Fintech Unbound: The Cato Summit on Financial Regulation

Conference

September 12, 2018
9:00AM to 2:00PM PDT 2018-09-12 09:00:00 2018-09-12 14:00:00 America/New_York Fintech Unbound: The Cato Summit on Financial Regulation The financial services industry is undergoing a transformation: technology is enabling financial institutions and startups to reach underserved communities, lower the cost of banking and investing, and increase access to capital. As fintech fosters financial inclusion and access, how can regulation accommodate innovation while protecting consumers? Cato’s Fourth Annual Summit on Financial Regulation will bring together leading practitioners, policy experts, and regulators to grapple with key policy questions at the intersection of technology and financial services—and to discuss the positive role that policy change can play in reaping the benefits from the ongoing revolution in banking, capital markets, and the emerging crypto economy. Schedule 8:30 - 9:00AM REGISTRATION 9:00 - 9:10AM WELCOMING REMARKS Peter Goettler, President and CEO, Cato Institute 9:10 - 9:35AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS Hester Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 9:35 - 10:25AM FINTECH AND BANKING Richard Neiman, Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs, LendingClub Jay Reinemann, Partner, Propel Venture Partners Paul Watkins, Director, Office of Innovation, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Barry Wides, Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Moderator: Diego Zuluaga, Policy Analyst, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute 10:25 - 11:15AM FINTECH AND CAPITAL MARKETS Spencer Bogart, Partner, Blockchain Capital LLC J.W. Verret, Associate Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Additional speakers to be announced Moderator: Lydia Mashburn, Managing Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute 11:15AM - 12:05PM FINTECH, PAYMENTS, AND CRYPTOS John Collins, Partner, FS Vector Andrea O’Sullivan, Coauthor of Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers Gerald Tsai, Director of Applications and Fintech, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Ryan Zagone, Director of Regulatory Relations, Ripple Moderator: Matthew Feeney, Director, Project on Emerging Technologies, Cato Institute 12:05 - 12:45PM RECEPTION 12:45 - 2:00PM LUNCHEON and ADDRESS Balaji Srinivasan, Chief Technology Officer, Coinbase - https://www.cato.org/events/cato-summit-financial-regulation-2018 Hotel Nikko - 222 Mason St., San Francisco, CA

Hotel Nikko - 222 Mason St., San Francisco, CA

The financial services industry is undergoing a transformation: technology is enabling financial institutions and startups to reach underserved communities, lower the cost of banking and investing, and increase access to capital. As fintech fosters financial inclusion and access, how can regulation accommodate innovation while protecting consumers? Cato’s Fourth Annual Summit on Financial Regulation will bring together leading practitioners, policy experts, and regulators to grapple with key policy questions at the intersection of technology and financial services—and to discuss the positive role that policy change can play in reaping the benefits from the ongoing revolution in banking, capital markets, and the emerging crypto economy.

Schedule

8:30 - 9:00AM	REGISTRATION
9:00 - 9:10AM	WELCOMING REMARKS Peter Goettler, President and CEO, Cato Institute
9:10 - 9:35AM	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Hester Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
9:35 - 10:25AM	FINTECH AND BANKING Richard Neiman, Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs, LendingClub Jay Reinemann, Partner, Propel Venture Partners Paul Watkins, Director, Office of Innovation, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Barry Wides, Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Moderator: Diego Zuluaga, Policy Analyst, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute
10:25 - 11:15AM	FINTECH AND CAPITAL MARKETS Spencer Bogart, Partner, Blockchain Capital LLC J.W. Verret, Associate Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Additional speakers to be announced Moderator: Lydia Mashburn, Managing Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute
11:15AM - 12:05PM	FINTECH, PAYMENTS, AND CRYPTOS John Collins, Partner, FS Vector Andrea O’Sullivan, Coauthor of Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers Gerald Tsai, Director of Applications and Fintech, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Ryan Zagone, Director of Regulatory Relations, Ripple Moderator: Matthew Feeney, Director, Project on Emerging Technologies, Cato Institute
12:05 - 12:45PM	RECEPTION
12:45 - 2:00PM	LUNCHEON and ADDRESS Balaji Srinivasan, Chief Technology Officer, Coinbase

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