At the beginning of April, Los Angeles hosted the preeminent digital securities industry event. This refers to the Security Token Summit — a high-end, security token and digital securities focused conference. The summit is notable by its robust agenda spanning a variety of themes such as custody, compliance, regulation, investing, marketing, tokenization, standards, issuance, and real estate.

One-day Security Token Summit opened the LA Blockchain Week (April 8th – 11th) — a series of world-class blockchain events designed to showcase Los Angeles as the leading Blockchain innovation and investment eco-system in the United States. The Blockchain Week is a unique partnership between the leading Blockchain events in Los Angeles, joining forces to create a week of blockchain education, networking and deal making.

Go back to the Security Token Summit we should say that it is the must-attend event for professionals in a sphere of the security token and digital securities space. The Summit brings together experts, trailblazers and innovators who are actively shaping this industry.

The wide range of April Summit's topics included:
• Tokenized venture capital funds.
• Custody and transfer agents.
• Issuance & liquidity.
• Broker dealers.
• Rules & regulations.
• Compliance.
• The tokenization of real estate.
• Trading of digital securities.
• STO/DSO marketing & PR insights.
• The future of tokenized securities.

The Security Token Summit has gathered a lot of speakers, brightest minds and innovators from all over the world. 

Polymath, serial entrepreneur, and CEO of Open Finance Network (OFN), Juan M. Hernandez delivered a speech in the frameworks of the panel "Security Token Issuance Platforms & the Promise of Liquidity,"  joined by representatives from Security Token Academy, Republic, tZero, and Rivver. In November 2018, OFN had successfully designed the first-to-market US-regulated Alternative Trading System (ATS) platform for the trading of security tokens. The platform was created to enhance liquidity for security tokens and make them more accessible to everyone.

Aaron Tsai, Founder and Chief Capitalist of MAS Capital Universal Exchange (MASEx) stressed the need for changes in regulation and the creation of decentralized markets for listing and trading of STOs. Speaking at the Security Token Summit, Tsai stated MASEx is open for business and ready to lead in the innovative age of security token offerings. In a speech entitled "Age of Asset Tokenization: Decentralization vs. Regulation", Tsai talked about developments in the crypto world and challenges facing security tokenization. He emphasized, that the US is sensitive to the adoption of cryptocurrencies.

"Both the spirit and letter of US securities laws are outdated," noted Tsai. "We are going through a seismic shift that extends across the entire financial industry. This will disrupt the existing oligopoly of financial institutions in banking, securities and fund management sectors. Regulators must rise to the occasion."

Among the other speakers at the Summit one could have met: Greg Gilman (Founder, Science-Inc), David Weild IV (Founder, Chairman and CEO, Weild & Co.), Amy Wan (Founder & CEO, Sagewise), Henry James (Deputy CEO & CSO, Fincross International), Andy Elson (Chief Counsel, Fincross International) and many other crypto industry enthusiasts.

In addition to the panel discussions on the future of digital securities in the USA and around the world, participants of the Security Token Summit were able to take part in fireside chats. All the attendees were invited to the Gold Ballroom Foyer for drinks and networking at the end of the day.

Founded and produced by crowdfunding industry pioneers and online investment marketing experts, Security Token Summit was developed with the vision that the rules and regulations created to make online investing more accessible. Such inputs combined with blockchain and distributed ledger technology can now be used to design a new breed of digital assets and finally bring to fruition the true democratization of capital. The Security Token Summit is an event of a unique format, the idea of which is to create a favorable atmosphere for gaining new knowledge, develop ideas and making partners. To find more information we advise you to visit STS official site.