In the capital of global finance, TDC Convergence Forum NYC brings together the leaders driving the convergence of traditional finance and digital assets. Set against the energy of Wall Street and the momentum behind institutional crypto adoption, the Forum convenes executives, policymakers, allocators, and builders for candid conversations focused on the future of markets, infrastructure, and financial innovation.
Expect high-signal discussions, meaningful introductions, and an afternoon designed for the decision-makers actively shaping the next era of finance.
Event Agenda
10:00AM: Doors Open
10:30AM: Welcome to The Convergence
- Cody Carbone, CEO, The Digital Chamber
10:35AM: The Institutional On-Ramp
- Vy Le, General Counsel, Veda
- Josh Reizman, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer, GSR
- Will Su, Head of Digital Assets Research, BlackRock
- Moderator: Connor Murray, Head of Stewardship & Standards BSV Association
11:00AM: The Washington Outlook
- Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH)
- Moderator: Ben Sherwin, General Counsel, Chainlink Labs
11:20AM: The ETF Effect
- Teddy Fusaro, President, Bitwise Asset Management
- Matt Horne, Head of Digital Asset Strategies, Fidelity
- Moderator: Frank Chapparo, Head of Content, GSR
11:45AM: The Infrastructure Layer
- Stephen Gardner, Co-President, zerohash
- Edward Nasti, Vice President, Head of Legal, Alpaca
- Raghu Yarlagadda, Co-Founder & CEO, FalconX
- Moderator: Adrian Wall, Managing Director, Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA)
12:10PM: Chairman to Challenger: A Fireside Chat with Caroline D. Pham
- Caroline D. Pham, CEO, Head of MoonPay Institutional
- Moderator: Linda Lacewell, Global Chief Legal Officer, OKX
12:30PM: Digital Capital, Equity, and Credit
- Phong Le, President & CEO, Strategy
12:55PM
1:20PM: Lunch/Networking Break
2:05PM: A Fireside Chat with Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow
- Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow, NYDFS
- Moderator: Dean Sovolos, Chief Legal Officer, B2C2
2:25PM: Banking on Crypto
- Igor Istratov, Head of Digital Assets, Fifth Third Bank
- David Fragale, Senior Managing Director, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Western Alliance Bank
- Anthony Vassallo, Director of Crypto, SVB
- Moderator: Zunera Mazhar, Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs, The Digital Chamber
2:55PM: Tokenizing the Real Economy
- Pat Lavecchia, CEO, Oasis Pro, Inc. an Ondo Finance Company
- Salman Banaei, General Counsel, Plume
- Eli Cohen, Chief Legal Officer, Centrifuge
- Moderator: Ryan Louvar, Chief Legal Officer, & Head of Business & Legal Affairs, Digital Assets, WisdomTree
3:20PM
3:40PM: A View Inside the SEC Crypto Task Force
- Taylor Lindman, Chief Counsel of the Crypto Task Force, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Lilya Tessler, Partner, Head of FinTech and Blockchain Group, Sidley Austin, LLP
4:00PM: What’s Next?
- Cody Carbone, CEO, The Digital Chamber
4:00PM-5:00PM: Networking Happy Hour
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