The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities announces the 2025 Ohio Securities Conference: Shaping the Future of Crypto Regulation.  This year’s conference is aimed at providing education, insight, networking opportunities, and more to participants in all facets of the securities industry. This event will provide a unique opportunity for lawyers, broker-dealer agents and investment adviser representatives, securities firm compliance personnel, law students, and other stakeholders the chance to engage directly with the Division of Securities and numerous high-profile thinkers, commenters, and decision makers in the securities industry with a focus on the current and future regulatory landscape of the cryptocurrency industry.

Dates and Location:

• Live, In-Person: October 24, 2025, 9:00am-3:40pm, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, George Gund Hall, 11075 East Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
• Online: Zoom link to be provided a few days before the Conference begins.

The 2025 Conference underscores the Division’s commitment to transparency, education, and collaboration with people and organizations involved in the securities industry. Senior Division staff will be on-site and available to interact with attendees throughout the day.

In addition to the Commissioner of the Division and other Division staff, speakers will also include a senior official from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the general counsel for a major cryptocurrency exchange, as well as officials from across the legal and regulatory communities.

Topics to be discussed include the current state of the blockchain, regulations of cryptocurrency at both the state and federal levels, trends and techniques in cryptocurrency fraud investigations, as well as perspective on how the cryptocurrency industry is responding to recent statutory and regulatory changes.

For in-person attendees, lunch and refreshments will be provided. For further information, including a copy of the agenda, please check the official website for the Ohio Division of Securities at https://com.ohio.gov/divisions-and-programs/securities. Speaker biographies and presentation materials will be available on the Division’s website closer to the conference.

5.0 CLE credit hours approved