# 2023 NYU Stern Fintech Conference ![ai](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/2023-04/ai_rauschenberg_0.png?h=9069ec0b&itok=YOD_vi-A) ## 2023 NYU Stern Fintech Conference: Autonomous Finance: Facts and Fakes **2023 from 8:30 AM to 2:15 PM EST** Join top Fintech academics, leading Fintech investors, innovative Fintech startups, and forward-looking Financial institutions. This year's theme is artificial intelligence and fintech, including both the light and dark sides of automation. Art is generated by AI DALL E 2. --- ## Conference Speakers [ ![Tom Armstrong](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/armstrong.jpg?h=c81940ea&itok=Se3W9nmU) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasdarmstrong/) [## Tom Armstrong ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasdarmstrong/)Head of Compliance Advisory at TRM Labs [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasdarmstrong/) [ ![KD](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-04/Kathleen%20DeRose_Headshot.jpg?h=c63721b7&itok=bJHSGabu) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kathleen-derose) [## Kathleen DeRose ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kathleen-derose)Fintech Director of the Fubon Center at NYU Stern [Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kathleen-derose) [ ![Vasant Dhar](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-04/vdhar_0.png?h=0e41a0e6&itok=KcsS-ZM4) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/vasant-dhar) [## Vasant Dhar ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/vasant-dhar)Professor of Technology, Operations and Statistics at NYU Stern [Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/vasant-dhar) [ ![Larry Diamond](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/diamond.jpeg?h=f7495f53&itok=IaxnaHWz) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/diamondlarry/) [## Larry Diamond ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/diamondlarry/)Co-Founder of Zip Co [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/diamondlarry/) [ ![Ian Gray](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/gray.png?h=f7495f53&itok=FuG7vXHp) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-gray-4aa20544/) [## Ian Gray ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-gray-4aa20544/)Director of Intelligence and Research at Flashpoint [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-gray-4aa20544/) [ ![Frances Haugen](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-04/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-12%20at%2011.39.58%20PM.png?h=2ad79208&itok=4toRIlxn) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/franceshaugen/) [## Frances Haugen ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/franceshaugen/)A transparency and accountability advocate at Beyond the Screen [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/franceshaugen/) [ ![Gali Heichal](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/heichal.jpeg?h=f7495f53&itok=ABAlRrJF) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/galiheichal/) [## Gali Heichal ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/galiheichal/)Global Head of Payments Partnerships at Klarna [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/galiheichal/) [ ![Todd Helmus](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/helmus.png?h=f7495f53&itok=NHFG7-zX) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-helmus-1724a65/) [## Todd Helmus ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-helmus-1724a65/)Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-helmus-1724a65/) [ ![Ali Heron](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/heron.jpeg?h=f7495f53&itok=y-AWtn7l) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliheron/) [## Ali Heron ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliheron/)Managing Director at GrowthCurve Capital [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliheron/) [ ![Michelle Lamb](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/lamb.png?h=01e15906&itok=J3mZa9la) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-l-7b61304/) [## Michelle Lamb ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-l-7b61304/)The host of The Cyber & Crime Files podcast [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-l-7b61304/) [ ![Bruce Mizrach](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/mizrach.jpg?h=e3314a0e&itok=WZKZcU6Z) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mizrach-86ab4b5/) [## Bruce Mizrach ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mizrach-86ab4b5/)Professor of Economics at Rutgers University [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mizrach-86ab4b5/) [ ![Barnabé Monnot](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/monnot.jpeg?h=f7495f53&itok=CQGbOZYV) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnabemonnot/) [## Barnabé Monnot ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnabemonnot/)Ethereum Foundation [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnabemonnot/) [ ![Nicole Perlroth](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/perlroth.png?h=01e15906&itok=RVHr_mDT) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleperlroth/) [## Nicole Perlroth ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleperlroth/)Venture Partner at Ballistic Ventures [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleperlroth/) [ ![Francesca Rossi](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/rossi.png?h=01e15906&itok=BSE24fTV) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-rossi-34b8b95/) [## Francesca Rossi ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-rossi-34b8b95/)IBM fellow [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-rossi-34b8b95/) [ ![Arun Sundararajan Director, Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation,](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2024-08/finalarun.png?h=0c88c604&itok=ebUggpJG) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) [## Arun Sundararajan ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan)Professor of Technology, Operations and Statistics at NYU Stern [Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) [ ![Yesha Yadav](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/yadav.jpg?h=7a1ccd1e&itok=Qm3iQV-J) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yesha-yadav-503b54273/) [## Yesha Yadav ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yesha-yadav-503b54273/)Professor at Vanderbilt University Law School [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yesha-yadav-503b54273/) [ ![David Yermack](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-05/Yermack%2C%20David_0179_x2700x3600.jpg?h=9c9e4d41&itok=bxb581dx) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/david-yermack) [## David Yermack ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/david-yermack)Professor of Finance and Business Transformation at NYU Stern [Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/david-yermack) prev next - - - slide 1 - slide 2 - slide 3 - slide 4 - slide 5 - slide 6 - - ![2023 Fintech Conference: Welcome Remarks and Opening Keynote](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/1_10.png.webp?itok=l1lRVyBa) [ Play Video ](#) Welcome Remarks and Opening Keynote (Kathleen DeRose, Frances Haugen) - ![2023 Fintech Conference: Research Session 1: Controversy and Opportunity in the Digital Assets Space](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/2_12.png.webp?itok=frL4M9e0) [ Play Video ](#) Research Session 1: Controversy and Opportunity in the Digital Assets Space (David Yermack, Bruce Mizrach, Barnabé Monnot, Yesha Yadav) - ![2023 Fintech Conference: Practitioner Panel 1: Payments Panel Planning and Preparation](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/3_9.png.webp?itok=NuMPtMdI) [ Play Video ](#) Practitioner Panel 1: Payments Panel Planning and Preparation (Larry Diamond, Gali Heichal, Ali Heron, Kathleen DeRose) - ![2023 Fintech Conference: Keynote: Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes and Disinformation](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/4_4.png.webp?itok=2OMnfT-g) [ Play Video ](#) Keynote: Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes and Disinformation (Todd Helmus) - ![2023 Fintech Conference: Academic Panel Session 2](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/5_1.png.webp?itok=Xv7d17Ed) [ Play Video ](#) Academic Panel Session 2: Trusting GPT-4 and the New Generation of Artificial Intelligence (Arun Sundararajan, Francesca Rossi, Vasant Dhar) - ![2023 Fintech Conference: Practitioner Panel 2](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/6_0.png.webp?itok=LPQA-uLa) [ Play Video ](#) Practitioner Panel 2: The Seedier Side of Automation and Associated Fraud and Compliance Issues Members (Ian Gray, Tom Armstrong, Michelle Lamb) ## PROGRAM Show All | Hide All Welcome + Opening Remarks Kathleen DeRose, NYU Stern Opening Keynote Frances Haugen, Advocate for accountability & transparency in social media Research Session 1: Controversy and Opportunity in the Digital Assets Space David Yermack, NYU Stern Bruce Mizrach, Rutgers University [paper](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.13655) Barnabé Monnot, Ethereum Foundation Yesha Yadav, Vanderbilt University Law School Practitioner Panel 1: Payments Panel Planning and Preparation Larry Diamond, Zip Co Gali Heichal, Klarna Ali Heron, C-Suite Executive Kathleen DeRose, NYU Stern Keynote: Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes and Disinformation Todd Helmus, RAND Academic Panel Session 2: Trusting GPT-4 and the New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Arun Sundararajan, NYU Stern Francesca Rossi, IBM Vasant Dhar, NYU Stern Practitioner Panel 2: The Seedier Side of Automation and Associated Fraud and Compliance Issues Members Ian Gray, Flashpoint Tom Armstrong, TRM Michelle Lamb, Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Analyst Closing Keynote Nicole Perlroth, Author, “This is How They Tell Me The World Ends”