The Summit is bringing together thought leaders globally to address the challenges of economic crime confronting Virtual Asset Service Providers, Policymakers, Law Enforcement, Technology Providers and Others Working with Cryptocurrencies and Distributed Ledger Technologies.
The explosive development of blockchain based technologies and the creation of various types of digital assets has generated unprecedented, and in many ways more democratized, ways to interact financially on a global basis and conduct transactions on an almost instantaneous basis. At the same time exiting legal and regulatory structures are challenged in unprecedented ways. How can we balance globally the immense positive aspects of these technological developments with existing laws, regulations and expectations in many countries to deter economic crimes and criminal abuse of financial systems.
Agenda:
All times are BST
Monday, September 5
Session 1 –2:00- 4:00pm
Overview
An overview of the current landscape is essential to set the stage for the rest of the Crypto Summit, reviewing the continuing evolution of crypto assets, Layer 2 and 3 solutions and more, the basics of defi (decentralized finance), stablecoins, central bank digital currencies, privacy coins, NFTs and DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations), and the role of this technology in the unfolding Metaverse. This session will also include an overview of technology solutions emerging to address the avenues of economic crime that may be opened by these developments, including blockchain analytic tools and KYC and identity management tools.
Liat Shetret, Director of Global Policy and Regulation, Elliptic, Adjunct Instructor, New York University
Pamela Clegg, Vice President of Investigations, CipherTrace, former US Department of State
Paul Snow, Chief Blockchain Scientist, Inveniam, Founder and CEO, Factom
Natasha Meaney, Global Head of Financial Crimes, UBS
Justin Ehrenhofer, Vice President of Operations, Cake Wallet
Amber Scott, CEO, Outlier
Jeremy Sheridan, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Prime Trust LLC, former Assistant Director, Office of Investigations and Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Secret Service
Chris Hayes, Head of Government Relations, Celo Foundation
Pawel Kuskowski, CEO and Founder, Gatenox, Founder, Confirm
Carol Van Cleef, Chair of Blockchain and Digital Assets Practice, Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings LLP, CEO, Luminous Group
Session 2 – 4:15 – 6:15
Status of Regulatory Initiatives
This session will explore the current efforts of governments globally to address the challenges presented by the growing number of cryptoassets, including the initiatives of Financial Action Task Force with respect to Virtual Assets Services Providers (VASPS) and the Travel Rule, the new sanctions regimes, and regulation of securities and utility tokens, DeFi, NFTs and stablecoins, against the backdrop of heightened awareness of systemic risks that may be associated with them. The session will also focus on how the regulators and law enforcement are looking to the crypto community for solutions.
Peter Marton, Virtual Currency Chief, New York State Department of Financial Services
Simone Martin, Deputy Director, Anguilla Financial Services Commission
Joseph Borg, Director, Alabama (USA) Securities Commission
Shlomit Wagman, Visiting Researcher, Harvard University, Former Head of Israel’s Monday Laundering and Terror Financial Prohibition Authority, Former Head of Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority
Chris Land, General Counsel, Office of United States Senator Loomis
Sunayna Tuteja, Chief Innovation Officer, Federal Reserve System
Denis Pitcher, Chief Fintech Advisor to the Premier & Office of Fintech, The Government of Bermuda, CEO/Chief Architect, resPartner Ltd, Independent Nonexecutive Director, Bittrex Global(Bermuda) Ltd,
Caroline Hill, Director of Global Policy and Regulatory Strategy, Circle, formerly Director for Africa and the Western Hemisphere, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Elishe Kobre, Partner, Bradley Boult Arant Cummings, formerly Assistant US Attorney, Southern District of New York
Malcom Wright, Founder, InnoFi, Co-Chair, Advisory Council and Co-Lead, AML Working Group, GBBC Digital Finance
Jeremy Sheridan, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Prime Trust LLC, former Assistant Director, Office of Investigations and Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Secret Service
Carole House, former Director of Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation, National Security Council, The White House
Paige Berges, Counsel, Ropes and Gray
Urszula McCormack, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Tuesday, September 6
2:00 – 4:00 – Session 3
Two Sides of the Same Coin: The New Money
Stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currencies, while not two sides of the same coin, are emblematic of new forms of money. This session is a deep dive into two classes of digital assets that are well poised to become viable monetary alternatives for day to day financial transactions, as well as cross border trade and other types of commercial transactions within traditionally financial institutions. Stablecoins also play a critical role in the development of DeFi, which opens new avenues for transactional activity on a peer-to-peer basis. The current status of CBDCs projects in various counties and the latest developments in stablecoins will be discussed as well as the efforts to address AML and sanctions with respect to both.
Urszula McCormack, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Sunayna Tuteja, Chief Innovation Officer, Federal Reserve System
Thomas Hardjono, PhD, CTO, MIT Connection Science
Denis Pitcher, Chief Fintech Advisor to the Premier & Office of Fintech, The Government of Bermuda, CEO/Chief Architect, resPartner Ltd, Independent Nonexecutive Director, Bittrex Global(Bermuda) Ltd,
Teana Baker-Taylor, Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Strategy, UK/EU, Circle
Dr. Ruth Wandhofer, Chair, PSR (Payment System Regulator) Panel, CIO GC Partners, Partner, Gauss Ventures, Member, Board of Advisors, RTGS Limited
Tilcia Toledo, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Robert Donovan, PWC, Managing Director, Former Deputy Superintendent, Banking and Capital Markets, New York Department of Financial Services
Jess Xiao, Financial Crimes Manager, Gemini, UK
Michi Kakebayashi, Researcher, Ministry of Finance, Japan, Contributor Blockchain Governance Initiative Network
Barbara Widholm, Vice President, State Street Digital
Justin Newton, CEO, Netki
Shlomit Wagman, Visiting Researcher, Harvard University, Former Head of Israel’s Monday Laundering and Terror Financial Prohibition Authority, Former Head of Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority
Session 4 -4:00 -6:00
Defi Promises and Challenges.
Decentralized finance has exploded in many different ways in 2022 and could reach USD 1 trillion (pick any currency) by the end of 2022. Technology makes possible multimillion dollar financial transactions – lending, hedging, insurance – almost instantly anywhere in the world, without an intermediary. And it has promised returns that far exceed traditional expectations. This session will explore defi’s promises and challenges and the efforts within the defi community to adapt technology to address compliance issues.
Cathy Yoon, Chief Legal Officer, MPCH
Dave Jevans, CEO, CipherTrace
Jackson Mueller, Director, Policy & Government Relations, Securrency
Chen Arad, Co-founder and COO, Solidius Labs Partner
Amber Scott, Outlier
Jonathan Blattmachr, Managing Counsel, BNY Mellon, formerly Virtual Currency Chief, New York Department of Financial Services
Amy Pugh, Associate General Counsel, Cross River Bank
Rebecca Rettig, General Counsel, Aave
Seth Hertlein, VP, Global Head of Policy, Ledger, Former Head of Policy and Government Relations, Stellar Development Foundation, Former Ohio Division of Securities, Counsel
Alexandru Lupascu, Co-Founder and CTO, OMNIA Protocol
Jason Price, Director of Regulatory Relations, Blockdaemon
Wednesday, September 7
Session 5 2:00 – 4:00
NFT Revolution.
NFTs are unleashing creativity, opening up opportunities for new and improved revenue streams not only for underpaid artists and musicians but also for major corporations. While the underlying technologies have many other very positive uses, they can also be used for criminal gain. How can we balance the immense positive aspects of NFTs with existing laws, regulations and expectations globally to avoid criminal abuses?
Nick Bax, PhD, Co-Founder and Head of Research, Convex Labs
Samantha Pelosi, Chief Compliance and Regulatory Officer, Mojito, Formerly Senior Vice President for Policy and Regulatory Advocacy, American Bankers Association, formerly Operations and Payments Division, Federal Reserve Board
Zach Burks, Founder, Mintable.app
Isabella Chase, Senior Policy Advisor, TRM, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute
Arda Akatuna, PhD, Cryptocurrency Threat Analyst, Elliptic, Cryptoassets & Money Laundering Project Lead, Australian Government
Carol Van Cleef, Chair, Blockchain and Digital Assets Practice, Bradley, CEO, Luminous Group
4:00 -6:00 – Session 6
A Whole New World
DAOs, video gaming, the Metaverse and more. As the technology continues to evolve, this session will focus on emerging issues that are most likely to be the next frontiers for law enforcement and compliance professionals. This session digs deeper into these and other areas identifying key issues and discussing various solutions that are being designed and built to deter criminal abuse and address regulatory compliance expectations.
Liat Shetret, Director of Global Policy and Regulation, Elliptic, Adjunct Instructor, New York University
Thomas Grogan, Chief Executive Officer, MDRxTech Mishcon de Reya LLP
Pamela Clegg, Vice President of Investigations, CipherTrace, former US Department of State
Justin Ehrenhofer, Vice President of Operations, Cake Wallet
Alexandru Lupascu, Co-Founder and CTO, OMNIA Protocol
Pawel Kukowski, CEO and Founder of Gatenox
Nick Bax, PhD, Co-Founder and Head of Research, Convex Labs
Richard Sanders, Lead Investigtor and Principal, Cipher Blade, Administrator, Crypto Defenders Alliance
Jeremy Sheridan, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Prime Trust LLC, former Assistant Director, Office of Investigations and Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Secret Service
Arda Akatuna, PhD, Cryptocurrency Threat Analyst, Elliptic, Cryptoassets & Money Laundering Project Lead, Australian Government
After you enroll, you will receive an email with the Zoom link to the session(s) you would like to attend.
