Join us for a timely and fascinating conversation with two leading women with a front row seat to the evolving crypto regulatory landscape and crypto innovations. This conversation will feature Claudia Quiroz, Director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team at the U.S. Department of Justice. At the DOJ, Claudia directs the nation’s first enforcement team dedicated to investigating and prosecuting the criminal misuse of crypto and digital assets in collaboration with domestic and international agencies. Her team also works closely with industry members to ensure compliance in the digital assets ecosystem and focuses on asset recovery for victims of frauds, scams, and exploits involving digital assets.

The conversation also will feature Candace Kelly, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at the Stellar Development Foundation(SDF). SDF is an open source blockchain that connects the world's financial infrastructure and facilitates cross-border payment innovations. Candace works with global regulators and policymakers to increase private-public partnerships.

Claudia and Candace will discuss their respective careers and passions, the DOJ's and SDF's work in the crypto sector, and its fast-changing legal and regulatory landscape.

We are delighted that Meredith Osborn, partner at Arnold & Porter, will serve as a moderator for this special conversation. The program will be followed immediately by a networking reception.

Time & Date:

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

• Conversation with Claudia Quiroz and Candace Kelly: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

• Networking Reception: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Location:

Arnold & Porter (3 Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor, SF)

RSVP – click here. It will direct you to our Contact page to register. Please register no later than March 10, given space constraints.

ALLRISE SF is delighted to partner with Women in Security and Privacy to host an in-person program on the ever-important topic of cyber attacks and data incidents. We will hear from seasoned experts, focusing on their experiences with navigating cyber and data incidents and their takeaways on mitigating the impact of a data breach and handling public and regulatory communications. Key highlights will include:

• Incident Response Strategies: Lessons learned from activating response plans and how to prepare better for future incidents.

• Regulatory and Legal Compliance: How to engage with regulators and what questions to ask in order to clarify and understand regulatory and legal risk ramifications during cyber incidents.

• Financial Impact: The role of cyber risk insurance in recovering potential financial and data loss.

We are grateful to Cooley, LLP for supporting and hosting this event.

Speakers:

• Swathi Joshi, VP and Deputy CISO of SaaS Cloud Security, Oracle; Swathi also advises investors, startups, and practitioners and is a frequent speaker at conferences.

• John McCall, SVP, Newfront; John has extensive insurance underwriting and advisory experience in the financial services sector, including working with companies on cyber risk insurance coverage and negotiating with brokers.

• Michelle Rogers, Partner, Cooley; Michelle is a leading legal counsel and litigator in financial services and has earned industry recognition as a Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers, and Legal 500.

Time & Date:

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 from 5 – 7 p.m.

• Registration: 5 – 5:30 p.m.

• Program & Discussion: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

• Networking: 6:30 – 7 p.m.

Location:

Cooley (3 Embarcadero Center, SF)

To RSVP, register here. The link will direct you to our Contact page to register. We advise early registration as we have limited space. We look forward to seeing you!

Join ALLRISE SF and Orrick for an in-person event: GenAI/AI Is Here. Are You Prepared? on February 6, 2024. Our event will focus on the implications for implementing and using GenAI/AI. Our program will begin with a brief overview of the current U.S. and EU government guardrails for GenAI/AI. Then, our speakers will discuss key business and risk issues emerging from GenAI/AI use and share practical advice on how companies might plan for addressing them, including:

• Governance

• Data & privacy

• IP, particularly in marketing and coding

• Impact on cyber risk profile

• Managing vendors and their access to data

Speakers:

• Annette Hurst, Partner & Co-Leader of Global AI Practice, Orrick

• Chinue Richardson, Product Counsel, Stripe

• Shannon Yavorsky, Partner & Global Head of Cyber, Privacy, and Data Innovation, Orrick

Time & Date:

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 from 5 - 7 p.m.

• Registration: 5 - 5:30 p.m.

• Panel discussion: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

• Meeting and networking: 6:30 - 7 p.m.

Location:

The Orrick Building (405 Howard St, SF.)

To RSVP, register here. The link will direct you to our Contact page to register. We kindly ask that you respond by Monday, February 5. We look forward to seeing you!

ALLRISE SF invites you to join an in-person program hosted by Financial Women of San Francisco at 5 p.m. on October 25, 2023. ALLRISE SF and KPMG are co-sponsors of this informative program designed to provide insight into corporate board service and to facilitate networking among attendees. The program will feature the following panelists:

Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann, Founder of RMK Group and CEO Advisor

Shannon Nash, CFO of Wing, an Alphabet Company

Rebecca Smith, Co-Chair of San Francisco Chapter of Women on Corporate Boards

The program supports professional women in all career stages of their board journey.

To register, please follow this link. Please note that there is a nominal fee to attend this event, but Financial Women of San Francisco has arranged a discount for ALLRISE SF. To receive the discount code for registration, please email us at alice-marina@allriseSF.org. See you there!

Join us for a rich conversation with four accomplished women on their experiences with reimagining their career chapters on 2/9/2023 at 9 a.m. PT!  RSVP – click here. It will direct you to our Contact page to register. This is a virtual event. (A zoom link will be sent after you register.)

At this first joint program with our sister organization, ALLRISE DC, we will discuss crafting blueprints for career transitions. Our guest speakers will speak about their thought processes and motivations for making career pivots, the role of risk-taking, and how they navigated the changes to create another set of rich and varied professional lives.  

• Anna Alvarez Boyd, founder and CEO at Executive Horizons and co-founder at Fairways to Leadership. Anna was formerly a Senior Associate Director at the Federal Reserve Board

• Sarah Diamond, board member at Dubber, executive mentor at the ExCo Group, and speaker-in-residence and mentor at Columbia University, School of Professional Studies. Sarah was the former Global Managing Director for Financial Services at IBM

• Kathryn Dick, founder and CEO at Salt of the Earth Consulting. Kathy was a former SVP at USAA, Managing Director of Promontory Financial Group, and Deputy Comptroller at the OCC

• Hilarie Koplow-McAdams, venture partner at New Enterprise Associates. Hilarie was former President at Salesforce and at New Relic

Please join us for this fantastic discussion and meet our sister organization, ALLRISE DC!

Join ALLRISE SF for a timely and wide-ranging discussion with leading women investors on 9/14/22 at 3 PDT! RSVP - click here. It will direct you to our Contact page to register.

We will discuss how investors are navigating current market conditions and trends in fintech. The panel will share their outlook on fintech investing, in terms of capital allocation and managing existing portfolios. Additionally, we will discuss how investors are thinking about diversity and inclusion in both their portfolio companies and their own firms. This discussion will feature accomplished investors from highly influential firms in the fintech, regtech, and impact investing sectors, including:

Maya Chorengel, Co-Managing Partner, The Rise Fund

• The Rise Fund, founded by TPG in partnership with Bono and Jeff Skoll, is one of the largest social impact funds in the U.S. The Rise Fund invests in businesses that seek to deliver positive and sustainable impact, including companies with a strong focus on financial inclusion.

Connie Deng, Associate Director, Emerson Collective

• Founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, Emerson Collective has pioneered a unique approach to family office investing and has made substantial investments in the fintech and digital assets/blockchain sector.

Stephanie Khoo, Partner & Jasleen Kaur, Venture Investor, NYCA

• NYCA is widely recognized as a leading investor in regtech, payments, credit, digital advice, and financial infrastructure. NYCA is also known for its deep networks and strategic partnerships.

Please join us for this fantastic panel discussion with leading women investors!

Join ALLRISE SF for the first in our Women of Influence (WOI) series with Jennifer Smith, recently named as one of the 25 most powerful women in banking by American Banker.

Jennifer is the Chief Technology and Operations Officer for Zions Bancorporation, a leading financial services company serving 11 western states with $90B+ in assets. At Zions, she drives transformative technology and operations initiatives at enterprise-scale. Jennifer also earned multiple recognitions for her long-time dedication and leadership to create environments of empowerment and community.

Jennifer traces her early career to San Francisco when she worked for the legendary Pat Callahan at Wells Fargo. Please join us for our Women of Influence conversation with Jennifer as she shares her personal and professional insights!

RSVP - click here to register which will direct you to our Contact page.