The National Bank of Ukraine published an account of its seventh international roundtable on strategic management, held online on 26–27 November 2025 under the theme “Flexibility, Digitalization, and Innovation: A New Era in the Strategic Development of Central Banks”. The discussions focused on how central banks are adapting strategic management approaches in response to uncertainty and digital transformation, with an emphasis on sharing practices and collaborating on technology. In opening remarks, NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyy highlighted the role of strategic management in an environment marked by full-scale war, energy vulnerability, inflation risks, and recurring shocks, and set out three strategic trends: shifting from static to dynamic strategies with shorter cycles and real-time data, embedding technological transformation into operating models and strategic documents, and treating human capital and digital skills as a strategic advantage. Sessions covered dynamic and scenario planning, strategic foresight, organisational structure and resource management, digital tools for monitoring and reporting strategy implementation, scaling internal capacity for change, simplifying operations, and practical use cases for artificial intelligence, alongside examples involving robotics and tokenization. Nearly 100 representatives from central banks and other regulators in 32 countries participated, alongside representatives from the European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund, International Finance Corporation, World Bank, and OECD.

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