Fintech Forward 2019: 

Exploring the Unwritten Future 

I am pleased to welcome you to the 2nd annual CFTC 

Fintech Forward conference: “Exploring the Unwritten 

Future.” 

Fintech holds tremendous promise for the economy. I 

hope at this conference to showcase the CFTC’s 

commitment to facilitating innovation. It is critical for 

the United States to be a leader in the realm of fintech 

and innovation more broadly. By maintaining our 

leadership, we can help establish the rules that will allow 

our markets to thrive. 

While today’s agenda highlights the promise of fintech innovation for our markets, 

we will not shy away from discussing the challenges that innovators and regulators 

face. For the CFTC, we must find a way to embrace innovation in a thoughtful way 

while ensuring the resiliency and integrity of our markets. I believe that CFTC can 

leverage its heritage of principles-based regulation to address fintech innovations. 

For today’s conference, we have convened leading innovators, regulators, marketparticipants, and thought leaders. We will examine the impact of innovations on our 

derivatives markets, including artificial intelligence, digitization and custody, big 

data, and cloud computing. 

We are also thrilled to host over 90 international regulators this week as part of the 

International Regulators Conference (IRC), held annually by our Office of 

International Affairs. The inclusion of Fintech Forward in the IRC program 

highlights the importance of cooperation among regulators on issues of both the 

integrity of global markets and fintech innovation. Some of our international 

colleagues will participate in a panel on approaches to fintech and market 

developments in various jurisdictions. 

Thank you for taking the time to spend your day with us, and I look forward to 

continuing the dialogue with you. 

Heath P. Tarbert 

Chairman and Chief Executive 

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Fintech Forward 

Fintech Forward is an annual conference hosted by the CFTCand dedicated to 

examining fintech issues on the horizon. Fintech Forward is spearheaded by 

LabCFTC with support from the Office of Customer Education and Outreach. 

Launched in 2018, Fintech Forward convenes leading innovators, regulators, market 

participants, and the general public to discuss the latest in fintech developments and 

the impact of these emerging technologies on the CFTC’s markets and customers. 

Fintech Forward is a free event open to the public. 

LabCFTC

Launched in May 2017, LabCFTC is the initiative aimed at facilitating marketenhancing fintech innovation, informing policy, and ensuring that the CFTC has the 

regulatory and technological tools and understanding to keep pace with changing 

markets. It is the agency’s focal point to engage with fintech innovation and promote 

fair competition by making the CFTC more accessible to fintech innovators. More 

information can be found at https://www.cftc.gov/LabCFTC/. 

Office of Customer Education and Outreach 

The CFTC’s Office of Customer Education and Outreach develops and implements 

education initiatives designed to help customers protect themselves against fraud and 

other violations of the Commodity Exchange Act. It has played an integral role in 

both authoring public education materials and working with partners to spread the 

word about topics such as digital assets. The CFTC’s informational materials on 

digital assets can be found at https://www.cftc.gov/Bitcoin/. 

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Meet the Regulators Exhibit 

Fintech Forward 2019 features a “Meet the Regulators” exhibit. Attendees will have 

the opportunity to engage with regulators about their respective jurisdictions, 

innovation engagement initiatives, and other fintech topics. 

The Meet the Regulators exhibit will be open exclusively during program registration 

from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. and again during lunch, at 12:00 p.m. in the breezeway 

adjacent to the CFTC’s Conference Center. Exhibitors will also continue to staff 

their exhibit tables through the remainder of the Conference. 

Visit with representatives from the following regulators: 

 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) 

 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower’s Office 

 (CFTC WBO)

 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) 

 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) 

 National Futures Association (NFA) 

 North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) 

 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 

Conference WiFi

 Network: CFTCCNFWIFI 

 Password: cftc2413! 

Conference Hashtag 

 #FintechForward2019 

Notice of Filming and Photography 

Please be aware that by entering the conference area you consent to the recording of 

your name, voice, likeness and/or image, by any means including audiotape, 

videotape, and photograph, by the CFTC for any CFTC non-commercial purpose 

(“Recording”). You also agree to release the CFTC, its officers, and employees from 

any claims or liabilities in connection with the Recording, and you waive all rights 

you may have to compensation for use of the Recording. You also waive any right to 

inspect or approve the Recording. 

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8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Conference Registration

Meet the Regulators

9:30 – 9:35 a.m. Conference Welcome

Brian Trackman, LabCFTC

9:35 – 9:50 a.m. Opening Keynote

Chairman Heath P. Tarbert

9:50 – 10:35 a.m.

Panel 

AI in the 21st Century Marketplace: Exploring 

the Role of AI and Related Fintech in CFTC 

Markets 

10:35 – 10:55 a.m. 

Fireside Chat 

Better Compliance Through Infrastructure 

Technology 

Commissioner Dan Berkovitz featuring former 

Commissioner Mark Wetjen

10:55 – 11:10 a.m.

Tech Talk 

The Future of Money: The Impact of 

Digitization, Including “Social Coins” on 

Currency, Payments and Markets 

Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, International 

Monetary Fund

11:10 – 11:55 a.m.

Panel 

Re-Imagining Markets: What Digitization 

Means ... for Transactions, Custody, and 

Markets

11:55 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch on your own

Visit Meet the Regulators exhibit

1:15 – 1:20 p.m. Welcome Back

1:20 – 1:25 p.m.

Remarks 

Past Guidance for a Clearer Future: How a 

Coordinated Framework Can Move Fintech 

Regulation Forward 

Commissioner Rostin Behnam

1:25 – 1:40 p.m.

Tech Talk 

Fintech and Innovation from an International 

Perspective 

Nicole Sandler, Barclays 

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1:40 – 2:25 p.m.

Panel 

Global Perspective: International Regulatory 

Approaches to Fintech -- Current Issues and 

New Developments

2:25 – 2:40 p.m.

Tech Talk 

Zero Trust Architecture

Scott Rose, National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

2:40 – 3:25 p.m.

Panel

Head in the Cloud(s): Opportunities and 

Challenges of Big Data and Cloud Computing

3:25 – 3:40 p.m. Break

Visit Meet the Regulators exhibit

3:40 – 3:45 p.m. Welcome Back

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.

Tech Talk

Data from Out of this World: Cubesats

Mark Carhart, Spire Global

4:00 – 4:20 p.m.

Fireside Chat

Commissioner Dawn Stump in Dialogue with 

New LabCFTC Director Melissa Netram

4:20 – 4:35 p.m.

Tech Talk

Multiparty Computing

Alex Petric, inpher

4:35 – 5:20 p.m.

Panel

Building an AI-Inclusive Framework: 

Appropriate Rules of the Road and Safeguards

5:20 – 5:25 p.m. Conference Closing Remarks

Melissa Netram, LabCFTC

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8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Conference Registration

Meet the Regulators

9:30 – 9:35 a.m. Conference Welcome

Brian Trackman, LabCFTC

9:35 – 9:50 a.m. Opening Keynote

Chairman Heath P. Tarbert

9:50 – 10:35 a.m.

Panel 

AI in the 21st Century Marketplace: Exploring 

the Role of AI and Related Fintech in CFTC 

Markets

Moderator: Bianca Gomez, LabCFTC 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly become a part of our everyday lives, 

from virtual assistants to navigation and driver assistance to music and movie 

suggestions. In the financial sphere, AI applications hold great promise and are 

already being deployed. Specific applications of AI include identity 

management, product selection, asset allocation and risk management, 

automated trading, and transaction reporting. 

Given that AI is playing an increasing role in compliance efforts and market 

oversight, this panel will explore a range of AI use cases including selfexecuting contracts; automated markets; AI-driven reporting; machine readable 

rules; and automated smart reporting. 

How will these AI and related technologies enhance trading, transparency, and 

market integrity? What applications of AI are most promising? Which could 

have the greatest impact? What new challenges does the integration of AI pose 

to market participants and regulators like the CFTC? 

Panelists: 

• Aaron Klein, Fellow - Economic Studies, Policy Director - Center on 

Regulation and Markets, Brookings 

• Adam Zarazinski, Chief Executive Officer, Inca Digital Securities 

• Gary DeWaal, Special Counsel, Chair, Financial Markets and 

Regulatory, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 

• Dr. Sam Playle, Data Scientist, Kaizen Reporting 

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10:35 – 10:55 a.m. 

Fireside Chat 

Better Compliance through Infrastructure 

Technology 

Commissioner Dan Berkovitz featuring former 

Commissioner Mark Wetjen, Managing Director 

and Head of Global Public Policy, DTCC

10:55 – 11:10 a.m.

Tech Talk 

The Future of Money: The Impact of 

Digitization, Including “Social Coins” on 

Currency, Payments and Markets 

Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, Deputy Division Chief 

in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, 

International Monetary Fund

This presentation will examine the following questions: How will we pay for 

coffee in 5 years? Could we see the rapid adoption of new forms of money? 

What is “money” anyway? Money has specific attributes that we have come to 

understand intuitively. Those proposing to use new, digital money are seeking 

to emulate these characteristics. As digital tokens continue to develop, what 

features are most important? What challenges does digital currency raise for 

regulators? How should central banks respond? Should they offer their own 

digital means of payment to the public—a sort of digital cash—or should they 

limit themselves to regulating the new entrants? 

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11:10 – 11:55 a.m.

Panel 

Re-Imagining Markets: What Digitization 

Means ... for Transactions, Custody, and 

Markets

Moderator: Jorge Herrada, LabCFTC 

Digital money is already becoming the new reality. Value can now be 

transferred virtually, in practically real-time. Payments worldwide are being 

upended by models such as PayTM in India, M-Pesa in Kenya, and Venmo in 

the US. Efforts to digitize assets are also underway. Where are we headed? 

This panel will consider the future of money and alternative means of 

exchange. 

What are the impacts that the rise of digital assets may have on current market 

structure? What should we make of new proposals for “social coins” and 

sovereign-linked tokens? What are the impacts of stablecoins on fiat currency? 

Does digitization blur the line between “money” and “commodity”? What is 

the impact of derivatives on crypto assets? As digitization progresses, new 

models are being explored. What are these? What about custody? What 

impact will new entrants in custody insurance have on the maturing of custody 

models? Are trusted custody solutions the final stumbling block for mass 

adoption of digital assets in the institutional markets? What role does a 

regulator such as CFTC play in assuring custody? 

Panelists: 

• Alex Levine, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Pangea 

Money Transfer 

• Joshua Ashley Klayman, U.S. Head of FinTech and Head of Blockchain 

and Digital Assets, Linklaters 

• Kelly Loeffler, Chief Executive Officer, Bakkt 

• Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, Deputy Division Chief in the Monetary and 

Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund 

11:55 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch on your own

Visit Meet the Regulators exhibit

1:15 – 1:20 p.m. Welcome Back

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1:20 – 1:25 p.m. 

Remarks 

Past Guidance for a Clearer Future: How a 

Coordinated Framework Can Move Fintech 

Regulation Forward 

Commissioner Rostin Behnam

1:25 – 1:40 p.m.

Tech Talk 

Fintech and Innovation from an International 

Perspective 

Nicole Sandler, Innovation Global Policy Lead, 

Barclays

Technologies such as AI and distributed ledger bring new opportunities but also 

regulatory challenges. This presentation will consider what policymakers and 

the industry can learn from other jurisdictions.

1:40 – 2:25 p.m.

Panel 

Global Perspective: International Regulatory 

Approaches to Fintech, Current Issues and New 

Developments

Moderator: Kevin Piccoli, Office of International Affairs, CFTC

There has been a surge in fintech development worldwide. This panel will 

draw from regulatory experts around the world to share insights they have 

gathered while regulating and observing widespread changes in their financial 

markets. 

This panel will explore the impact that fintech has had on various regulatory 

schemes and how regulators are evaluating their existing regulations to deal 

with emerging technologies. The panel will also discuss ways in which 

regulators are approaching crypto asset oversight. 

How are international regulators approaching fintech? What developments are 

most noteworthy? Which are most likely to have a lasting impact? 

Panelists: 

• Jason Mahoney, Office of International Affairs, CFTC 

• Laura Navaratnam, Manager, Innovate - Policy & Engagement at 

Financial Conduct Authority, Innovation Hub at U.K. Financial Conduct 

Authority (FCA) 

• Luciano Brincat, Senior Analyst, FinTech, Malta Financial Services 

Authority (MFSA) 

• Magdalena Borowik, Fintech Director, Polish Financial Supervision 

Authority 

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2:25 – 2:40 p.m. 

Tech Talk 

Zero Trust Architecture

Scott Rose, Computer Scientist, Lead Author, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology Information 

Technology Lab

Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) refers to architecting computer networks in a way 

that prevents common and advanced persistent threats from spreading inside a 

network. ZTA is a response to enterprise network trends that include remote users 

and cloud-based assets not located within an enterprise-owned network boundary. In 

this presentation, Scott Rose, the first author of the recent NIST draft publication on 

this topic, will present key learnings and case studies. Scott will address why ZTA is 

so important for cybersecurity, and explain how ZTA can decrease cyber incidents 

while increasing workforce productivity. 

2:40 – 3:25 p.m.

Panel

Head in the Cloud(s): Opportunities and Challenges 

of Big Data and Cloud Computing

Moderator: Ed Wehner, Associate Director of Data Engineering and Processing, 

Office of Data and Technology, CFTC 

The new era of big data and the rise of Cloud computing have converged. Their 

impact is being felt across the economy, including the financial sector. Big data is 

the fuel AI needs to train. New sources of data and larger data sets can provide 

greater insight, leading to more tailored products, risk management, and market 

analysis. Cloud computing allows for flexibility and elastic computing power 

necessary to harness big data. 

This panel will explore the interplay of these trends and how big data and the Cloud 

can enhance our markets, as well as potential risks. For example, the CFTC does not 

directly oversee third party service providers. Does the growth of data and the Cloud 

providers and users warrant new approaches? 

What is possible now that was not possible before the advent of cloud computing? 

What is the intersection of AI and the Cloud, and what is the future for financial 

markets and financial institutions? What should financial regulators be worried 

about? How is data safeguarded? Who is responsible for security and access to such 

data? 

Panelists: 

• Caroline Pham, Director and Head of Markets Regulatory Implementation, 

Citi 

• John Crouch, Founder, Ideal Prediction 

• Kari Larsen, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP 

• Rich Piña, Principal Architect, Google Cloud

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3:25 – 3:40 p.m. Break 

Visit Meet the Regulators Exhibit

3:40 – 3:45 p.m. Welcome Back

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.

Tech Talk 

Data from Out of this World: Cubesats

Presenter: Mark Carhart, Director, Program Sales, 

Spire Global

In this presentation, Mark will present on cubesats and their potential to enable 

better predictions with impacts across economic sectors, including agriculture, 

transportation, and energy. Spire Global is active in this area and Mark will 

describe how this new network of low earth orbit satellites is developing. 

4:00 – 4:20 p.m.

Fireside Chat

Commissioner Dawn Stump in Dialogue with 

New LabCFTC Director Melissa Netram

4:20 – 4:35 p.m.

Tech Talk

Multiparty Computing

Alex Petric, VP of Solutions, inpher

This presentation will explore multiparty computation (MPC), a cryptographic 

protocol that distributes a computation across multiple parties where no 

individual party can see the other parties’ data. With MPC, data scientists are 

able to compliantly, securely, and privately compute on distributed data without 

ever exposing or moving it. Inpher’s Alex Petric will explain the fundamentals 

of MPC, and how public and private organizations shouldstart leveraging it 

today. 

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4:35 – 5:20 p.m.

Panel

Building an AI-Inclusive Framework: 

Appropriate Rules of the Road and Safeguards

Moderator: Brian Trackman, LabCFTC 

AI has tremendous potential. But to realize its potential, an appropriate 

framework is necessary, including design processes, system governance, and 

accountability. For example, while accountability is a key element of good 

system governance, applications of AI can challenge traditional understandings 

of and approaches to accountability. If an AI-powered trading algorithm or 

reporting system goes rogue, who is responsible? The user? The service 

provider? The developer? Developing safeguards, good governance, and 

accountability into AI frameworks will help to minimize detrimental effects. 

This panel will identify key cornerstones of such a framework to support the 

responsible development, implementation, and use of AI. This panel will 

consider different types of frameworks and the role regulators like the CFTC 

can play to promote responsible innovation generally and AI in particular. 

How can we promote the development of AI systems that add value and 

enhance our markets? What can we do to mitigate the risk that AI systems 

learn to be biased based on skewed training sets? What types of oversight are 

needed? Should “explainability” be a system requirement? What about 

security, resilience, and back-ups? 

• Amy Walraven, Founder, Turn Key / Humaitrix 

• Combiz Abdolrahimi, Emerging Technology & Innovation Leader, 

Government & Public Services (GPS), Deloitte LLP 

• Dr. David Mordecai, Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of 

Mathematical Sciences at New York University (NYU); Lead 

investigator at the RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics; Co-Founder, 

Risk Economics, Inc., NYU 

• Samuel G. Kramer, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP 

5:20 – 5:25 p.m. Conference Closing Remarks

Melissa Netram, LabCFTC

 

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Commission Leadership 

Chairman Heath P. Tarbert 

Chairman Heath P. Tarbert is Chairman and Chief Executive of 

the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He 

was nominated for a term expiring on April 13, 2024 and took 

office on July 15, 2019. The mission of the CFTC is to 

strengthen the American free-enterprise system by ensuring the 

integrity of the futures, swaps, and options markets by fostering 

openness, transparency, competitiveness, innovation, and 

financial stability. The agency’s approximately 700 personnel 

based in Chicago, Kansas City, New York, and Washington, DC 

also work to ensure the U.S. commodities and derivatives markets are free of fraud 

and manipulation. Chairman Tarbert also serves as a voting member of the Financial 

Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and as a member of the President's Working 

Group on Financial Markets. 

Chairman Tarbert has extensive experience in financial services law and has served 

in senior leadership roles in the public and private sector. Most recently, he served 

as Assistant Secretary for International Markets and subsequently as acting Under 

Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In these 

roles, Chairman Tarbert served as the G-7/G-20 Deputy Finance Minister, a member 

of the Financial Stability Board, and the co-chair of both the US-EU Financial 

Regulatory Forum and the US-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group. Prior to 

his service at the Treasury Department, Chairman Tarbert was head of the bank 

regulatory practice of Allen & Overy LLP, a leading global law firm. 

Commissioner Rostin Behnam 

Rostin Behnam was nominated by President Trump as a 

Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission on July 13, 2017, was unanimously confirmed by 

the Senate on August 3, 2017, and was sworn in to serve as a 

Commissioner on September 6, 2017, for a term expiring in June 

2021. Prior to joining the CFTC and since 2011, Commissioner 

Behnam served as senior counsel to U.S. Senator Debbie 

Stabenow of Michigan, Ranking Member of the Agriculture, 

Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. Commissioner Behnam’s 

focus while in Senator Stabenow’s office was on policy and 

legislation related to the CFTC and the Department of Agriculture. Commissioner 

Behnam practiced law in New York City and worked at the New Jersey Office of the 

Attorney General. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and earned a J.D. from 

the Syracuse University College of Law. 

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Commissioner Dawn DeBerry Stump 

Dawn DeBerry Stump was nominated by President Trump to 

serve as a Commissioner of the Commodity Trading 

Commission on June 12, 2017. She was unanimously confirmed 

by the Senate on August 28, 2018, and sworn into office on 

September 5, 2018, for the reminder of a five-year term expiring 

in April 2022. Prior to her appointment, Commissioner Stump 

was President of Stump Strategic, a consulting firm she founded 

in 2016. Before starting her firm, CommissionerStump was 

Executive Director and Senior Vice President of U.S. Policy for 

the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and Vice President at the New York Stock 

Exchange. During much of her career, she also served the public sector in staff 

positions in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, including six years 

at the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry where she focused on 

various farm policy, rural development, and renewable energy matters as well as 

oversight of the CFTC. While serving in both Congressional houses, she participated 

in negotiations of two farm bills, CFTC reauthorization, and the Dodd-Frank Act. 

Commissioner Stump is from Olton, Texas, and grew up working in the agricultural 

sector. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics 

degree from Texas Tech University. She is married and has two children. 

Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz 

Dan M. Berkovitz was nominated by President Trump to serve 

as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission on April 24, 2018. He was unanimously confirmed 

by the Senate on August 28, 2018, and sworn into office on 

September 7, 2018, for a five-year term expiring in April 2023. 

He leads the Technology Advisory Committee for the CFTC. 

Prior to his appointment, Commissioner Berkovitz was a partner 

and co-chair of the futures and derivatives practice at the law 

firm of WilmerHale. He also was an Adjunct Professor at 

Georgetown University Law School, and vice-chair of the American Bar Association 

Committee on Futures and Derivatives. Commissioner Berkovitz served as General 

Counsel of the CFTC from 2009-2013. While serving in this role, he was the 

agency’s Deputy Representative to the Financial Stability Oversight Council 

(FSOC). Before the CFTC, he was a senior staff lawyer for the U.S. Senate 

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He also served as Deputy Assistant 

Secretary in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management. 

Commissioner Berkovitz obtained an A.B. in Physics from Princeton University and 

a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is married 

to Michelle and they have two children, Zoe and Eli. 

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Featured Speakers (in order of appearance)

Panel 1: AI in the 21st Century Marketplace: Exploring the Role of AI and 

Related Fintech in CFTC Markets 

Moderator: Bianca M. Gomez, Counsel for LabCFTC, CFTC 

Bianca M. Gomez is Counsel for LabCFTC and Counsel on 

FinTech and Innovation to the Office of General Counsel. She 

joined the CFTC in 2015 as Counsel and served as a Deputy 

Ethics Official. Ms. Gomez previously held similar roles as an 

attorney and ethics official at the Federal Election Commission 

and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Ms. Gomez is a 

graduate of Boston College and earned her J.D. from the 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. 

Aaron Klein, Fellow - Economic Studies, Policy Director - Center on Regulation 

and Markets, Brookings 

Aaron Klein is a fellow in Economic Studies and serves as policy 

director of the Center on Regulation and Markets. He focuses on 

financial regulation and technology, macroeconomics, and 

infrastructure finance and policy. Previously, Klein directed the 

Bipartisan Policy Center’s Financial Regulatory Reform 

Initiative and served at the Treasury Department as deputy 

assistant secretary for economic policy from 2009 through 2012. 

He worked on financial regulatory reform issues including 

crafting and helping secure passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall 

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Prior to his 

appointment as deputy assistant secretary in 2009, he served as Chief Economist of 

the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee for Chairmen Chris 

Dodd (D-CT) and Paul Sarbanes (D-MD). During his 8+ years on the Committee, he 

worked on numerous pieces of legislation include the Emergency Economic 

Stabilization Act (better known as TARP), the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, 

the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, the Check 21 Act, the SAFETEA Act, and the 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Klein is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Princeton 

University. He lives in his hometown of Silver Spring Maryland, with his wife and 

two young daughters. 

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Adam Zarazinski, Chief Executive Officer, Inca Digital Securities 

Adam Zarazinski is the CEO of Inca Digital, a digital asset data 

aggregation and analytics provider for enterprises. He is a 

former active duty USAF Judge Advocate, where he was a 

supervisory prosecutor at Joint Base Andrews, and operations 

law attorney in Afghanistan. He has managed and developed 

projects around new technology for international organizations 

like INTERPOL and the World Health Organization. When not 

working, Adam enjoys practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. One time 

he rolled with Relson Gracie in Brazil. He lost. 

Gary DeWaal, Special Counsel, Chair, Financial Markets and Regulatory, 

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 

Gary DeWaal brings substantial experience from both industry 

and government to his practice counseling clients on exchangetraded derivatives and cryptoassets. He advises a worldwide 

client base on transactional and regulatory matters relating to 

those and other complex financial products. Gary's clients 

benefit from his deep well of contacts and practical knowledge 

from his prior work with the world's largest exchange-traded derivatives broker and, 

before that, as a senior trial attorney at the CFTC. 

Dr. Sam Playle, Data Scientist, Kaizen Reporting 

Dr.Sam Playle is a Data Scientist at Kaizen Reporting, a multi-award winning UKbased RegTech firm. Kaizen has combined regulatory expertise 

with advanced technology to develop its quality assurance 

services which provide visibility of the quality of regulatory 

reporting for Dodd-Frank compliance and other global 

regulations. Kaizen’s services have won a Queen’s Award for 

Innovation, one of the UK’s highest business accolades. 

Playlecame to Data Science from a Theoretical Physics background. He now uses 

state-of-the-art machine learning technologies to develop AI solutions for 

streamlining and accelerating the Kaizen Reporting ReportShieldTM pipeline. Heis 

currently developing systems to help firms comply with their regulatory obligations 

beyond the reporting sphere. 

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Fireside Chat: Better Compliance through Infrastructure Technology 

Mark Wetjen, Managing Director and Head of Global Public Policy, DTCC 

Mark Wetjen is Managing Director, Head of Global Public 

Policy, DTCC, with responsibility for developing and 

coordinating strategic engagement to help shape policymaking 

that impacts DTCC’s interests around the world. He is also 

Chairman of the Board, DTCC Deriv/SERV LLC. Prior to 

joining DTCC, Mark served as a Commissioner at the 

CFTC. Mark is also a Board Member of LedgerX, as well as an 

Advisory Board Member of Coin Center and the Chamber of 

Digital Commerce.

Tech Talk: The Future of Money: The Impact of Digitization, including “social 

coins” on Currency, Payments and Markets 

Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, Deputy Division Chief in the Monetary and Capital 

Markets Department, International Monetary Fund 

Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli is a Deputy Division Chief in the 

Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the International 

Monetary Fund (IMF), focused on monetary policy, central 

banking, and fintech. He has advised country authorities and 

published on issues related to unconventional monetary policies, 

monetary policy and financial stability, spillovers, exchange rate 

regimes and interventions, modelling and forecasting, evolving 

monetary policy frameworks, as well as fintech and digital 

currencies. Prior to joining the IMF, Mancini-Griffoli was a 

senior economist in the Research and Monetary Policy Division of the Swiss 

National Bank, where he advised the Board on quarterly monetary policy decisions. 

Mancini-Griffoli served in the private sector, at Goldman Sachs, the Boston 

Consulting Group, and technology startups in the Silicon Valley. He holds a PhD 

from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, and prior degrees from the London School of 

Economics and Stanford University

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Panel 2: The Future of Money: The Impact of Digitization, including “social 

coins” on Currency, Payments and Markets 

Moderator: Jorge Herrada, Tech Lead, LabCFTC, CFTC

Jorge Herrada focuses on innovation, advanced technology, 

analytics, finance, DLT, and crypto currencies. Herrada is active 

in CFTC’s FinTech Interdivisional Working Group, the CFTC’s 

Technology Advisory Committee, and FSOC. Herrada 

previously was a Senior Principal at American Management 

Systems (now CGI) designing and developing innovative 

Information Technology solutions. Herrada earned an MBA from the University of 

Chicago, an MS from the London School of Economics, and a BS from 

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. 

Alex Levine, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Pangea Money 

Transfer 

Alex C. Levine has spent more than 15 years as an attorney and 

legal executive focused on the practice of regulatory, securities, 

and derivatives law. He has been deeply involved in providing 

strategic guidance and establishing regulatory frameworks to a 

number of blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, including 

in his current role as General Counsel & Chief Compliance 

Officer at Pangea, a global fintech company looking to bring banking and financial 

services to those underserved by the current marketplace via cryptocurrency, 

blockchain, and other innovations. Levine has also held positions as Chief 

Regulatory Officer & Head of Legal at TrustToken, which created the first 

regulatory-compliant stablecoin tied to the US dollar and other currencies, and Head 

of Legal & Chief Compliance Officer at LedgerX, the first federally-authorized 

exchange and clearinghouse for bitcoin derivatives. He previously served in senior 

roles at the SEC and CFTC. He obtained his J.D. from Stanford University Law 

School and has received an M.B.A. and a B.A. in Economics & Politics from 

Oberlin College. 

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Joshua Ashley Klayman, U.S. Head of FinTech and Head of Blockchain and 

Digital Assets, Linklaters 

Joshua Ashley Klayman is one of the most well known 

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency lawyers in the world. 

Recognized by Chambers and Partners as one of only 3 “Band 

1”-ranked U.S. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency lawyers for 2019, 

Klayman also is one of the original top 12 global Blockchain & 

Cryptocurrency lawyers ranked by Chambers in its inaugural 

2018 list. Sheis founder and CEO of Klayman LLC, a boutique blockchain law firm, 

and Inflection Point Blockchain Advisors, LLC, a blockchain strategy consulting and 

advisory firm. She chairs the prominent Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (“WSBA”) 

Legal Working Group and serves on the WSBA’s Board of Directors. A recognized 

thought leader in the blockchain space, Klaymanalso is a Forbes Contributor for 

blockchain and crypto matters and is a member of the global Wharton Reg@Tech 

think tank. In 2019, Modern Consensus named her #89 on its list of the 100 Most 

Influential People in Crypto. Passionate about the advancement of women and other 

diverse groups, Klaymanis a co-founder of Diversity in Blockchain, Inc. and a 

founding member of Collective Future. 

Kelly Loeffler, Chief Executive Officer, Bakkt 

Kelly Loeffler is CEO of Bakkt, subsidiary of Intercontinental 

Exchange (NYSE: ICE). Bakkt is enabling institutional, 

merchant and consumer access to digital assets in a secure, 

trusted ecosystem. As CEO, she is responsible for establishing 

the strategy and team, as well as the regulatory, financial and 

operational performance of the company. She is a member of 

ICE’s Executive Management Committee. Loeffler joined Intercontinental 

Exchange in 2002 where she built and led investor relations, corporate 

communications and marketing for over 15 years. With more than two decades’ 

experience in financial services, Loeffler previously held roles in equity research at 

William Blair & Company and Citi Global Asset Management. Loeffler began her 

career in the automotive industry, holding marketing and operations roles at Toyota 

Motor Sales, USA. Loeffler earned a Bachelor of Science in Business 

Administration degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and 

completed a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University’s Kellstadt 

Graduate School of Business. She is a CFA charterholder. 

Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, Deputy Division Chief in the Monetary and Capital 

Markets Department, International Monetary Fund 

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Tech Talk: Fintech and Innovation from an International Perspective

Nicole Sandler, Innovation Global Policy Lead, Barclays 

Nicole Sandler leads on Innovation Policy at Barclays. She 

focuses on the impact of FinTech related regulation and 

initiatives including DLT, Crypto-assets and AI use cases on 

Barclays in the UK and globally, such as advising on various 

sandbox and regulatory initiatives proposed by regulators and 

policymakers including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), 

Bank of England (BoE), European Commission (EC), European 

Banking Authority (EBA), US Federal Reserve, CFTC, 

Monetary Authority of Singapore and Japanese FSA. Sandler regularly speaks on 

panels, presents at conferences and universities and has articles published. She was 

recently named ‘Influencer of the Year’ at the NY Finovate Awards 2019, the ‘Most 

Influential Women in Fintech Regulation - UK’ at the Wealth and Finance Awards 

2019, was shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Fintech Champion’ category at the Women 

in Finance Awards 2019 and the ‘Women in PayTech’ category at the PayTech 

Awards 2019. She also focuses on diversity initiatives including being a board 

member of Regtech Women an initiative she helped set up to promote RegTech and 

provide a network amongst women in this space. 

Panel 3: Global Perspective: International Regulatory Approaches to Fintech, 

Current Issues and New Developments 

Moderator: Kevin Piccoli, Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, 

CFTC 

Kevin Piccoli is currently Deputy Director in the Office of 

International Affairs at the CFTC where he is responsible for the 

CFTC’s international technical assistance program. In this role, 

Piccoli has provided assistance to developed and developing 

countries including providing technical support to assist in the 

creation of a commodities market, evaluating regulatory 

schemes, and providing specialized and customized training and 

keynote speeches at conferences. Piccoli is also the CFTC’s 

representative on the International Organization of Securities 

Commissions (IOSCO) Asset Management Committee focused on setting global 

regulatory standards for the asset management industry. Prior to this assignment, he 

was the Deputy Director, Examinations in the Division of Swap Dealer and 

Intermediary Oversight. Prior to joining the CFTC, Piccoli was the CFO at a number 

of Wall Street institutions, including Tradeweb, Cantor Fitzgerald, eSpeed and 

Greenwich Capital Markets. He was also Chief Auditor at The Bank of New York 

Mellon. Kevin started his career at Coopers & Lybrand (now 

PricewaterhouseCoopers) and became a partner in their financial services group and 

Co-Head of the Firm’s Derivative Products Practice. 

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Jason Mahoney, Special Counsel, Office of International Affairs, CFTC 

Jason Mahoney is Special Counsel in the CFTC’s Office of 

International Affairs where he advises the CFTC on 

international financial regulatory matters, including matters 

focused on cyber security and crypto assets. Mahoney 

represents the Commission in various multilateral fora including 

IOSCO, the Financial Stability Board, and the Financial 

Stability Oversight Counsel. Mahoney joined the CFTC in 

August 2009 as a Trial Attorney in the CFTC’s Enforcement 

Division where he served as lead counsel on numerous cases 

involving fraud, manipulation, and other conduct in violation of 

the Commodity Exchange Act. Prior to joining the CFTC, Mahoney worked for 

corporate defense firms including Hunton & Williams, LLP. Mahoney received his 

Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his Bachelor of Arts from 

Colby College. 

Laura Navaratnam, Manager, Innovate - Policy & Engagement at Financial 

Conduct Authority, Innovation Hub at Financial Conduct 

Authority (FCA) 

Laura Navaratnam leads the policy and engagement team within 

the FCA’s innovation division. This team is responsible for 

developing policy responses to new technology, such 

Cryptoassets and DLT. The team also leads the FCA’s 

international FinTech work program including the Global 

Financial Innovation Network. Before this role, sheled a number of other FCA teams 

within Policy and Strategy. Before joining the FCA, Navaratnam worked at EY as a 

management consultant. 

 

Luciano Brincat, Senior Analyst, FinTech, Malta Financial Services Authority 

(MFSA) 

Luciano Brincat is a Senior Manager within the FinTech and 

Innovation function of the Malta Financial Services Authority 

(MFSA), focusing his efforts on the implementation of the 

MFSA’s FinTech Strategy and Virtual Financial Assets 

Framework. Brincat graduated from the University of Malta in 

2011 with a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree majoring in 

Economics and subsequently in 2017 with a Master of Science 

degree in Banking and Finance. He has a keen interest in technology-enabled 

transformation within the financial services sector, as well as the regulatory and 

supervisory considerations brought about by such financial innovation. 

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Magdalena Borowik, Fintech Director, Polish Financial Supervision Authority 

Magdalena Borowik is a fintech strategist at the Polish Financail 

Supervision Authority, specializing in complex business 

transformation projects based on data and technology. She has 

experience on technological risk and innovation management in 

data management, digital identity and trust services, telecom 

networks and critical infrastructure, government and finance. 

Tech Talk: Zero Trust Architecture

Scott Rose, Computer Scientist, Lead Author, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology Information Technology Lab 

Scott Rose works as a computer scientist at the National 

Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). Rose works on 

Internet infrastructure protection research and Internet protocol 

research and is the editor of several IETF specifications and the 

author of several NIST Special Publications on secure Internet 

protocols. His current work is in bringing zero trust security 

understanding to the US Government. Rose holds BA and MS degrees in Computer 

Science.

Panel 4: Head in the Cloud(s): Opportunities and Challenges of Big Data and 

Cloud Computing

Moderator: Ed Wehner, Associate Director of Data Engineering and 

Processing, Office of Data and Technology, CFTC 

Ed Wehner is the Associate Director for Data Engineering and 

Processing at the CFTC, and manages the team that runs the data 

ingest activities and their databases at the CFTC. Additionally, 

Wehner is leading the team that is implementing the CFTC’s 

Order Book initiative. This will result in analysts having routine 

access to data sets related to Order Book analysis from the AWS 

Cloud – a first for the CFTC. Prior to joining the CFTC in 2010, 

he spent 29 years as Software developer and Program 

Management consultant at many Federal agencies including the National Weather 

Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, DOD, DIA, Veterans Affairs, FBI, NSA, and 

the IRS. Wehner has a BS of CS from George Mason University, a MS in 

Technology Management from George Mason, and a CIO/Technology management 

Degree from the GSA’s CIO University. 

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Caroline Pham, Director and Head of Markets Regulatory Implementation, Citi 

Caroline D. Pham is Deputy Head of Global Regulatory Affairs 

at Citi. She partners with Global Government Affairs to drive 

Citi’s advocacy efforts across all businesses and regions, and 

informs and integrates views on the strategic and practical 

implications of regulatory and supervisory policy in support of 

Citi's franchise, clients and customers. Pham covers emerging 

issues such as FinTech, blockchain/ distributed ledger 

technology, and digital assets. Previously, she joined Citi in 

2014 to start the Markets Regulatory Implementation team. 

Prior to joining Citi, Pham practiced law in Washington, DC, 

most recently serving as Special Counsel and Policy Advisor to former CFTC 

Commissioner Scott O’Malia. She was also a Visiting Fellow at the George 

Washington University Center for Law, Economics and Finance. She holds a BA 

from UCLA and a JD from the George Washington University Law School. 

John Crouch, Founder, Ideal Prediction 

John Crouch founded Ideal Prediction to bring practical data 

science solutions to financial markets. His 20 years of trading 

experience is balanced: large banks and small HFTs, managing 

sell-side desks and proprietary trading groups, voice and fullyautomated execution, and across many liquid FICC products. 

He has an S.B. and a M.Eng from MIT in EECS and an M.S. in 

mathematics from NYU. His free time is focused on family, in 

addition to serving on the board of Broadway Technology. 

Kari Larsen, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP 

Perkins Coie LLP New York Partner, Kari Larsen, has extensive 

international experience in building businesses and managing 

global commercial, legal, and compliance risks. For almost 20 

years, Larsen has represented clients in US and EU regulatory, 

legislative, risk management, and transactional matters with a 

particular focus on cryptocurrencies, digital assets, energy, 

agricultural and environmental commodities and derivatives. 

She is considered a leading strategic advisor to businesses 

regarding the development of profitable inventive financial 

products and platforms, including FinTech / RegTech innovations, Blockchain 

networks, and digital commodities, while navigating complex regulatory regimes. 

Larsen is regularly invited to speak at conferences, most notably, for 

FinTech/RegTech, digital assets and Blockchain solutions. 

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Rich Piña, Principal Architect, Google Cloud

Rich Piña is a senior member of the Google Cloud team. He has 

over twenty years of solution design and delivery experience in 

the banking, capital markets, wealth management, insurance and 

media sectors. A business project leadership and execution, 

academic learning, and research-based career that has spanned 

industry invention, hardware design, application development, 

systems integration and infrastructure engineering. He holds a 

BS from Manhattan College, a MS from Columbia University, and New York 

University PhD (ABD) in Technology Management. 

 

Tech Talk: Data from Out of this World: Cubesats 

Mark Carhart, Director, Program Sales, Spire Global 

Mark Carhart has been at Spire Global for over a year and half. 

He started his career as an Army Corps of Engineers Officer 

serving worldwide before moving to Industry. In industry, 

Carhart has had Program Management Roles at ERDAS and 

Leica Geosystems Supporting the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency's Soft Copy Search Program. He has been 

an sales executive supporting a wide variety of mission critical 

Intelligence Community and DoD programs at Silicon Graphics, Dell EMC, and Palo 

Alto Networks. Carhart earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from West Point and MSc 

in Defense Geographic Information from Cranfield University. 

Fireside Chat: Commissioner Dawn Stump in dialogue with New LabCFTC 

Director Melissa Netram 

Melissa Netram, Director, LabCFTC, CFTC 

Melissa Netram recently began as the Director of LabCFTC. 

Prior to the CFTC, Melissa worked for 9 1⁄2 years in Intuit’s 

Corporate Affairs department, responsible for working closely 

with the business teams to ensure the government strategy aligns 

closely with their business strategy. She focused on technology, 

cybersecurity, small business and financial services policy issues 

around the globe. She was one of the founding members of the 

Financial Innovation Now Coalition, one of the first fintech 

coalitions in the DC area. Prior to Intuit, Netram worked at the 

Financial Services Roundtable as VP and Regulatory Counsel, 

working on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the 

financial services industry, including the legislative strategy on the Dodd-Frank Act. 

Netram received a J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School 

of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova 

University. 

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Tech Talk: Multiparty Computing 

Alex Petric, VP of Solutions, inpher 

Alex Petric is a CISSP certified IT Security professional leading 

the customer success and solutions team at Inpher, providing 

technical expertise for both the Inpher sales team, prospective 

and current customers. He is responsible for proposing, 

designing and delivering technical solutions and has an active 

role in developing and designing the product. During his Masters 

thesis at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), he 

developed a side channel attack resistant implementation of Elliptic Curve 

Cryptography on JavaCard based smart cards. After his studies, he began working as 

a Technical Account Manager for Open Systems, the largest Swiss provider for 

managed security services. He was overseeing the deployment of large scale security 

solutions and developed a deep understanding of security architecture. 

Panel 5: Building an AI-Inclusive Framework: Appropriate Rules of the Road 

and Safeguards

Moderator: Brian Trackman, Attorney Lead, LabCFTC, CFTC 

Brian Trackman joined the CFTC in 2013. Trackman has a 

longstanding interest in law and technology and advises on a 

wide range of FinTech issues. He serves as a senior member of 

the FinTech Interdivisional Working Group. Prior to joining the 

CFTC, Trackman worked at the Securities and Exchange 

Commission, where he focused on review of novel derivative 

securities products, market structure reform, and the oversight of 

alternative trading systems. Trackman earned a J.D. from 

Harvard Law School and B.A. from Amherst College. 

Amy Walraven, Founder, Turn Key / Humaitrix 

Amy Walraven is the President, Chief Strategy Officer and 

Founder of Humaitrix. With more than twenty years of expertise 

identifying, assessing, targeting, and resolving fraud and credit 

risk issues, she has pioneered advancements in the detection of 

first party fraud schemes including credit bust outs, synthetic 

identities, and organized syndicated fraud activity. A career risk 

manager, Walraven has developed and implemented business 

practices, scoring models, and clustering algorithms to detect 

organized fraudulent activity at every point of customer 

engagement. Her next generation solutions have helped mitigate 

identity risk throughout the customer lifecycle and are leveraged to enhance 

compliance while minimizing customer friction. 

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Combiz Abdolrahimi, Emerging Technology & Innovation Leader, Government 

& Public Services (GPS), Deloitte LLP 

Combiz Abdolrahimi is a national security lawyer; Emerging 

Technology and Innovation Leader at Deloitte Consulting in the 

Government & Public Services practice; a former regulator & 

policymaker; and has served across government at the U.S. 

Departments of State, Treasury, The White House and Senate 

with over 13 years of experience shaping the business, policy, 

legal, regulatory, ethical & technical dimensions of artificial 

intelligence and machine learning; blockchain and DLT; cloud 

computing and big data; banking and payments; crypto assets 

and digital fiat currency; cybersecurity and identity. Combiz is a recipient of the 

FCW Rising Stars Award which recognizes the top 20 government IT innovators and 

emerging leaders; a member of the iLEAD Council, made up of distinguished 

professionals in the data science field; and he serves on numerous boards including 

the Federal Identity Forum & Expo; AFCEA; Kiwanis International; and American 

Council for Technology (ACT) & Industry Advisory Council (IAC). 

Dr. David Mordecai, Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical 

Sciences at New York University (NYU); Lead investigator 

at the RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics; Co-Founder, 

Risk Economics, Inc., NYU 

David K.A. Mordecai, PhD is lead investigator at the 

RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics, established in 2011, 

Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences 

at New York University (NYU) and Co-Managing Member of 

Numerati Partners, LLC, an R&D ecosystem manager. He has served as an adjunct 

instructor of applied mathematics at Courant, as well as an Adjunct Professor and an 

active member of the working group for the NYU Center for Data Science 

(NYUCDS) at its inception. He has been a Fellow and a member of the Advisory 

Board of the Mathematical Finance program at Courant. Since 2013, he has served as 

the first Scientist-in-Residence at FinTech Innovation Lab, an accelerator platform 

for early and growth stage technology firms, organized by The Partnership Fund for 

New York City in conjunction with Accenture and a consortium of venture capital 

firms and global financial institutions. He is a member of the Board of Governors 

for the New York Academy of Sciences, and a Vice-Chair of both the AI and 

Robotics Law committee and the Nanotechnology committee of the ABA Sci-Tech 

Chapter. He earned a Ph.D. with concentrations in Econometrics/Mathematical 

Statistics and Economics/Industrial Organization from the University of Chicago, 

and an M.B.A. in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business. 

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Samuel G. Kramer, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP 

Sam Kramer is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Chicago office in 

the IP Tech practice group. He is Chair of the Firm's North 

American FinTech practice and is a Member of the Firm's 

Global FinTech Steering Committee. Kramer represents 

customers in managed services, IT procurement, complex 

licensing, and supply chain agreements, with a focus on financial 

services. He is a frequent author and speaker on outsourcing, 

cloud services and blockchain. Kramer is recognized in Chambers Global, Chambers 

USA, the Legal 500 USA and Who's Who Legal. He is an adjunct faculty member in 

the Information Technology LLM Program at The John Marshall Law School where 

he has taught Cyberspace Law. 

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