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

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

Dr. Antony Davies

Senior Fellow, Center for American Culture and Ideas

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

Marcel Van Hattem

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies

Eric Brakey

Executive Director of the Free State Project

Billy Binion

Reporter for Reason Magazine

Mike ter Maat

Austrian-School Economist, Pro-Reform Police Officer

Adam Bartha

Director at the European Policy Information Center, SFL Alumni

Maxwell Marlow

Director of Research & Education at the Adam Smith Institute, SFL Alumni

Peymon Mottahedeh

Founder and President of Freedom Law School

Conor Fogarty

Manager of Educational Programs at the Cato Institute

Cortez Bartolome

Programs Coordinator for the Cato Institute's Student Programs

Marcos Batista

Double Major in Economics and Mathematics at Georgia State University

Jack Nicastro

Asistant Editor at Reason Magazine

Pericles A. Niarchos

Associate Director of Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org

Juan Carlos Maldanado

Human Respect Project Manager at Students For Liberty

Aaron Steelman

Senior Fellow and Policy Advisor at Cato Institute

Maria Santos Bier

Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations at the Cato Institute

Sophia Coyne-Kosnak

Program Director for Initiatives at the Cato Institute

Charles Peralo

YouTuber and TikToker

Veronique de Rugy

George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center

Billy Riddle

Host of Appalachian Podcast

Ian Vasquez

Vice President for International Studies and Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute

Chip Slate

President of Being Libertarian

Christian Britschgi

Associate Editor at Reason Magazine

Matt Kibbe

President of Free The People