On Thursday, June 25-26, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a two-day conference bringing together academics, innovators, industry, and thought leaders to foster dialogue on shaping the frontier of technology and finance. This conference explored the current inflection point for financial transformation and addressed the critical role central banks and the private sector must play in ensuring both innovation and stability.
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Event Details
Date & Time
June 25-26, 2026
June 25-26, 2026
Location
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
Audience
Attendance was in person and by invitation only. For logistical inquiries, please contact: ny.researchconference@ny.frb.org.
Media
This event was open to media both in-person and via livestream. All remarks were on the record, with a recording made available afterward. Reporters registered in advance with Shelley Pitterson at Shelley.Pitterson@ny.frb.org.
Conference Organizers
Trish Muchinsky, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Morgan White, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Per von Zelowitz, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Trish Muchinsky, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Morgan White, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Per von Zelowitz, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Agenda
Agenda
| DAY 1 | JUNE 25, 2026 |
|
| 8:30am–9:00am | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am–9:05am | Welcome Remarks (00:00:12) Per von Zelowitz, Director, New York Innovation Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 9:05am–9:35am | Opening Keynote (00:03:08) Leigh-Ann Russell, Chief Information Officer and Global Head of Engineering, BNY |
| 9:35am–10:35am | Panel Discussion: Is Agentic AI a Tool or Paradigm Shift for Financial Markets? (00:26:30) Moderator: Seung Lee, Deputy Associate Director, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Stefano Pasquali, Executive Vice President, Domyn Tania Babina, Associate Professor of Finance, Smith School of Business, University of Maryland Greg Ruppert, Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, FINRA Craig de Souza, Financial Services Lead, Palantir Karolina Belwal, Global Head of Data Intelligence and Automation, Citi Wealth |
| 10:35am–11:05am | Break |
| 11:05am–11:45am | Research Spotlight (1:22:29) Neha Narula, Director of the Digital Currency Initiative, MIT Media Lab, “The Hidden Plumbing of Stablecoins: Financial and Technological Risks in the GENIUS Act Era” |
| 11:45am–1:10pm | Lunch and Second District Innovation Expo |
| 1:10pm–1:55pm | Panel: Turning Law into Verified Code (02:06:00) Moderator: Pablo Azar, Financial Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Sarah Lawsky, Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law Houman Shadab, Cofounder, ICME Labs; Fellow, Stanford CodeX Danny Weitzner, Senior Research Scientist, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory |
| 1:55pm–2:45pm | Policy & Regulation: Implications for Digital Assets and the Financial Markets (2:46:25) Moderator: Megan Lindgren, Legal Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Katherine Mooney Carroll, General Counsel, OpenFX Amy Davine Kim, Head of Global Crypto Policy, PayPal John Melican, Deputy Superintendent Limited Purpose and Virtual Currency Trusts, New York State Department of Financial Services Brent McIntosh, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Citi |
| 2:45pm–3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15pm–4:00pm | Digital Asset Value Propositions for the Financial Markets (03:42:32) Moderator: Leslie Conner Warren, PMI Policy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Julia Kuchman, Vice President of Commercial & Money Movement Solutions (CMS) Stablecoin Product, Visa Rick Schonberg, Head of Coinbase Prime, Coinbase Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets, Citi Token Services |
| 4:10pm–4:15pm | Closing Remarks (04:22:20) Per von Zelowitz, Director, New York Innovation Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 4:15pm–7:00pm | Reception |
| DAY 2 | JUNE 26, 2026 |
|
| 8:30am–9:00am | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am–9:05am | Welcome Remarks (4:24:09) Per von Zelowitz, Director, New York Innovation Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 9:05am–9:35am | Moderated Discussion (4:25:48) Moderator: Kartik Athreya, Director of Research and Head of the Research & Statistics Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Lynn Martin, President, NYSE Group; Chair, ICE Fixed Income and Data Services |
| 9:35am–10:35am | Panel Discussion: The Rise of Prediction Markets — A New Financial Market Layer (4:49:10) Moderator: Michael Lee, Economist and Founder Brad Peterson, Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer/Chief Technology Officer, Nasdaq Itay Goldstein, Professor of Finance, Wharton Jason Urban, Global Co-Head Digital Assets, Galaxy Nicole Kagan, Head of Research, Kalshi Asaf Meir, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Solidus Labs |
| 10:35am–11:15am | Panel Discussion: Innovation in the Second District (5:50:36) Moderator: Per von Zelowitz, Director, New York Innovation Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 11:15am–12:20pm | Lunch & Moderated Discussion (6:24:40) Moderator: Frederic Veron, Chief Information Officer and Head of the Technology Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Kaitlin Asrow, Acting Superintendent, New York Department of Financial Services |
| 12:20pm–12:40pm | Research Spotlight (6:51:13) Maryam Farboodi, Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Do Markets Believe in Transformative AI?” |
| 12:40pm–1:25pm | Panel Discussion: Public Blockchains—Neutrality and Tradeoffs (7:31:32) Moderator: Austin Campbell, Adjunct Professor, NYU Stern School of Business; CEO & Founder, Zero Knowledge Group Kevin March, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, JPEG Trading Robert Leshner, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Superstate |
| 1:25pm–2:25pm | Panel Discussion: Quantum Safety and Potential (8:04:20) Moderator: Scott Gaiti, Director, Data Governance, Federal Reserve Bank of New York William Zeng, Partner, Quantonation Javad Shabani, Professor & Director, New York University Quantum Institute Katie Pizzolato, Vice President, Algorithms and Scientific Partnerships, IBM Scott Crowder, Vice President, Quantum Adoption, IBM |
| 2:25pm–3:15pm | Panel Discussion: Where Do We Go From Here? The Convergence of Agentic AI and the Tokenization of the Financial Markets (8:56:42) Moderator: Per von Zelowitz, Director, New York Innovation Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Carolyn Weinberg, Chief Product and Innovation Officer, BNY Guy Wuollet, General Partner, A16Z Johnna Powell, Managing Director, Technology Research and Innovation, DTCC |
| 3:15pm–3:30pm | Closing Remarks (9:52:33) |
Second District Innovation Expo
Speakers
Acting Superintendent
New York Department of Financial Services
Director of Research and Head of the Research and Statistics Group
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Financial Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Associate Professor of Finance
Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Global Head of Data Intelligence and Automation
Citi Wealth
Adjunct Professor, NYU Stern School of Business
CEO & Founder, Zero Knowledge Group
PMI Policy
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Vice President, Quantum Adoption
IBM
Head of Global Crypto Policy
PayPal
Financial Services Lead
Palantir
Associate Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Director, Data Governance
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Professor of Finance
Wharton
Head of Research
Kalshi
Vice President of Commercial & Money Movement Solutions (CMS) Stablecoin Product
Visa
Professor of Law
University of Illinois College of Law
Economist and Founder
Deputy Associate Director
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Superstate
Legal Counsel
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
JPEG Trading
President, NYSE Group;
Chair, ICE Fixed Income and Data Services
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Citi
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Solidus Labs
Deputy Superintendent Limited Purpose and Virtual Currency Trusts
New York State Department of Financial Services
General Counsel
OpenFX
Director of the Digital Currency Initiative
MIT Media Lab
Executive Vice President
Domyn
Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer/Chief Technology Officer
Nasdaq
Vice President, Algorithms and Scientific Partnerships
IBM
Managing Director, Technology Research and Innovation
DTCC
Global Head of Digital Assets
Citi Token Services
Chief Regulatory Operations Officer
FINRA
Chief Information Officer and Global Head of Engineering
BNY
Professor & Director
New York University Quantum Institute
Cofounder, ICME Labs;
Fellow, Stanford CodeX
Head of Coinbase Prime
Coinbase
Global Co-Head Digital Assets
Galaxy
Chief Information Officer and Head of the Technology Group
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Director, New York Innovation Center
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Chief Product and Innovation Officer
BNY
Senior Research Scientist
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
General Partner
A16Z
Partner
Quantonation
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