2024 Agenda
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THE DIGITAL CHAMBER STAGE
7:00 AM
REGISTRATION & coffee bar
8:00 AM
WELCOME REMARKS
8:30 AM
Keynote with Whitney Case (FinCEN)
Whitney Case, Associate Director, Enforcement and Compliance Division, FinCEN | U.S. Department of Treasury
9:10 AM
Securing the Future: The High Stakes of Blockchain in National Security
Rep. Zach Nunn, U.S. Representative from Iowa Third District
Sanjay Gupta, Chief Strategy Officer, Auradine
Moderator TBA
9:50 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
Fireside Chat with Chair Patrick McHenry
Chair Patrick McHenry, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee
(Moderator) Richard B. Levin, Chair FinTech and Regulation Practice, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
10:30 AM
Keynote with Chris Giancarlo Keynote
Hon. J. Chris Giancarlo, Former Chairman, CFTC
11:10 AM
Custody and Crypto: Who is in Control
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE), Member of the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee
U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson, Ohio 8th District, House Subcommittee on Digital Assets,
Financial Technology and Inclusion
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), North Carolina 13th District
Moderator TBA
11:50 AM
KEYNOTE WITH PERIANNE BORING
Perianne Boring, Founder & CEO, The Digital Chamber
11:50 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT with James French Hill
U.S. Rep James French Hill, Chairman, Subcommittee on Digital Assets
Moderator TBA
12:45 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM
Working Together: CFTC and SEC Panel
Caroline D. Pham, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(Moderator) Perianne Boring, Founder and CEO, The Digital Chamber
2:30 PM
Keynote Congresswomen Nancy Mace
2:40 PM
Fireside Chat w/ Fred Thiel
Moderator TBA
3:10 PM
Tatiana Moroz (Singer / Songwriter) PERFORMANCE
3:20 PM
Keynote and Fireside Chat with Governor Michelle Bowman
4:00 PM
Fireside Chat with Sen. Cynthia Lummis Sen. Kristen Gillibrand
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Member, Senate Agriculture Committee
4:30 PM
HAPPY HOUR
The DISTRICT STAGE
7:00 AM
REGISTRATION & coffee bar
8:30 AM
Bitcoin: More than Money
Ben Weiss, CEO and Co-Founder,CoinFlip
Mike Schmidt, Executive Director, Brink
(Moderator) Brain Dixon, CEO, Off the Chain Capital
9:10 AM
Bitcoin and the Energy Transition
David Fogel, CEO, NCCS (Coinmint)
Mark Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Jeffrey Lucas, CFO, BitFarms
(Moderator) Ewelina Czapla, Director of Energy Policy, The Digital Chamber
9:50 AM
How digital asset mining is advancing energy security
Greg Genega, Manager, Digital Assets, KPMG
Jayson Browder, Vice President of Policy, Marathon Digital Holdings
Brian Morgenstern, Head of Public Policy, Riot Platforms, Inc.
Moderator TBA
10:30 AM
How do I account it? Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet
Nick Cappiello, Supervising Project Manager, Financial Accounting Standards Board
Jay Schulman, National Leader Blockchain and Digital Assets, RSM US LLP
Ami Beers, Senior Director, Assurance and Advisory Innovation, AICPA & CIMA
Jeff Rundlet, Head of Accounting Strategy, Cryptio
(Moderator) Cody Carbone, Chief Policy Officer, The Digital Chamber
11:10 AM
Fireside Chat with Sean Farrell
Sean Farrell, Head of digital assets strategy, Fundstrat
(Moderator) Bill Barhydt, CEO of Abra
11:50 AM
Finally! How crypto companies succeeded in a spot bitcoin ETF
James Lavish, James Lavish, CFA, Managing Partner, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund
12:45 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM
Preventing Another FTX: Proof of Reserves
Noah Buxton, Co-Founder & CEO, The Network Firm
Haider Rafique, Chief Marketing Officer, OKX
Michael O’Grady, CPA Web3 Assurance Lead, Cryptedge Consulting, LLC
(Moderator) Cody Carbone, Chief Policy Officer, The Digital Chamber
2:40 PM
Digital Asset Taxation Q&A: What do you pay Uncle Sam
Rob Massey, Partner, Global Tax Leader, Blockchain and Digital Assets, Deloitte Tax LLP
Jamison Sites, Principal, Digital Assets Tax, PwC US Tax LLP
Erika Nijenhuis, Senior Counsel, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury
(Moderator) John Schoenecker , Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy Director, TaxBit
3:20 PM
Blockchain and AI: Innovations and Implications
Michael Greenwald, Global Head for Financial Innovation and Digital Assets Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cathy Hackl, Co-CEO of Spatial Dynamics
4:00 PM
Criminals and Crypto: The truth on illicit finance
Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs
Steve Merriman, Partner, Fintech Industry Group, Perkins Coie
4:30 PM
HAPPY HOUR
The Capital STAGE
7:00 AM
REGISTRATION & coffee bar
8:30 AM
Protecting the Institution: Risk Mitigation for Digital Assets Companies
Sarah Downing, Managing Director, Lockton Financial Services
Jim McCue, Web3 Leader, Aon
(Moderator) Will Turner, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
9:10 AM
SEC vs Crypto Exchanges: Latest Updates
Lilya Tessler, Partner, Head of FinTech and Blockchain Group Sidley Austin LLP
Steve Gatti, Partner, Head of US Fintech, Clifford Chance
Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer, Coinbase
Marco Santori, Chief Legal Officer, Kraken
(Moderator) Annemarie Tierney, Senior Strategic Advisor, Chamber of Digital Commerce
9:50 AM
Running on Crypto: Electing a Pro-Crypto Congress
Bernie Moreno, Ohio Senate Candidate
John Deaton, Massachusetts Senate Candidate
(Moderator) Stephen Gardner, Chief Legal Officer, Zero Hash
10:30 AM
The next $6 trillion project: Tokenization of Real Estate
Ebony M. Thompson, Acting City Solicitor, Baltimore City Department of Law
Ali El Husseini Ph.D., CEO, Medici Land Governance
Sanjay Raghavan, VP, web3 Initiatives, Roofstock
John Belitsky, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Balcony Technology Group
Moderater TBA
11:10 AM
Brand-Aid: Brands in the Metaverse
Jonathan Schmalfeld, Associate, Polsinelli PC
Anne Termine, Head of Regulatory and Policy, Legal Division, Yuga Labs, Inc.
Gerald Ferguson, Partner, BakerHostetler
Alex Levine, General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer, Dapper Labs
Moderater TBA
12:15 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
LUNCH
2:00 PM
Fireside Chat with Rep. Wiley Nickel
Rep. Wiley Nickel NC-13, U.S. House, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, Inclusion
(Moderator) Taylor Barr, Senior Policy Associate, The Digital Chamber
2:40 PM
Fireside Chat w/ Carlos Domingo
Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder & CEO, Securitize
Moderator TBA
3:20 PM
TBA PANEL
4:00 PM
Finding a path to SEC-registered tokenized equities and bonds in permissionless DeFi
Nevin Freeman, President, Confusion Capital
Michael Cameron, Professional Staff, House Energy and Commerce
Coy Garrison, Partner, Steptoe
4:30 PM