Sunday 20 January 2013

PRESS RELEASE
ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
EXECUTIVE MBA & INTERNATIONAL MBA


Conference: The future of Money: What does the evidence teach.


The structures, policies and functioning of the global financial system have contributed to the financial crisis, since it is perhaps the most crucial aspect of economic development. The purpose of the conference is to present content specific proposals for a radical reform of the system in order to effectively serve the economy, democracy and social welfare. Invited are world renowned academics and experts in the financial system.

The programme of the conference is as follows:

17:00 - 17:30
Opening-Welcome from Prof. Ioanna- Sapfo Pepelasi, Professor of Economic History, Athens University of Economics and Business


17:30 – 18:00 Bill Still (Best Selling Author and Award Winning Documentary Director): “Case for Debt-free Currency”

18:00 – 18:30 Prof. Joseph Huber (University of Martin Luther University, Germany): “Creating a Fair Monetary System: The Case for plain Sovereign Currency”

18:30 – 19:00 Prof. Richard Werner:(University Of Southampton): “A solution to the European Crisis – How to Avoid Βanking and Debt Crises for Good “

19:00 – 19:30 Break

19:30 – 20:00 Michael Dϋrr (Active Central Bank Shareholder and CEO of Denkmanufaktur AG) “Practical Monetary Reform experience and the insights for a possible Greek solution”

20:00 – 20:20 Prof. Bernard Lietae
r (Research Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Resources of the University of California at Berkeley) “Complementary Currency Solutions for Greece Today” (teleconference)

20:20 – 20:50 Questions and Answers-Panel Discussion

The event will be held on Thursday, 24th January 2013 at the Athens University of Economics and Business (Patision 76, 10434 Athens) at the Antoniades Auditorium.

For further information please contact: +30 2108203638 or +30 2108828474

The entrance is free – There will be no translation from the english language.