Tag: Technology

Join Wasserstein Fellow Brian Hauss for a discussion about his work with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. The Project is dedicated to protecting and expanding the First Amendment freedoms of expression, association, and inquiry; expanding the right to privacy and increasing the control that individuals have over their personal information; and ensuring that civil liberties are enhanced rather than compromised by new advances in science and technology. Brian will discuss three recent or ongoing ACLU cases: (1) Merchant v. Mayorkas (challenging warrantless searches of electronic devices at the international border); (2) ACLU v. Clearview AI (challenging Clearview AI's unconsented collection of biometric identifiers for use in surveillance technologies); (3) Arkansas Times v. Waldrip (challenging a state law requiring government contractors to certify that they are not participating in boycotts of Israel). 

This event is part of a three-part symposium on Security, Privacy, and Innovation: Reshaping Law for the AI Era.  The first, Responding to AI Enabled Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism is on September 17, 2021, the second, Constitutional Values and the Rule of Law in the AI Era: Confronting a Changing Threat Landscape is on September 24, 2021, and the third, Protecting […]

This event is part of a three-part symposium on Security, Privacy, and Innovation: Reshaping Law for the AI Era.  The first, Responding to AI Enabled Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism is on September 17, 2021, the second, Constitutional Values and the Rule of Law in the AI Era: Confronting a Changing Threat Landscape is on September 24, 2021, and the third, Protecting […]

Join the Harvard Recording Artists Project (RAP), and the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT) for a remote panel discussion on the intersection of music and technology and how COVID-19 is changing the industry. Our panelists include Steve Boom, the head of Amazon Music; Susan Genco, the Co-President of the Azoff Company; and Ethan […]

Recent developments of financial technology and blockchain manifest a need for intelligent, passionate and ethical students to drive proper regulation and supervision of fintech development. As we enter this new playing field, what are some of the most important legal and regulatory issues students should understand? How can we prepare to enter roles that help […]

The growth of fintech has enabled simplicity and accessibility to financial services; the range of financial applications and prevalence of their use has increased substantially. But this spark of financial innovation has now partly fuels nefarious and fraudulent acts by illicit entities. Is there an inevitable trade-off between security and access? What are some of […]

Central Bank Digital Currencies are promising, and many governments are experimenting with them. Though both CBDCs and Bitcoin are digital currency, the nature of CBDCs is contrary to the decentralized underpinnings of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin that seek to move away from a centralized mode of regulation of money. What are the advantages of adopting CBDCs? […]

How do we balance national security, financial inclusion, and consumer privacy? What is the appropriate arrangement of priorities? Is it truly a zero sum game or are there ways we can adapt financial and banking policy to benefit all three categories at the same time? Join Mr. Amit Sharma, CEO of FinClusive, Ms. Elizabeth Reneiris, […]

Mr. Marvin Ammori heads public policy for Protocol Labs, a company focused on improving the internet and computing generally. Its projects include IPFS, a content-addressing protocol, Filecoin, a cryptocurrency token, and CoinList, a platform for SEC-compliant token sales. Ammori is a founding board member and officer of the Blockchain Association, the industry’s leading trade association. […]

What is the outlook of blockchain and Fintech overseas? What are the challenges to the cross-jurisdictional expansion of blockchain and fintech companies? What are innovative fintech and blockchain applications that are being experimented with in various countries and how are regulators responding to this? Panel participants include Chiming Kam from the AMF (regulator) in France, […]

With a market cap over $200B, those who own digital currencies have a lot at stake. Bitcoin and other digital currencies crusade as “trustless” systems, because different nodes in the network do not need to know or trust each other to work together cooperatively. But does this same logic apply to those who hold the […]

Mr. Amit Sharma is the founder and CEO of FinClusive, a hybrid financial technology/regulatory technology company that provides a low-cost, high compliance, fully integrated and blockchain architected digital banking, routing and payments platform. Prior to FinClusive, Mr. Sharma served at the US Department of the Treasury, in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence—developing and […]

Juan Zarate is chairman and co-founder of the Financial Integrity Network (FIN) and as of September 2019, a partner of the combined firm of K2 Intelligence and FIN. Mr. Zarate served as the deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism from 2005 to 2009, where he was responsible for […]

What is the outlook of blockchain and Fintech overseas? What are the challenges to the cross-jurisdictional expansion of blockchain and fintech companies? What are innovative fintech and blockchain applications that are being experimented with in various countries and how are regulators responding to this? Panel participants include Chiming Kam from the AMF (regulator) in France, […]

*Shake Shack will be served* Panel discussion on the cutting edge legal issues in drone law from leading experts in the field: Co-sponsored by the Federalist Society.

In addition to speakers from government, international/inter-governmental organizations and faculty from the Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the conference will feature two special keynote addresses. On Thursday, September 26, at 3:00pm in Milstein East, Yochai Benkler, Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, […]

Joel Weight, former CTO and current COO of blockchain superpower Medici Ventures, will teach and explain the mystery of blockchain to those who have little or no background in the area. If you have heard the word “blockchain” and are looking for a simple, concise, and useful crash course, this event is for you! Medici […]

If you haven’t heard of N26, you will soon. The revolutionary mobile banking startup made waves in Europe first, but recently launched its services in the U.S. Customers can download a mobile app and create a bank account on their phone in minutes. For the population of Americans that are under or unbanked, the startup […]

The Harvard Law School Blockchain and Fintech Initiative (HLSBFI) is proud to present its 1st Annual Blockchain & Fintech Conference, “Blockchain, FinTech and the Law”. Our conference will highlight the legal issues surrounding the use of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and other FinTech technologies. The conference aims to teach and to connect law students to leaders, […]