May 13, 2008
Georgia’s Transformation into a Modern Market Democracy
12:00 pm
Cato Policy Forum
Featuring Kakha Bendukidze, Head of the State Chancellery, Georgia, with comments by Andrei Illarionov, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and Former Economic Adviser to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Moderated by Ian Vásquez, Cato Institute.
May 14, 2008
The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement
12:00 pm
Cato Book Forum
Featuring the author, Steven Teles, University of Maryland and Yale University Law School, with comments from Roger Pilon, Cato Institute and Hon. David McIntosh, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, former Member of Congress (R-IN), Federalist Society Co-Founder.
May 15, 2008
Whatever Happened to Medicare Reform?
12:00 pm
Cato Policy Forum
Featuring Thomas R. Saving, Medicare trustee, 2001-2007 and Stuart Guterman, Commonwealth Fund. Moderated by Michael F. Cannon Cato Institute.
May 15, 2008
Biennial Dinner: The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty
6:30 pm
Cato Special Event
The Waldorf=Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Featuring Frederick W. Smith, Chairman & CEO, FedEx Corporation, with honored guest Rose Friedman.
May 16, 2008
Learning the Right Lessons from Iraq
12:00 pm
Cato Capitol Hill Briefing
385 Russell Senate Office Building
Featuring Christopher Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute, and Benjamin H. Friedman, Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies, Cato Institute.
May 23, 2008
Botswana and Mauritius: African Success Stories
12:00 pm
Cato Policy Forum
Featuring Lapologang Caesar Lekoa, Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana and Kailash Ruhee, Ambassador of the Republic of Mauritius. Moderated by Marian Tupy, Cato Institute.
May 27, 2008
Relief from Gridlock: Surface Transportation Reauthorization in 2009
12:00 pm
Cato Policy Forum
Featuring Randal O’Toole, Cato Institute, Samuel Staley, Reason Foundation, Greg Cohen, American Highway User Alliance. Moderated by Jerry Taylor, Cato Institute.
May 29, 2008
Occupational Hazards: Success and Failure in Military Occupation
11:00 am
Cato Book Forum
Featuring the author David M. Edelstein, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, with comments by Robert M. Perito, U.S. Institute of Peace and Christopher Preble, Cato Institute.
June 12, 2008
America: Our Next Chapter
12:00 pm
Cato Book Forum
Featuring the author, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), with an introduction by Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute.
July 20-25, 2008
Cato University
Cato Conference
Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California
September 18-21, 2008
Cato Club 200 Retreat
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island, SC
By invitation only.
November 19, 2008
26th Annual Monetary Conference: Lessons from the Sub-Prime Crisis
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Cato Conference
F.A. Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute
March 4-8, 2009
21st Annual Benefactor Summit
The Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico
By invitation only.