On Tuesday, September 17, the Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy hosted global experts and financial leaders at the annual Financial Markets Quality (FMQ) Conference on the Georgetown University campus.
This year’s conference theme was Future of Financial Markets: Innovation and Uncertainty. Policymakers, industry professionals, and scholars convened to discuss today’s pressing financial issues. From regulatory trends to technological advancements, FMQ 2024 offered unparalleled opportunities to network, collaborate, and gain actionable knowledge as panels focused on market structure, innovation in ETFs, financial market regulation, and cryptocurrency.
This year’s keynote speakers included Jamie Dimon, JPMorganChase; Nellie Liang, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Patrick McHenry, U.S. House Financial Services Committee; David Schwimmer, LSEG; Rostin Behnam, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and more.
Agenda
September 17, 2024
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration, Breakfast, and Networking
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Market Structure
Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer, World Federation of Exchanges
Sapna Patel, Head of Americas Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy, Morgan Stanley
Catherine Clay, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Derivatives, Cboe Global Markets
Chuck Mack, Vice President, Head of Strategy and Market Structure, Nasdaq
James Angel, Associate Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Moderated by Timothy Massad, Board Member, Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy and former Chair, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Innovation in ETFs
Natasha Vij Greiner, Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management
Gerard O’Reilly, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Samara Cohen, Chief Investment Officer, BlackRock ETF and Index Investments
Moderated by Jesse Pound, Markets Reporter, CNBC
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
A Conversation with Rostin Behnam (C'00)
Rostin Behnam (C’00), Chair, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Moderated by Sonali Basak, Anchor and Global Finance Correspondent, Bloomberg TV
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
A Conversation with U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry
U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC), Chair, U.S. House Financial Services Committee
Moderated by Nick Timiraos (C’06), Chief Economics Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
A Conversation with U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (WY)
Moderated by Emily Wilkins, Washington Correspondent, CNBC
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
A Conversation with Terrence Duffy
Terrence Duffy, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, CME Group
Guy Adami (B'86), Fast Money Contributor, CNBC
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Crypto and the Financial Markets
Dan Gallagher (C'94), Chief Legal, Compliance and Corporate Affairs Officer, Robinhood
Thomas Farley (C'97), Chief Executive Officer, Bullish
David LaValle (C'99), Global Head of ETFs, Grayscale
Stuart Alderoty, Chief Legal Officer, Ripple
Sandra Waliczek (B'17, SFS'18), Blockchain and Digital Assets Lead, World Economic Forum
Moderated by MacKenzie Sigalos, Tech Reporter, CNBC
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
A Conversation with David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer, Chief Executive Officer, LSEG
Moderated by Neil Irwin, Chief Economics Correspondent, Axios
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Regulatory Roundtable
Mark Uyeda (B'92), Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Caroline Pham, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Sandra Lee, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Stability Oversight Council
Moderated by Michael Piwowar (MBA’94), Board Member, Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy and Executive Vice President, The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets
3:45 – 4:15 p.m.
A Conversation with Nellie Liang
Nellie Liang, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Moderated by Moderated by Michael McKee, Chief International Economics Correspondent, Bloomberg TV and Radio
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
A Conversation with Jamie Dimon
Jamie Dimon, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorganChase
Moderated by Reena Aggarwal, Founding Director, Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy, and Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Networking Reception
Keynote Speakers
Jamie Dimon
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorganChase
Rostin Behnam
Chair, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Cynthia Lummis
U.S. Senator (R-WY)
Patrick McHenry
Congressman (R-NC) and Chair, U.S. House Financial Services Committee
David Schwimmer
Chief Executive Officer, LSEG
Nellie Liang
Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury
