PLI FinTech 2023 | Practising Law Institute (PLI) | 5 December 2023 | PLI New York, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, Entrance on 45th Street, New York, NY

As we near the last quarter of 2023, fintech adoption continues to advance on multiple fronts, but its progress is far from smooth. The recent months have seen major regulatory initiatives on crypto, DeFi and AI matters, and varying judicial decisions on crypto and DeFi have both delighted and dismayed market participants. Despite continuing market volatility and adverse regulatory action, many fintech initiatives are making noticeable, though halting progress. FinTech 2023 will discuss what industry can expect in 2024 by exploring the major securities, commodities, and banking regulatory issues faced by the crypto and fintech industries, as well as funds and other financial institutions engaged in digital asset and fintech services and investments.
What You Will Learn
After completing this program, participants will leave with a greater understanding of:
• Major crypto-related legislative and judicial developments and their implications for the industry
• Significant SEC and CFTC regulatory actions in the crypto and DeFi space, and related regulatory trends
• Key SEC rulemaking with significant potential consequences for crypto firms, including for crypto trading and other activities
• Developments that could affect the broader adoption of crypto assets and blockchain technology among retail and institutional investors
• Digital asset and fintech developments within the investment funds and banking sectors
• The various regulations and regulators in Fintech addressing consumer and data protection, payments, and investor protection
Who Should Attend
Attorneys and allied professionals representing investors and financial services companies; government regulators, or in-house counsel at financial services and financial technology companies.

2023 Speakers

CHAIRPERSONS:

Deborah L. Connor
Criminal & Investigations Lawyer, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Barbara A. Stettner
Head of Allen & Overy’s U.S. Financial Services Regulatory Practice, Allen & Overy LLP

SPEAKERS:

Angela Angelovska-Wilson
Co-Founder, DLx Law LLP

Anthony Biagioli
Special Counsel to the Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Dario de Martino
Partner, Allen & Overy LLP

Susan Gault-Brown
Chair, Fintech, Co-Chair, Derivatives & Commodities, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Anthony S. Kelly
Partner, Dechert LLP

A. Kristina Littman
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Ryan Louvar
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Digital Assets, WisdomTree Digital Management, Inc.

Neel Maitra
Corporate Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Jeremy R. Mandell
co-chair of our Financial Services Group, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Molly Moeser
Chief of the Bank Integrity Unit, U.S. Department of Justice

Bryan Mulcahey
Managing Partner, FS Vector

Hon. Troy A. Paredes
Founder, Paredes Strategies LLC

Jeremy I. Senderowicz
Shareholder, Vedder Price

Andrea Sharrin
SVP, Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance, FIS

Andrew M. Smith
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

András P. Teleki
Managing Member, Teleki AML and Cybersecurity Law Firm

Jorge G. Tenreiro
Regional Trial Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Scott Walker
Author, Andreessen Horowitz

Alexander Zozos
Associate General Counsel, Coinbase