2024 Agenda
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THE DIGITAL CHAMBER STAGE
7:00 AM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE BAR
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
WELCOME REMARKS
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
HIGH STAKES: IMMUTABLE AML/CFT COMPLIANCE WITH WHITNEY CASE
Whitney Case, Associate Director, Enforcement and Compliance Division, FinCEN | U.S. Department of Treasury
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM
CHARTING A PATH FORWARD
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
SECURING THE FUTURE: THE HIGH STAKES OF BLOCKCHAIN IN NATIONAL SECURITY
Carole House, Former White House National Security Council Member,
Executive In Residence, Terranet Ventures
Sanjay Gupta, Chief Strategy Officer, Auradine
U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, (R-IA, 3rd District)
(Moderator) Morgan Ortagus, General Partner, Mare Liberum
9:50 AM – 10:20 AM
RESPONSIBLE DEFI: INNOVATION WITHOUT SACRIFICING INVESTOR PROTECTION
Jonathan Steinberg, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of WisdomTree
(Moderator) Perianne Boring, Founder and CEO, The Digital Chamber
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH U.S. REP. WILEY NICKEL
U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel, (D-NC, 13th District)
(Moderator) Taylor Barr, Senior Policy Associate, The Digital Chamber
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM
FREEDOM AND THE DIGITAL FUTURE OF MONEY
Hon. J. Chris Giancarlo, Former Chairman, CFTC
11:00 AM-11:10 AM
DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS FOR THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Ben Jorgensen, Co-Founder & CEO, Constellation Network
11:10 AM – 11:40 AM
CUSTODY AND CRYPTO: WHO IS IN CONTROL
U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, (R-NC)
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood, (R-NE, 1st District)
U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson, (R-OH, 8th District)
(Moderator) Dan Nunez Cohen, VP, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Crypto.com
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH U.S. SEN. TED CRUZ
Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-TX)
(Moderator) Cody Carbone, Chief Policy Officer, The Digital Chamber
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM
LIFE, LIBERTY AND DIGITAL PROPERTY
Perianne Boring, Founder & CEO, The Digital Chamber
12:15 PM – 12:35 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH U.S. REP. FRENCH HILL
U.S. Rep. French Hill, (R-AR, 2nd District)
(Moderator) Cody Carbone, Chief Policy Officer, The Digital Chamber
12:35 PM – 12:45 PM
FUTURE PROOFING DIGITAL ASSETS: WHY INSURANCE IS A STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE
Sarah Downey, Managing Director, Lockton Financial Services
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
WORKING TOGETHER: CFTC AND SEC PANEL
Hon. Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(Moderator) Perianne Boring, Founder and CEO, The Digital Chamber
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM
KEYNOTE WITH U.S. REP. NANCY MACE
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM
BITCOIN MINING AND THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ASSET COMPUTE: THE INDUSTRY TODAY & WHERE WE ARE HEADED
(Moderator) Brian Dixon, CEO, Off the Chain Capital
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH U.S. REP PATRICK MCHENRY
(Moderator) Richard B. Levin, Chair FinTech and Regulation Practice, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
3:20 PM – 3:50 PM
KEYNOTE AND FIRESIDE CHAT WITH FEDERAL RESERVE GOVERNOR MICHELLE BOWMAN
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM
TATIANA MOROZ (SINGER / SONGWRITER) PERFORMANCE
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH SEN. CYNTHIA LUMMIS AND SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, (D-NY)
4:20 PM – 4:30 PM
THE DIGITAL SECURITIES INITIATIVE: SOLVING HARD PROBLEMS WITH TOKENIZED SECURITIES
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR
THE DISTRICT STAGE
NON-ADA ACCESSIBLE
7:00 AM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE BAR
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
BITCOIN: MORE THAN MONEY
Ben Weiss, CEO and Co-Founder, CoinFlip
Mike Schmidt, Executive Director, Brink
(Moderator) Brian Dixon, CEO, Off the Chain Capital
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
BITCOIN AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION
David Fogel, CEO, NCCS (Coinmint)
Mark Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Philippe Fortier,Senior Vice President Corporate Development, Bitfarms
(Moderator) Ewelina Czapla, Director of Energy Policy, The Digital Chamber
9:50 AM – 10:20 AM
HOW DIGITAL ASSET MINING IS ADVANCING ENERGY SECURITY
Brian Morgenstern, Head of Public Policy, Riot Platforms, Inc.
Greg Genega, Manager, Digital Assets, KPMG
Jayson Browder, Vice President of Policy, Marathon Digital Holdings
(Moderator) Greg Beard, CEO, Stronghold Digital Mining
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
HOW DO I ACCOUNT IT? BITCOIN ON THE BALANCE SHEET
Ami Beers, Senior Director, Assurance and Advisory Innovation, AICPA & CIMA
Jay Schulman, National Leader Blockchain and Digital Assets, RSM US LLP
Jeff Rundlet, Head of Accounting Strategy, Cryptio
Nick Cappiello, Supervising Project Manager, Financial Accounting Standards Board
(Moderator) Cody Carbone, Chief Policy Officer, The Digital Chamber
11:10 AM -11:30 AM
WHERE ARE WE IN THE MARKET CYCLE
Sean Farrell, Head of Digital Assets Strategy, Fundstrat
(Moderator) Agnes Budzyn, Founder and CEO, Bluedge Ventures
11:30 AM -11:40 AM
KEYNOTE WITH DAN SCHMERIN
Dan Schmerin, CEO & Co-Founder, Metaversal
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
FINALLY! HOW CRYPTO COMPANIES SUCCEEDED IN A SPOT BITCOIN ETF
Todd Kuehl, Managing Director, Invesco
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM -2:05 PM
FUTURE PROOFING CONSUMER PROTECTION IN DIGITAL ASSET MARKETS
Noah Buxton, Co-Founder & CEO, The Network Firm
2:05 PM -2:30 PM
PREVENTING ANOTHER FTX: PROOF OF RESERVES
Jason Lau, Chief Innovation Officer, OK Group
Noah Buxton, Co-Founder & CEO, The Network Firm
Ryan Adam, Economic Policy Advisor, The Office of Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)
(Moderator) Michael O’Grady CPA, Web3 Assurance Lead, Cryptedge Consulting, LLC
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM
DIGITAL ASSET TAXATION Q&A: WHAT DO YOU PAY UNCLE SAM
Jamison Sites, Principal, Digital Assets Tax, PwC US Tax LLP
Sulolit “Raj” Mukherjee, J.D., Executive Director, Compliance & Implementation, Office
of Digital Asset Initiative, IRS
(Moderator) John Schoenecker , Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy Director, TaxBit
3:20 PM – 3:50 PM
BLOCKCHAIN AND AI: INNOVATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Matt Roszak, Chairman and Co-Founder, Bloq
Michael Greenwald, Global Head for Financial Innovation and Digital
(Moderator) Derek Khanna , Chief Operating Officer, The Digital Chamber
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
CRIMINALS AND CRYPTO: THE TRUTH ON ILLICIT FINANCE
Lesley Chavkin, Global Head of Public Policy, Paxos
Steve Merriman, Partner, Fintech Industry Group, Perkins Coie
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR
THE CAPITAL STAGE
NON-ADA ACCESSIBLE
7:00 AM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE BAR
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
PROTECTING THE INSTITUTION: RISK MITIGATION FOR DIGITAL ASSETS COMPANIES
Drake Evans, CTO and Co-Founder, Agora
Jim McCue, Web3 Leader, Aon
Tommaso Astazi, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Blockchain for Europe
(Moderator) Will Turner, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
SEC VS CRYPTO EXCHANGES: LATEST UPDATES
Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer, Coinbase
Lilya Tessler, Partner, Head of FinTech and Blockchain Group Sidley Austin LLP
Marco Santori, Chief Legal Officer, Kraken
Steve Gatti, Partner, Head of US Fintech, Clifford Chance
(Moderator) Annemarie Tierney, Senior Strategic Advisor, The Digital Chamber
9:50 AM – 10:20 AM
RUNNING ON CRYPTO: ELECTING A PRO-CRYPTO CONGRESS
Bernie Moreno, U.S. Senate Candidate – Ohio
Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Rep. Candidate – Ohio
John Deaton, U.S. Senate Candidate – Mass
(Moderator) Stephen Gardner, Chief Legal Officer, Zero Hash
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
THE NEXT $6 TRILLION PROJECT: TOKENIZATION OF REAL ESTATE
Ali El Husseini Ph.D., CEO, Medici Land Governance
Ebony M. Thompson, City Solicitor, Baltimore City Department of Law
John Belitsky, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Balcony Technology Group
(Moderator) Shadan Azali, Director of Development, The Digital Chamber
11:10 AM – 11:40 AM
BRAND-AID: BRANDS IN THE METAVERSE
Alex Levine, General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer, Dapper Labs
Anne Termine, Head of Regulatory and Policy, Legal Division, Yuga Labs, Inc.
Gerald Ferguson, Partner, BakerHostetler
(Moderator) Jonathan Schmalfeld, Associate, Polsinelli PC
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
WHO'S IN CHARGE? WHAT ROLE DO THE STATE'S PLAY IN U.S. DIGITAL ASSET REGULATION?
Anthony J. Apollo, Executive Director, Wyoming Stable Token Commission
Lee Bratcher, President, Texas Blockchain Council
Skyler Pinna, Director and Technical Advisor, New York State Department of Financial Services
(Moderator) Alyssa Lovelace, Consultant, Hill, Gosdeck, Mcgraw & Nemeth
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH CARLOS DOMINGO
Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder & CEO, Securitize
(Moderator) Bradley Kimes, Owner/ Founder of Digital Perspectives, Founder of XRP Las Vegas
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
BLOCKCHAIN FOR SOCIAL GOOD
Dave Uhryniak, Director of Ecosystem Development, TRON
(Moderator) Jackie Price, Marketing and Communications Advisor, The Digital Chamber
3:40 PM – 3:50 PM
KEYNOTE WITH HOLONYM FOUNDATION
Shady El Damaty, Ph.D., Founder, Holonym Foundation
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR
SATOSHI'S LIVING ROOM
10:30 AM -11:30 AM
MEET AND GREET WITH DENNIS KUCINICH
Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Rep. Candidate – Ohio
VIPs Only