Cheryl L. Evans is a Director at the Milken Institute. She leads the Lifetime Financial Security Program in MI Finance which is focused on ensuring that everyone is financially secure at all stages of their lives and into retirement. Among other things, the Program focuses on fintech and innovative solutions that enhance financial security and equitable long-term savings models.
Evans is an attorney with over 25 years of experience in the securities, capital markets, and asset management spaces. Evans has led content development for Pensions & Investments and worked at CFA Institute where she helped lead the research for their Future of Finance Global Initiative, worked as a Director in Educational Programs, and conducted investigations in their Enforcement Program. She has worked as Special Counsel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce focusing on securities litigation, capital markets, and general litigation issues.
Evans spent over 10 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission working as Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement where, among other things, she was a member of the WorldCom team. She also worked in the Division of Trading and Markets focusing on trading rules and new financial products, and she worked in the Division of Examinations.
She worked as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia handling criminal cases, and she served as a Trial Attorney in the Commercial Litigation Section at the U.S. Department of Justice. She has also served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeal for Veteran’s Claims.
Evans holds a B.A. degree in Psychology and Sociology, a J.D. degree, and an LL.M. degree in transnational business practice. She sits on several corporate boards.
Roundtable 3
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In a world that moves towards Web3 and decentralisation, the concept and applications of digital public infrastructure undergoes a profound transformation. Traditional implementations, which predominantly involved layering digital services atop centralised infrastructure, have effectively fulfilled their roles in catalysing GDP growth and fostering digital financial inclusion by extending access to underserved populations and creating efficiencies. To make a meaningful impact on today and tomorrow’s global landscape, it becomes imperative to reimagine digital public infrastructure. This reimagination must focus on scalability and investment, unlocking the full potential of a truly cross-border and inclusive model accessible to all.
This roundtable will focus on a series of pertinent questions that arise when looking at a next-generation digital public infrastructure:
- Has the pursuit of an equitable playing field inadvertently imposed limits on the potential for commerce, investment, and innovation?
- As the world moves towards a Web3 world, what are the implications for digital public infrastructure? Do the layers need to evolve and are additional layers or frameworks required? How can Web3 technologies be used to generate even more value?
- Lastly, how can interoperability between different countries be achieved to drive cross-border inclusion?
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