HARVARD LAW SCHOOL BLOCKCHAIN AND FINTECH INITIATIVE
HLSBFI
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL'S LEADING STUDENT ORGANIZATION FOR BLOCKCHAIN, FINTECH, AND WEB3
HLS BFI 2020 Annual Conference
HLSBFI is excited to host the Second Annual Blockchain, FinTech & Law Conference. Last year, our first conference brought over a hundred participants from across the country. This year, our public conference will host leading academics, industry professionals, regulators, and lawyers from around the world. Our conference is one of a few uniquely suited to discuss blockchain and FinTech legal and regulatory issues.
Agenda
Monday, March 2, 2020
INDUSTRY SESSIONS
12:00 PM -
1:00 PM
Keynote Address
Juan Zarate (Financial Integrity Network)
1:30 PM -
2:15 PM
Lightning Session 1: Inclusion and Ethics of FinTech​
Amit Sharma (CEO, FinClusive)
2:30 PM -
3:15 PM
Lightning Session 2: Inclusion and Ethics of FinTech​
Primavera De Filippi (National Center of Scientific Research; Berkman Klein)
Angela Walch (Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College of London)
Raina Haque (Duke University School of Law)
Carla Reyes (Michigan State University College of Law)
3:30 PM -
4:15 PM
Lightning Session 3: The International Development of the Blockchain and FinTech Industry
Daniel Ryan (Revolut)
Chiming Kam (Autorite des Marches Financiers)
Julie Smith (MLG)
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Moderated by: Jhalak Kakkar
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020
REGULATION SESSIONS
12:00 PM -
1:00 PM
Keynote Address
Lydia Beyoud (Bloomberg Law)
Marvin Ammori (Protocol Labs)
1:30 PM -
2:15 PM
Lightning Session 1: Balancing National Security, Financial Inclusion, and Privacy​
Steven Hopkins (tZero)
Greg Pesci (Spera)
Elizabeth Renieres (Berkman Klein)
Amit Sharma (CEO, FinClusive)
Bruce Schneier (Harvard Kennedy School)
2:30 PM -
3:00 PM
Lightning Session 2: Central Bank Digital Currencies: Promising Experiment? ​
John Paul Schnapper-Casteras (Schnapper-Casteras)
3:15 PM -
3:45 PM
Lightning Session 3: Crime and Punishment: Misdeeds in FinTech
Ryan Dobson (EY)
Ali Comolli (FBI)
Michael Livingood (FBI)
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Moderated by: Amy Aixi Zhang
3:45 PM -
4:15 PM
Lightning Session 4: Crime and Punishment: Misdeeds in FinTech
Seth P. Berman (Harvard Law School)
Galen Kast (Steptoe)
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Moderated by: Jason Altabet, Harvard Law School
Thank you to our 2020 Conference sponsor
