FP Virtual Dialogue: Crypto’s Impact on Global Finance

Eva Kaili is a Member of the European Parliament, part of the Hellenic S&D Delegation since 2014. She is the Chair of the Future of Science and Technology Panel in the European Parliament (STOA) and the Centre for Artificial Intelligence (C4AI), Member of the Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), Budgets (BUDG), and the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA).   Eva is a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP), the delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP), and the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (DNAT).   In her capacity, she has been working intensively on promoting innovation as a driving force of the establishment of the European Digital Single Market. She has been the draftsperson of multiple pieces of legislation in the fields of blockchain technology, online platforms, big data, fintech, AI and cybersecurity, as well as the ITRE draftsperson on Juncker plan EFSI2 and more recently the InvestEU program. She has also been the Chair of the Delegation to the NATO PA in the European Parliament, focusing on Defence and Security of Europe.   Prior to that, she has been elected as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament 2007-2012, with the PanHellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).   She also worked as a journalist and newscaster prior to her political career.   She holds a Bachelor degree in Architecture and Civil Engineering, and Postgraduate degree in European Politics.

Maggie Lake is a veteran journalist with more than two decades of experience covering business, technology, politics, and international affairs. She started her career at Reuters, where she worked in both the New York and London bureaus covering economics and global finance. In 2001, she joined CNN International, where she served as a correspondent and anchor for the network’s flagship business shows. Over the course of her career, she has interviewed the world’s top CEOs, celebrities, and politicians and has been a consistent champion of economic inclusion and sustainable development. She has served as a weekly contributor for NPR and moderated events for the United Nations, World Bank, Council on Foreign Relations, and Global Citizen. She now runs the communications consultancy Maggie Lake Media and is a founding board member of the newly created Rutgers University Center for Women in Business.

Jai is a member of our Financial Institutions and Fintech practices. Major global banks, asset managers and corporations look to Jai for advice on the requirements, impact and implementation of financial regulation. In the area of digital assets and cryptocurrency, she advises financial institutions, fintech firms, tech companies and startups on a wide range of legal and regulatory considerations. Individual firms and industry organizations work with Jai in connection with advocacy efforts on legislative and regulatory proposals. In 2021, Jai was named a “Fintech MVP” by Law360 and the “Financial Regulation Lawyer of the Year” at the Euromoney Women in Business Law Americas Awards. She is ranked by Chambers for financial services regulation and fintech. In 2020, Global Banking Regulation Review named Jai to its inaugural list of "45 Under 45.” Jai serves on the Global Advisory Board of the Women in Law Empowerment Forum and has been a visiting lecturer at Berkeley Law School since 2017.

Eva Maydell (née Paunova) is a Member of the European Parliament (EPP Group) and President of European Movement International, the largest organisation of associations and civil societies in Europe. Maydell´s policy priorities include innovation and the use of new technologies, supporting entrepreneurs and sustainable investments in Europe, and enhancing access to quality education. In the European Parliament, she is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy as well as the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. She is a member of the Delegation for relations with Japan as well as the Delegation for relations with the US. Maydell is also EPP Group Coordinator/Spokesperson for the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age. Eva Maydell is among the most active members of the EP. Currently, she is EPP Group rapporteur on the Data Strategy and the NIS 2 Directive on cybersecurity. She is also the EPP Group rapporteur on the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act in the ECON committee. She was the main Parliament rapporteur on the Regulation on charges on cross-border payments as well as worked on several legislative files, part of the Digital Single Market Strategy – the e-Privacy Regulation, the Directive for the supply of digital content, the Regulation on portability, Digitising European industry and the European cloud initiative. She was also rapporteur for the EPP Group on the implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the New Skills Agenda and the Influence of technology on the future of the financial sector (FinTech). Eva has been awarded the European Parliament's MEP of the Year Award twice. She has also been included in FT's own 'New Europe 100' ranking of CEE's emerging change-makers, European Forbes' 30 Under 30 list and others. She has also been featured in POLITICO’s 40 most influential MEPs and “POLITICO 28” list of people who shape Europe and POLITICO’s 2018 Women who shape Brussels.

Michael has worked with cryptocurrency analytics, compliance, and investigations firm Chainalysis, where he was Chief Technical Counsel. He joined Chainalysis from FinCEN, where he was Chief of Strategic Advancement. Previously, Michael served as Associate Director at Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, where he led the Office of Sanctions Policy & Implementation and Office of Compliance & Enforcement. Before joining Treasury, Mr. Mosier was Deputy Chief in the Department of Justice’s Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section. He also served a tour at the White House National Security Council as Director for Transnational Organized Crime. Michael began his public service as a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and has served as an adjunct law professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He previously worked at a law firm representing technology, media, and financial services clients

Julie Stitzel is Head of Bitcoin Policy for Cash App where she focuses on advancing strategic and long-term thinking on crypto policy. Previously, Stitzel was Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness – leading the team’s efforts on digital assets, fintech, consumer finance and access to capital for minority owned businesses.  Stitzel also served as Managing Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives of C_TEC, the tech policy hub of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Stitzel was the Senior Manager for Federal Advocacy and Policy for Etsy where she directed  federal and state legislative campaigns focused on strengthening US micro businesses. Prior to her work at Etsy, Stitzel directed a project at the Pew Charitable Trusts and held positions at the Brookings Institution, the Ohio State Senate, and various nonprofit organizations. Stitzel is a graduate of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and Ohio University.  

Sheila Warren is Deputy Head of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, head of Data, Blockchain, and Digital Assets, and a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum. Her pioneering policy work is helping shape the data and technology spaces to be more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable. Ms. Warren began her career as a Wall Street attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore before turning to philanthropy and civic technology. She was a senior executive and General Counsel at TechSoup, and she also designed and launched NGOsource, a groundbreaking service focused on international grantmaking. Ms. Warren currently serves on the boards of the ACLU of Northern California, the Equal Justice Society, and TechSoup, and on advisory boards for the World Bank, the OECD, and others. She is also co-host of the popular show Money Reimagined on the CoinDesk network. She is an honors graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.