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Winds of Change: The Digital Assets Dialogues, Episode 1 with Hogan Lovells partners John Salmon and Sharon Lewis, and Lawrence Wintermeyer of Global Digital Finance

14 October 2025

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Welcome to Episode 1 of the Hogan Lovells Winds of Change: The Digital Assets Dialogues podcast series—your front-row seat to the conversations shaping the future of digital finance. Recorded live at our 6th annual Digital Assets Summit in partnership with Global Digital Finance, this series captures the pulse of a rapidly evolving landscape. Across multiple episodes, you'll hear from leading voices in law, policy, and innovation as they unpack the forces driving global change—from regulatory shifts to market momentum. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the digital asset space, each episode offers fresh insights and thought-provoking perspectives. So plug in, stay curious, and join us as we explore the winds of change sweeping through the world of digital assets.

Winds of Change: The Digital Assets Dialogues, Episode 1 – From regulatory shifts to market momentum, with Hogan Lovells partners John Salmon and Sharon Lewis, and Lawrence Wintermeyer of Global Digital Finance

In Episode 1 of our Winds of Change: The Digital Assets Dialogues podcast series, John Salmon and Sharon Lewis, Hogan Lovells partners and Co-chairs of our Digital Assets and Blockchain practice, are joined by Lawrence Wintermeyer, Executive Co-chair of Global Digital Finance to discuss the theme of this year's conference ‘Winds of Change'. Tune in for an insightful conversation on the changing US regulatory landscape, its ripple effect on digital asset policy and regulation across the globe.

About Hogan Lovells: Our market-leading Digital Assets and Blockchain practice provide our clients with the best possible service to address the most complex and first-in-kind matters in the industry. Our one-team approach means client will only have one relationship to manage on the legal side, providing a consistent approach across the board on all legal and regulatory issues and freeing the clients to focus on growing their business. As a firm, we have one of the largest and most experienced international teams dedicated to blockchain, transactional banking, digital payments, and virtual assets. We advise on new products, commercial contracts, and regulatory compliance. Our clients benefit from our knowledge and familiarity of regulators globally. We know how the regulators think and what concerns them.

About Global Digital Finance: Global Digital Finance (GDF) is an industry association accelerating digital finance through the adoption of best practices and standards and engagement with regulators and policymakers. GDF is the leading global non-profit association of member firms offering an open innovation platform for advocating and accelerating the adoption of best practices for digital assets.

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