Regulating the Disruption Economy – San Francisco

Disruptive technology companies are transforming the way people use traditional services, from hailing a taxi to large-scale fundraising. Inevitably, questions of regulation are becoming increasingly important. Must regulation follow innovation? If so, how do regulators enter these new areas of the economy?

To investigate these questions, the Hastings Business Law Journal, Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal, and ​Institute for Innovation Law are hosting a one-day symposium featuring practitioners, regulators, academics, and experts in innovative technologies.

The symposium is designed to drive a conversation about the interactions between disruptive companies and the officials challenged with regulating them. Panels will focus on three business models in particular: digital currencies, equity crowdfunding, and the sharing economy. Government officials will also provide broad regulatory perspectives covering all of these issues.

Schedule of Events*

Friday, March 20th, 2015 – Hastings Alumni Reception Center (200 McAllister Street, 2nd Floor)

8:45 – 9:15 a.m.                  Registration & Breakfast

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.                  Welcome Address 

Frank Wu, Chancellor & Dean, UC Hastings College of the Law

                                               Sona Karakashian, Executive Symposium Editor, Hastings Business Law Journal

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.               Panel: Bitcoin & Digital Currencies

Moderator: Veronica K. McGregor, Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP

Kelvin Chen, Attorney Advisor, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

                                              Paul Veradittakit, Vice President, Pantera Capital

Lowell Ness, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

                                              Kevin Tu, Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.            The International Perspective: A Conversation With Anne Wallwork

                                              Anne Wallwork, Senior Counselor for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime, U.S. Department                                                                          of Treasury

Alice Armitage, Director, UC Hastings Startup Legal Garage

11:30 – 11:45 a.m.             Coffee Break & Snack

11:45 a.m – 1 p.m.            Panel: Equity Crowdfunding

                                             Lucas Huizar, Head of Legal Affairs, CircleUp

Jon Layman, Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP

                                             Reza Dibadj, Visiting Professor, UC Hastings College of the Law

1 – 1:30 p.m.                     Lunch (continuing through keynote address)

1:30 – 2:15 p.m.                Keynote Address by Jeffrey Rabkin

                                             Jeffrey Rabkin, CA Special Assistant Attorney General for Law and Technology

                                             Introduction: John O’Neill, Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal

2:15 – 3:30 p.m.                Panel: The Sharing Economy

Moderator: Reuel Schiller, Professor & Associate Dean, UC Hastings College of the Law

David Owen, Regional Head of Public Policy, Airbnb

                                             Candice Taylor, Associate Litigation Counsel, Lyft

                                             Charles Belle, Founder and Executive Director, Startup Policy Lab

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.                Closing Remarks

                                             Kenneth Hsu, Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Business Law Journal

3:45 – 6 p.m.                      Reception & Happy Hour

*Schedule of events subject to change.