Guest Lecture Announcement
Join us for an insightful guest lecture hosted by the Department of International Relations and the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at Paragon International University.
📘 Topic: The History and Future of Money: Gold, Dollars, and the Cambodian Riel
🎙 Speaker: Dr. Kirby R. Cundiff
🗓 Date and Time: Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📍 Venue: Conference Hall, Main Campus Lobby
About the speaker:
Dr. Kirby R. Cundiff is Chief Economist at FEFA Financial, as well as a Retirement Strategist and Portfolio Analyst. He holds a B.S. from Truman State University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Cundiff has held senior academic leadership roles in the United States and abroad and has conducted research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Missouri Research Reactor. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®).
💡 This session will examine the evolution of global monetary systems and provide valuable insights into the US Dollar and Cambodia’s current dual currency system.
🌟 All members of the Paragon community and the public are warmly invited to attend.