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Cato Institute 29th Annual Monetary Conference

Monetary Reform in the Wake of Crisis

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
9:00 a.m. — 6:15 p.m.

Due to construction, as Cato expands its facilities, this year's conference will be held at

National Association of Home Builders
1201 15th Street, N.W., Washington D.C.
(Corner of 15th St. and M St., N.W.)

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Conference Schedule

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.	REGISTRATION
9:00 - 9:05 a.m.	WELCOMING REMARKS James A. Dorn Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cato Institute
9:05 - 9:45 a.m.	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Rep. Ron Paul Chairman, House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy Download a Podcast of the Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address (MP3)
9:45 - 11:00 a.m.	PANEL 1: RETHINKING THE GLOBAL FIAT MONEY SYSTEM Moderator: Mary Anastasia O'Grady Member, Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal Benn Steil Director of International Economics Council on Foreign Relations George Melloan Former Deputy Editor, Wall Street Journal Gerald P. O’Driscoll Jr. Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Download a Podcast of Panel 1 (MP3)
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.	BREAK
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	PANEL 2: FED POLICY AND THE ALLOCATION OF CREDIT Moderator: Mark A. Calabria Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute Jeffrey M. Lacker President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Economics, Carnegie-Mellon University, and Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institution. George Selgin Professor of Economics, University of Georgia Roger Garrison Professor of Economics, Auburn University Download a Podcast of Panel 2 (MP3)
12:30 - 1:15 p.m.	LUNCHEON
1:15 - 2:00 p.m.	LUNCHEON CONVERSATION Robert Zoellick President, World Bank Sebastian Mallaby Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Download a Podcast of the Luncheon Conversation (MP3)
2:00 - 3:15 p.m.	PANEL 3: TRANSITION TO A NEW MONETARY REGIME Moderator: Steve H. Hanke Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University Lawrence H. White Professor of Economics, George Mason University Judy Shelton Author, Money Meltdown Richard H. Timberlake Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Georgia Download a Podcast of Panel 3 (MP3)
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.	BREAK
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	PANEL 4: A PROGRAM FOR MONETARY FREEDOM Moderator: Alan Reynolds Senior Fellow, Cato Institute James Grant Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer Kevin Dowd Visiting Professor, Cass School of Business Kurt Schuler Senior Fellow, Center for Financial Stability Download a Podcast of Panel 1 (MP3)
4:30 - 5:15 p.m.	CLOSING ADDRESS John A. Allison Former Chairman and CEO, BB&T, and Distinguished Professor of Practice, Wake Forest University Download a Podcast of Closing Remarks (MP3)
5:15 - 6:15 p.m.	RECEPTION

About the Conference | Conference Schedule | Registration

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Business attire is requested.

For more information about Cato events, please visit Event FAQs.

The Cato Institute is located on the southwest corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 10th Street.
There is on-street, metered parking around the Institute, as well as a lot located on the corner
of Eye and 10th Streets. We are approximately 5 blocks from Metro Center. Take the metro to Metro
Center and use the 11th Street exit. Walk north so the lettered streets get higher (H, Eye, K, L,
Massachusetts). Make a right on L Street, and walk about 1 block. (See map)