Conferences such as this one present a unique opportunity to share experiences, and transfer skills and knowledge among African central banks, as it brings together central banks with private-sector players, and development institutions, a uniquely powerful combination. I understand that the conference is the culmination of two years of work involving members of the East African Community.
Erkki Liikanen: On the digitalization of financial services – opportunities and risks Speech by Mr Erkki Liikanen, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at the 2017 RiskLab/BoF/ESRB Conference on Systemic Risk Analytics, Helsinki, 28-30 June 2017. * * *  1. Introduction Advances in information and communication technologies have shaped the development of financial services already for several decades.