Nov 16, 2021

Financial Markets Quality Conference 2021

The 2021 Financial Markets Quality Conference was virtually held from November 16th to 18th.

Watch FMQ 2021 Highlights

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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

2:00 p.m.

Thank you

Keynote Speakers

Robert Cook

President and Chief Executive Officer, FINRA

Arne Staal

Group Head of Benchmarks and Indices and Chief Executive Officer, FTSE Russell, London Stock Exchange Group

Stacey Cunningham

President, New York Stock Exchange (former)

Afsaneh Beschloss

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek Group

Panel Discussion: View from the Exchanges

Kevin Tyrell

Head of Equities, New York Stock Exchange

Chuck Mack

Vice President, Head of Strategy and Market Structure, Nasdaq

Nandini Sukumar

Chief Executive Officer, World Federation of Exchanges

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

Panel Discussion: Future of Digital Assets

Dan Gallagher

Chief Legal, Compliance and Corporate Affairs Officer, Robinhood

Sarah Olsen

Head of Corporate Development, Onyx, JPMorganChase

Haimera Workie

Head of Finance Innovation, FINRA

Panel: Crypto ETFs

Simeon Hyman

Global Investment Strategist, ProShares

David LaValle

Global Head of ETFs, Grayscale

Panel Discussion: ESG Disclosure and Ratings Panel

Remy Briand

Head of Solutions, MSCI

Granville Martin

Principal, Law Office of Granville Martin, Esq.

Laura Segafredo

Global Head of Sustainable Research, BlackRock ETF and Index Investments

Anne Simpson

Global Head of Sustainability, Franklin Templeton

Moderators

James Angel

James Angel

Associate Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Rohan Williamson

Rohan Williamson

Vice Provost for Education Bolton Sullivan/Thomas A. Dean Professor in International Business and Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Michael Piwowar

Executive Vice President, The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets and Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (former)
Lee Pinkowitz

Lee Pinkowitz

Associate Director of Graduate Student Engagement
Lee Pinkowitz is an associate professor of finance at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Professor Pinkowitz arrived at Georgetown in 1999 after receiving his PhD from The Ohio State University.

John Jacobs

Executive Director, Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy (former)

Guy Adami

Director of Advisor Advocacy, Private Advisor Group