{"id":7363,"date":"2019-12-06T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomorrow.com\/?p=7363"},"modified":"2019-12-06T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T09:01:21","slug":"third-annual-crypto-finance-conference-sec-commissioner-hester-peirce-to-speak-at-the-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomorrow.com\/?p=7363","title":{"rendered":"Third Annual Crypto Finance Conference: SEC’s Hester Peirce to Speak at the conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Moritz, Switzerland \u2014 December 5, 2019<\/strong> \u2014<\/span> The third annual<\/span> <\/span>Crypto Finance Conference (CfC St. Moritz)<\/span><\/a> has announced SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce as the latest speaker to join the event lineup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Peirce brings more than 20 years of financial and legal experience to the conference, having previously held positions at the prestigious Mercatus Center at George Mason University, serving as Senior Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and as a Staff Attorney in the SEC\u2019s Division of Investment Management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Peirce will be leading a discussion on a number of different topics including; regulatory challenges on the international scale and in the US, obstacles regarding mainstream adoption of blockchain, bitcoin<\/a> and cryptocurrencies, and the SEC<\/a>\u2019s current agenda on cryptocurrency and blockchain<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0<\/span>Federal Councillor and Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Ignazio Cassis, will also speak at the event and discuss foreign policy vision \u2014 marking the second time a Federal Councillor will be attending the three-day conference. Deputy Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) Dr. Thomas Moser will also be on hand to discuss how central banks are gearing up for mainstream adoption of digital currencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Other confirmed speakers include; Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founders of Gemini, Meltem Demirors from Coinshares, Bill Tai, Chairman & CEO of ACTAI Global, and many more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u201cAttracting such an array of esteemed speakers from different parts of the world and industries to the third annual Crypto Finance Conference is a testament to the far-reaching influence of the cryptocurrency and blockchain spheres, as well as the growing appetite for high-level discussion around cryptocurrency\u2019s assimilation in our global society,\u201d said Nicolo Stoehr, CEO of the CfC St. Moritz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

CfC St. Moritz 2020 will also hone in on Africa\u2019s ascent as a global cryptocurrency<\/a> and blockchain<\/a> powerhouse. The conference will include a number of key talks highlighting the strength and depth of Africa\u2019s blockchain community, as well as opportunities for further expansion. Speakers such as G\u00fcnter Nooke, German Chancellor's Personal Representative for Africa, Carlo Rossotto from the Worldbank, and Ch<\/span>ristopher Fa<\/span>bian from Unicef will explore the opportunities and challenges in regards to the blockchain ecosystem in Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe conference underlines Switzerland\u2019s prominent position on the global crypto stage and the growing interest around cryptocurrency and blockchain exploration at the highest levels of government and industry. It also provides a platform to explore opportunities for collaboration, and to identify hubs of burgeoning activity. I\u2019m excited by the groundswell of momentum powering Africa\u2019s emergence as a bonafide crypto and blockchain centre of the future \u2014 a topic that will be explored in detail over the course of the conference,\u201d Stoehr concluded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For more information visit: <\/span>https:\/\/crypto-finance-conference.com\/media-corner<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n

About CfC St. Moritz<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

The Crypto Finance Conference (CfC St. Moritz) is the most private crypto finance<\/a> and blockchain conference for investors only. At the conference, cocooned in the Swiss alps of St. Moritz, investors benefit from a matchless open-hearted and open-minded atmosphere with friends, visionaries, analysts and entrepreneurs. The international and application-only gathering offers expert education, investment insights and excellent networking opportunities in a breath-taking setting. The annual three-day conference takes place from January 15th to 17th 2020 in St. Moritz, Switzerland, followed by the World Economic Forum in Davos one week after.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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