Monetary Diversity Gathering II (MDG II)
Two years after MDG1 and a fantastic gathering that officially launched the MoDi Network... The conversation returns and Monetary Diversity (MoDi) is proud to announce a brand new European Monetary Diversity Gathering, taking place in Brussels from 23–25 October 2026. This three-day professional gathering will bring together municipal and regional representatives, institutional actors, digital infrastructure providers, researchers and monetary innovators from across Europe to explore one central question: How can new monetary infrastructures strengthen territorial resilience and public innovation?
This gathering is for you if…
- You work in public finance, monetary policy or territorial development and are looking for concrete tools beyond the standard toolbox.
- You lead or support complementary currency initiatives and want to connect with the institutions that can take your work further.
- You research monetary systems and want your work to meet the people implementing it.
- You represent a municipality, region or public body interested in reclaiming monetary leverage at the local level.
- You build financial technology and believe it should serve communities, not extract from them.
No single discipline has the full answer. MDG II is built on that conviction.
Program
Three days. One room.
Friday, October 24 — Public Money & Monetary Foundations
A full working day exploring the institutional and systemic dimensions of monetary innovation.
Themes:
→ Municipal Currencies & Payment Systems — how cities are designing their own monetary tools
→ Territorial Resilience & Readiness — monetary infrastructure as a lever for local sovereignty
→ Ethical Banking & Cooperative Finance — the institutions already doing things differently
→ Digital Euro & Payments — the public monetary infrastructure of tomorrow
→ Mutual Credit Systems — peer-to-peer monetary ecosystems in practice
→ The History of Monetary Diversity — where we come from, where we are headed
Friday evening — Finding Money · Cinema Nova
Exclusive screening followed by a post-screening discussion with practitioners.
📍 Cinema Nova · Rue d'Arenberg 3 · Brussels (Included in Full Pass · Standalone ticket: 10€)
Saturday, October 25 — Complementary Currencies in Action
A day built around the evidence — what a decade of experimentation has produced, and what comes next.
Themes:
→ Time Banking & Mutual Aid — the oldest form of complementary currency, still evolving
→ LETS & Voucher Systems — local exchange trading and territorial purchasing power
→ CC and the Social Economy — how complementary currencies serve solidarity and inclusion
→ Universal Basic Income — the intersection of monetary design and social policy
→ CC & Food Security — currencies as a tool for local food sovereignty
→ The State of Research — what the academic field tells us right now
Saturday evening — MDG II Evening Soirée · "Money"
Official MDG II networking evening for all Full Pass holders. (Included in Full Pass)
Sunday, October 26 — The Future of Money
The emerging frontier — regenerative, decentralised, and post-growth monetary systems.
Themes:
→ Regenerative Economics & Money — designing currencies that serve living systems
→ Payment Technologies — the infrastructure layer of monetary innovation
→ Bio-Regioning & Post-Growth — finance that follows ecosystems, not borders
→ Collaborative Finance — collective models for capital allocation and governance
→ Commons & Sovereignty — reclaiming monetary commons for communities
→ DAO's & Democratizing Money — decentralised autonomous organisations and the future of monetary governance
Closing
Social Tier · 3 Days · By application
We want MDG II to be genuinely accessible.
We have reserved 5 spots at 140€ (3-day full access) for individuals and organisations for whom standard pricing represents a real barrier.
Applications are reviewed individually and treated with full confidentiality.
Apply here
MDG I, Liège, July 2024 — what we learned
The first Monetary Diversity Gathering took place in Liège in July 2024. What was conceived as an international meeting of practitioners quickly became something more: a moment of collective recognition for a field that had long worked in isolation.
Participants from across Europe and beyond spent three days comparing approaches, challenging assumptions and building the kind of trust that makes real collaboration possible.
MDG II builds on that foundation — with greater ambition, a stronger programme and a location chosen to amplify impact.
The momentum is real. The question is whether you are part of what comes next.
PRACTICAL INFO
Practical information
📍 La Tricoterie · 158 rue Théodore Verhaegen · 1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels
🎬 Cinema Nova · Rue d'Arenberg 3 · 1000 Brussels (Friday evening)
Getting there — La Tricoterie
🚋 Tram 81 → stop Bethléem (in front of the venue)
🚇 Métro 2/3/4/6 → stop Porte de Hal (5 min walk)
🚆 Brussels-Midi → 10 min walk or Tram 81
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