The Future of Money

A discussion on future money systems that may emerge in the midst of widespread financial crises and with the vast proliferation of digital technology. For example, will our fundamental conception of money be altered by the emergence of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and as more transactions are completed electronically? Or will it be necessary to return to a money system based on the gold standard? The three invited speakers are Detlev Schlichter (Economist and author of ?Paper Money Collapse ? The Folly of Elastic Money and the Coming Monetary Breakdown?), Tarek El Diwany (writer and consultant in Islamic banking and finance and a senior partner at Zest Advisory LLP) and Amir Taaki (Bitcoin project developer and Chairman of the Bitcoin Consultancy).