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# 37th Annual Monetary Conference — Fed Policy: A Shadow Review 

Date and Time 

November 14, 2019 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST 

Location 

Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute 

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Criticism of the Federal Reserve is mounting, whether it’s President Trump tweeting that Chairman Powell is not following his advice or progressives calling for the Fed to use its monetary powers to fuel government spending. Amid public scrutiny and at a time of growing uncertainty for the business of central banking, Powell asked the Fed “to take stock of how we formulate, conduct, and communicate monetary policy.” Shadowing the Fed’s strategic review, Cato’s 37th Annual Monetary Conference will explore a broad array of recommendations for improving the monetary framework — and go beyond the narrow scope of the Fed’s agenda to share a vision for a monetary system best suited for a free society.

### Schedule

| **8:30 — 9:00AM** | **REGISTRATION** |
|---|---|
| **9:00 — 9:10AM** | **WELCOMING REMARKS** **[James A. Dorn](https:/www.cato.org/people/james-dorn)** Vice President for Monetary Studies, Cato Institute |
| **9:10 — 9:45AM** | **KEYNOTE ADDRESS** **Richard H. Clarida** Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve Board [Download a podcast of the Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/WELCOMING+REMARKS+AND+KEYNOTE+ADDRESS.mp3) |
| **9:45 — 11:00AM** | **PANEL I: TARGETS AND MANDATES** Moderator: **Chris Condon** Federal Reserve Reporter, *Bloomberg News* **Peter Ireland** Murray and Monti Professor of Economics, Boston College **Jeffrey M. Lacker** Distinguished Professor of Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University, and former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond **Carola Conces Binder** Assistant Professor of Economics, Haverford College **Eric R. Sims** Michael P. Grace II Collegiate Chair and Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame [Download a podcast of Panel 1](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/PANEL+I-+TARGETS+AND+MANDATES.mp3) |
| **11:00 — 11:30AM** | **BREAK** |
| **11:30AM — 12:45PM** | **PANEL II: THE OPERATING FRAMEWORK** Moderator: **Heather Long** Economics Correspondent, *The Washington Post* **Charles I. Plosser** Former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia **Manmohan Singh** Senior Financial Economist, International Monetary Fund **Andrew Filardo** Bank for International Settlements and Visiting Fellow of the Hoover Institution **David Beckworth** Director, Monetary Policy Program, Mercatus Center, George Mason University [Download a podcast of Panel 2](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/PANEL+II-+THE+OPERATING+FRAMEWORK-2.mp3) |
| **12:45 — 1:45PM** | **LUNCH** |
| **1:45 — 2:30PM** | **LUNCHEON ADDRESS: CENTRAL BANKS AND THE RULE OF LAW** **Sir Paul Tucker** Former Deputy Governor, Bank of England [Download a podcast of the Luncheon Address](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/LUNCHEON+ADDRESS-+CENTRAL+BANKS+AND+THE+RULE+OF+LAW.mp3) |
| **2:30 — 3:45PM** | **PANEL III: COMMUNICATION PRACTICES: TRANSPARENCY AND FORWARD GUIDANCE** Moderator: **Victoria Guida** Financial Services Reporter, *Politico* **Charles W. Calomiris** Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia Business School **Sarah A. Binder** Professor of Political Science, George Washington University, and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution **Mark Spindel** Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Potomac River Capital, LLC **Andrew T. Levin** Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College [Download a podcast of Panel 3](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/PANEL+III-+COMMUNICATION+PRACTICES-+TRANSPARENCY+AND+FORWARD+GUIDANCE.mp3) |
| **3:45 — 4:15PM** | **BREAK** |
| **4:15 — 5:30PM** | **PANEL IV: CREATING AN OPTIMAL MONETARY SYSTEM FOR A FREE SOCIETY** Moderator: **Peter Coy** Economics Editor, *Bloomberg Businessweek* [**George Selgin**](https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin) Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute **William Nelson** Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, Bank Policy Institute **William J. Luther** Assistant Professor of Economics, Florida Atlantic University, and Director, Sound Money Project, American Institute for Economic Research [**Steve H. Hanke**](https://www.cato.org/people/steve-hanke) Professor of Applied Economics, The Johns Hopkins University [Download a podcast of Panel 4](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2019/PANEL+IV-+CREATING+AN+OPTIMAL+MONETARY+SYSTEM+FOR+A+FREE+SOCIETY.mp3) |
| **5:30 — 6:15PM** | **RECEPTION** |

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