March 3-4, 2021, 1-5PM ET

***PROGRAM SCHEDULE***

[Join a Regional Delegation of 60+ Industry Leaders]

>Wednesday, March 3, 1-5PM ET<

1PM ET - Welcome by Cleve Mesidor, National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain

1:10PM ET – Special Host Committee Welcome

1:20PM ET - Special Remarks by Kristin Smith, Executive Director, Blockchain Association

1:23PM ET - Special Remarks by US Representative Stacey Plaskett (VI)

- Introduced by Carmelle Cadet, CEO, EMTECH

1:27PM ET - Special Remarks by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH)

- Introduced by Lisa Turner, Government Blockchain Association

1:30PM ET – Panel: Innovation in Blockchain

Moderator: Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO, Alliance for Innovative Regulation

- Anouk Brumfield, Strategic Kaizen Leader, IBM Blockchain

- Jasmine Shergill, Director of Financial Innovation, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

- Genesis Whitlock, Principal, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Gemini

2PM ET – Panel: Gender Equity in Blockchain

Moderator: Leigh Cuen, Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists & Researchers

- Fulvia Morales, Ox Labs

- Lindsay Nuon, EmpirEqual

- Emma Todd, MMH Group

2:30PM ET - SEC FinHub Innovation Roundtable

Moderator: Maureen Murat, Principal, Crowdie Advisors

- Valerie A. Szczepanik, Director, SEC Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (SEC FinHub)

- Georgia Quinn, General Counsel, Anchorage

Q&A: Delegation members Karen Bhatia, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) & Jalak Jobanputra, Future\Perfect Ventures

3:15PM ET - Special Remarks by U.S. Representative Darren Soto (FL)

- Introduced by Marina Spindler, Principal, Spindler Edge

3:30PM ET - Protecting Intellectual Property Roundtable

Moderator: Tonya M. Evans, Esq, Penn State Dickinson Law

- Albert DeCady, Esq, Senior Official, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Q&A: Delegation members Barbara Bickham, Women's Innovation Fund Accelerator & Deidra McIntyre, Black People & Cryptocurrency

4PM ET Panel: Exploring Decentralized Business Models

Moderator: Manasi Vora, Women in Blockchain Boston

- Xochitl Cazador, Celo Labs

- Elena Giralt, Blockchain Latinx

4:30PM ET - Special remarks by U.S. Senator Cynthia M. Lummis (WY)

- Introduced by Ruby G. Sekhon, General Counsel, Polychain Capital

4:45PM Closing Remarks by Ruby Sekhon & Cleve Mesidor

>Thursday, March 4, 1-5PM ET<

1PM ET - Welcome by Cleve Mesidor, National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain

1:10PM ET - Fireside Chat: Crowdfunding for Micro Enterprises

Moderator: Samson Williams, President, Crowdfunding Professional Association

- Maureen Murat, Principal, Crowdie Advisors

1:30PM ET Special Remarks by U.S. Representative Warren Davidson (OH)

- Introduced by Denelle Dixon, CEO, Stellar Development Foundation

2PM ET - LabCFTC Innovation Roundtable

Moderator: Ruby G. Sekhon, General Counsel, Polychain Capital

- Bianca Gomez, Counsel, LabCFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission [Invited]

- Shivon Kershaw, Senior Innovation and Education Advisor, LabCFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission [Invited]

Q&A: Delegation members Shailee Adinolfi, ConsenSys & Rena Shah, Binance.US

2:30PM ET – Panel: Inclusive Tech Policy

Moderator: Robert Greenfield IV, CEO, Emerging Impact

- Erica Miles, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, House Financial Services Committee

- Nicol Turner Lee, Director of the Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution

3:15PM ET - Panel: Digital Dollar & Central Bank Digital Currencies

Moderator: Carmelle Cadet, CEO, EMTECH

- Natasha Bansgopaul, Vegax Holdings, Presidential Innovation Fellow

- Denelle Dixon, CEO, Stellar Development Foundation

- Karen Hsu, Blockchain by Women, Appdome

4PM ET - Special Remarks by U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA)

- Introduced by Ebony Belhumeur, Protocol Labs

4:10PM ET - Introduction of Next Panel by Keisha Williams, MBA, Morehead State University

4:15 PM ET – Panel: Blockchain Women on Campus

Moderator: Cleve Mesidor, Howard University Alumni

- Jayde Duncan, MBA, Morgan State Univ Blockchain Association

- Carolina Ramos, Florida International University

- Gabrielle Hibbert, College of William & Mary Blockchain Lab

4:45PM ET - Closing Remarks by Elena Giralt & Manasi Vora