Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez

Fernández Ordóñez is a Spanish economist and former Governor of the Bank of Spain (2006–12). In 2018 he came out in favor of a radical reform of the banking and monetary system. He condensed his ideas in the book Adios a los Bancos: Una Visión Distinta del Dinero y la Banca (Farewell to Banks: A Different View of Money and Banking) dedicated to a public CBDC system). He runs the blog Dinero Digital Seguro (CBDC) and currently teaches on Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation at IEUniversity. He is also involved in the informal network of Spanish speaking persons promoting monetary reform (Difundir la Reforma del Dinero Soberano en el Mundo de Habla Hispana ) which was inaugurated to promote the anthology Democratizar el Dinero: Una Introducción a la Reforma del Dinero Soberano .

Dr. Ordóñez will address “CBDC and the Public Interest.”

Alfonso Saldana will also interview Dr. Ordóñez in Spanish on the topic of :"The need to bring monetary reform education to all communities." in a break-out session during the Saturday lunch between 1 and 2 pm CST.