Thursday, April 23, 2015
9:00am to 12:00pm
Elliott School of International Affairs
Lindner Commons, 6th floor
1957 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
The Institute for International Economic Policy and the Bretton Woods Committee will convene a seminar involving policymakers, regulators, and private and financial sector experts to evaluate the changes digital currencies and payment systems have brought to the market and the disruptive potential of a future in which they become more conventional
8:30-9:00 am – Registration and Light Breakfast
9:00-9:10 am – Welcome and Introduction
- Welcome Remarks: Jay Shambaugh (IIEP, GWU) and Randy S. Rodgers (Bretton Woods)
9:10-10:25 am – Panel 1: What is the Value Proposition (Benefits and Risks?)
- Edan Yago (CEO, Epiphyte)
- Eric Piscini (Principal, Deloitte)
- Ian Greenstreet (Chairman, Infinity Capital Partners)
- Mark T. Williams (Professor, Boston University)
- and Jerry Brito (Executive Director, Coin Center)
- Moderator: Paul Vigna (Wall Street Journal and co-author, The Age of Cryptocurrency)
10:25 – 10:40 am – Coffee Break
10:40-12:00 pm – Panel 2: Rules of the Road – Regulatory Implications
- Jennifer Shasky-Calvery (Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S. Treasury)
- John Beccia (General Counsel and CCO, Circle Internet Financial)
- Jason Weinstein (Partner, Steptoe & Johnson)
- Carol Van Cleef (Partner, Mannat, Phelps & Phillips)
- David C. Mills (Assistant Director, Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems Division, U.S. Federal Reserve Board)
- Moderator: Michael Casey (Wall Street Journal and co-author, The Age of Cryptocurrency)
For more information, please contact Kyle Renner at iiep@gwu.edu or 202-994-5320.
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