Dr. Ousmène Jacques Mandeng is a Senior Advisor and Lead of Economic and Financial Strategy to Accenture’s Metaverse Continuum Business Group. He co-leads Accenture’s campaign for the dissemination of central bank digital currencies and thought leadership on the wider implication of the digital transformation in payments and has had key roles in benchmark CBDC projects including Jura, E-Krona, Khokha 2,.mBridge. Previously, he worked more than 20 years holding senior positions in financial markets and at the International Monetary Fund. He has commented regularly on digital currencies and the international monetary system. He is a Visiting Fellow of the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Member of the Bretton Woods Committee and holds a PhD from the LSE.