There is nothing conspiratorial or notable that most of the people in the financial industry...work in the financial industry. Are experienced in the financial industry.
If we're operating under the premises of democracy, there's something troublesome about a single think-tank and their unelected technocrats dictating public policy. One would expect at least some dissenting views in the conversation.
As it concerns the individual's freedom to transact in the cryptocurrency of his choice, longtime proponents of a cashless society have a distinct bias.