Jens Weidmann: Welcome address for Christine Lagarde Welcome address for Christine Lagarde by Dr Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements, at the Virtual autumn conference “Banking and Payments in the Digital World”, Frankfurt am Main, 10 September 2020.
* * *  1 Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, A very good evening or good morning – wherever you may be joining us from. Following on from this first highly instructive session at our autumn conference, it is now a great pleasure and a privilege for me to welcome ECB President Christine Lagarde.