SEC Names Panelists for Crypto Tokenization Roundtable

The SEC's Crypto Task Force announced the panelists for its upcoming roundtable, "Tokenization — Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet." The roundtable is scheduled for May 12, 2025.  

The two-part agenda includes a separate focus on the evolution of finance and the future of tokenization.

On the evolution of finance, the panelists include:

• Cynthia Lo Bessette, Head of Fidelity Digital Asset Management, Fidelity
• Eun Ah Choi, Global Head of Regulatory Operations, Nasdaq
• Will Geyer, Head of Capital Markets, Invesco
• Sandy Kaul, SVP and Head of Franklin Innovation Research, Strategies & Technologies, Franklin Templeton
• Robert Mitchnick, Head of Digital Assets, BlackRock
• Christine Moy, Partner, Apollo Management
• Johnny Reinsch, Executive Director, Tokenized Asset Coalition
• Christian Sabella, Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel, DTCC
• Alex Zozos, General Counsel, SuperState

On the future of tokenization, the panelists include:

• Hilary Allen, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
• Gene Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer, Chia Network
• Johann Kerbrat, SVP and General Manager, Robinhood
• Kelly Mathieson, Chief Business Development Officer, Digital Asset
• Sidney Powell, CEO and Co-Founder, Maple Finance
• Georgia Quinn, Chief Legal Officer, Securitize
• Joshua Rivera, Operating Partner & General Counsel, Blockchain Capital
• Angela Walch, Independent Researcher

The Crypto Task Force also rescheduled the "DeFi and the American Spirit" roundtable from June 6 to June 9.