WEBCAST: SEC 90th Anniversary

The SEC will host a staff event commemorating the 90-year anniversary of the Securities Exchange Act. The event will also be publicly webcast and include panel discussions featuring former SEC chairs and experts on the history of the SEC, which was created when the Securities Exchange Act was enacted on June 6, 1934.

AGENDA

• 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Opening Remarks by Chair Gary Gensler and Commissioners

• [+]1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | Panel 1: A Lookback from the Chair’s Seat

  Moderator: Chair Gary Gensler

  Panelists:

  • The Hon. Richard C. Breeden (1989 –1993)
  • The Hon. Mary Schapiro (2009 – 2012)
  • The Hon. Mary Jo White (2013 – 2017)

• [+]2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Panel 2: The Legacy of the SEC

  Moderator: Chair Gary Gensler

  Panelists:

  • Michael Beschloss, American historian and bestselling author
  • Joel Seligman, American legal scholar, author and leading expert of securities law
  • Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Advisor for Pensions and Retirement, U.S. Department of Labor, and former first female lieutenant governor of Maryland

  Webcast:

  • Webcast Archive