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October 17–18, 2023 • NY Bar Association, New York, NY
Digital Assets Compliance: AML, SANCTIONS & REGULATORY OVERSIGHT Implementing Effective Compliance Programs to Strengthen the Industry
Key Updates from SEC, DOJ, DFS and OFAC: David Hirsch Chief, Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit, Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Josh Jungman Policy Chief, Compliance Division Office of Foreign Assets Controls U. S. Department of theTreasury Tara La Morte Co-Chief, Money Laundering & Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, Asset Forfeiture Coordinator U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of NY
Molly Moeser Acting Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section U.S. Department of Justice Kevin O’Connor Chief, Virtual Assets and Emerging Technology Section, Enforcement and Compliance Division Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Liz Pendleton Chief Trial Attorney U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Kevin Puvalowski Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement New York State Department of Financial Services Jorge G. Tenreiro Deputy Chief, Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Don’t Miss Our Pre-Conference Workshop
October 17th • 9:00–12:00 Digital Assets Primer: Unpacking the Regulatory Landscape of Recent Enforcement Actions
Benchmark with Senior Executives from: • Affirm • Arival Bank • Ava Labs • BitGo • Circle Internet Financial • Coinbase • Crypto.com • DELV • Google
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Distinguished Speaker Faculty SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS David Hirsch Chief, Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Josh Jungman Policy Chief, Compliance Division Office of Foreign Assets Controls U.S. Department of the Treasury Tara La Morte Co-Chief, Money Laundering & Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, Asset Forfeiture Coordinator U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of NY Molly Moeser Acting Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section U.S. Department of Justice Kevin O’Connor Chief, Virtual Assets and Emerging Technology Section, Enforcement and Compliance Division Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Liz Pendleton Chief Trial Attorney U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Kevin Puvalowski Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement New York State Department of Financial Services
John Davidson Global Head of Financial Crimes and Compliance WisdomTree
Jorge G. Tenreiro Deputy Chief, Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Duncan DeVille Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance, and Head of Compliance of the Americas, EVP Crypto.com
MEET OUR ESTEEMED SPEAKERS Andrew C. Adams Partner Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Tony Gagliardi Director of Oversights Paxos
Michael Aleman Senior Director, Global Financial Crime Blockchain Innovation PayPal
Nomi Goheer Assistant General Counsel – Financial Crimes Robinhood
Elizabeth S. Boison Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP
Zachary Goldman Partner WilmerHale
Stephanie Brooker Partner Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Nishi Gupta General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Arival Bank
Becky Catanese Head of Compliance, U.S. & Canada Crypto.com
Laura Hildebrandt Manager, FCC Program Transformation, Controls, & Partnerships Coinbase
Carolina Ceballos Chief Compliance Officer Paxos Wee Ming Choon Deputy General Counsel Ava Labs
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Court Hillman Director, Financial Crimes Compliance Coinbase
Sharon Cohen Levin Partner Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Michael Sew Hoy Associate General Counsel Meta
Ian Daher Senior Director, Financial Crimes, Global Head of AML/CTF and Sanctions; BSA Officer Affirm
Valerie-Leila Jaber Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance Coinbase
Jeremy Kuester Head of Financial Crime Legal Stripe Gregory C.J. Lisa Chief Legal Officer DELV (formerly Element Finance, Inc.) Jennifer Lorentz Vice President, Senior Managing Counsel – Regulatory Affairs – Crypto, Blockchain, Digital Mastercard Mansi Mehta Director – Forensics BDO Bradford Newman Partner Baker & McKenzie LLP Josh Peschko Head of Compliance Talos CJ Rinaldi Chief Compliance Officer Kraken Andrew Rosenberg Senior Director Ripple Andrea Sharrin SVP, Global Head of Financial Crime FIS Brian Walsh Deputy BSA Officer BitGo Richard Widmann Head of Strategy, Digital Assets Google
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This conference is for those working in digital assets including cryptocurrencies, NFTS, exchanges, blockchains, data aggregators, risk management, financial institutions, fintech and payment providers. • AML and Sanctions Professionals • Legal Counsel • Regulators • Law Enforcement • Financial Crime Officers • Compliance Professionals • Consultants • Investigations and Audit Professionals
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Stephanie Brooker, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP – Moderator • Updates on enforcement trends and priorities • Ongoing discussion on whether crypto is a security or commodity • Consumer protection considerations • States taking a more active role in the enforcement arena
9:00–12:00 (Registration at 8:00)
Digital Assets Primer: Unpacking the Regulatory Landscape and Practical Impact of Recent Enforcement Actions Microphone-alt Elizabeth S. Boison, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP Zachary Goldman, Partner, WilmerHale This practical session is for those who are new to crypto, as well as experienced professionals looking for an in-depth understanding of the intricacies of the regulatory landscape for digital assets. This interactive session will explore the significant enforcement actions of the past 12 months, so bring your questions and deepen your knowledge. Topics will include: • Discussion of the key agencies trying to regulate crypto, including DOJ, CFTC, SEC, OFAC, and FInCEN • What happened with TerraUS, Luna, FTX and Binance? • Ongoing Coinbase lawsuit • Key takeaways from recent penalties • Overview of global regulatory bodies and significant developments abroad 12:15
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Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks microphone-alt Carolina Ceballos, Chief Compliance Officer, Paxos Duncan DeVille, Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance, and Head of Compliance of the Americas, EVP, Crypto.com 1:15
More Investigations, More Enforcement: Prosecutors Address the Crypto and Digital Asset Community on Trends and Priorities microphone-alt Tara La Morte, Co-Chief, Money Laundering & Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit, Asset Forfeiture Coordinator, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of NY Molly Moeser, Acting Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, U.S. Department of Justice Liz Pendleton, Chief Trial Attorney, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Kevin Puvalowski, Senior Deputy Superintendent – Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement, New York State Department of Financial Services
2:30
Senior Executive Roundtable: Perspectives on the Biggest Risks and Grey Areas of Financial Crime Compliance
microphone-alt CJ Rinaldi, Chief Compliance Officer, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange Josh Peschko, Head of Compliance, Talos Gregory C.J. Lisa, Chief Legal Officer, DELV (formerly Element Finance, Inc.) Sharon Cohen Levin, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Join an interactive conversation with key executives on how they view the current regulatory environment, what keeps them up at night and their predictions for the future of crypto risk. 3:15
Networking Break
3:45
Critical Takeaways for Customer Onboarding and Ongoing Monitoring: Leveraging Compliance, AI, and Analytics to Mitigate AML and Sanctions Risks microphone-alt John Davidson, Head of Financial Crimes and Compliance, WisdomTree Andrew Rosenberg, Senior Director, Ripple Daniel Burget, Director, Legal Compliance, BDO • Establishing strong customer identification procedures • New and ongoing customer due diligence best practices • Calculating an initial customer risk rating and closely monitoring high risk customers 4:30
Keynote Interview with the SEC David Hirsch, Chief, Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Bradford Newman, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP 5:15
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 8:45
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks 9:00
Keynote Interview with OFAC and FinCEN microphone-alt Josh Jungman, Policy Chief, Compliance Division, Office of Foreign Assets Controls, U.S. Department of the Treasury Kevin O’Connor, Chief, Virtual Assets and Emerging Technology Section, Enforcement and Compliance Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Invited) Andrew C. Adams, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP 9:45
The Legal and Compliance Pitfalls of Pilot Programs, Test Cases and New Products: How to Prioritize Compliance from the Start microphone-alt Nomi Goheer, Assistant General Counsel – Financial Crimes, Robinhood • Future of digital wallets • Using NFT to increase brand experience and fan engagement • Regulator created innovation labs • Dropt.io and Nike 10:30
Networking Break
10:45
International Developments: New Regulatory Requirements in the EU, Singapore, UAE, and UK microphone-alt Jennifer Lorentz, Vice President, Senior Managing Counsel – Regulatory Affairs – Crypto, Blockchain, Digital, Mastercard microphone-alt Wee Ming Choon, Deputy General Counsel, Ava Labs • MICA: Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation – EU Framework • UAE and Hong Kong to partner on crypto regulation • FCA policy statement on promotion rules for crypto assets • Possibility of US companies finding friendly regulatory regimes • Central Bank digital currency tracker
11:45
Web 3 Developments: Promising Technology and the Emerging, New Compliance Challenges microphone-alt Nishi Gupta, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Arival Bank Richard Widmann, Head of Strategy, Digital Assets, Google Mansi Mehta, Director – Forensics, BDO • Latest in NFT developments • Meeting DeFi challenges with technology • Potential RegTech solutions • Predictions for the future 12:30
Networking Lunch
1:45
TRUST Coalition: Regulatory Trends for Cryptocurrency Travel Rule Compliance microphone-alt Valerie-Leila Jaber, Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance, Coinbase Michael Aleman, Senior Director, Global Financial Crime Blockchain Innovation, PayPal Brian Walsh, Deputy BSA Officer, BitGo Laura Hildebrandt, Manager, FCC Program Transformation, Controls, & Partnerships, Coinbase – Moderator
• Insight into how the industry is working together on compliance • Early successes and current activities • How the Travel Rule can be enforced not just for the local jurisdictions but across countries • What to expect in the next 6 months 2:30
Networking Break
2:45
More Innovation: Key Compliance Trends in FinTech Payments microphone-alt Ian Daher, Senior Director, Financial Crimes, Global Head of AML/CTF and Sanctions; BSA Officer, Affirm Michael Sew Hoy, Associate General Counsel, Meta Andrea Sharrin, SVP, Global Head of Financial Crime, FIS Jeremy Kuester, Head of Financial Crime Legal, Stripe
• Impact of many new money transmitter licenses being issued • How fintech and crypto are working together? • How crypto is being used currently for payments • Successful compliance tools to safeguard your assets
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Working Together: Strengthening the Synergy Between Financial Institutions and the Crypto Industry microphone-alt Becky Catanese, Head of Compliance, U.S. & Canada, Crypto.com Tony Gagliardi, Director of Oversights, Paxos Court Hillman, Director, Financial Crimes Compliance, Coinbase • Onboarding of crypto companies • Changing custody landscape • Payments and crypto going forward • Crypto and law enforcement working together • Efforts to prevent crypto being used in evasion and diversion 4:30
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