16th Annual AMI Monetary Reform Conference, 2020
Conference video playlist
Please enjoy the study stack and the conference videos (above).
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Steven Walsh, AMI Director
Dear Friends of the American Monetary Institute,
Our 16th Annual AMI Conference will take place on November 13, 14, 15, and because of the pandemic it will be a ZOOM Conference. The schedule is below and we look forward to your presence as a participant, speaker, or discussant. Participant cost is $25.00 and that is a flat fee for the whole conference.
The speakers on Saturday will assume that all participants are familiar with monetary reform. Therefore, we decided to have two concurrent Friday evening breakout sessions. On this night (Friday night – 6 – 8 pm CST Chicago Time) after the participants join the ZOOM conference they will be in the ‘lobby’ and can choose between
- a happy-hour breakout session where people are free to talk and chat, or
- an introductory breakout session about monetary reform calibrated for new people, or just as a refresher.
Here we will learn some of the basics on money and banking and monetary systems. We will learn about the money creation and its expansion process, and to understand monetary reform we will learn about money in circulation and reserves. Further, we will learn about digital currency and particularly about central bank digital currencies and side-by-side competition. The purpose of this session is for the person relatively new to monetary reform to be able to follow the conversations over the weekend.
All people who attend this breakout session will be invited to attend a study group to learn about money and monetary systems at no further registration cost.
I’m sure everyone will be invited to say a word about themselves and what they are doing.
The conference is split up into five sessions and every session has more or les a theme:
- Session 0 (Friday evening): Introduction to Monetary Reform and Good luck Happy Hour (optional, but the introduction to monetary refrom is strongly advised for new people).
- Session Ia (Sat morning): Latest Research and Findings
- Session Ib (Sat afternoon): Monetary Activism
- Session IIa (Sun morning): Parity Pricing
- Session IIb (Sun afternoon): International Dimension
Below you will find relevant information about the schedule, registration and payment.
Thanks and warmest regards, hoping to see you on Zoom,
The 2020 AMI Conference Team,
Steven Walsh
Mike Holden
Govert Schuller
Alfonso Saldana
“Do not be afraid – and remember: Action dispels fear.” – Stephen Zarlenga, AMI co-founder and first Director 1941-2017
Conference Materials
Bongiovanni, Joe. “On Money, Nature and Wealth: The Convergence of Dr. Frederick Soddy Reforms“.
Bongiovanni, Joe. “Where and How do Sovereign Money Reforms and Parity Economics Reforms Meet?“
Wortmann, Edgar. “The Politics of Safe Money“.
Yamaguchi, Kaoru. “Money Stock Equals Total Domestic Debts – Flow of Funds Analysis in Japan”.
Schedule of Events (All times Chicago, Central Standard Time:
Friday November 13
| Time | Friday Actvity | Title or Topic |
| 6:00 pm. | Opening Remarks | Opening Remarks & MR Song |
| 6:10 pm. | Breakout in 2 Rooms | 1) Good Luck Happy Hour or 2) Introduction to Monetary Reform Basics |
| 7:45 pm. | All reconvene | |
| 8:00 pm. | Session finished |
Saturday November 14
| Time | Saturday Speakers | Title or Topic |
| 9:00 am. | Howard Switzer, Steven Walsh | AMI Introductions and monetary song presentation |
| 9:30 am. | Steve Keen | One Mathematical Model of Modern Monetary Operations |
| 10:15 am. | Kaoru Yamaguchi | Money Stock Equals Total Domestic Debts – Flow of Funds Analysis in Japan |
| 10:45 am. | Joseph Huber | CBDC and current Quantitative Easing: Making good use of the large overhangs in central bank reserves |
| 11:15 am. | Break | |
| 11:30 am. | BreNic Tidemanak 1 | The Politics of Safe Money |
| 12:45 pm. | Panel of the morning speakers | Questions |
| 1:10 pm. | Lunch | |
| 2:15 pm. | Howard Switzer | Introduction and song presentation |
| 2:25 pm. | John Howell | My Sojourn in Monetary Reform: Some Lessons Learned |
| 2:55 pm. | Greg Coleridge | Banking on a Democracy Movement for System Change |
| 3:25 pm. | Virginia Hammon | How We Pay for a Better World with Just Money: Turn the Economy Right Side up! |
| 3:55 pm. | Uli Kortsch | How to Stop the Stoppers |
| 4:25 pm. | Break | |
| 4:40 pm. | Sue Peters | Update from the Banking, Monetary Reform Committee of the Green Party – U.S. |
| 4:55 pm. | Joe Bongiovanni | The National Monetary Commission Proposal |
| 5:45 pm. | Panel of afternoon speakers | Questions |
| 5:15 pm | Tim Di Muzio | MMT, The Pandemic and Fiscal Fright |
| 5:45 pm | Happy Hour | |
| 7:30+ pm | Session Finished |
Sunday November 14
| Time | Sunday Speakers | Title or Topic |
| 9:00 am. | Howard Switzer | Introduction and song presentation |
| 9:20 am. | Joe Bongiovanni | Nobel Laureate, Fredrick Soddy: Ecological Economics – on money and the Nature of wealth |
| 9:50 am. | Joe Bongiovanni, with Randy Cook as discussant | History of Parity Starting with the U.S. Constitution |
| 10:20 am. | Tom Asbridge, with Randy Cook as discussant | 20th Century Stories of How Parity Worked in the U.S.: How my View on Food and Fiber is Different than Yours |
| 11:20 am | Break | |
| 11:35 am. | Michael Clark | Reflections from a U.N. Researcher on Monetary Reform, Agriculture, and Economic Development in General |
| 12:45 pm. | Panel of the morning speakers | With discussants Geri Perry, Sue Peters, Mary Sanderson, and Jean Giblette |
| 2:30 pm. | Nick Egnatz | The Relationship between the Bank Created Debt-Money System and Slavery |
| 3:00 pm. | Mark Young | Monetary Reform as a Human Rights Issue at the United Nations |
| 3:30 pm. | Break | |
| 3:45 pm. | Jesus Suaste | Sovereign Money in Latin America: How little we know how much we need it |
| 4:15 pm. | Howard Switzer | Gesell’s Natural Order |
