Financial Regulation in an Era of Innovation and Disruption
JOIN THE LIVESTREAM HERE VIA YOUTUBEThis year, the Golub Center's annual conference is on the theme of financial regulation in an era of innovation and disruption. The proliferation of new financial products and trading platforms, together with transformational changes in financial market infrastructure, have been hyper-charged by continuing advances in AI. These developments, and changing attitudes about the proper role of regulation, have created pressing new challenges for regulators charged with promoting financial market stability and protecting investors while at the same time fostering innovation and growth. Jump to featured speakers.
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PRELIMINARY AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCT 29
FRIDAY, OCT 30
(Most papers will be available to read on this website prior to the conference.)
This event is free and open to the public, with the option to attend in person or via livestream. REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY.
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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.
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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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