## Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2013

**Hyatt Regency Houston 
1200 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 
November 20, 2013 
10:30am - 2:00pm**

Luncheon Address 
**Leo Linbeck III** 
CEO, Aquinas Companies LLC 
Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business 

Keynote Address 
**John A. Allison** 
President and CEO, Cato Institute 
Retired Chairman and CEO, BB&amp;T Corporation

| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | **Registration** |
|---|---|
| 11:00 – 11:05 a.m. | **Welcoming Remarks** [Gene Healy](/people/gene-healy), Vice President, Cato Institute |
| 11:05 – 11:35 a.m. | **Keynote Address — The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure** [John A. Allison](/people/john-allison), President and CEO, Cato Institute, Retired Chairman and CEO, BB&amp;T Corporation |
| 11:35 – 11:55 a.m. | **Nothing to Hide? Privacy vs. Security in the Information Age** [Jim Harper](/people/jim-harper), Director of Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute |
| 11:55 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | **Budget Showdowns and the Fiscal Landscape** [Tad DeHaven](/people/tad-dehaven), Budget Analyst, Cato Institute [Download "Welcoming Remarks," "The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure," "Nothing to Hide? Privacy vs. Security in the Information Age," and "Budget Showdowns and the Fiscal Landscape" (MP3)](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cppa-11-20-13-01.mp3) |
| 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. | **Reception** |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | **Luncheon Address — Primaries, Polarization, and the Promise of Governance Reform** Leo Linbeck III, CEO, Aquinas Companies LLC, Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business [Download "Luncheon Address" (MP3)](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2013/cppa-11-20-13-02.mp3) |

For further information on the seminar, please call Jenna Huhn at (202) 218-4617 or e-mail her at <jhuhn@cato.org>.

Online registration is now closed. If you have any questions, please contact Mackenzie Johnson at 202-789-5203 or <mjohnson@cato.org>.