9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks

• Chairman Timothy G. Massad
• Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen
• Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Panel I: CFTC Proposed Rule: Regulation Automated Trading

• A discussion of the Commission’s recently proposed rule, Regulation Automated Trading, with a particular focus on the impact that the proposal would have on market participants individually as well as the markets broadly

11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Panel II: Swap Data Standardization and Harmonization

• A discussion of recent and upcoming developments concerning swap data standardization and harmonization, including the CFTC Staff Request for Comment (Draft Technical Specifications for Certain Swap Data Elements)

1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Panel III: Blockchain and the Potential Application of Distributed Ledger Technology to the Derivatives Markets

• A discussion of blockchain and related distributed ledger initiatives, with a primer on the structure and operation of the underlying technology, as well as a review of the developing applications of such technology to financial services

3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks

• Chairman Timothy G. Massad
• Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen
• Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo