Sessions
Digital Assets: The Importance of Regulated Digital Asset Service Providers, Chablis Room
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM Tue
Albert Forkner is the CEO of Fortress Trust, a Nevada trust company focused on supporting NFT creator and innovator strategies including secure custody solutions. Prior to Fortress Trust, Mr. Forkner served nearly 25 years as a banking regulator with the Wyoming Division of Banking. As the Banking Commissioner, Mr. Forkner was responsible for the supervision of all state-chartered banks, trust companies, non-depository financial entities in Wyoming, as well as the novel Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI) digital asset focused bank charter. Mr. Forkner served as the Chairman of the Board for the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and Chairman of the Board of the State Regulatory Registry, operator of the NMLS. Mr. Forkner received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Wyoming. He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado and the Cannon Financial Institute.