Dear fellow economists, may I cordially invite you to attend the conference "Cash on Trial", Frankfurt, 20 May 2019 - SUERF I Deutsche Bundesbank I Stiftung Geld und Währung. Pros and cons of physical cash will be evaluated by top speakers in the form of a Court trial in Frankfurt’s English Theatre. Promises to be both instructive and entertaining. Feel free to pass on the invitation to interested persons. Kind regards Ernest Gnan Dr. Ernest Gnan Secretary General, SUERF – The European Money and Finance Forum www.suerf.org<http://www.suerf.org> Counsel to the Board and Head, Economic Analysis Division Oesterreichische Nationalbank PO box 61, 1011 Vienna, Austria ernest.gnan@oenb.at<mailto:ernest.gnan@oenb.at> +43 1 40420 7400 [Suerf]<http://www.suerf.org/> Invitation www.suerf.org<http://www.suerf.org> SUERF I Deutsche Bundesbank I Stiftung Geld und Währung Conference: Cash on Trial<https://www.suerf.org/cashontrial2019> Date: Monday, 20 May 2019 ǀ 08:30-17:00 Venue: The English Theatre Frankfurt, Gallusanlage 7 60329 Frankfurt am Main [cid:image003.png@01D34769.5EE63640] [cid:image003.jpg@01D4C2C4.9027E820] Dear SUERF Member, We have the pleasure of inviting you to attend the SUERF/Deutsche Bundesbank/Stiftung Geld und Währung Conference on “Cash on Trial”<https://www.suerf.org/cashontrial2019>, which will take place in Frankfurt on Monday, 20 May 2019. The conference will be staged as a court trial in which cash will be accused with three charges: First, cash is an essential part of many kinds of criminal activities; second, it is an inefficient and outdated means of payment; and third, it prevents central banks from implementing optimal monetary policy in times when price stability would require negative interest rates. To spur a lively discussion we intend to develop the conference in a defense and prosecution part, where witnesses are called to elaborate on the charges. Additional presentations will provide a neutral overview of the current situation of the use of cash in the Eurosystem and of ideas to develop a digital cash by central banks. Confirmed speakers: Katrin Assenmacher, European Central Bank; Morten Bech, Bank for International Settlements; Gaspard Koenig, GenerationLibre; David T. Llewellyn, Loughborough University and SUERF; Heike Mai, Deutsche Bank; Marc Niederkorn, McKinsey & Company; Simon Riondet, Europol; Doris Schneeberger, European Central Bank; Friedrich Schneider, Johannes Kepler University; Cecilia Skingsley, Sveriges Riksbank; Jens Ulbrich, Deutsche Bundesbank and SUERF; Fritz Zurbrügg, Swiss National Bank. Scientific Coordination Artistic Director Urs Birchler, University of Zurich and SUERF Barbara Ellenberger Carl-Christoph Hedrich, Commerzbank AG and SUERF Jelena Stapf, Deutsche Bundesbank View more information about the sessions and the programme here<https://www.suerf.org/cashontrial2019>. Registration: To participate, please register by 13 May 2019 under the following link<https://www.suerf.org/registration/5989/cashontrial2019>. Accommodation: Please follow the link<https://www.suerf.org/general-information/5989/cashontrial2019> to our website for some hotel suggestions close to the venue. We look forward to welcoming you! Yours sincerely, Jakob de Haan Jens Ulbrich SUERF President SUERF Council ___________________________________________________________________________________ With friendly support of [cid:image004.png@01D4B3EB.2AF542F0][cid:image011.jpg@01D4C2C4.9027E820] SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum c/o OeNB, Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, A-1090 Vienna<https://maps.google.com/?q=Otto-Wagner-Platz+3,+A-1090+Vienna&entry=gmail&source=g> Tel: +43 1 40420 7216<tel:+431404207216> - E-mail: suerf@oenb.at<mailto:suerf@oenb.at>. Follow us [Suerf On Twitter]<https://twitter.com/suerf_org> [Suerf On LinkedIn] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/suerf---the-european-money-&-finance-forum> Disclaimer: You are receiving this e-mail, because you are a Member of SUERF. Privacy Policy<https://www.suerf.org/privacy-policy> I Terms and Conditions<https://www.suerf.org/legal-notice> www.suerf.org<http://www.suerf.org> Diese E-Mail kann vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und irrtümlich an Sie gelangt sein. In diesem Fall informieren Sie bitte sofort die Absenderin bzw. den Absender und vernichten Sie diese E-Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail oder von Teilen dieser Mail sind nicht gestattet. Informationen gemäß DSGVO zur Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten durch die OeNB finden Sie unter www.oenb.at/datenschutz<https://www.oenb.at/datenschutz>.