What should the rules be for CryptoAssets? Accounting, Regulatory and Legislative Perspectives
Friday, September 17, 2021 11 AM – 3 PM EDT
Theme
CryptoAssets have received significant attention from the media, regulators, governments, investors, and financial institutions. How should we account for them? Should they be regulated? If so, how and by whom? Is legislation needed? What cross-border governance is needed? We will explore the major implications of these questions and answers. We will explore the major implications of these questions and answers.
Agenda
11:00am - 11:05am: Conference Introduction
April Klein, Director, Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research
11:05am - 11:30am: Keynote (Video)
David Yermack, Albert Fingerhut Professor of Finance and Business Transformation, NYU Stern
11:30am - 12:45pm: Morning Roundtable: Financial Reporting and Tax Issues Surrounding CryptoAssets (Video)
April Klein, Director, Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research, NYU Stern (Moderator)
Christine Botosan, Board member, Financial Accounting Standards Board
Robert J. Jackson Jr., Pierrepont Family Professor of Law, NYU Law School and former SEC Commissioner
Suzanne Morsfield, IASB Board Member and current Global Head of Accounting Solutions, Lukka
12:45pm - 1:00pm: Break
1:00pm - 2:15pm: Finance/Risk/Economics Issues (Video)
Dick Berner, Co-Director, Volatility and Risk Institute, NYU Stern (Moderator)
Hanna Halaburda, Associate Professor of Technology, Operations and Statistics, NYU Stern
Matt Homer, Executive in Residence, NYCA Partners
Jai Massari, Partner, Davis Polk
2:15pm - 2:50pm: Dick Berner interviews Congressman Bill Foster (Video)
Congressman Bill Foster is a scientist and businessman representing the 11th Congressional District of Illinois. A PhD physicist, Bill co-chairs the Congressional Blockchain Caucus and chairs the House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.
2:50pm - 3:00pm: Closing Remarks by Berner, Klein, and Shehata
