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Day 1 - Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Unpacking the Regulatory Landscape and Practical Impact of Recent Enforcement Actions

Oct 17, 2023 9:00am – 12:00 PM

Speakers

Elizabeth Boison
Partner
Hogan Lovells US LLP

Zachary Goldman
Partner
WilmerHale

12:15
Registration
1:00
Co-Chairs Opening Remarks
1:15
More Investigations, More Enforcement; Prosecutors Address the Crypto and Digital Asset Community on Trends and Priorities
2:30
Senior Executive Roundtable: What is the Regulatory Clarity Missing from Financial Crime Compliance
3:15
Networking Break
3:30
Critical Takeaways for Customer Onboarding and Ongoing Monitoring: Leveraging Compliance, AI, and Analytics to Mitigate AML and Sanctions Risks
4:15
Keynote Interview with the SEC
5:00
Networking Cocktail Reception
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Day 2 - Wednesday, October 18, 2023

8:45
Co-Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:00
Keynote Interview with OFAC and FinCEN
9:45
The Legal and Compliance Pitfalls of Pilot Programs, Test Cases and New Products: How to Prioritize Compliance from the Start
10:30
Networking Break
10:45
International Developments: New Regulatory Requirements in the EU, Singapore, UAE, and UK
11:45
Web 3 Developments: Promising Technology and the Emerging, New Compliance Challenges
12:30
Networking Lunch
1:45
TRUST Coalition: Regulatory Trends for Cryptocurrency Travel Rule Compliance
2:30
Networking Break
2:45
More Innovation: Key Compliance Trends in FinTech Payments
3:30
Working Together: Strengthening the Overlaps Between Financial Institutions and the Crypto Industry
4:30
End of Conference

Day 1 - Tuesday, October 17, 2023

12:15
Registration
1:00
Co-Chairs Opening Remarks

Carolina Ceballos
Chief Compliance Officer
Paxos

Duncan DeVille
Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance, and Head of Compliance of the Americas, EVP
Crypto.com
1:15
More Investigations, More Enforcement; Prosecutors Address the Crypto and Digital Asset Community on Trends and Priorities

Stephanie Brooker
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Tara La Morte
Co-Chief, Money Laundering & Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, Asset Forfeiture Coordinator
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of NY

Kevin Mosley
Deputy Chief, Bank Integrity Unit, Deputy Director, National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
U.S. Department of Justice

Liz Pendleton
Chief Trial Attorney
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Kevin Puvalowski
Senior Deputy Superintendent - Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement
New York State Department of Financial Services

Jorge G. Tenreiro
Deputy Chief, Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, Division of Enforcement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  • Updates on enforcement trends and priorities
  • Ongoing discussion on whether crypto is a security or commodity
  • Consumer protection considerations
  • States taking a more active role in the enforcement arena
2:30
Senior Executive Roundtable: What is the Regulatory Clarity Missing from Financial Crime Compliance

Gregory C.J. Lisa
Chief Legal Officer
DELV (formerly Element Finance, Inc.)

Sharon Cohen Levin
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Josh Peschko
Head of Compliance
Talos

CJ Rinaldi
Chief Compliance Officer
Kraken

Join an interactive conversation with key executives on how they view the current regulatory environment, what keeps them up at night and their predictions for the future of crypto risk.
3:15
Networking Break
3:30
Critical Takeaways for Customer Onboarding and Ongoing Monitoring: Leveraging Compliance, AI, and Analytics to Mitigate AML and Sanctions Risks

Andrew Rosenberg
Senior Director
Ripple

Daniel Burget
Director, Legal Compliance
BDO

John Davidson
Head of Financial Crimes and Compliance
WisdomTree

  • Establishing strong customer identification procedures
  • New and ongoing customer due diligence best practices
  • Calculating an initial customer risk rating and closely monitoring high risk customers
4:15
Keynote Interview with the SEC

David Hirsch
Chief, Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit, Division of Enforcement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
5:00
Networking Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by:
Sponsor

Day 2 - Wednesday, October 18, 2023

8:45
Co-Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:00
Keynote Interview with OFAC and FinCEN

Jessica Houghton
Sanctions Compliance Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control
U. S. Department of the Treasury

Kevin O’Connor
Chief, Virtual Assets and Emerging Technology Section, Enforcement and Compliance Division
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
9:45
The Legal and Compliance Pitfalls of Pilot Programs, Test Cases and New Products: How to Prioritize Compliance from the Start

Nomi Goheer
Assistant General Counsel- Financial Crimes
Robinhood

Christina Rea
Chief Executive Officer
RayCor Consulting

  • Future of digital wallets
  • Using NFT to increase brand experience and fan engagement
  • Regulator created innovation labs
  • Dropt.io and Nike
10:30
Networking Break
10:45
International Developments: New Regulatory Requirements in the EU, Singapore, UAE, and UK

Jennifer Lorentz
Vice President, Senior Managing Counsel- Regulatory Affairs – Crypto, Blockchain, Digital
Mastercard

Wee Ming Choon
Deputy General Counsel
Ava Labs

  • MICA: Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation – EU Framework
  • UAE and Hong Kong to partner on crypto regulation
  • FCA policy statement on promotion rules for crypto assets
  • Possibility of US companies finding friendly regulatory regimes
  • Central Bank digital currency tracker
11:45
Web 3 Developments: Promising Technology and the Emerging, New Compliance Challenges

Michelle Ann Gitlitz
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Flexa Network Inc

Nishi Gupta
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Arival Bank

Mansi Mehta
Director, Forensics
BDO

Richard Widmann
Head of Strategy, Digital Assets
Google

  • Latest in NFT developments
  • Meeting DeFi challenges with technology
  • Potential RegTech solutions
  • Predictions for the future
12:30
Networking Lunch
1:45
TRUST Coalition: Regulatory Trends for Cryptocurrency Travel Rule Compliance

Valerie-Leila Jaber
Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance
Coinbase

Michael Aleman
Senior Director, Global Financial Crime Blockchain Innovation
Paypal

Brian Walsh
Deputy BSA Officer
BitGo

Laura Hildebrandt
Manager, FCC Program Transformation, Controls, & Partnerships
Coinbase

  • Insight into how the industry is working together on compliance
  • Early successes and current activities
  • How the Travel Rule can be enforced not just for the local jurisdictions but across countries
  • What to expect in the next 6 months
2:30
Networking Break
2:45
More Innovation: Key Compliance Trends in FinTech Payments

Ian Daher
Senior Director, Financial Crimes, Global Head of AML/CTF and Sanctions; BSA Officer
Affirm

Michael Sew Hoy
Associate General Counsel
Meta

Andrea Sharrin
SVP, Global Head of Financial Crime
FIS

  • Impact of many new money transmitter licenses being issued
  • How fintech and crypto are working together?
  • How crypto is being used currently for payments
  • Successful compliance tools to safeguard your assets
3:30
Working Together: Strengthening the Overlaps Between Financial Institutions and the Crypto Industry

Becky Catanese
Head of Compliance, U.S. & Canada
Crypto.com

Tony Gagliardi
Director of Oversights
Paxos

  • Onboarding of crypto companies
  • Changing custody landscape
  • Payments and crypto going forward
  • Crypto and law enforcement working together
  • Efforts to prevent crypto being used in evasion and diversion
4:30
End of Conference

Unpacking the Regulatory Landscape and Practical Impact of Recent Enforcement Actions

Oct 17, 2023 9:00am – 12:00 PM

Elizabeth Boison
Partner
Hogan Lovells US LLP

Zachary Goldman
Partner
WilmerHale

What is it about?

Workshops are offered In-Person only


This practical session is for those who are new to crypto, as well as experienced professionals looking for an in-depth understanding of the intricacies of the regulatory landscape for digital assets. This interactive session will explore the significant enforcement actions of the past 12
months, so bring your questions and deepen your knowledge.

Topics will include:

  • Discussion of the key agencies trying to regulate crypto, including DOJ, CFTC, SEC, OFAC, and FInCEN
  • What happened with TerraUS, Luna, FTX and Binance?
  • Ongoing Coinbase lawsuit
  • Key takeaways from recent penalties
  • Overview of global regulatory bodies and significant developments abroad