Four years after the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act (Dodd‐​Frank) was signed into law, there are many open questions about what the Act has achieved and what lies ahead for the U.S. financial system. This two‐​day conference, hosted jointly by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Cato Institute, explores some of the most hotly debated aspects of financial regulation and policies to improve financial markets in a post‐​Dodd‐​Frank world.