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
9:40 AM
Fireside Chat with Jonathan Steinberg
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
10:50 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 & Inclusion
11:50 AM
Keynote with Perianne Boring
Perianne Boring, Founder and CEO, The Digital Chamber
11:50 AM
TBD FIRESIDE CHAT
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
3:10 PM
Tatiana Moroz (Singer / Songwriter) PERFORMANCE
3:10 PM
Keynote and Fireside Chat with Governor Michelle Bowman
4:00 PM
Fireside Chat with Sen. Cynthia Lummis Sen. Kristen Gillibrand
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
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
Brian Morgenstern, Head of Public Policy, Riot Platforms, Inc.
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
Cody Carbone (Moderator), Chief Policy Officer, The Digital Chamber
11:00 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
12:15 PM
LUNCH
2:00 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
John Schoenecker (Moderator), Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy Director, TaxBit
2:40 PM
Preventing Another FTX: Proof of Reserves
Haider Rafique, Chief Marketing Officer, OKX
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, 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
TBA Speakers
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
Annemarie Tierney (Moderator), Senior Strategic Advisor, Chamber of Digital Commerce
9:50 AM
Running on Crypto: Electing a Pro-Crypto Congress
TBA Speakers
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
Moderater TBA
11:50 AM
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
Alyssa Lovelace (Moderator), Consultant, Hill, Gosdeck, Mcgraw & Nemeth
12:15 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
Taylor Barr (Moderator), Senior Policy Associate, The Digital Chamber
2:40 PM
TBA PANEL
3:20 PM
TBA PANEL
4:00 PM
Real life in the metaverse: NFT use cases
Alex C. Levine, General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer, Dapper Labs
Bradley Kimes (Moderator), Owner/ Founder of Digital Perspectives, Founder of XRP Las Vegas
4:30 PM