Stuart Alderoty is the Chief Legal Officer at Ripple, overseeing the legal, compliance and regulation departments. Stuart brings more than 30 years of legal experience to the role with expertise in financial services and regulatory affairs. He’s been General Counsel and part of the executive leadership teams at CIT Group and HSBC North America Holdings. Stuart also was Managing Counsel at American Express where he served on the leadership team of the President and CEO of American Express’ Consumer Card Business. Stuart began his career in private practice and was a partner with the international law firm of LeBouef, Lamb, Greene and MacRae where he specialized in complex litigation.
Hall A (Level 2)
Open
The rise of tokenization has introduced significant challenges around security and regulatory oversight, with increasingly divergent attitudes across jurisdictions. As digital assets are increasingly fractionalized and moved across borders, regulatory authorities and institutions must grapple with how to monitor, tax, and secure tokenized assets.
What role do governments and institutions play in ensuring that tokenization is safe from misuse, fraud, or money laundering, and how will international regulatory cooperation or divergence impact the growth of tokenized markets? The session will examine regulatory responses and the potential for cross-border legal harmonisation or the lack thereof.