Of Counsel at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, in Washington D.C.Mr. Cohn is co-chair of the firm’s Blockchain and Digital Currency practice, and is counsel to the Blockchain Alliance, a public-private forum for blockchain companies to engage with law enforcement and regulatory agencies. He counsels companies on cybersecurity, blockchainand distributed ledger technology, and national security issues. He previously served at the US Department of Homeland Security for almost a decade, most recently as the Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Planning, Analysis & Risk and second-in-charge overall of the DHS Office of Policy. Mr. Cohn serves as an advisor to several blockchain companies, including companies focused on blockchain transaction analysis, identity validation, enterprise blockchain applications, and device authentication for the Internet of Things.

President and Chief Executive Officer of OpCenter, Inc. in Washington, D.C.Mr. Cronin is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience ingrowing and managing high technology product and services organizations in a global market. He has started and lead organizations at the precipice of market-changing technologies such as geographic information systems, electronic document management, Internet and now blockchain. OpCenter, Inc. helps construction owners manage construction projects by orchestrating the flow of project-critical information and providing transparency and accountability to project stakeholders. For more than 20 years, leaders in the construction industry have entrusted OpCenter with their time-sensitive project critical information.

Attorney+Expert Witness in Washington D.C.Mr. Delston is a certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), and former regulator (FDIC) with more than 40 years of experience in the financial services sector. He has specialized in Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering issues in the US and internationally, for both private clients and government bodies. He is the author of an op-ed piece on Bitcoin published in Money Laundering.com News (2013) entitled “Did FinCEN Just Burst Bitcoin’s Bubble?” He is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences throughout the world.

Attorney in Washington, D.C.Mr. Gross is an adjunct professor at The George Washington University where he teaches a comprehensive course on international business transactions which covers cryptocurrencies and blockchain, and their growing applications in finance and international transactions. He has extensive international and transactional experience, and has worked with numerous governments and organizations on international legal and financial issues. Mr. Gross has worked in two large international law firms, as general counsel of a corporation, and as deputy assistant general counselat a major federal regulatory agency in the U.S. Federal Government. He earned a B.S. degree in Physics from Case Institute of Technology, an M.S. degree in Applied Physics from Stanford University, and a J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University.

Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP in Washington D.C.Ms. Lee is co-chair of the International Trade Regulation and Compliance Practice Group. Her areas of expertise include: USA Patriot Act, FCPA, economic sanctions and embargoes, export controls, and CFIUS. She also advises on virtual and digital currency issues. Ms. Lee was selected by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading lawyer for USA international trade in export controls and economic sanctions in 2016 and 2017. Chambers and Partners has also selected Ms. Lee as a leading international trade lawyer from 2007 through 2017 in its Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Guide.

Partner at BakerHostetler in Washington D.C.Ms. Van Cleef provides legal and strategic advice to depository institutions, money services businesses, other financial services companies, and FinTech firms on federal and state regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters. She advises a range of clients, from startup businesses to publicly traded companies, private equity funds and other entities on understanding the BankSecrecy Act (BSA), the USA Patriot Act, sanctions regulations, and state money transmitter licensing statutes. She has also advised on creating, evaluating and enhancing anti-money laundering and OFAC compliance programs and on addressing consumer protection issues including privacy and data security and unfair, abusive and deceptive practices. A certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), Ms. Van Cleef created a series of AML compliance training programs sponsored by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. She also developed and leads an AML compliance bootcamp for virtual currency and blockchain technology companies.