(Webcast) Cryptocurrency and Other Hot Topics in FinTech and Derivatives

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• Panels of market and legal experts will discuss the digital transformation of financial services and how the fast pace of financial technology (“FinTech”) innovations is transforming the industry. In addition, panelists will discuss cryptocurrency, derivatives and related contractual and legal standards, and the overall decentralized finance (“DeFi”) ecosystem. Learn how U.S. regulators and market participants are assessing opportunities and risks of FinTech and DeFi services and the challenges these technological innovations raise in the current regulatory landscape.  Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of the latest developments in cryptocurrency, related derivatives, transactions, and regulations affecting the FinTech industry.

  Program Fee:
  $229 For Members | $329 For Nonmembers

• Conrad G. Bahlke, Moderator
  Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  Jeff Bandman
  Founder and Principal, Bandman Advisors

  Dan Berkovitz
  General Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  Ian Cuillerier
  New York City Bar Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee Chair
  Partner, White & Case LLP

  Bruce Fekrat
  Executive Director and Associate General Counsel
  CME Group

  Ilene Froom, Moderator
  Partner, Reed Smith LLP

  Christopher Giancarlo
  Senior Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  Richard Hay
  Counsel, UK Head of Fintech, London
  Linklaters

  Ryne Miller, Moderator
  General Counsel, FTX US

  Mark New
  Senior Counsel, Americas
  International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

• 9:00 a.m.         Introduction and Welcome Remarks

  Ian Cuillerier
  New York City Bar Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee Chair
  Partner, White & Case LLP

  9:05 a.m.         Decoding Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, FinTech, and Emerging Regulations

  Featured Speakers:

  Conrad G. Bahlke, Moderator
  Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  Dan Berkovitz
  General Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  Jeff Bandman
  Founder and Principal, Bandman Advisors

  10:15 a.m.       Question and Answer (“Q&A”) Discussion and Break

  10:30 a.m.       Embracing Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Digital Innovations, FinTech, and Crypto Derivatives

  A Fireside Chat with:

  Ryne Miller, Moderator
  General Counsel, FTX US

  J. Christopher Giancarlo
  Senior Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  11:30 a.m.       Q&A Discussion and Break

  11:40 a.m.       Creating Market Standard Documentation For Digital Assets and Contractual Standards for Digital Asset                                      Derivatives

  Featured Speakers:

  Ilene Froom, Moderator
  Partner, Reed Smith LLP

  Mark New
  Senior Counsel, Americas
  International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

  Richard Hay
  Counsel, UK Head of Fintech, London
  Linklaters

  Bruce Fekrat
  Executive Director and Associate General Counsel
  CME Group

  12:45 p.m.               Q&A Discussion and Virtual Reception

• New York: 4.0 Professional Practice
  New Jersey: 4.0 General
  California: 4.0 General
  Pennsylvania: 3.5 General

• Sponsoring Association Committee:
  Futures & Derivatives Regulation, Ian Cuillerier, Chair

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org