Bush Institute to Host Former Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke for Conference on Monetary Policy

DALLAS, Texas

On May 19, 2014, the George W. Bush Institute will host Monetary Policy and the Economy: A Conference Examining Central Banking’s Impact on Prosperity. The conference will feature a moderated discussion with former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. In addition, panels with the leading voices in monetary policy, including Federal Reserve Bank Presidents Richard Fisher and John Williams, will examine how America’s monetary authority can be more effective, the role that the Federal Reserve has on the Texas economy specifically, and how we can outline a path forward for stronger economic growth.

Members of the media interested in attending the event should register for credentials here by May 14, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. CDT. Further information, including press check in and security sweep times, will be sent on May 15th.

What: Monetary Policy and the Economy: A Conference Examining Central Banking’s Impact on Prosperity

Where: The George W. Bush Presidential Center Auditorium

Run of Show:

8:55 a.m. Welcome Remarks by Margaret Spellings, President, George W. Bush Presidential Center

Panel I: How Monetary Policy Impact Growth

Moderator: Al Hubbard, Chairman, E&A Industries, Inc.

Panelists: Kevin Warsh, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution

Agustín Carstens, Governor of Banco de México

Mark Okada, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer, Highland Capital Management

Panel II: The Future of the Federal Reserve

Moderator: Al Hubbard, Chairman, E&A Industries, Inc.

Panelists: Kevin Brady, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas Congressional District 8

Stephen Friedman, Retired Chairman of Goldman Sachs & Co. and current Chairman of Stone Point Capital, LLC

George Selgin, Professor of Economics, The University of Georgia

Moderated Discussion: The Role of the Federal Reserve

Moderator: Maria Bartiromo

Panelists: Richard W. Fisher, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

John Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Remarks by President George W. Bush

Conversation with Ben S. Bernanke, Former Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System Distinguished Fellow in Residence, Brooking Institution

Moderator: Joshua Bolten, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors