Crypto Connection 2018

8:00 - 8:45am
Registration & Networking Breakfast
Crypto Connection Welcome & Keynote

8:45 - 9:30am
Transitioning from Traditional Capital Markets to Crypto Markets
Keynote: Robert Cornish, Chief Technology Officer, Gemini

Crypto Sessions

9:30 - 9:45am
TABB Group
Insights

TABB Group View: Will Crypto Destroy or Renew Modern Finance?
Russell Rhoads, Head of Derivatives Research, TABB Group

9:45 - 10:25am
Panel

Crypto Custody: Safety, Surety, Scalability
Moderator: Scott Daspin, Director, Institutional Sales, Triad Securities
Alex Batlin, Founder & CEO, Trustology
Gregory Landegger, VP Digital Currency & Blockchain Investments, Parsons & Whittemore, Inc.
Shahla Ali, Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Legal Officer, BitGo Inc.
Rachel Aldrich, Head of Operations & Client Service, Galaxy Digital

10:25 - 10:45am
Armchair

Is Crypto a New Asset Class?
Larry Tabb, Research Chairman, TABB Group
William Peets, Chief Investment Officer, Passport Capital

10:45 - 11:15am
Morning Networking Break

11:15 - 11:35am
Armchair

Closing the Technology Gaps: Practical Lessons Learned from Bridging the Buy and Sell Side in Crypto Markets
Monica Summerville, Director, FinTech Research & Head of Tabb Group UK, TABB Group
Ilya Gorelik, CEO, Deltix

11:35 - 12:30pm
Panel

Building Institutional Trading Desks
Moderator: Carl Carrie, Managing Consultant, IncisiveAI
Dr. Che Guan, Vice President, Noble Capital International
Alain Kunz, CEO & Founder, TokenSuisse
Bart Smith, Head of Digital Asset, Susquehanna International Group
Andria van der Merwe, Senior Vice President, Compass Lexecon
James Radecki, Global Head of Business Development, Cumberland

12:30 - 1:30pm
Networking Lunch

1:30 - 1:45pm
Armchair

Puesdo Crypto: Can Futures, NDFs, or ETFs Fill the Gap?
Russell Rhoads, Head of Derivatives Research, TABB Group
Gabor Gurbacs, Director, Digital Assets Strategy, VanEck

1:50 - 2:25pm
Panel

ICOs vs IPOs: Raising Capital in a Tokenized Economy
Moderator: Sean Nasiri, Head of East Coast Operations, TokenSoft
Louis Adimando, Chief Strategy Officer & co-founder, The Praetorian Group
Jeff Bandman, Principal & Co-Founder, Bandman Advisors
Nelson Chu, Founder & CEO, Cadence

2:30 - 2:50pm
Armchair

Crypto Regulation
Colleen Sullivan, Partner and CEO, CMT Digital
Tim Massad, Former Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

2:50 - 3:30pm
Afternoon Networking Break

3:30 - 4:00pm
Panel

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Fairest Crypto Blockchain of Them All?
Moderator: Frank Chaparro, Editorial, The Block
Chris Yoo, Portfolio Manager, Black Square Capital
Kirill Gourov, Director, Eastmore Group
Satya Bajpai, Leads Blockchain & Digital Assets Investment Banking, JMP Securities

4:00 - 4:45pm

Crypto Purists vs. Wall Street: Is the Dream Dead or Simply Evolving?
Caitlin Long, Blockchain/Bitcoin Enthusiast, Pension Settlement Expert, 22-Year Wall Street Veteran
Glenn Barber, Chief Institutional Officer, Voyager
Ed May, 38th Director, United States Mint (2006-2011)
Stuart Davis, Enterprise Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, BMO Financial Group

5:00 - 6:00pm
Drink Reception