Introduction
Vanderbilt University and Blockchain Association will host the inaugural Digital Assets and Emerging Technology Policy Summit on April 6, convening a small group of policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and technical experts to examine the evolving policy landscape surrounding digital assets and market structure. The event is designed as a focused roundtable aimed at advancing thoughtful discussion on the most pressing regulatory and technological issues shaping the future of digital markets.
Details
The event will be held at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management and will be invite-only, with attendance limited to a curated group of participants to facilitate candid, high-level discussion. Portions of the program are open to select media. The afternoon sessions will be under Chatham House Rules.
A livestream of the event will be available. Questions about the event? Contact us.
Co-hosted with the Blockchain Association:
Agenda
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Breakfast & Check-In |
| 9:30 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:45 am | Fireside with Sen. Bill Hagerty Moderator: Bill Hughes, Director of Global Regulatory Matters, Consensys |
| 10:30 am | Fireside with CFTC Chairman Michael Selig Moderator: Yesha Yadav, Associate Dean at Vanderbilt University |
| 11:15 pm | Policy Challenges of Regulating Emerging Frontier Markets Moderator: Lisa Pinheiro, Analysis Group and Member of Kalshi Surveillance Advisory Committee Panelists: • Coy Garrison, Deputy General Counsel, Crypto, Robinhood • Chris Giancarlo, Partner at Wilkie, former Chair of the CFTC • Justin Slaughter, VP of Regulatory Affairs, Paradigm • Matthew Solomon, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb |
| 12:00 pm | Stablecoins: Policy, Payments, and the Future of Money Moderator: Steven Kelly, Senior Advisor at the FDIC Panelists: • Jennifer Lassiter, Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets, Standard Chartered • Amy Kim, Global Head of Policy and GR for Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies, PayPal • MC Lader, Founder and CEO, Native Markets • Robin Cook, Director, U.S. Policy, Coinbase • Lee Brenner, Head of Public Policy, Digital Assets, Goldman Sachs • Bart Smith, CEO, Avalanche Treasury |
| 12:40 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | The View from Congress: Driving Bipartisan Digital Asset Legislation Fireside with Rep. French Hill followed by a panel discussion with Rep. French Hill and Rep. William Timmons Moderator: Eleanor Terrett, Crypto in America |
| 2:25 pm | Fireside Chat with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins Introduction: Lindsay Fraser, Chief Policy Officer at Blockchain Association |
| 3:10 pm | Coffee & Snack Break |
| 3:25 pm | Tokenization and the Future of Capital Markets Infrastructure Moderator: Mark Berberian, Vice President at the Analysis Group Panelists: • Salman Banaei, General Counsel, Plume • Chris Brummer, CEO of Fintech Foundation • Linda Jeng, Chief Legal and Policy Officer, Aave Labs • Vy Le, General Counsel, Veda Labs • Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley, Head of Digital Assets • Sara Weed, Partner, Gibson Dunn |
| 4:15 pm | Frontier Risks: Quantum, AI, and the Next Generation of Financial Threats Moderator: Brett Falk, University of Pennsylvania School of Computing Panelists: • David Hyde, Vanderbilt College of Connected Computing • Sam Levander, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb • Ryan McKenney, Quantinuum • Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs • Sam Levander, Partner, Cleary Gottleib • Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital |
| 4:55 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 5:30 pm | Evening Event at the Listening Room |
Keynote Speakers
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Paul Atkins
SEC Chairman
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Senator Bill Hagerty
U.S. Senator
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Representative French Hill
U.S. Representative
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Michael Selig
CFTC Chairman
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Chris Giancarlo
Former CFTC Chairman
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Representative William Timmons
U.S. Representative
Organizers
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Yesha Yadav
Associate Dean and Robert Belton Director of Culture & Community, Vanderbilt Law School
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Lindsay Fraser
Chief Policy Officer, The Blockchain Association
Thank you to our sponsors:
Attendees
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Randi Abernethy | Bullish |
| Robert Baldwin | Jump Trading |
| B. Salman Banaei | Plume Network |
| Mark Berberian | Analysis Group |
| Chad Blackburn | Independent |
| Heather Bloemhard | Vanderbilt University |
| Lee Brenner | Goldman Sachs |
| Chris Brummer | Bluprynt |
| David Burke | ParaFi Capital |
| Robin Cook | Coinbase |
| Nik De | CoinDesk |
| David DeCarlo | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
| Neeta Devnani | dYdX |
| Brett Falk | University of Pennsylvania |
| Lindsay Fraser | Blockchain Association |
| Gerald Gallagher | Sei Labs |
| Coy Garrison | Robinhood |
| Daniel Gerhardstein | Jump Trading |
| Robby Greenfield | Bluprynt |
| Tira Grey | CoinDesk |
| Wesley Gross | TRM Labs |
| Casper Hemelrijk | Flow Traders |
| William Hughes | Consensys |
| Linda Jeng | Aave |
| Michelle Kallen | Steptoe |
| Steven Kelly | FDIC |
| Amy Kim | PayPal |
| Jennifer Lassiter | Standard Chartered |
| Tuongvy Le | Veda |
| Sam Levander | Cleary Gottlieb |
| Purvi Maniar | Laser Digital |
| Ryan McKenney | Quantinuum |
| Colin McLaren | Solana Policy Institute |
| John Medel | Injective Foundation |
| Amy Oldenburg | Morgan Stanley |
| Lisa Pinheiro | Analysis Group |
| Ari Redbord | TRM Labs |
| Noelle Reno | |
| Jeff Le Riche | Husch Blackwell |
| Nick Rockwell | U.S. House of Representatives |
| Fahad Saleh | University of Florida |
| Lee A. Schneider | Ava Labs |
| JR Schroeder | U.S. House of Representatives |
| Finley Shepard | Blockchain Association |
| Ben Sherwin | Chainlink |
| Justin Slaughter | Paradigm |
| Ellie Small | Blockchain Association |
| Bart Smith | AVAT |
| Matthew Solomon | Cleary Gottlieb |
| Julie Stitzel | Digital Currency Group |
| Jay Stolkin | Multicoin Capital |
| Alex Thorn | Galaxy |
| Andriana VanderGriend | Kraken |
| Baxter Webb | Vanderbilt University |
| Sara Weed | Gibson Dunn |
| Josh White | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chief Economist |
| Yesha Yadav | Vanderbilt Law School |
| Jolie Yang | Uniswap |
| Bob Zeglarski | DTCC |