Natalie Bannerman, senior reporter, Governance Intelligence
Natalie is a former telecoms and infrastructure journalist, a role she held for nearly seven years. Before this, she worked in the B2C startup space, covering lifestyle, arts and culture reporting. As senior reporter for Governance Intelligence she leads on the editorial content on governance, risk and compliance.
Zachery Fallon, partner, Latham & Watkins
Zachary Fallon, a former Senior Special Counsel at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, represents clients navigating the intersection of federal securities laws and innovative financial technologies. He is the Global Co-Chair of the Digital Assets & Web3 Practice.
Zachary draws on extensive practical legal and regulatory experience to guide companies, investors, intermediaries, and other market participants on:
• Securities law compliance obligations and strategic considerations
• Cryptocurrency-related matters
• Financings, including smaller public offerings (e.g., Regulation A) and private venture capital and angel rounds
• Securities law defense in SEC and state agency investigations
• Emerging company issues
• General corporate matters
While at the SEC, Zachary served as Special Advisor to the SEC’s General Counsel, Attorney Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel’s General Litigation and Administrative Practice’s group, Senior Counsel in the Office of Small Business Policy in the Division of Corporation Finance, and later Senior Special Counsel to the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance.
He led key SEC-wide internal investigations in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and played an important role in many regulatory policy decisions following the JOBS Act’s adoption in 2012. He was the principal drafter of Regulation A and the SEC’s proposing release on Intrastate and Regional Crowdfunding exemptions, and participated in over a dozen SEC rulemaking efforts impacting securities issuers and intermediaries.
A recognized leader of the securities law bar, Zachary routinely works with and advises market participants on the implications of ongoing legislative and regulatory efforts in the financial technology sector. As part of these efforts, he frequently helps formulate policy and engages with policymakers on legislative and regulatory efforts, as well as presents as a thought leader on issues related securities laws and digital assets.
Before rejoining Latham, Zachary was co-founder and partner of a financial technology focused law firm, and founder of a crowdfunding marketplace.
Rob Krugman, chief digital officer, Broadridge Financial Solutions
For over 30 years, Rob has built and scaled innovative businesses at the intersection of financial services and emerging technology.
As Chief Digital Officer at Broadridge, he leads enterprise digital strategy and innovation. He defines and executes transformative digital initiatives, incubates new products, and advances next-generation capabilities across the organization. In recent years, his work has focused heavily on digital assets, tokenization, and modern market infrastructure.
Rob leads initiatives spanning tokenized securities, on-chain corporate actions, digital proxy voting, blockchain-enabled settlement, and evolving custody models helping financial institutions bridge traditional capital markets with emerging digital asset ecosystems.
His work centers on making tokenization operationally scalable and regulator-ready by integrating distributed ledger technology, APIs, and digital identity frameworks into core financial workflows. The objective: modernize infrastructure, reduce friction, enhance transparency, and unlock new market opportunities.
Rob is a frequent speaker on tokenization of equities and funds, digital asset custody, regulatory frameworks, and the convergence of traditional finance and blockchain-based networks.
