FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS
2025 Speakers
Our international speakers are leading public figures across a range of backgrounds, including investors, policymakers, academics, economists, media titans, tech leaders, authors, and more.
Daryl Davis
Activist and Musician
Mark Pellegrino
Hollywood Actor and Entrepreneur
Mayor Glenn Jacobs (Kane)
WWE Wrestler and Mayor of Knox County
David Friedman
Economist, Legal Scholar
Emily Austin
American TV Personality
Katherine Mangu-Ward
Editor in Chief, Reason
Spike Cohen
Founder & President of You Are The Power
Deirdre McCloskey
Professor Emerita in Economics at University of Illinois
Nic Nemeth (Dolph Ziggler)
Professional Wrestler from WWE and TNA
John Mackey
Co-Founder and former CEO of Whole Foods Market
Brando Eaton
Hollywood Actor and Entrepreneur
Chris Freiman
Professor of Business and author
Antony Davies
Professor of Economics at Duquesne University
Dr. Tom G. Palmer
Executive Vice President for International Programs, Atlas Network
John Papola
Founder and CEO of Emergent Order Foundation
Stephen Kent
Author and Journalist
Bryan Caplan
Professor of Economics at George Mason University
Sean Themea
COO at Young Americans for Liberty
Daniel Di Martino
Economist and Founder of the Dissident Project
Michael Sertic
President of Advocates for Self-Government
Corey DeAngelis
School Choice Advocate
Peter Suderman
Features Editor for Reason Magazine
Brandi Kruse
Independent Journalist, Host of Undivided
Judy Shelton
Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute
Robert Winterton
Vice President of NetChoice
Lars Mapstead
Serial Entrepreneur, Libertarian Advocate
Robby Soave
Senior Editor, Reason
Jessi Bennett
Producer + Audio Engineer for Emergent Order Foundation
Ivy Karns
High Dollar Fundraiser
Marsha Familaro Enright
Writer, International Lecturer, Teacher, and Educational Entrepreneur
Jeremy Horpedahl
Writer, Profesor of Economics
Ryan Yonk
Director of Educational Programs at AIER
David Fite
Podcaster and entrepreneur
Ethan Yang
Adjunct Research Fellow at the AIER
Eric Brakey
Executive Director of the Free State Project
Billy Binion
Reporter for Reason Magazine