Financial Regulation in an Era of Innovation and Disruption
13th Annual Conference | MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy
Explore recordings, papers, and resources from our conference.
The MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy's 13th Annual Conference, Financial Regulation in an Era of Innovation and Disruption, explored how emerging financial products, evolving market infrastructure, and advances in AI are reshaping financial regulation.
This event took place October 29-30, 2026 in Kendall Square.
MIT GCFP 13th Annual Conference: Keynote Address
Darrell Duffie, the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance, Emeritus, presents on how the Fed could might handle their balance sheet.
Day 1 | Panel Discussions
See the panelists and topics from our 13th conference.
Day 2 | Paper Sessions
Read the papers presented during our paper sessions.
Conference snapshots
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Darrell Duffie delivers his keynote address.
Featured Speakers
Darrell Duffie
Adams Distinguished Professor, Stanford Business School
Darrell Duffie is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a past President of the American Finance Association. In August 2026, he presented his research on tokenized financial markets at the Fed's Jackson Hole Symposium.
Andrew Vrabel
Managing Director & Chief Regulatory Officer, CME Group
Andrew Vrabel, a former commodity merchant and criminal prosecutor, leads a global team of analysts, data scientists, and attorneys dedicated to preserving CME Group’s market integrity and fulfilling its self-regulatory obligations.
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Michael Faulkender
Prof of Finance, UMD and Former US Treasury Deputy Secretary
Michael Faulkender is the William A. Longbrake Professor of Finance at the University of Maryland's Smith School. In 2025, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 16th Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and acting commissioner of the IRS.
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Nellie Liang
Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
Nellie Liang is a senior fellow in The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings. Previously, she served as under secretary for domestic finance at the U.S. Treasury Department from Jul. 2021 to Jan. 2025.
Livio Stracca
Deputy Director General at the European Central Bank
Livio Stracca is the Deputy Director General Macroprudential Policy & Financial Stability at the European Central Bank and an adjunct Professor at the University of Frankfurt J.-W. Goethe. He has degrees in Economics and European Union Law.
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Haoxiang Zhu
Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance
Haoxiang Zhu is the Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Co-Director of the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy. His research focuses primarily on capital markets and asset pricing, with particular.
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