Conference 

# 35th Annual Monetary Conference 

Date and Time 

November 16, 2017 9 AM - 6:15 PM EST 

Location 

Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute 

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##### Featuring 

Loretta Mester 

Rep. Andy Barr (R‑KY) 

Charles I. Plosser 

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Kevin Warsh 

Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics, Hoover Institution

![Eswar S. Prasad](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-03/eswar-prasad.jpg?itok=KqnxwV2h) 

Eswar S. Prasad 

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Judy Shelton 

Martin Feldstein 

J. Huston McCulloch 

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[Lawrence H. White](/people/lawrence-white)

Senior Fellow, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, and Professor of Economics, George Mason University

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William D. Lastrapes 

David Dollar 

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[Norbert J. Michel](/people/norbert-michel)

Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

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John B. Taylor 

Professor of Economics, Stanford University

After more than nine years of unconventional monetary policy, it’s time to question the Fed’s strategy and offer new ideas for the future of monetary policy. At Cato’s 35th Annual Monetary Conference, leading scholars, policymakers, and journalists will examine the case for a rules-based international monetary system, consider steps to normalize monetary policy, debate the future of currency, and explore China’s future in the global monetary system.

Please join our distinguished speakers on **Thursday, November 16**, to discuss these and related issues.

### Schedule

| **8:30 — 9:00AM** | **REGISTRATION** |
|---|---|
| **9:00 — 9:10AM** | **WELCOMING REMARKS** **[Peter Goettler](/people/peter-goettler)** President and CEO, Cato Institute |
| **9:10 — 9:50AM** | **KEYNOTE ADDRESS** [Download the Video of the Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-11-16-17-01.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cca-11-16-17-01.mp3) **Loretta J. Mester** President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland [Demographics and Their Implications for the Economy and Policy](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/mon-conf-mester-speech.pdf) (pdf) |
| **9:50 — 11:15AM** | **PANEL 1: TOWARD A RULES-BASED INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM** [Download the Video of Panel 1](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-11-16-17-02.mp4) [Download the Podcast of Panel 1](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cca-11-16-17-02.mp3) Moderator: **Josh Zumbrun** National Economics Correspondent, *Wall Street Journal* **John B. Taylor** Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics, Stanford University **George S. Tavlas** Member, Monetary Policy Council, Bank of Greece **Judy Shelton** Author, *Money Meltdown: Restoring Order to the Global Currency System* **Charles I. Plosser** Former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
| **11:15 — 11:45AM** | **BREAK** |
| **11:45AM — 1:15PM** | **PANEL 2: NORMALIZING MONETARY POLICY** [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-11-16-17-03.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cca-11-16-17-03.mp3) Moderator: **Mickey D. Levy** Chief Economist for the Americas and Asia, Berenberg Capital Markets **Martin Feldstein** George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University **Kevin Warsh** Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics, Hoover Institution, Stanford University **J. Huston McCulloch** Adjunct Professor of Economics, New York University **Gunther Schnabl** Professor of Economics, Leipzig University |
| **1:15 — 2:00PM** | **LUNCHEON** |
| **2:00 — 2:40PM** | **LUNCHEON ADDRESS** [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-11-16-17-04.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cca-11-16-17-04.mp3) **Rep. Andy Barr (R‑KY)** Chairman, House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Trade |
| **2:40 — 4:00PM** | **PANEL 3: THE FUTURE OF CURRENCY** [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-11-16-17-05.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cca-11-16-17-05.mp3) Moderator: **[George Selgin](https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin)** Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute **Lawrence H. White** Professor of Economics, George Mason University **Norbert Michel** Director, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation **William D. Lastrapes** Professor of Economics, University of Georgia |
| **4:00 — 4:15PM** | **BREAK** |
| **4:15 — 5:15PM** | **PANEL 4: THE FUTURE OF CHINA IN THE GLOBAL MONETARY SYSTEM** [Download the Video of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-11-16-17-06.mp4) [Download the Podcast of the Event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cca-11-16-17-06.mp3) Moderator: **[James A. Dorn](https://www.cato.org/people/james-dorn)** Vice President for Monetary Studies, Cato Institute **Eswar S. Prasad** Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University **Charles W. Calomiris** Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia Business School **David Dollar** Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution |
| **5:15 — 6:15PM** | **RECEPTION** |