche Bundesbank since January 2022. Prior to this, he had already served in various management positions at the Bundesbank from 1999 to 2016, including as an Executive Board member from 2010 whose responsibilities included the Directorates General Markets, Controlling and IT. Between 2008 and 2016, he also headed up the Bundesbank’s financial crisis task force. Joachim Nagel worked for the KfW Group from 2016 to 2020, initially serving one year as General Manager before becoming a member of its Executive Board, in which capacity he oversaw foreign credit business and development cooperation. In 2020, he moved to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) where he became Deputy Head of the Banking Department. Joachim Nagel studied economics at the University of Karlsruhe from 1985 to 1991 and received a doctoral degree in 1997. He has been an honorary professor at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) since 2017. Alongside his role as President of the Bundesbank, Joachim Nagel serves as a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, a Governor at the International Monetary Fund and a member of the BIS Board of Directors.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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10:45–11:15amWed 18 NovFestival StageHall 1, Singapore EXPOPremium
Policy Rewiring
Policymakers’ Dialogue: The Next Chapter in Financial Innovation
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Prof. Joachim NagelPresidentDeutsche Bundesbank
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José Luis EscriváGovernorBank of Spain
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Ulrik NødgaardGovernorDanmarks Nationalbank
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Maha El DimachkiChief Executive Officer, GFTN SolutionsGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
Europe has taken important steps to shape its financial future, from advancing integrated payments and digital financial regulation to exploring tokenised markets and the next generation of financial infrastructure. As AI and new forms of digital money reshape the financial landscape, central banks must continue to navigate their responsibilities for monetary and financial stability while responding to the opportunities and risks that innovation presents.
This dialogue brings together European central bank leaders to reflect on what Europe’s experience so far reveals about navigating financial innovation, how different approaches have emerged across markets, and what the next phase will require. As technology advances at an accelerating pace, is policy keeping up - and should it move faster? The discussion will explore how central banks should approach their role in this environment, and whether trade-offs between innovation, stability and sovereignty are inevitable. -
