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 Libertarianism.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