Regulation, Stablecoins, Tokenized Markets, and
Convergence with Quantum Computing
About this Event
OVERVIEW
On May 11, we'll continue our 2026 Institutional Digital Asset Adoption Series with a deep dive into the infrastructure shaping the future of finance.
✨About This Event
Join the Boston Blockchain Association for Building the Institutional Rails of the Future:
Regulation, Stablecoins, Tokenized Markets, and Convergence with Quantum Computing.
This event brings together leaders across regulation, law, asset management, and emerging technologies to explore how the next generation of financial infrastructure is being built. From evolving regulatory frameworks to the rise of tokenized assets and the potential impact of quantum computing, we’ll examine the forces driving institutional adoption and reshaping global markets.
Designed for institutional participants, operators, and forward-thinking builders, this program offers both strategic insight and practical perspective on where the space is heading and how to engage with it.
✨ What to Expect
Fireside Conversations: Hear directly from leaders shaping policy and innovation at the highest levels.
Expert Panels: Gain unique insights to tokenization drivers, stablecoin developments, regulatory navigation, and market infrastructure, with practical insights to institutional adoption at the intersection of traditional finance and digital asset technologies.
Networking Reception: Connect with peers and industry leaders over drinks and refreshments.
✨ Agenda
2:00 PM – Doors Open
2:30 PM – 5:15 PM – Program Sessions
● Opening Fireside Chat: Navigating the Regulatory Frontier
Moderator: Doug Mehne, Senior Advisor, Ava Labs and Chair, Boston Blockchain Association
Speaker: Chris Rice, Senior Advisor, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Division of Trading & Markets
● Panel 1: Tokenization, Path to Adoption and the Impact to Financial Markets
Moderator: Helen Gugel, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Panelists: Aisha Hunt, Founder, Kelley Hunt, PLLC and Ryan Gatti, SVP Innovation and Strategy, Citizens Bank
(Additional speakers to be announced)
● 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM – Break
● Panel 2: Stablecoins; Navigation, Adoption, and Real Utility
Moderator, James Knox, Managing Director, Regional Technology and Blockchain Practice Leader, AON
Panelists: Clarisse Hagege, Co-Founder and CEO of DFNS and Cameron Nili, LayerZero- Institutional Lead
(Additional speakers to be announced)
● Closing Fireside Chat: The Crossover of Blockchains and Quantum Computing: Opportunities, Utility, and Risks
Moderator: Ari Redbord, VP, Global Head of Policy and Government Affairs, TRM Labs
Speaker: Dr. Brett Falk, Director, Crypto and Society Lab, University of Pennsylvania
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM – Networking Reception
Please note, this event is for Institutional Digital Asset Ecosystem Participants
Logistics
Please bring a government-issued ID to pass through building security.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ropes & Gray, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, United States
USD 0.00
