2nd Annual Global Digital Forum

At our London office and virtually

We are delighted to invite you to the second Global Digital Forum. Co-organised with Global Digital Finance, the leading global members association advocating and accelerating the adoption of best practices for digital assets, we will host leading representatives from government, regulatory bodies, and international finance and business at our London office and virtually.

The event will be opened by a keynote address from Baroness Kay Swinburne. Prior to her current legislative, advisory, and financial services consulting roles, Baroness Swinburne had a successful career in financial services both before and after being elected to the European Parliament (2009-2019). She also served as a leading EU legislator and Vice Chair of the Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee, shaping EU and global financial services legislation.

The forum will cover the opportunities that digital finance brings, spanning key jurisdictions and a range of topics including digital bonds, real-world asset tokenization, stablecoins, DeFi, AI, and digital asset litigation, as well as the policy landscape in agenda-setting regions such as the UK, US, EU, and the Middle East. 

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

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12:00 - 13:15 – Registration and Lunch & Networking 

13:15 - 13:25 – Welcome & Intro
Anthony Day (Partner - DLA Piper)

13:25 - 13:40 – Keynote: The Digital Finance Opportunity - Competition, Productivity & New Products
Baroness Kay Swinburne (House of Lords)

13:40 - 14:25 – Exploring European Market Opportunities: Product and Legal Developments in Digital Assets
Moderator: Sophie Lessar (Partner – DLA Piper)
Joy Adams (COO – Digital Assets, Deutsche Bank)
Caroline Herkströter (Partner – DLA Piper)
Matthew Osborne (Policy Director, EMEA, Ripple)
Ding Chen (Head of Regulatory Affairs – Bullish)
Bart Garré (Senior Legal Counsel (Innovation, Data and Cyber) – Euroclear)

14:25 - 15:10 – Cryptocurrency Litigation: Emerging Trends and Key Issues
Moderator: Sohail Ali (Partner – DLA Piper)
Erin Marsh – (Associate General Counsel (Litigation) – Coinbase)
Isabelle Ord (Partner – DLA Piper)
Curt Weston (Head of Legal UK - Crypto.com)
Chris Harvey (Partner – DLA Piper)

15:10 - 15:30 – Perspectives on Digital Asset Innovation in the Middle East
Adrianus Schoorl (Of Counsel – DLA Piper)
Elise Soucie Watts (Executive Director - GDF)

15:30 - 16:10 – Networking break

16:10 - 16:35 – AI in Regulated Financial Services – Keynote and fireside conversation
Bin Ren (CEO - Sig Tech)
Lawrence Wintermeyer (Executive Co-Chair – GDF)

16:35 - 17:20 – Navigating AI in Regulated Financial Services
Moderator: Linzi Penman (Partner – DLA Piper)
Madeleine Boys (Director of Programmes and Innovation – GDF)
John Ho (Head of Legal, Financial Markets, Standard Chartered Bank)
Nicole Sandler (Head of Corporate & Regulatory Affairs at the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT))

17:20 - 18:20 – The Evolving US Policy Landscape After the Election – Keynote and panel discussion
Moderator: Margo Tank (Partner – DLA Piper)
Debra Brookes (Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Wyoming Stablecoin Commission)
Amy Davine Kim, Head of Government Relations & Policy for Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currency (BCDC) - PayPal
Alex Zozos (General Counsel, Superstate)
Shivank Kumar (General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, North Island Ventures)
Jack Grein (Deputy General Counsel, Anchorage Digital Bank National Association)

18:20 - 18:25 – Summary & Conclusion
Lawrence Wintermeyer (Executive Co-Chair – GDF)

18:25 onwards – Networking drinks