On Thursday, June 25-26, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host 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 will explore the current inflection point for financial transformation and address the critical role central banks and the private sector must play in ensuring both innovation and stability.
Event Details
Date & Time
June 25-26, 2026
8:30am-5:30pm
June 25-26, 2026
8:30am-5:30pm
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 will be in person and by invitation only. For logistical inquiries, please contact: ny.researchconference@ny.frb.org .
Media
This event is open to media both in-person and via livestream. All remarks will be on the record, with a recording made available afterward. Media who wish to attend must register by contacting Shelley Pitterson at Shelley.Pitterson@ny.frb.org .
Agenda
Agenda
| DAY 1 | June 25, 2026 |
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| 8:30am–9:00am | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am–9:05am | Welcome Remarks Per von Zelowitz, Director, New York Innovation Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 9:05am–9:35am | Opening Keynote 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? 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 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 & Fireside Chat |
| 1:10pm–1:55pm | Panel: Turning Law into Verified Code Moderator: Pablo Azar, Financial Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Sarah Lawsky, Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law 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 Moderator: Megan Lindgren, Legal Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Katherine Mooney Carroll, General Counsel, OpenFX Amy Davine Kim, Policy Lead, Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies, PayPal John Melican, Deputy Superintendent Limited Purpose and Virtual Currency Trusts, New York State Department of Financial Services |
| 2:45pm–3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15pm–4:00pm | Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits and Crypto: Digital Asset Value Propositions for the Financial Markets Moderator: Leslie Conner Warren, PMI Policy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Mark Nelsen, Head of Product, Commercial & Money Movement Solutions, Visa Rick Schonberg, Head of Coinbase Prime, Coinbase Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets, Citi Token Services |
| 4:10pm–4:15pm | Closing Remarks 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 |
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| 8:30am–9:00am | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am–9:05am | Welcome Remarks Per von Zelowitz, Director, New York Innovation Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 9:05am–9:35am | Opening Keynote |
| 9:35am–10:35am | Panel Discussion: The Rise of Prediction Markets—A New Financial Market Layer Moderator: Michael Lee, Financial Research Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of New York 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 | Research Spotlight Maryam Farboodi, Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Do Markets Believe in Transformative AI?” |
| 11:15am–12:40pm | Lunch & Fireside Chat Moderator: Anna Nordstrom, Head of Markets Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Kaitlyn Asrow, Acting Superintendent, New York Department of Financial Services Museum Walkthrough |
| 12:40pm–1:25pm | Panel Discussion: Public Blockchains—Neutrality and Tradeoffs 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 Artem Korenyuk, Head of Enterprise Digital Assets, Citibank |
| 1:25pm–2:25pm | Panel Discussion: Quantum Safety and Potential Moderator: Scott Gaiti, Director, Data Governance, Federal Reserve Bank of New York William Zeng, Founder & President, Unitary Foundation 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 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 Wuolett, General Partner, A16Z Ronit Ghose, Future of Finance, Citibank |
| 4:15pm–3:20pm | Closing Remarks |
