2024-11-13
32 minutes

Policy9000: Navigating Global Regulatory Shifts I Avalanche Summit LATAM

Regulation

About this episode

Get a front-row seat to our Argentina Summit panel on navigating global regulatory shifts in blockchain.

Demystify the complexity of global regulation with regional legal and policy experts from the US, EU and APAC as they review recent progress, upcoming implementations, and existing challenges adding to the Web3 riddle. Take a look at Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) and other European regulations coming into full effect in 2025 and beyond, and learn more about the state of play in the US from the perspective of Congress and key regulators, and hear about major issues across key Asia jurisdictions. As the world adapts to a tokenized future, Policy9000 defines a path forward for navigating a global regulatory shift. Lee Schneider - General Counsel, Ava Labs Marina Markezic - Executive Director and Co-Founder, European Crypto Initiative (EUCI) Urszula McCormack - Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Lilya Tessler - Partner, Sidley Austin LLP Caroline Malcolm​ - Formerly Chainalysis, OECD

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Guests

Lee A. Schneider

Lee A. Schneider

General Counsel, Ava Labs

Lee is General Counsel at Ava Labs, and also general nuisance on token classification. A longtime financial services and tech lawyer, his work is guided by his personal mantra #OrangesAreNotSecurities.

Marina Markezic

Marina Markezic

Director and Co-founder of the European Crypto Initiative (EUCI)

Urszula McCormack

Urszula McCormack

Partner, Cross Border Finance and Technology, King & Wood Mallesons.

Lilya Tessler

Lilya Tessler

Partner at Sidley Austin, LLP

Caroline Malcolm

Caroline Malcolm

Head of International Public Policy and Service.

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