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The Westin, Indianapolis
11th – 15th  October 2026

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Speakers

We are honored to invite our members and guests to engage with a distinguished group of internationally recognized speakers whose insight, expertise, and original thinking will deepen the spirit of conversation and reflection.

David Womersley

Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature
David Womersley

Kristen Waggoner

CEO, President & Chief Counsel
Kristen Waggoner

Edwin van de Haar

Edwin van de Haar

Leigh Stein

Leigh Stein

Craig Smith

Professor of History of Political Thought
Craig Smith

Stephanie Slade

Senior Editor
Stephanie Slade

Sarah Skwire

Senior Program Officer
Sarah Skwire

Barry Shain

Professor
Barry Shain

Parth Shah

Parth Shah

Tony Sewell

Peer
Tony Sewell

Fernando Schuler

Professor
Fernando Schuler

Steven Sarson

Professor of American Civilisation
Steven Sarson

Avik Roy

Co-Founder & Chairman
Avik Roy

Kat Rosenfield

Kat Rosenfield

Richard Reinsch

Editor-in-Chief
Richard Reinsch

Benjamin Powell

Benjamin Powell

Maria Pia Paganelli

Professor
Maria Pia Paganelli

James Otteson

John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics
James Otteson

Mary Anastasia O'Grady

Board Member
Mary Anastasia O'Grady

Jesse Norman

Member of Parliament and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Jesse Norman

Michael Munger

Professor
Michael Munger

Thomas Mulligan

Visiting Scholar
Thomas Mulligan

Leonidas Montes

Professor
Leonidas Montes

Matthew Mohlman

President
Matthew Mohlman

Emilie Mitran

Associate Professor
Emilie Mitran

Allen Mendenhall

Senior Advisor, Capital Markets Initiative; Research Fellow, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies
Allen Mendenhall

Malia Marks

PhD Candidate
Malia Marks

Phillip Magness

Senior Fellow and the David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy
Phillip Magness

Adam MacLeod

Professor of Law and Katherine A. Ryan Chair for Global Law
Adam MacLeod

Vladimir Maciel

Head
Vladimir Maciel

Susan Love Brown

Professor Emerita
Susan Love Brown

Rachel Lomasky

Head of AI
Rachel Lomasky

Dominique Lazanski

Director
Dominique Lazanski

Matthew Kroenig

Professor
Matthew Kroenig

Martin Krause

Martin Krause

Randall Holcombe

Randall Holcombe

Jeremy Horpedahl

Associate Professor of Economics
Jeremy Horpedahl

Jessica Hooten Wilson

Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair
Jessica Hooten Wilson

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Roberta Herzberg

Roberta Herzberg

Daniel Gullotta

Assistant Professor
Daniel Gullotta

Samuel Gregg

Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History
Samuel Gregg

Andrew Graham

Vice President for Philosophy & Education
Andrew Graham

Hannes Gissurarson

Professor Emeritus
Hannes Gissurarson

Pierre Garello

Pierre Garello

Niall Ferguson

Milbank Family Senior Fellow
Niall Ferguson

Marsha Familaro Enright

President
Marsha Familaro Enright

Adam Dixon

Adam Smith Chair
Adam Dixon

Christa Dierksheide

Professor
Christa Dierksheide

Doug Den Uyl

Doug Den Uyl

Furman Daniel

Associate Professor
Furman Daniel

Helen Dale

Senior Writer, Law & Liberty
Helen Dale

Henry C. Clark

Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator, Political Economy Project
Henry C. Clark

Gabriel Calzada Alvarez

President
Gabriel Calzada Alvarez

Jane Calvert

Founding Director and Chief Editor
Jane Calvert

Hernan Bonilla

President
Hernan Bonilla

Matt Beech

Director of the Centre for British Politics, University of Hull & IES Senior Fellow, UC Berkeley
Matt Beech

David Bahnsen

Founder, Managing Partner, CIO
David Bahnsen

David Womersley

Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature
David Womersley

Kristen Waggoner

CEO, President & Chief Counsel
Kristen Waggoner

Edwin van de Haar

Edwin van de Haar

Leigh Stein

Leigh Stein

Craig Smith

Professor of History of Political Thought
Craig Smith

Stephanie Slade

Senior Editor
Stephanie Slade

Sarah Skwire

Senior Program Officer
Sarah Skwire

Barry Shain

Professor
Barry Shain

Parth Shah

Parth Shah

Tony Sewell

Peer
Tony Sewell

Fernando Schuler

Professor
Fernando Schuler

Steven Sarson

Professor of American Civilisation
Steven Sarson

Avik Roy

Co-Founder & Chairman
Avik Roy

Kat Rosenfield

Kat Rosenfield

Richard Reinsch

Editor-in-Chief
Richard Reinsch

Benjamin Powell

Benjamin Powell

Maria Pia Paganelli

Professor
Maria Pia Paganelli

James Otteson

John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics
James Otteson

Mary Anastasia O'Grady

Board Member
Mary Anastasia O'Grady

Jesse Norman

Member of Parliament and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Jesse Norman

Michael Munger

Professor
Michael Munger

Thomas Mulligan

Visiting Scholar
Thomas Mulligan

Leonidas Montes

Professor
Leonidas Montes

Matthew Mohlman

President
Matthew Mohlman

Emilie Mitran

Associate Professor
Emilie Mitran

Allen Mendenhall

Senior Advisor, Capital Markets Initiative; Research Fellow, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies
Allen Mendenhall

Malia Marks

PhD Candidate
Malia Marks

Phillip Magness

Senior Fellow and the David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy
Phillip Magness

Adam MacLeod

Professor of Law and Katherine A. Ryan Chair for Global Law
Adam MacLeod

Vladimir Maciel

Head
Vladimir Maciel

Susan Love Brown

Professor Emerita
Susan Love Brown

Rachel Lomasky

Head of AI
Rachel Lomasky

Dominique Lazanski

Director
Dominique Lazanski

Matthew Kroenig

Professor
Matthew Kroenig

Martin Krause

Martin Krause

Randall Holcombe

Randall Holcombe

Jeremy Horpedahl

Associate Professor of Economics
Jeremy Horpedahl

Jessica Hooten Wilson

Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair
Jessica Hooten Wilson

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Roberta Herzberg

Roberta Herzberg

Daniel Gullotta

Assistant Professor
Daniel Gullotta

Samuel Gregg

Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History
Samuel Gregg

Andrew Graham

Vice President for Philosophy & Education
Andrew Graham

Hannes Gissurarson

Professor Emeritus
Hannes Gissurarson

Pierre Garello

Pierre Garello

Niall Ferguson

Milbank Family Senior Fellow
Niall Ferguson

Marsha Familaro Enright

President
Marsha Familaro Enright

Adam Dixon

Adam Smith Chair
Adam Dixon

Christa Dierksheide

Professor
Christa Dierksheide

Doug Den Uyl

Doug Den Uyl

Furman Daniel

Associate Professor
Furman Daniel

Helen Dale

Senior Writer, Law & Liberty
Helen Dale

Henry C. Clark

Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator, Political Economy Project
Henry C. Clark

Gabriel Calzada Alvarez

President
Gabriel Calzada Alvarez

Jane Calvert

Founding Director and Chief Editor
Jane Calvert

Hernan Bonilla

President
Hernan Bonilla

Matt Beech

Director of the Centre for British Politics, University of Hull & IES Senior Fellow, UC Berkeley
Matt Beech

David Bahnsen

Founder, Managing Partner, CIO
David Bahnsen

Discussion Leaders

David Womersley

Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature
David Womersley

Kristen Waggoner

CEO, President & Chief Counsel
Kristen Waggoner

Edwin van de Haar

Edwin van de Haar

Leigh Stein

Leigh Stein

Craig Smith

Professor of History of Political Thought
Craig Smith

Stephanie Slade

Senior Editor
Stephanie Slade

Sarah Skwire

Senior Program Officer
Sarah Skwire

Barry Shain

Professor
Barry Shain

Parth Shah

Parth Shah

Tony Sewell

Peer
Tony Sewell

David Womersley

Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature
David Womersley

Kristen Waggoner

CEO, President & Chief Counsel
Kristen Waggoner

Edwin van de Haar

Edwin van de Haar

Leigh Stein

Leigh Stein

Craig Smith

Professor of History of Political Thought
Craig Smith

Stephanie Slade

Senior Editor
Stephanie Slade

Sarah Skwire

Senior Program Officer
Sarah Skwire

Barry Shain

Professor
Barry Shain

Parth Shah

Parth Shah

Tony Sewell

Peer
Tony Sewell

Debaters

David Womersley

Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature
David Womersley

Kristen Waggoner

CEO, President & Chief Counsel
Kristen Waggoner

Edwin van de Haar

Edwin van de Haar

Leigh Stein

Leigh Stein

Craig Smith

Professor of History of Political Thought
Craig Smith

Stephanie Slade

Senior Editor
Stephanie Slade

Sarah Skwire

Senior Program Officer
Sarah Skwire

Barry Shain

Professor
Barry Shain

Parth Shah

Parth Shah

Tony Sewell

Peer
Tony Sewell

David Womersley

Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature
David Womersley

Kristen Waggoner

CEO, President & Chief Counsel
Kristen Waggoner

Edwin van de Haar

Edwin van de Haar

Leigh Stein

Leigh Stein

Craig Smith

Professor of History of Political Thought
Craig Smith

Stephanie Slade

Senior Editor
Stephanie Slade

Sarah Skwire

Senior Program Officer
Sarah Skwire

Barry Shain

Professor
Barry Shain

Parth Shah

Parth Shah

Tony Sewell

Peer
Tony Sewell