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Conference 

# Banking Unbound: The Cato Summit on Financial Regulation 

Date and Time 

June 6, 2017 10 AM - 2 PM EDT 

Location 

The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte - 201 East Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 

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##### Featuring 

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[George Selgin](/people/george-selgin)

Former Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

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[![Emily Ekins](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2021-01/Emily%20Ekins.jpg?itok=O6P9UmCC)](/people/emily-ekins) 

[Emily Ekins](/people/emily-ekins)

Vice President for Policy and Society, Cato Institute

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Brian Knight 

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[Thaya Brook Knight](/people/thaya-knight)

Former Associate Director of Financial Regulation Studies 

A well-functioning banking sector is essential to any modern economy. And yet since the 2008 financial crisis, increasing regulation has complicated the relationship between banks and the broader economy. Changes are underway, however, that may open new ways of thinking about banking, bank regulation, and the role the industry may play going forward. Please join us and our distinguished group of speakers as we explore bank regulation, innovation, and the path forward.

## Schedule

| **9:30 — 10:00AM** | **REGISTRATION** |
|---|:--|
| **10:00 — 10:10AM** | **WELCOMING REMARKS** [**Thaya Brook Knight**](https://www.cato.org/people/thaya-knight), Associate Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute |
| **10:10 — 10:45AM** | **KEYNOTE ADDRESS** [**Mark A. Calabria**](https://www.cato.org/people/mark-calabria), Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Economist [Download a podcast of the ‘Welcoming Remarks’ and ‘Keynote Address’](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-06-06-17-01.mp3) |
| **10:45 — 11:10AM** | **A TALE OF TWO BANKING SYSTEMS: HOW GOVERNMENT REGULATION UNDERMINES STABILITY** [**George Selgin**](https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin), Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of the ‘A Tale of Two Banking Systems: How Government Regulation Undermines Stability’](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-06-06-17-02.mp3) |
| **11:10 — 11:35AM** | **BANKING REGULATION AND FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY** **Brian Knight**, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University [Download a podcast of the ‘Banking Regulation and Financial Technology’](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-06-06-17-03.mp3) |
| **11:35AM — 12:00PM** | **PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF BANKING AND FINANCE** [**Emily Ekins**](https://www.cato.org/people/emily-ekins), Research Fellow and Director of Polling, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of the ‘Public Perceptions of Banking and Finance’](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-06-06-17-04.mp3) |
| **12:00 — 12:30PM** | **RECEPTION** |
| **12:30 — 1:50PM** | **LUNCH ADDRESS** **Kelly S. King**, Chairman and CEO, BB&T Corporation |
| **1:50 — 2:00PM** | **CLOSING REMARKS** [**Thaya Brook Knight**](https://www.cato.org/people/thaya-knight), Associate Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of the ‘Lunch Address’ and ‘Closing Remarks’](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-06-06-17-05.mp3) |