Sponsored by ShieldFC

SPEAKER:

Victoria Earls, Interactive Brokers

MODERATOR:

Saima Ahmed, SIFMA

SPEAKER:

Julie Glynn, FINRA

• Custody and Control: Legal Duties in an Evolving Crypto Infrastructure.

• Retail vs. Institutional: The Expanding Access Debate
• Staking Services: Are They Custody, Securities, or Something Else?
• Complex Products, Retail Screens: Navigating Suitability, and Disclosure Duties
• Managing Fragmented Oversight: SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, NYDFS, and Beyond

MODERATOR:

Tiffany Smith, WilmerHale

PANELISTS:

Imran Javaid, Robinhood

Rachel Nelson, Fidelity

Marissa MacDonald, BNY

Sponsored by Morgan Lewis

• Current state of play, including managing the on/off tariffs and other global tensions
• Legal implications of shifting trade policies for US and non-US institutions
• Best practices for conducting investigations and managing litigations with cross-jurisdictional teams and competing regulatory priorities.
• Impact on decision-making and planning long term strategy with competing legal obligations and regulatory frameworks
• Heightened risk of financial crimes (e.g., sanctions evasion and money laundering) due to geopolitical instability and corresponding compliance challenges and enforcement risks
• Wars and cyber conflicts (Middle East tensions and Cybersecurity concerns from state actors)

MODERATOR:

Kwame Manley, Paul Hastings 

PANELISTS:

Ann Bailey, Morgan Stanley

Sahand Boorboor, Citadel 

Allie Cheatham, Citi

Inessa Owens, Bank of America 

Sponsored by Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP

• Overview of why Private Markets products are growing and retail interest;

• Different fund structures and corresponding regulatory framework;

• Dept of Labor view and 401k;

• Suitability/Reg BI Programs 

MODERATOR:

Lindsey Keljo, SIFMA

PANELISTS:

Todd Hand, Morgan Stanley

Nilima Muttana, Metlife

Elizabeth Shea Fries, Sidley

Sponsored by Mayer Brown

• Are states stepping up in the Consumer Protection space?

• What coordination, if at all, are we seeing between federal and NE regulators in the crypto space?

• What is top of mind for state securities regulators?

• How do firms treat carefully to avoid the landmines of warring law enforcement factions?

MODERATOR:

Jason Pinney, Morgan Lewis

PANELISTS:

Allison Cambria, Deutsche Bank

Steve D’Alessandro, JP Morgan

Gurbir Grewal, Milbank

• A candid conversation with former U.S. Attorneys on landmark cases, leadership lessons, and the lasting impact of New York’s storied districts.
• Former U.S. Attorneys share insights from leading two of the nation’s most influential prosecutorial offices.

MODERATOR: 

Mary Jo White, Debevoise

PANELISTS: 

Geoff Berman, Fried Frank 

Breon Peace, Cleary 

Damian Williams, Jenner & Block 

SPEAKER:

Matt Morningstar, MetLife

Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig