2011 CURRENCY CONFERENCE IN SINGAPORE-UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS!!

The 14th Currency Conference was held October 2-5, 2011 at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel & Convention Center in Singapore, and proved to be a highly desirable location, where we hosted a record 520 delegates from the Currency Industry representing 75 countries. Leaders from the Central Banks, Printing Works, Mints, other Financial Institutions, along with the leading suppliers in the currency industry gathered together to enjoy a diverse and educational general session agenda, while having opportune time for networking and meetings.

Our prestigious presenters and presentation topics included:

• Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, who welcomed the delegates
• Diwa C. Guinigundo, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, The Philippines new Generation Currency
• Grigoriy Marchenko, National Bank of Kazakhstan, Banknote Issues in Kazakhstan
• Ivan Montoya, Central Bank of Chile, Cash Modernization-New Challenges in Chile
• Suren Simonyan, Armenian Central Bank, Restoring the Banknote Family in Armenia
• Anton Bleikolm, SICPA, F_n =F_n-1 + F_n-2: Discovering the Harmony of Science & Nature
• Lydia Yip, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Challenges of Three Simultaneous New Series of Hong Kong Banknotes
• Andrey Kuryatnikov, GOZNAK, Recent Developments for Modification and Renovation of Banknote Series
• Dzhanna Saringulyan, Bank of Russia, Cash Circulation Survey Results
• Mazen Hamdan, Central Bank of Lebanon, Banknote Technical Specifications Evaluation
• Reinhard Plaschka, Giesecke & Devrient, FITAGLIO® Colourful Design for a Secure Future
• Roland Costa, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Strategic Planning for the Next Generation Processing Environment
• Eugenie Foster, IACA, What Payment Surveys are Telling the Industry
• Keith Brown, De La Rue, Useful Life of Banknotes-How to Make the Right Decision
• Chris Salmon, Bank of England, Security Features: what we are looking for...
• Ton Roos, European Central Bank, Euro Banknotes: Almost 10 years of Experience & Future Challenges
• Jose Luis Calvete, FNMT & Mattias Gygi, KBA-NotaSys, Varnishing, the Philosophy & the Technical Solution
• Carl Turnipseed, Federal Reserve Bank New York, Business Process Excellence
• Barna Barabas, JURA Jsp, The First Step On a Long Road: The Design
• Mordechai Fein, Bank of Israel, New Cash Handling Policy in Israel
• Paul Zientek, Securency, Innovative Security
• Rosie Rios, United States Treasurer, US Treasurer's perspective on Currency
• Alan Boaden, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Cash in a Natural Disaster
• Bas Dekker, Dutch National Bank, Cash Supervision in The Netherlands
• Andrew Bonnell, Landqart, Simulated Circulation-The Next Steps
• Narumi Pereira Lima, Bazilian Federal Police, Forensic Currency Examination & the Police Approach to Counterfeiting Issues
• Tim Crane, Crane Currency, More Value for Money: Exploiting the Third Dimension in Banknotes
• Hiroshi Sasaki, National Printing Bureau, Japan, Banknote Manufacturing Continuity
• Antti Heinonen, CBCDG led a Panel Discussion Concerning Counterfeit Solutions/Currency Situations with Lorelei Pagano, US Fed Board, Gerry Gaetz, Bank of Canada, Jarmil Darwish, Interpol
• Paavo Perttu, Bank of Finland, Cash Room Automation
• Michael Lambert, Federal Reserve Board, Delay of the New Design $100 note: The Federal Reserve's perspective

During the Conference, the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) held the inaugural and very special Currency Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony where distinguished icons from our Industry were honored-Albert Amon, John Shepherd-Barron, Gualtiero Giori and Siegfried Otto. Their families were present to accept the awards. Additionally, IACA held their 4th Award Ceremony at the Gala Dinner Honoring Excellence in Industry in various categories (see more on the Currency Hall of Fame and the Currency Awards at www.currencyaffairs.org).

Richard Haycock, the Currency Conference Chairman, announced in his closing of the Conference, that the 15th Currency Conference would be held May 2013 in the beautiful and historic Athens, Greece. We hope all industry leaders will plan to join us in this very special 15th celebration Conference.

Please watch our website for updates regarding our plans for Athens, Greece, and we look forward to seeing you there!