Some Conference Speakers
Oscar Perry Abello, Editor Next City
Chris Armitage – the Existentialist Republic
Dr. Ellen H. Brown, Author & Activist “Web of Debt” and “The Public Bank Solution”
Dr. Scott Ferguson – University of South Florida
Don Morgan, President, Bank of North Dakota
Ralph Nader, American lawyer, consumer advocate, author, and political activist.
Dr. Richard Werner, International Banking Expert, Economist, Professor
Additional speakers, their biographicals, organizations and panelists to be found in this document. Or here: https://www.rmpbi.org/2026-speakers
The conference will combine keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops, networking opportunities, and movement-building sessions designed to equip participants with practical tools to advance public banking initiatives in their own communities.
Register for the 2026 October Conference Here:
Event Description
· Day 1: (Thursday, Oct 22nd) The Nature of our Predicament: Examining the fact of monopoly capitalism and how the bankers are winning.
· Day 2: (Friday, Oct 23rd) Sovereign Rights, Sovereign Needs, Sovereign Assets: the Role, Responsibility, and Powers of Local City, County, and State Governmenments. State Powers & Home Rule Cities & Counties.
· Day 3 (Saturday Oct 24th) Sovereign Power: Creating Our Financial Independence: Moving our governments (c,c,s) to reclaim the powers granted to them by the people they represent, especially with regard to owning and reinvesting taxpayer wealth in the community being taxed: city, county, or state.
Introducing the Public Banking Community Action Network (PBCAN)
Conference Speakers (cont’d)
