Day One
November 16
12:00 – 12:10 p.m.
Welcome Remarks
Reena Aggarwal, Founding Director, Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy and Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance
12:10 – 1:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: View from the Exchanges
Chuck Mack, Head of Equities, Nasdaq
Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer, World Federation of Exchanges
Kevin Tyrrell, Head of Research, New York Stock Exchange
Moderated by Jim Angel, Associate Professor, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Robert Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer, FINRA
Moderated by Reena Aggarwal
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Arne Staal, Group Head of Benchmarks and Indices and Chief Executive Officer, FTSE Russell, London Stock Exchange Group
Moderated by Rohan Williamson, Vice Provost for Education, Professor of Finance, and the Bolton Sullivan and Thomas A. Dean Chair of International Business, Georgetown University
2:00 p.m.
Thank you
Day Two
November 17
12:00 – 12:05 p.m.
Welcome Remarks
Reena Aggarwal, Founding Director, Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy and Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance
12:05 – 12:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Regulation and Policy Update
Allison Herren Lee, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Hester Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Moderated by Michael Piwowar (MBA’94), former SEC Commissioner; Executive Director, the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets; and Distinguished Policy Fellow, Center for Financial Markets and Policy
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Future of Digital Assets
Daniel Gallagher (C’94), Chief Legal Officer, Robinhood
Sarah Olsen (C’09), CIB, Blockchain, Executive Director, JPMorgan
Haimera Workie, Head of Financial Innovation & Senior Director, FINRA
Moderated by Lee Pinkowitz, Associate Professor, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Crypto ETFs
Simeon Hyman, Head of Investment Strategy, ProShares
David LaValle (C’99), Global Head of ETFs, Grayscale
Anna Paglia, Managing Director and Global Head of ETFs and Indexed Strategies, Invesco
Moderated by: John Jacobs, Executive Director, Center for Financial Markets and Policy
2:00 p.m.
Thank you
Day Three
November 18
12:00 – 12:05 p.m.
Welcome Remarks
Dean Paul Almeida, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
12:05 – 12:40 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Stacey Cunningham, President, New York Stock Exchange
Moderated by Professor Reena Aggarwal, Director, Center for Financial Markets and Policy and Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
12:40 – 1:25 p.m.
Panel Discussion: ESG Disclosure and Ratings
Remy Briand, Head of ESG, MSCI
Granville Martin, Director of Policy for the Americas, The Value Reporting Foundation
Laura Segafredo, Global Head of Sustainable Research, ETF and Index Investments, BlackRock
Anne Simpson, Interim Managing Investment Director, Board Governance and Sustainability, CalPERS
Moderated by Jennie Bai, Associate Professor, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
1:25 – 2:00 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Afsaneh M. Beschloss, founder and chief executive officer, Rock Creek Group
Moderated by Guy Adami (B’86), original member of CNBC’s Fast Money and Director of Advisor Advocacy, Private Advisor Group