Financial Markets Quality Conference 2023

Watch FMQ 2023 Highlights

Thank you to all of our presenters and guests for a wonderful FMQ Conference this year!

FMQ 2023 Agenda

9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Remarks and Fireside Chat

Moderated by Emily Wilkins, Washington Correspondent, CNBC

Rostin Behnam (B’00), Chair, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: Market Structure

Moderated by Stacey Cunningham, Board Member, New York Stock Exchange

Panelists:

  • Hope Jarkowski, General Counsel, New York Stock Exchange
  • Sapna Patel, Head of Americas Market Structure & Liquidity Strategy, Morgan Stanley
  • Jim Angel, Associate Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: Digital Assets

Moderated by Victoria Guida, Economics Reporter, Politico

Panelists:

  • David LaValle (C’99), Senior Managing Director, Global Head of ETFs, Grayscale Investments
  • Daniel Gorfine, Founder, Gattaca Horizons LLC and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law
  • Jason Monk, Director of Capital Markets and Digital Assets Product Strategy, Invesco

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Remarks and Fireside Chat

Moderated by Rohan Williamson, Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Robert Cook, President and CEO, FINRA

1 – 1:30 p.m. Remarks and Fireside Chat

David Schwimmer, CEO, London Stock Exchange Group

1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Panel Discussion: Climate Disclosure

Moderated by Gilles Hilary, George R. Houston Endowed Professor, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Panelists:

  • Ananth Madhavan, Managing Director, BlackRock
  • Sam Hodas, Managing Director, Head of Enterprise ESG Strategy, Nuveen
  • Martha Carter, Vice Chair and Head of Governance Advisory, Teneo
  • Kristina Wyatt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Persefoni

2:30 – 3 p.m. Video Fireside Chat: Senator Mark Warner (VA)

Introduction by Arun Gupta, CEO and Board Member, NobleReach Foundation

3 – 3:15 p.m. Book Presentation

David Leonhardt, author of Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream

Introduction by Damien Dwin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lafayette Square

3:15 – 4 p.m. Regulatory and Policy Roundtable: CFTC and SEC Commissioners

Moderated by Michael Piwowar (MBA’94), Executive Director, The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets; Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission (former)

Panelists:

  • Christy Goldsmith Romero, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Summer Mersinger, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Hester Peirce, Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission

4 – 4:30 p.m. Fireside Chat: Senator Cynthia Lummis (WY)

4:30 – 5:15 p.m. A View from the Hill

Moderated by David Leonhardt, Senior Writer, The New York Times

  • Congressman Bryan Steil (B’03) (WI)
  • Congressman Stephen Lynch (MA)
  • Congressman Jim Himes (CT)
  • Congressman Mike Lawler (NY)

5:15 – 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception

FMQ 2023 Speakers

Confirmed speakers for FMQ 2023 include:

Keynote Speakers

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Chair Rostin Behnam (B’00)

Title: Chair
Affiliation: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Chair Rostin Behnam Bio
Senator Lummis

Senator Cynthia Lummis

Title: Senate Committee Member on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Senate Committee Member on Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and Senate Committee Member on Environment and Public Works
Affiliation: Member of Congress

Senator Cynthia Lummis Bio
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David Schwimmer

Title: CEO
Affiliation: London Stock Exchange Group 

David Schwimmer Bio
Senator Mark Warner

Senator Mark Warner

Title: Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence; and Senate Committee Member on Finance and Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
Affiliation: Member of Congress

Senator Mark Warner Bio
David Leonhardt, New York Times

David Leonhardt

Title: Senior Writer
Affiliation: New York Times

David Leonhardt Bio

A View from the Hill – Members of Congress

Congressman Jim Himes

Congressman Jim Himes

Title: Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and Member of the House Financial Services Committee
Affiliation: Member of Congress

Jim Himes Bio
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Congressman Stephen Lynch

Title: Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion of the House Financial Services Committee
Affiliation:  Member of Congress

Stephen Lynch Bio
Congressman Bryan Steil (B’03)

Congressman Bryan Steil (B’03)

Title: Chair, House Administration Committee; former Ranking Member, House Fair Growth Committee
Affiliation: Member of Congress

Bryan Steil Bio
Mike Lawler

Congressman Mike Lawler

Title: Member, House Financial Services Committee and Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Affiliation: Member of Congress

Mike Lawler Bio

Regulatory and Policy Roundtable Panelists

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero

Title:  Commissioner
Affiliation: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Christy Goldsmith Romero Bio
Commissioner Summer Mersinger

Commissioner Summer Mersinger

Title: Commissioner
Affiliation: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Summer Mersinger Bio
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Commissioner Hester Peirce

Title: Commissioner
Affiliation: Securities and Exchange Commission

Hester Peirce Bio

Digital Assets Panel

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David LaValle (C’99)

Title: Senior Managing Director, Global Head of ETFs
Affiliation: Grayscale Investments

David LaValle Bio
Daniel Gorfine

Daniel Gorfine

Title: Founder, Gattaca Horizons LLC; Adjunct Professor
Affiliation: Gattaca Horisons LLC; Georgetown Law

Daniel Gorfine Bio
Jason Monk

Jason Monk

Title: Director, Capital Markets and Digital Assets Product Strategy
Affiliation: Invesco

Jason Monk Bio

Climate Disclosure Panel

Martha Carter

Martha Carter


Title: Vice Chair and Head of Governance Advisory
Affiliation: Teneo

Martha Carter Bio
Sam Hodas

Sam Hodas


Title: Managing Director, Head of Enterprise ESG Strategy
Affiliation: Nuveen

Sam Hodas Bio
Ananth-Madhavan

Ananth Madhavan


Title: Managing Director
Affiliation: BlackRock

Ananth Madhavan Bio
Kristina Wyatt

Kristina Wyatt


Title: Chief Sustainability Officer
Affiliation: Persefoni

Kristina Wyatt Bio

Market Structure Panel

Jim Angel

Jim Angel

Title: Associate Professor of Finance
Affiliation: Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Jim Angel Bio
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Hope Jarkowski

Title: General Counsel
Affiliation: New York Stock Exchange

Hope Jarkowski Bio
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Sapna Patel

Title: Head of Americas Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy
Affiliation:  Morgan Stanley

Sapna Patel Bio

Moderators

Emily Wilkins

Emily Wilkins

Title: Washington Correspondent
Affiliation: CNBC

Emily Wilkins Bio
Rohan Williamson

Rohan Williamson

Title: Professor of Finance
Affiliation: Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Rohan Williamson Bio
Victoria Guida

Victoria Guida

Title: Economics Reporter
Affiliation: Politico

Victoria Guida Bio
Arun Gupta

Arun Gupta

Title: CEO and Board Member; Adjunct Faculty
Affiliation: NobleReach; Georgetown University

Arun Gupta Bio
Damien Dwin

Damien Dwin

Title: Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Affiliation: Lafayette Square

Damien Dwin Bio
Michael Piwowar

Michael Piwowar (MBA’94)

Title: Executive Director; Commissioner (former)
Affiliation: The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets; Securities and Exchange Commission

Michael Piwowar Bio
Gilles Hilary

Gilles Hilary

Title: George R. Houston Endowed Professor
Affiliation: Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Gilles Hilary Bio

FMQ 2023 Topics

Topics for the conference include: