The Advancement of Digital Assets and Addressing Financial Crime Risk

Therese Chambers, Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, Financial Conduct Authority, gives keynote address
PCCE Executive Director Alicyn Cooley moderates a panel discussion on doing business responsibly in the era of digital assets with Caroline Malcolm (OECD), Charles Senatore (PCCE), Noah Perlman (Gemini Trust) and Robin Nunn (Dechert LLP)
Therese Chambers, Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, Financial Conduct Authority, gives keynote address
Manal Sultan (CFTC), Lara Mehraban (SEC), Albert Forkner (Wyoming Division of Banking) and Douglas Yatter (Latham & Watkins LLP) discuss regulation and enforcement relating to digital assets
Conference attendees
Lively panel discussion on regulation and enforcement relating to digital assets
PCCE Executive Director, Alicyn Cooley, and keynote speaker, Therese Chambers, Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, Financial Conduct Authority
Alicyn Cooley (PCCE Executive Director), Charles Senatore (PCCE Senior Fellow), Caroline Malcolm (Head, Global Blockchain Policy Centre, OECD), Robin Nunn (Partner, Dechert LLP), and Noah Perlman (Chief Compliance Officer, Gemini Trust)
PCCE Executive Director, Alicyn Cooley, and keynote speaker, Therese Chambers, Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, Financial Conduct Authority
Alicyn Cooley (PCCE Executive Director), Lara Mehraban (Associate Regional Director, SEC), Manal Sultan (Deputy Director, CFTC), Albert Forkner (Commissioner, Wyoming Division of Banking), and Douglas Yatter (Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP)

March 4, 2020

This conference brought together federal and state regulatory and enforcement officials, digital asset and fintech experts, compliance officers, and private attorneys for an off-the-record discussion of the promise and financial crime risk posed by the expanding adoption of digital assets. The program began with a discussion on how to regulate digital assets, at both the state and federal levels. The conference then addressed how companies, financial institutions, exchanges, and trading platforms may do business responsibly in the era of digital assets.

Conference Agenda (PDF: 3 MB)

Keynote Speaker:

Therese Chambers, Director, Retail and Regulatory Investigations, Financial Conduct Authority, United Kingdom

Ms. Chambers’s keynote address is available here.

Panel Discussions:

Panel 1: Regulation and Enforcement Relating to Digital Assets

Alicyn Cooley, Executive Director, PCCE, and Adjunct Professor of Law, NYU School of Law (Moderator)
Albert Forkner, Commissioner, Wyoming Division of Banking
Lara Mehraban, Associate Regional Director, Securities and Exchange Commission
Manal Sultan, Deputy Director, Division of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Douglas K. Yatter, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Panel 2: Doing Business Responsibly in the Era of Digital Assets

Alicyn Cooley (Moderator)
Caroline Malcolm, Head, Global Blockchain Policy Centre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Robin Nunn, Partner and Chair, Consumer Financial Services, Dechert LLP
Noah Perlman, Chief Compliance Officer, Gemini Trust
Charles V. Senatore, Senior Fellow, PCCE, NYU School of Law; Member of Massachusetts Secretary of State's FinTech Advisory Working Group; and former Global Compliance Head for Fidelity Investments and Merrill Lynch

With special thanks to Maria T. Vullo, Senior Fellow, PCCE, NYU School of Law; Chief Executive Officer, Vullo Advisory Services, PLLC; and former Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, without whose guidance and assistance this conference would not have been possible.