Featured speakers
Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Candace Kelly
Chief Legal & Policy Officer
Stellar Development Foundation
Candace Kelly is the Chief Legal & Policy Officer for the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source network that connects the world's financial infrastructure. She leads the team responsible for SDF’s legal affairs and the policy team that is focused on bridging the gap between the public and private sectors.
Previously, Candace worked for Uber Technologies, Inc., where she helped navigate the company’s response to regulatory investigations and advised on safety, security, privacy, consumer protection, and law enforcement response. Prior to that she served for 17 years at the United States Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor and as counsel to the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Speaking at
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10:00–10:40amThu 25 JunForum StageKongresssaal, Level 1OpenModerator
Blueprint for Digital Assets
MiCA, GENIUS, CLARITY and the Global Race to Write the Rules for Digital Assets
Forum StageKongresssaal, Level 1OpenModerator
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Brian QuintenzAdvisor and Board MemberUbyx, SUIG, KalshiEx
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Justin SlaughterVP, Regulatory AffairsParadigm
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Lesley ChavkinHead of PolicyRibbit Capital
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Stu AlderotyChief Legal OfficerRipple
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Vaida Česnulevičiūtė – MarkevičienėDeputy Chair of the BoardBank of Lithuania
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Candace KellyChief Legal & Policy OfficerStellar Development FoundationModerator
About this session
MiCA's 2026 deadline and the GENIUS Act's January 2027 compliance window represent two very different answers to the same question: how do you bring digital assets inside the regulatory perimeter without breaking what makes them work? The choices embedded in each framework - on reserve requirements, stablecoin volume caps, extraterritorial reach, and licensing architecture - will determine which markets lead and which lose ground. This session examines the design principles behind global digital asset regulation, and asks where the frameworks converge, where they conflict, and what a coherent global standard might actually look like.
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