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Event Agenda


Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 6 pm – 8 pm | Kickoff Reception

6:00 pm – 6:45 pm

Women in White Collar Fireside Chat Featuring

Stephanie Avakian, Barclays
Lauren Seeger, American Express

Interviewed by Shawn Crowley, Hecker Fink LLP

 

6:45 pm – 8:00 pm Women in White Collar Kickoff Reception


Thursday, May 14, 2026 | 9 am – 5:00 pm | White Collar Crime Conference

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Introduction
James P. Loonam, Jones Day

9:15 am – 10:15 am

Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Privilege

Moderator: Daniel S. Noble, KKL LLP
Panelists: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Honorable Jesse Furman, District Court Judge, SDNY
Shannon Kirk, Ropes & Gray LLP
Keler Marku, Charles River Associates


10:15 am – 10:30 am Morning Coffee Break
10:30 am – 11:20 am

Former SEC Officials Speak

Moderator: Sanjay Wadhwa, Former Acting Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Panelists: George Canellos, Former Co-Director of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Milbank LLP
Nekia Hackworth, Former Deputy Director of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jones Day
Steve Peikin, Former Director of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Tejal Shah, Associate Director of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Cooley LLP


11:20 am – 12:35 pm

Developments and Trends in White Collar Enforcement

Moderator: Andrea Griswold, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Panelists: Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Marshall L. Miller,
Hecker Fink LLP
George D. Turner
, Jones Day


12:35 pm – 1:35 pm Networking Luncheon
1:35 pm – 2:10 pm

Former CFTC Officials Speak

Moderator: James McDonald, Former Director of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Panelists: Ian McGinley, Former Director of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Sidley Austin LLP
Brian Young, Former Director of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Jones Day


2:10 pm – 3:30 pm

Sports, Prediction Markets & White Collar Enforcement

Moderator: Nicole M. Argentieri, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Panelists: Robert DeNault, Head of Enforcement and Legal Counsel, Kalshi
Dorothy Dewitt, Founder, Tölt Strategies
John Durham,
Nixon Peabody LLP
Aline Flodr,
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Carolyn Pokorny,
Former Acting United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York


3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Afternoon Coffee Break
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Lessons from Recent Trials

Moderator: Nola B. Heller, Milbank
Panelists: Nicole Boeckmann, Bracewell LLP
Celia A. Cohen, Ballard Spahr LLP
George A. Stamboulidis, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Sanford Talkin, Talkin, Muccigrosso & Roberts LLP


5 pm Closing Remarks
James Loonam, Jones Day

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