Think Tank Central: Defining Freedom Conference

• Ron Nehring

• Steve Sutton

• Rick Tyler

• Ron Nehring

• Tomasz Poręba MEP, President of New Direction

• Barbara Kolm, Vice President of the Austrian Central Bank

Europe is undergoing a great period of change, with power increasingly centralised in Brussels, and with more and more directives being passed down from the European Commission encroaching on our freedom. At the same time a surge in support for left wing cancel culture threatens our rights to free expression. Our panel will explore the challenges that we face to freedom today in Europe.

• Prof. Legutko, Co-chairman of the ECR group in the European Parliament
• Daniel Lacalle, PhD in Economy
• John O’Sullivan, President of Danube Institute and former speechwriter for Margaret Thatcher
• Moderator: Anna Wellisz, VP for External Affairs of the Edmund Burke Foundation

The European Union has recently been holding discussions on the ‘Future of Europe’ – but what does that mean for liberty in Europe. Will we see greater power given to the Member States and the people, or more power taken away?

• Boris Kalnoky, Head of Media School at Mathias Corvinus Collegium
• Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, Journalist - The Telegraph
• Domenico Lombardi, Co-founder of Centro Studi Kypseli
• Moderator: Hannes Gissurarson, Professor

Nation States have been at the heart of Europe for centuries. However, in recent years we have seen the EU override the will of the people and the democratic governments that they elected. In this panel we look at how best to strike the balance between European cooperation, and the principle of national sovereignty.

• Anna Wellisz, VP for External Affairs of the Edmund Burke Foundation
• Ádám Kavecsánszki, Director General, Foundation for a Civic Hungary
• Francesco Giubilei, Founder of Nazione Futura and president of the foundation Fondazione Tatarella
• Moderator: Alvino-Mario Fantini, Editor-in-Chief of The European Conservative

• Yaron Brook, Chairman - Ayn Rand Institute

Free trade has helped to raise millions of people out of poverty and been a driver of economic growth around the world. In this panel we look at the importance of guaranteeing economic freedom in the face of growing opposition from both the left and right.

• Yaron Brook, Chairman - Ayn Rand Institute
• Marko Milanovic Litre, Director, New Perspective
• Lorenzo Montanari, Vice President International Affairs - Americans for Tax Reform
• Elmars Kehris, Executive Director, Ekonomistu Apvieniba
• Moderator: Nick King, Centre for Policy Studies

Without the freedom to choose there can be no freedom. However, what happens when governments and international institutions start to regulate free choice? Our panel will explore the need for less regulation in Europe, and how it will allow for greater innovation instead.

• Maria Cholewinska, CEO, Institut Promyka
• Otto Brøns-Petersen, Director of Analysis at CEPOS
• Robert Chovanculiak, Analyst at INESS
• Victoria Hewson, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Research Associate - Institute of Economic Affairs
• Moderator: Christopher Butler, Executive Director, Americans for Tax Reform

• After Dinner Speech delivered by John O’Sullivan - President of Danube Institute and former speechwriter for Margaret Thatcher

Immigration continues to be one of the greatest issues facing Europe and the Western World today. In this panel we look at some of the possible answers to the problem.

• Alan Mendoza, Director - Henry Jackson Society
• David Campbell Bannerman - Chairman, The Freedom Association
• Mattias Karlsson, Founder of Oikos
• Moderator: Juan Soto, Director - CIVISMO

The threat to freedom is not just a European problem, across the globe those fighting for liberty are under increased pressure from all sides. Our panel talks about the importance of maintaining a global movement in the fight for freedom.

• Ryan C. Berg, Senior fellow in the Americas Program and head of the Future of Venezuela Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
• María Clara Escobar, Executive Director of Instituto de Ciencia Política (ICP)
• Pamela Asturizaga O., Program Manager - LAC, International Republican Institute
• Moderator : Eduardo Fernández Luiña, head of Studies - Disenso

The fight for freedom requires a strong intellectual backing. What role can think tanks and foundations play in spreading the message of freedom? How best should think tanks cooperate with one another? And how do we work towards building a better network?

• Juan Soto, Director - CIVISMO
• Azeem Ibrahim, Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy
• Adam Bartha, Director, Epicenter
• Marion Smith, President and CEO, Common Sense Society
• Moderator: Rick Tyler, MSNBC Political Analyst

In order to defend our freedom from the growing number of threats we face in the world, we must rally together – building a more unified movement. In this final panel our speakers offer reflections on what it takes to bring together then European Freedom Movement.

• Alvino-Mario Fantini, Editor-in-Chief of The European Conservative
• Barbara Kolm, Vice President of the Austrian Central Bank
• Hannes Gissurarson, Professor
• Jan Erik Surotchak, Senior Director, Transatlantic Strategy, IRI
• Moderator : Robert Tyler, Senior Policy Advisor - New Direction

• Radosław Fogiel, Vice-President - ECR Party