SEC Meetings and Other Events

SEC-CFTC Joint Roundtable on Regulatory Harmonization Efforts

SEC Headquarters
100 F St. NE
Washington D.C.

Sep 29, 2025
1:00PM – 5:30PM ET
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SEC-CFTC Roundtable

The SEC and the CFTC held a joint roundtable to discuss regulatory harmonization priorities between their agencies.


Agenda and Panelists 

1 p.m. Opening Remarks
 
  • Paul Atkins, SEC Chairman
  • Caroline Pham, CFTC Acting Chairman
  • Caroline Crenshaw, SEC Commissioner
1:20 p.m. Panel 1 – How We Got Here
 

This panel will focus on the history of SEC and CFTC relationship.

Moderator: 

  • J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former CFTC Chairman

Panelists: 

  • Kenneth Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA
  • Craig Lewis, Vanderbilt University
  • Scott Litvinoff, Interactive Brokers
  • Walt Lukken, FIA
  • Scott O’Malia, ISDA
  • Jim Overdahl, Delta Strategy Group
2 p.m. Break
2:10 p.m. Panel 2 – Platforms
 

This panel will focus on how regulatory harmonization efforts could unlock economic value for platforms while continuing to protect investors.

Moderators:

  • Jill Sommers, Former CFTC Commissioner
  • Jamie Selway, Director, SEC Division of Trading and Markets

Panelists:

  • Shayne Coplan, Polymarket
  • Craig Donohue, Cboe Global Markets
  • Terrence Duffy, CME Group
  • Adena Friedman, Nasdaq
  • Tarek Mansour, Kalshi
  • Arjun Sethi, Kraken
  • Jeffrey Sprecher, Intercontinental Exchange
  • Don Wilson, DRW Holdings
3:25 p.m. Remarks
 
  • Mark Uyeda, SEC Commissioner
3:30 p.m. Break
4 p.m. Panel 3 – Participants
 

This panel will focus on how regulatory harmonization efforts could increase choice for market participants and reduce costs for investors.

Moderators:

  • J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former CFTC Chairman
  • Troy Paredes, Former SEC Commissioner

Panelists:

  • Stephen Berger, Citadel
  • Ryan Louvar, WisdomTree
  • Nick Lundgren, Crypto.com
  • JB Mackenzie, Robinhood Markets
  • Dave Olsen, Jump Trading Group
  • Sonali Theisen, Bank of America
  • Brad Tully, J.P. Morgan
5:20 p.m. Closing Remarks
 
  • Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner

 

Last Reviewed or Updated: April 13, 2026