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
Associate Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
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 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)
Jennie Bai
Associate Professor of Finance
Guy Adami
Director of Advisor Advocacy, Private Advisor Group
