Salman Banaei is General Counsel at Plume, where he leads the legal, policy, and compliance strategy as the company scales its full-stack RWAfi (Real World Asset Finance) infrastructure. Salman brings deep expertise from both the public and private sectors, having served in senior roles at the SEC and CFTC, as well as Uniswap Labs, Chainalysis, […]
Cynthia Lo Bessette is head of Fidelity Investment’s Digital Asset Management division. Fidelity Investments is a leading provider of investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing, and other financial products and services to institutions, financial intermediaries, and individuals. In her role, Ms. Lo Bessette oversees the strategic vision and priorities for the digital […]
Katherine M.R. Bosken became North Carolina’s 13th Commissioner of Banks, August 31, 2021, upon confirmation by the House and Senate in the North Carolina General Assembly. She was reconfirmed to a new four-year term on March 23, 2023 with her term ending March 31, 2027. Commissioner Bosken was previously appointed Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs […]
Daniel Casanas is the Head of Investments at the Stellar Development Foundation. In this capacity, he leads the Enterprise Fund, a global multi-stage VC fund seeking to grow the open-source Stellar network. His background and expertise are primarily in early/mid stage venture capital. Daniel is passionate about emerging technologies that are altering the economic landscape […]
Dr. Ryan Clements is the Director of Advanced Research and Knowledge Management at the Alberta Securities Commission. He has published and spoken extensively on various topics in crypto-asset and fintech regulation, securities, and derivatives law. He received his Doctorate in Juridical Science (SJD) from Duke University Law School, where his dissertation focused on post-crisis financial […]
Johanna Collins-Wood is General Counsel and Head of Compliance for the U.S. asset management business at Bitwise Asset Management and serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Investment Manager, an SEC-registered investment adviser. She previously served as Deputy General Counsel at Bitwise and, prior to Bitwise, advised cryptocurrency and digital asset companies as an associate […]
Ali Comolli is TRM Lab’s Global Capacity Building Lead, where she focuses on global capacity‑building for public sector partners — including training, technical assistance, and operational collaboration — to help agencies combat crypto‑enabled crime worldwide. In this role, she works with agencies across law enforcement, defense, national security, and regulatory communities, as well as international […]
With over a decade of in-house experience, Laurian Cristea counsels clients on a range of financial services regulatory, transactional, and compliance matters. Laurian offers a deep understanding of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-registered exchanges and clearinghouses for any asset class including digital assets. He provides legal counsel on the products and services financial institutions […]
Mr. DeSimone is a Managing Director and Deputy Head of the Technology, Operations, and BCP group at SIFMA. He is responsible for a range of initiatives related to emerging technologies, risk and resiliency, particularly within the operations and technology functions. He has managed SIFMA & industry initiatives around fintech and emerging technologies, blockchain, systemic risk, […]
Sam Elfarra is a Community Spokesperson at the TRON DAO, bringing over seven years ofexperience in the cryptocurrency industry. Known for his strategic vision and hands-onleadership, Sam has played a pivotal role in expanding TRON’s impact by driving ecosystemdevelopment with industry leaders and leading effective initiatives. Sam’s contribution extendsto mentoring the next generation of innovators […]
Jason Emery is Managing Director, Head of Product Management of DTCC Digital Assets, the firm’s institutional-grade, digital asset infrastructure and products (formerly Securrency). Within this role, Jason is responsible for leading product strategy and roadmap development, working closely with key stakeholders internally and across the industry. Prior to DTCC, Jason served as Chief Product Officer […]
Brett Falk is a research assistant professor in the computer and information science department at the University of Pennsylvania. His work focuses on blockchains and cryptography.
Olivier Fines, CFA, is head of Advocacy and Capital Markets Policy Research at CFA Institute. With teams based in London, Washington DC, Mumbai and Hong Kong, Olivier leads the effort in researching and commenting on the major trends that affect the investment industry, including policy and regulatory developments as well as well as changes to […]
General Counsel at Sei Labs, the fastest EVM L1. In addition to his work at Sei Labs, Gerald is the Co-Founder of DC DAO, a limited cooperative association focused on fostering community, innovation, and policy within the web3 and blockchain ecosystem. He also co-founded Vellum, a cutting-edge platform designed to simplify and streamline the legal […]
Stephen Gardner is currently the Chief Legal Officer at zerohash, joining the company at inception and having led the organization through a highly compliant regulatory regime, establishing zerohash as a leading trusted crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform that counts Morgan Stanley, WorldPay and Interactive Brokers as customers. Stephen has established the frameworks that enabled the […]
Carleton is a Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. His practice focuses on providing strategic, corporate, commercial, regulatory and enforcement counsel to U.S. depository institutions. For example, recent representations include (i) corporate and regulatory engagements with Cross River Bank, (ii) a community bank’s efforts to engage in a stablecoin business, (iii) FNZ on entering the […]
