Dear Colleagues, SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum together with Liberales Institut and University of Zurich cordially invite you to the Conference "Cash on Trial", on Thursday, 5 November 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland Conference Motivation: Over millennia, mankind has used hard cash in various forms ranging from shells to gold coins and paper. More recently, cash has become unpopular in political circles, as it effectively restricts states' power to tax (explicitly or via negative interest rates) or to survey and potentially control their citizens. Several states have enacted restrictions to the use of hard cash. Above all, a strong new competitor to cash has arisen in the form of various electronic means of payment. Are we heading towards a society in which "coined freedom" (Dostojewski) will cease to exist? Confirmed Speakers: Aleksander Berentsen, David Llewellyn, Friedrich Schneider, Harry Leinonen, Jean-Charles Rochet , Malte Krüger, Nicole Jonker, Nikos Passas, Peter Sloterdijk, Paolo Tasca. For detailed information and conference registration, please visit our homepage at www.suerf.org/zurich 2015<http://www.suerf.org/zurich%202015> Conference presentations, as far as available, will be posted on our homepage after the conference. Best regards, SUERF Secretariat Dragana Popovic and Heidrun Kolb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum c/o OeNB, Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, A-1090 Vienna Tel: +43 1 40420 7216 - Fax to PDF: +43 1 40420 04 7298 e-mail: suerf@oenb.at<mailto:suerf@oenb.at> - www: www.suerf.org<http://www.suerf.org/> Next Event: 4-5 November 2015, SUERF/Liberales Institut/University of Zurich - "Cash on Trial" - www.suerf.org/zurich2015<http://www.suerf.org/zurich2015> 3 December 2015, SUERF/EY - "Banking Reform" - www.suerf.org/london2015<http://www.suerf.org/london2015>