Rostin Behnam
Chair, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Agenda
November 15, 2023
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Reena Aggarwal, Director, Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy, and Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance, Georgetown University
9:15 – 9:45 a.m.
Fireside Chat
Rostin Behnam (C’00), Chair, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Moderated by Emily Wilkins, Washington Correspondent, CNBC
9:45 – 10:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Market Structure
Jim Angel, Associate Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Sapna Patel, Head of Americas Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy, Morgan Stanley
Hope Jarkowski, General Counsel, New York Stock Exchange
Moderated by Stacey Cunningham, President, New York Stock Exchange (former)
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Digital Assets
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
Moderated by Victoria Guida, Economics Reporter, Politico
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Robert Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer, FINRA
Moderated by Rohan Williamson, Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Fireside Chat
David Schwimmer, Chief Executive Officer, LSEG
Moderated by Reena Aggarwal
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Climate Disclosure
Kristina Wyatt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Persefoni
Martha Carter, Vice Chair and Head of Governance Advisory, Teneo
Sam Hodas, Managing Director, Head of Enterprise ESG Strategy, Nuveen
Ananth Madhavan, Managing Director, BlackRock
Moderated by Gilles Hilary, George R. Houston Endowed Professor, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Video Fireside Chat
Senator Mark Warner (VA)
Introduction by Arun Gupta, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, NobleReach Foundation
3:00 – 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 – 4:00 p.m.
Regulatory and Policy Roundtable
Hester Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Summer Mersinger, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Christy Goldsmith Romero, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Moderated by Michael Piwowar (MBA'94), Executive Vice President, The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets and Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (former)
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Senator Cynthia Lummis (WY)
Moderated by Reena Aggarwal
4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: A View from the Hill
Congressman Mike Lawler (NY)
Congressman Jim Himes (CT)
Congressman Bryan Steil (B’03) (WI)
Moderated by David Leonhardt, Senior Writer, The New York Times
5:15 – 6:30 p.m.
Networking Reception
Keynote Speakers
Robert Cook
President and Chief Executive Officer, FINRA
David Schwimmer
Chief Executive Officer, LSEG
Mark Warner
U.S. Senator (D-VA)
Cynthia Lummis
U.S. Senator (R-WY)
Panel Discussion: Market Structure
Hope Jarkowski
General Counsel, New York Stock Exchange
Sapna Patel
Head of Americas Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy, Morgan Stanley
Jeffrey Davis
Senior Vice President, Nasdaq
Panel Discussion: Digital Assets
Daniel Gorfine
Founder, Gattaca Horizons LLC and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law
David LaValle
Global Head of ETFs, Grayscale
Jason Monk
Director, Capital Markets and Digital Assets Product Strategy, Invesco
Panel Discussion: Climate Disclosure
Martha Carter
Vice Chair and Head of Governance Advisory, Teneo
Sam Hodas
Managing Director, Head of Enterprise ESG Strategy, Nuveen
Ananth Madhavan
Managing Director, BlackRock
Panel Discussion: A View from the Hill
Jim Himes
U.S. Congressman (D-CT)
Bryan Steil
U.S. Congressman (R-WI)
Mike Lawler
U.S. Congressman (R-NY)
Regulatory and Policy Roundtable
Christy Goldsmith Romero
Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Summer Mersinger
Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Hester Peirce
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Book Presentation
David Leonhardt
Senior Writer, The New York Times
Damien Dwin
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lafayette Square
Moderators
Emily Wilkins
Washington Correspondent, CNBC
Stacey Cunningham
President, New York Stock Exchange (former)
Victoria Guida
Economics Reporter, Politico
Gilles Hilary
George R. Houston Professor of Accounting, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
David Leonhardt
Senior Writer, The New York Times
Michael Piwowar
Executive Vice President, The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets and Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (former)
Arun Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, NobleReach and Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University