Virtual IBDC 7-11 June 2021 – International Banknote Designers Association

The IBDVC was created to foster a sense of community and afford individuals active in the domain of banknote design the opportunity to virtually meet, exchange and benefit from the experience of others. Recognising the difficulties still experienced by most of us to travel and physically meet, the IBDA took the decision earlier this year to postpone the 6th IBDC physical event until October 2022 and bridge the gap by staging a virtual event to facilitate reconnect and ongoing exchange by the design community via the IBDVC.

The IBDVC took place from 07 – 09 June 2021 and we were overwhelmed by the level of interest. More than 150 delegates from over 50 nations participated in the 3 day event, putting delegate rates at the same level as our IBDC’s .The three-day event consisted of a series of presentations, panel dis cussions and workshops addressing the theme of banknote design and related issues.

The central theme of the IBDVC was: Design Value – “What Does the Customer Really Want & How To Give it to Them”

What is design really all about? Fundamentally, it is about creating attention. Engaging the banknote user with specific messages is achieved through smart design and via this process, Central Banks can create confidence and trust among banknote users. This is one but not the only priority for most Central Banks. In this period of payment tool choice, banknote designers and design decision-makers must orientate their resources and activities more than ever towards creating value. Banknotes must offer the public a unique and interesting value-proposition that embraces and amplifies the exclusive attributes and characteristics associated with cash. This is also true as we move upstream through the banknote design and production process. The bank note value-chain does not begin with the first printing process or substrate production. Value is created from the very moment a designer conceptualises and develops a design idea. ‘Ideation’ in itself carries much value and when framed correctly and pre sented to decision-makers, it can become a valuable asset.

The designers challenge is to go far beyond treating a banknote as a piece of graphical art and to consider all the dimensions and ecosystems it will be used in. This approach, frequently referred to as, Design Thinking, considers the needs and expectations of all design project stakeholders.

So, to successfully execute a new design project and create value for all involved, one must understand what the customer actually wants and have the capacity, via smart design’ to convert this needs and expectations into a finished product within the set of parameters and limitations applied to the project.

These often include:

Budget
Time
Material specifications
Process requirements
Cash-cycle requirements

The IBDVC was dedicated to this highly important topic via the following Speaker Agenda:

Day 1: 07 June 2021
Time	Design Value – Status Check 2021	Speaker	Organisation
11.00 – 11.15h	Welcome and Introduction	Mark Stevenson	IBDA
11.15 – 11.35h	A Novel Approach to Re-imagining the Future of Cash	Guillaume Lepecq	Agis Consulting
11.35 – 11.55h	2021 – What Does the Customer Really Want and Value?	Alan Newman	De La Rue
11.55 – 12.15h	Bringing Value to a New Series Design Process: The New Mexican Series of Banknotes	Linda Rodríguez	Banco de Mexico
12.15 – 12.35h	Back to Basics – Design is All About Attentional Competition & Value	Frank Van Der Horst	DNB
12.35 – 12.55h	Panel Discussion on Deign Value	All	All
Break
13.30 – 13.50h	Art is our Currency	Yohann Naviere	Banknote Art Concept
13.50 – 14.10h	Do We Still Have Time to Explore & Innovate	Lukas Schuler	Techurity Design
14.10 – 14.30h	Can Design Technology Help Us Meet Changing Customer Expectations & How?	Barna Barabas
14.30 – 14.50h	Towards a Greener, More Efficient Intaglio	Hervé Guillerey	Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions
14.50 – 15.10h	Panel Discussion on Time to Explore	All	All
15.15h	Close
Design Workshops 1 – 2
15.30 – 16.10h	Design Workshops (1 – 2)	Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions JURA
16.15 – 16.55	Design Workshops (1 – 2)	Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions JURA

Day 2: 08 June 2021


Time	Creating Value
11.00 – 11.15h	Introduction	Mark Stevenson	IBDA
11.15 – 11.35h	SPARK Flow®, Stepping into uncharted territory	Audrey Temin Basile Bonadeo	SICPA
11.35 – 11.55h	Our approach to Intaglio and Polymer Banknotes	Lachlan McDonald	CCL Secure
12.15 – 12.35h	Presenting Design Value to the Customer	Alan Eckford	De La Rue
12.35 – 12.55h	Protecting Banknote Security Value: Future Threats & Challenges	Malik Alibegovic	INTERPOL
12.55 – 13.15	Panel Discussion on Feature Design & Integration	All	All
BREAK
13.45 – 14.05h	What is Destroying Value Today	Mark Stevenson	IBDA
14.05 – 14.20h	Artificial Intelligence to Predict & Map Design Value	Dr. Daniel Dodgson	University of Birmingham
14.20 – 14.40h	Telling a Story via Banknote Design	Tom Badley	Independent Currencies
14.40 – 15.00h	Using Feature Design to Create Value for Machines	Robert Morrow	CPI
15.00 – 15.20h	Panel Discussion	All	All
15.30 – 16.10h	Design Workshops (3 – 4)	De La Rue CCL Secure
16.15 – 16.55h	Design Workshops (3 – 4)	De La Rue CCL Secure

Day 3: 09 June 2021
Time	Design Value Presentation & the Future	Speaker	Organisation
11.00 – 11.15h	HUMANIA Global Cash Community Design Initiative	Mark Stevenson	IBDA
11.15 – 11.35h	The Future Opens its Arms to Us	Carlos Almenar Diaz	CCL Secure
11.35 – 11.55h	Organic Algortihms	Sebastien Freuler Gregory Syrvet	SICPA
11.55 – 12.15h	Sincerity	Tom Badley	Independent Currencies
12.15 – 12.40h	Solving Inequality	Michelle Bonzon-Vuilleumier Phillipe Mermoud	Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions
12.40 – 13.00h	Collaboration on the HUMANIA Design Projects	Reto Karrer	KURZ
13.00 – 13.30h	BREAK
13.30 – 14.00	What Will You Have in Your Wallet in 10 Years Time?	Franklin Noll	Noll Consulting
14.00 – 14.30	The Future: A New Set of Challenges for the Designer & Our Community	Mark Stevenson	IBDA
14.30 – 14.40	Announcing the ‘Banknotes &…’ Initiative	Mark Stevenson	IBDA
14.40 – 15.00h	Open Discussion on The Future	All	All
15.00h	Close

The event was an incredible success and delegates enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with counterparts from around the globe in an informal and convivial manner.

An important component in the IBDVC was an open session on the future and how the design community must embrace significant changes in the global payments ecosystem in order to support cash usage.