7th Annual Summit for Women Leaders in Financial Services Law - DS

After two years and amidst much anticipation, ACI’s Annual Summit for Women Leaders in Financial Services Law is returning LIVE and IN-PERSON this June in New York City.

Network, learn from, and engage with nearly 100 women attorneys and executives from the Financial Services industry during two days of valuable discussions and insights into how the latest legal, administrative, and policy developments are impacting the Financial Services industry and leadership roles for women.

DAY 1 June 13, 2023 | 8:00 am–5:00 pm

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Registration and Continental Breakfast

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

Lessons Learned from the 2023 Banking Collapse: Causes, Impact, and What’s Next for Financial Services in 2023 and Beyond

Networking Break

Opening Keynote: Leadership Lessons and Financial Services Industry Outlook with Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris, New York Department of Financial Services

Developing an Empowered Personal Brand: Guide to Building (or Rebuilding) a Personal Brand that Promotes Professional, Personal, and Community Value

Networking Luncheon

The Latest in the Landscape of Crypto Regulations: The Path to Crypto Transparency on the Heels of the Collapse of FTX Exploring the Value of Mentorship in a Virtual World: Driving Equality Forward by Supporting the Next Generation of Women Leaders through Impactful Mentorship

Networking Break

DEI Challenges in the Financial Services Industry: Closing the Gender and Race Gaps in Financial Services on the Path to Creating an Equitable and Inclusive Workplace

Work-Life Integration for Women Leaders in Financial Services Law: How to Thrive as a Leader in the Hybrid Workplace

Day 1 Adjourns to Networking Cocktail Reception

DAY 2 June 14, 2023 | 8:00 am–12:30 pm

Continental Breakfast

Co-Chairs’ Recap of Day 1

Navigating Ethics in Innovation: The Latest in the Legal Landscape of Responsible AI in Financial Services

Networking Break

Spotlight on ESG in Financial Services: Understanding the SEC’s Final Recommendations on ESG Disclosure Rules and Linking Pay to ESG Performance

Equipping Women Leaders in Financial Services to Effectively Communicate with the Board and Executive Leadership Team

Closing Remarks and Conference Adjourns

Services: Legal, Regulatory, Insurance and Compliance Professionals

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKING FACULTY

FEATURED KEYNOTE

Adrienne A. Harris Superintendent New York State Department of Financial Services

Former Special Assistant to President Obama for Economic Policy

CO-CHAIRS

Marina Adams Privacy Officer, Compliance and Ethics Director Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Nancy Reynolds

Managing Associate General Counsel, Employment, ESG and Chief Ethics Officer Western Union

INDUSTRY SPEAKERS & THOUGHT LEADERS

Jennifer Achilles White Collar and Investigations Partner Blank Rome LLP

Bhavna Agnihotri Associate General Counsel AIG

Liz Alspector

Head of Legal – P2P and Consumer Payment Experiences PayPal

Kelesha Armand

Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, Chase Consumer and Business Banking

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Patricia Astorga Chief Legal Officer Mintz Group

Shereefat Balogun

Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, State of Maryland

Gizelle Barany General Counsel Alloy

Michele Bianco

Associate General Counsel and Managing Director Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Michelle Chen

Associate General Counsel, Americas Citadel Securities

Padma Chukka Executive Director, IBM Cloud for Financial Services Ecosystem IBM

Camilla Churcher Head of Sales Anchor Labs

Izu Emeagwali

Executive Director and Responsible AI Lead JPMorgan Chase

Meredith Friedman Managing Associate General Counsel

HSBC

Alexandra C. Gervase Group Chief Compliance Officer SiriusPoint

Polly Greenberg

Managing Director, Global Financial Crimes Division MUFG Bank

Alison M. Hashmall Counsel

Debevoise & Plimpton

Debbie Hoffman

Co-Director & Professor, Financial Compliance & Risk Management Program Albany Law School

Meera Karwal Managing Director and Counsel GE Energy Financial Services

Lena Kiely Senior Counsel Allen & Overy LLP

Caroline Koster

Managing Director, Chief Counsel, Securities & Corporate Governance, BGC Partners, Inc. and Newmark Group, Inc.

Manisha Lalwani Director and Senior Counsel Deutsche Bank

Lisa LeFever Associate General Counsel BitGo

Katherine Lemire Partner Quinn Emanuel

Karine Louis Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Program DirectorEnforcement, Litigation, Investigations, Corporate Affairs, Technology and Contracts Division, Legal Group Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Debra Noll General Counsel Wyre

Prudence Plummer, CRCM

Vice President, Global Risk and Compliance American Express

Karyn S.W. Polak

Former Chief Legal Officer Transamerica

Denise Plunkett Partner

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Milana Salzman

Managing Director and Associate General Counsel MUFG

Breana Smith Jeter SVP and Managing Counsel Wells Fargo

Deborah S. Thoren-Peden Partner

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Jen-Larie Tumminello Executive Director Morgan Stanley

Lisa Martinez Wolmart Chief Legal Officer, U.S. Businesses Prudential Financial

Day One MAIN CONFERENCE

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

MICROPHONE

Marina Adams, Privacy Officer, Compliance and Ethics Director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Nancy Reynolds, Managing Associate General Counsel, Employment, ESG and Chief Ethics Officer, Western Union

9:15 am

Lessons Learned from the 2023 Banking Collapse: Causes, Impact, and What’s Next for Financial Services in 2023 and Beyond

MICROPHONE

Patricia Astorga, Chief Legal Officer, Mintz Group

Camilla Churcher, Head of Sales, Anchor Labs

Alison M. Hashmall, Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton

Lena Kiely, Senior Counsel, Allen & Overy LLP

Deborah S. Thoren-Peden, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

What can the historic 48-hour collapse of Silicon Valley Bank teach us? During this highly anticipated kickoff panel discussion, we will discuss the moral of the Silicon Valley Bank story – one of the largest banking failures in U.S. History – and lessons learned from the shocking downfall, including:

• What the newest data from the SVB Bank collapse reveals

• How regulators and financial institutions are permanently addressing vulnerabilities in the banking system

• The impact of SVB on international markets

• How the SVB bank collapse has exposed a systemic risk in regional banking infrastructure

• Understanding the stresses that failed banks are often under

• How SVB’s failure will impact the future of banking and its impact on the financial services industry overall

10:15 am Networking Break

10:30 am

Opening Keynote: Leadership Lessons and Financial Services Industry Outlook

Adrienne A. Harris

Superintendent New York State Department of Financial Services

Former Special Assistant to President Obama for Economic Policy

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) supervises and regulates the activities of nearly 3,000 financial institutions with assets totaling more than $8.8 trillion.

Adrienne A. Harris is its head leader, serving as Superintendent. Nominated to lead the DFS by Governor Kathy Hochul, Superintendent Harris was confirmed by the New York State Senate in January 2022. During this keynote presentation with Superintendent Harris, we will hear impactful leadership lessons and insights into the landscape of the Financial Services industry in 2023 and beyond.

11:00 am

Developing an Empowered Personal Brand: Guide to Building (or Rebuilding) a Personal Brand that Promotes Professional, Personal, and Community Value

MICROPHONE Michele Bianco, Associate General Counsel and Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Caroline Koster, Managing Director, Chief Counsel, Securities & Corporate Governance & Corporate Secretary, BGC Partners, Inc. and Newmark Group, Inc.

Prudence Plummer, CRCM, Vice President, Global Risk and Compliance, American Express

Denise Plunkett, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Jen-Larie Tumminello, Executive Director – Risk & Controls, Global Finance, Morgan Stanley

Women leaders in the highly competitive Financial Services industry seeking to empower and build (or rebuild) an impactful personal brand, this session is for you. Gain key tools for empowering your personal brand while making moves toward upward mobility. During this panel discussion, we will explore strategies for:

• Identifying and leveraging your brand’s unique value and underscoring self-differentiation as a woman in finance

• Building a digital brand that promotes your core values

• Demonstrating your deep knowledge of the Financial Services industry through high-value content and meaningful branding

• Harnessing social media to build your brand – what social media platforms are currently providing the highest ROI for leaders in the Financial Services industry?

• Lessons learned from recent digital branding ‘disasters’

1:00 pm

The Latest in the Landscape of Crypto Regulations on the Heels of the Collapse of FTX

MICROPHONE Jennifer Achilles, White Collar and Investigations Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Lisa LeFever, Associate General Counsel, BitGo

Debra Noll, General Counsel, Wyre

Katherine Lemire, Partner, Quinn Emanuel

2:00 pm

Exploring the Value of Mentorship in a Virtual World: Driving Equality Forward by Supporting the Next Generation of Women through Impactful Mentorship

MICROPHONE Bhavna Agnihotri, Associate General Counsel, AIG

Kelesha Armand, Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, Chase Consumer & Business Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Meredith Friedman, Managing Associate General Counsel, HSBC

Alexandra C. Gervase, Group Chief Compliance Officer, SiriusPoint

Milana Salzman, Global Financial Crimes Counsel, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, MUFG

In today’s hybrid workplace that is largely virtual, there is a growing concern that the increasingly physical disconnect will ultimately decrease practical experiences. With that in mind, it is more important than ever to support the next generation of women leaders in financial services through mentorships that are also virtual. During this important discussion, we will explore:

• How to find the right mentor/mentee relationship in a virtual world and identifying the right platforms for meetings, etc.

• Breaking down your vision into effective executional plans

• Ensuring the junior generation is adequately prepared

• Overcoming a training deficit in a virtual world

3:00 pm Networking Break

3:15 pm

DEI Challenges in the Financial Services Industry: Closing the Gender and Race Gaps in Financial Services on the Path to Creating an Equitable and Inclusive Workplace

MICROPHONE Michelle Chen, Associate General Counsel, Americas, Citadel Securities

Padma Chukka, Executive Director, IBM Cloud for Financial Services Ecosystem, IBM Manisha Lalwani, Director and Senior Counsel, Deutsche Bank

Karine Louis, Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Program Director – Enforcement, Litigation, Investigations, Corporate Affairs, Technology and Contracts Division, Legal Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Shereefat Balogun, Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, State of Maryland

Women in North America remain dramatically underrepresented in the financial-services workforce— particularly at the level of senior management and above. Data reveals a “leaky pipeline” from which women are falling out in greater numbers as they progress up the career ladder, resulting in significant inequality at the top.

• Understanding the ‘leaky pipeline’ problem in Financial Services in 2023 and a look ahead

• Attracting and retaining diverse talent in 2023

• Promoting an environment of both flexibility and managerial support in an increasingly hybrid work culture

• Improving gender and racial and gender diversity as part of the broader DE&I mandate

• Key steps to drafting and adopting discrimination-resistant personnel procedures

4:15 pm

Work-Life Integration for Women Leaders in Financial Services: How to Thrive as a Leader in the Hybrid Workplace

MICROPHONE Liz Alspector, Head of Legal – P2P and Consumer Payment Experiences, PayPal

Alexandra C. Gervase, Group Chief Compliance Officer, SiriusPoint

Polly Greenberg, Managing Director, Global Financial Crimes Division, MUFG

Lisa Martinez Wolmart, Chief Legal Officer, U.S. Businesses, Prudential Financial Breana Smith Jeter, SVP and Senior Counsel Manager, Wells Fargo

More than ever, ‘work-life balance’ seems to be a term of the past. Instead of clear boundaries between work and home, professionals in today’s hybrid workforce are leaning toward a lifestyle of work-life integration in which work and home life blend together in a more harmonious concept. But how does work-life integration impact the path to leadership for women in the Financial Services industry? During this important discussion, we will explore:

• Understanding the impact of the hybrid workplace on leadership diversity in Financial Services

• How has work-life integration evolved from the peek of the COVID pandemic to current times?

• Navigating the challenges of coming back to the hybrid workplace after a career break

• Identifying current trends of women leaving or transitioning out of the Financial Services industry

• Crafting your 5-year plan through a work-life integration lens

5:00 pm

Day 1 Adjourns to Networking Cocktail Reception

Day Two MAIN CONFERENCE

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

8:00 am Networking Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Co-Chairs’ Recap of Day 1

MICROPHONE Marina Adams, Privacy Officer, Compliance and Ethics Director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Nancy Reynolds, Managing Associate General Counsel, Employment, ESG and Chief Ethics Officer, Western Union

9:05 am

Navigating Ethics in Innovation: The Latest in the Legal Landscape of Responsible AI in Financial Services

MICROPHONE Debbie Hoffman, Co-Director & Professor, Financial Compliance & Risk Management Program, Albany Law School

10:00 am Networking Break

10:15 am

Spotlight on ESG in Financial Services: Understanding the SEC’s Final Recommendations on ESG Disclosure Rules and Linking Pay to ESG Performance

MICROPHONE Meera Karwal, Managing Director and Counsel, GE Energy Financial Services

Nancy Reynolds, Managing Associate General Counsel,Employment, ESG and Chief Ethics Officer, Western Union

Today’s ESG-focused markets demand transparency into business operations, environmental impact, supply chain, social impact, and more. During our ESG-focused panel discussion, we will address important issues in the landscape of ESG, including the SEC’s final recommendations on ESG Disclosure Rules and linking executive pay with ESG performance.

Discussion points include:

• Where do we stand with the ESG rules?

• Dealing with investor expectations

• What the new rules say about Scope 3 issues and disclosures

• Defining your top challenges with emerging ESG litigation and enforcement issues including disclosure and greenwashing

• How the new rules will impact the Financial Services industry

• Examining the trends of linking executive pay to ESG performance

11:15 am

Equipping Women Leaders in Financial Services to Effectively Communicate with the Board and Executive Leadership Team

MICROPHONE Patricia Astorga, Chief Legal Officer, Mintz Group

Gizelle Barany, General Counsel, Alloy

Izu Emeagwali, Executive Director and Associate General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Karyn S.W. Polak, Former Chief Legal Officer, Transamerica

Effectively communicating with the board and executive leadership team is critical for any leader in the financial services industry, regardless of gender. However, there are unique challenges and considerations for women leaders in this field, who may face gender biases or stereotypes that can impact their ability to communicate effectively and be taken seriously. During this important panel discussion, we will explore:

• Staying up to date on industry trends and regulations, and delivering clear and concise messages

• Addressing gender biases in the workplace

• Seeking mentorship and support from women in leadership roles

12:00 pm

Conference Adjourns

Financial Services: Legal, Regulatory, Insurance and Compliance Professionals

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Building Venue Information

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