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The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the demand for cash and placed a spotlight on the promise of digital currency. But risks remain. Cato’s 38th Annual Monetary Conference will bring together leading experts to examine the risks and promise of central bank vs. private (centralized and decentralized) digital currencies.

10:00-10:10AM

WELCOMING REMARKS

38th Annual Monetary Conference Welcoming
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    James A. Dorn, Vice President for Monetary Studies, Cato Institute

    10:10-10:50AM

    A conversation with Jeb Hensarling, former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Phil Gramm, former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee

    Moderated by John B. Taylor, Professor of Economics, Stanford University, and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

    10:50AM-12:00PM

    PANEL I: DIGITAL CURRENCY: STATE V. MARKET

    PANEL I: DIGITAL CURRENCY: STATE V. MARKET
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      Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department
      Neha Narula, Director, Digital Currency Initiative, MIT Media Lab
      Lawrence H. White, Professor of Economics, George Mason University
      Eswar Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University

      Moderated by Jeanna Smialek, Federal Reserve and Economics Reporter, New York Times

      12:00-12:15PM

      BREAK

      12:15-1:00PM

      PANEL II: DIGITAL CURRENCY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

      PANEL II: DIGITAL CURRENCY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
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        Jill Carlson, Cofounder, Open Money Initiatives
        Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
        Martin Chorzempa, Research Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

        Moderated by Rachel Siegel, Federal Reserve and Economics Reporter, Washington Post

        1:00-1:15PM

        BREAK

        1:15-2:00PM

        KEYNOTE ADDRESS
        TEN STABLECOIN PREDICTIONS AND THEIR MONETARY POLICY IMPLICATIONS

        KEYNOTE ADDRESS TEN STABLECOIN PREDICTIONS AND THEIR MONETARY POLICY IMPLICATIONS
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          Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO, Avanti Financial Group

          2:00-3:15PM

          PANEL III: DIGITAL CURRENCY, COMPETITION, AND MONETARY POLICY

          PANEL III: DIGITAL CURRENCY, COMPETITION, AND MONETARY POLICY
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            Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
            George Selgin, Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute
            David Andolfatto, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
            Dong He, Deputy Director, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department

            Moderated by Nick Timiraos, Chief Economics Correspondent, Wall Street Journal

            3:15-3:30PM

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            3:30-4:30PM

            PANEL IV: DIGITAL CURRENCY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION

            PANEL IV: DIGITAL CURRENCY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION
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              Michael J. Casey, Chief Content Officer, CoinDesk
              Charles W. Calomiris, Chief Economist and Senior Deputy Comptroller for Economics, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
              Diego Zuluaga, Associate Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

              Moderated by Jen Wieczner, Senior Writer, Fortune Magazine

              4:30-4:45PM

              CLOSING REMARKS

              38th Annual Monetary Conference Closing
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                John A. Allison, Chair, Executive Advisory Council, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

                Funding from the George Edward Durell Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.

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