MARCH 1, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET

SEC INVESTOR ADVOCACY 

CLINIC SUMMIT

Live broadcast available at sec.gov: CLICK HERE

Time Activity Speakers/Moderator

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Brunch Reception: 

SEC Multipurpose Room

Hosted by the SEC Office of the Investor 

Advocate, Office of Investor Education and 

Advocacy, and Office of Minority and Women 

Inclusion

11:15 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Clinic Directors’ Roundtable: 

SEC Auditorium

Moderated by Richard Berry, Director, 

FINRA Dispute Resolution Services

11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Break

12:00 p.m. – 12:05 p.m. Summit Welcome and Chair Introduction Stacy Puente, SEC Ombuds

12:05 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Opening Remarks Hon. Gary Gensler, SEC Chair

12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. PANEL 1: THE CLINIC EXPERIENCE 

Presented by clinic students from:

• Fordham University Law 

• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

• St. John’s University School of Law

Moderated by the SEC Office of the Investor 

Advocate

• Andrew Sporkin, Senior Advisor

• Danielle Specce, Attorney Advisor

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Commissioner Q&A Hon. Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner

1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. Remarks, Introduction of Keynote Speaker Qudsia Shafiq, Attorney Advisor, 

SEC Division of Examinations

1:05 pm – 1:25 p.m. Keynote address Nicole Iannarone, Associate Professor, 

Drexel University Kline School of Law

1:25 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break

AGENDA AND TIMELINE
Time Activity Speakers/Moderator

1:30 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. Investor Advocate Remarks, 

Student Introduction 

Cristina Martin Firvida, SEC Investor Advocate 

1:35 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. PANEL 2: ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH 

A discussion with clinic students from:

• Cornell Law School

• University of Miami School of Law

Moderated by the SEC Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy

• John Moses, Deputy Director

• Paul Saulski, Senior Counsel

1:55 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Commissioner Remarks Hon. Jaime Lizárraga, SEC Commissioner

2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Break

2:20 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Director Remarks, Student Introduction Richard Best, Director, SEC Division of 

Examinations

2:25 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. PANEL 3: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND 

ACCESSIBILITY IN INVESTOR ADVOCACY 

A discussion with clinic students from:

• Pace University School of Law

• Seton Hall University School of Law

Moderated by the SEC Office of Minority and 

Women Inclusion

• Robert Marchman, Senior Policy Advisor, 

Diversity and Inclusion

• John Sanders, Diversity Specialist/Program 

Manager

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Director Remarks Eric Gerding, Director, SEC Division of 

Corporation Finance

3:00 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Director Remarks, Student Introduction Gurbir Grewal, Director, SEC Division of 

Enforcement

3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. PANEL 4: THE CLINIC EXPERIENCE 

Presented by clinic students from:

• Cardozo School of Law

• Howard University School of Law

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Moderated by the SEC Office of the Investor 

Advocate

• Richard Dominguez, Senior Counsel

• Lisa Skrzycki, Senior Counsel

3:35 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Director Remarks, Introduction of Investor 

Advocate 

William Birdthistle, Director, SEC Division of 

Investment Management

3:40 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Thank you and Closing Remarks Cristina Martin Firvida, SEC Investor Advocate

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Post-Summit Reception— SEC Mutipurpose Room