Creating Wealth: Growing Local Economies with Local Currencies
Gwendolyn Hallsmithis the Director of Planning and Community Development for the City of Montpelier and the founder and director of Global Community Initiatives. She is an international specialist on sustainable community development with 2 decades of experience working with government at all levels. Gwendolyn is also the author of several well-known books includingThe Key to Sustainable Cities.Bernard Lietaeris the world’s leading authority on complementary currencies. He was instrumental in the development of the single European currency and is the co-founder of ACCESS Foundation, an educational non-profit organization whose goal is the re-alignment of sustainability and global financial interests. The author ofThe Future of MoneyandOf Human Wealth, Bernard has been a monetary consultant on four continents for clients ranging from multinational corporations to developing countries.