Conference 

# 32nd Annual Monetary Conference 

Date and Time 

November 6, 2014 10 AM - 7 PM EST 

Location 

1st floor/Wintergarden 

##### Featuring 

Featuring **James Grant**, Founder and Editor, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer; **Axel Leijonhufvud**, Professor of Economics (Emeritus), UCLA; **Patrick Byrne**, CEO and Chairman, Over​stock​.com; **Judy Shelton**, Co-Director, Sound Money Project, Atlas Economic Research Foundation; **John Allison**, President and CEO, Cato Institute, and retired Chairman and CEO, BB&T; and more. 

**Thursday, November 6, 2014** 
9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.

Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

**[About the Conference](/events/32nd-annual-monetary-conference) | [Conference Schedule](/events/32nd-annual-monetary-conference/schedule) | [Registration](https://secure.cato.org/events/monconf.html)**

## Conference Schedule

| 8:30 — 9:00 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
|---|---|
| 9:00 — 9:05 a.m. | WELCOMING REMARKS **[James A. Dorn](/people/james-dorn)** Vice President for Monetary Studies, Cato Institute |
| 9:05 — 9:45 a.m. | KEYNOTE ADDRESS [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-11-06-14-01.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-11-06-14-01.mp3) **James Grant** Founder and Editor, *Grant’s Interest Rate Observer* |
| 9:45 — 11:00 a.m. | PANEL 1: THE BITCOIN REVOLUTION [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-11-06-14-02.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-11-06-14-02.mp3) *Moderator:* **[Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper)** Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and Global Policy Counsel, Bitcoin Foundation **Kevin Dowd** Professor of Finance and Economics, Durham University **Lawrence H. White** Professor of Economics, George Mason University **Bennett T. McCallum** Professor of Economics, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 11:00 — 11:15 a.m. | BREAK |
| 11:15 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. | PANEL 2: CHANGING THE MONETARY REGIME: CONSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-11-06-14-03.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-11-06-14-03.mp3) *Moderator:* **[Mark Calabria](https://www.cato.org/people/mark-calabria)** Director of Financial Regulation, Cato Institute **[John A. Allison](https://www.cato.org/people/john-allison)** President and CEO, Cato Institute, and retired Chairman and CEO, BB&T **Edwin Vieira Jr.** Author, *Pieces of Eight* **Walker F. Todd** Grantee, Institute for New Economic Thinking |
| 12:30 — 1:15 p.m. | LUNCHEON |
| 1:15 — 2:00 p.m. | LUNCHEON ADDRESS**Patrick M. Byrne** CEO and Chairman, Over​stock​.com |
| 2:00 — 3:15 p.m. | PANEL 3: THE ROLE OF GOLD IN A MARKET-BASED MONETARY SYSTEM [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-11-06-14-05.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-11-06-14-05.mp3) *Moderator:* **George Melloan** Former Deputy Editor, *Wall Street Journal* **Jerry L. Jordan** Former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland **[George A. Selgin](https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin)** Senior Fellow, Cato Institute **Nathan Lewis** Author, Gold: *The Monetary Polaris* |
| 3:15 — 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 — 4:45 p.m. | PANEL 4: THE PATH TO FUNDAMENTAL REFORM [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-11-06-14-06.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-11-06-14-06.mp3) *Moderator:* **Bob Gelfond** CEO and Founder, MQS Management **[Gerald P. O’Driscoll Jr.](https://www.cato.org/people/gerald-odriscoll)** Senior Fellow, Cato Institute **Judy Shelton** Co-Director, Sound Money Project, Atlas Network **Norbert Michel** Research Fellow in Financial Regulations, The Heritage Foundation |
| 4:45 — 5:00 p.m. | CLOSING REMARKS [**James A. Dorn**](https://www.cato.org/people/james-dorn) Vice President for Monetary Studies, Cato Institute |
| 5:00 — 6:00 p.m. | RECEPTION: SPONSORED BY OVER​STOCK​.COM |