Symposium on the Tokenization of Real-World Assets and Liabilities

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will host a symposium on the tokenization of real-world assets and liabilities February 8, 2024, at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The agenda follows:

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: OCC Headquarters, Constitution Center, Washington, D.C.

Agenda
8:00–9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00–9:15 a.m.	Opening Remarks Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency
9:15–10:15 a.m.	Panel One - Legal Foundations for Digital Asset Tokens Panelists: Edwin E. Smith, Uniform Law Commission; Partner, Morgan Lewis; Chair of the Uniform Commercial Code Project Juliet M. Moringiello, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Widener University, Commonwealth Law School
10:15–10:45 a.m.	Coffee/Networking Break
10:45–12:00 p.m.	Panel Two - Academic Papers on Tokenization Moderator: Chau Do, Deputy Comptroller, Economics and Risk Analysis Division, Office of the Comptroller Currency Panelists: Bob Chakravorti, Ph.D., founder and CEO, Chakra Advisors LLC Gordon Y. Liao, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Circle; Research Fellow, Fintech at Cornell; and Co-chair, National Association for Business Economics Finance Roundtable
12:00–1:00 p.m.	Lunch (provided)
1:00–2:00 p.m.	TBD
2:00–3:00 p.m.	Panel Three - Tokenization Use Cases Panelists: Robert Bench, Senior Advisor, Digital Currency Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jesse McWaters, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Advocacy, Mastercard Jennifer C. Peve, Managing Director, Global Head of Strategy and Innovation, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
3:00–3:30 p.m.	Refreshment/Networking Break
3:30–4:30 p.m.	Panel Four - Risk Management and Control Considerations Moderator: Beth Dugan, Deputy Comptroller, Large Bank Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Panelists: Jessica Reiner, Managing Director, Institute of International Finance Aaron Klein, Fellow, Economics Studies, and Senior Fellow, Center on Regulation and Markets, Brookings Institution Morten Bech, Centre Head - Switzerland, Bank for International Settlements Innovation HUB
4:30–4:45 p.m.	Break
4:45–5:30 p.m.	Keynote Remarks Hyun Song Shin, Economic Advisor and Head of Research, Bank for International Settlements
5:30–5:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks TBD