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Keynote Speaker

Adrienne A. Harris, Superintendent NYS Dept of Financial Services

Superintendent Harris will share insights into her role at DFS, the evolving landscape of financial regulation, and the 
intersection of technology, policy, and innovation. She will discuss key priorities, including fintech entrepreneurship, AI regulation, and cybersecurity, while offering valuable advice for students, industry leaders, and academic

Adrienne A. Harris joined DFS in September 2021. Prior to joining DFS, Superintendent Harris practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell LLC here in New York.  She then served as Senior Advisor to Deputy Treasury Secretary, Sarah Bloom Raskin before joining the White House National Economic Council where she managed the financial services portfolio for President Obama. After leaving the White House, Superintendent Harris served as General Counsel and Chief Business Officer at Doma and also served as a Professor and Faculty Co-Director at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy’s Center on Finance, Law and Policy. Since taking over at DFS, Superintendent Harris has overhauled the agency and taken decisive actions on a series of defining issues including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and virtual currency.
 


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Adrienne A. Harris

Superintendent NYS Department of Financial Services and former Special Assistant to President Obama for Economic Policy

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