## Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2015

**Friday, October 23, 2015** 
11:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.

**Four Seasons** 
2050 University Avenue 
East Palo Alto, CA

Featuring **Peter Goettler**, President and CEO, Cato Institute; **Leah Busque**, Founder and CEO, TaskRabbit; **Jim Harper**, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; **Matthew Feeney**, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute; **Christopher Preble**, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute; and **Don Winslow**, Author, *The Cartel*.

**Online registration is now closed.** If you have any questions, please contact [events@​cato.​org](mailto:events@cato.org) or 202–789-5226.

| 10:30 – 10:50 a.m. | **Registration** |
|---|---|
| 10:50 – 11:00 a.m. | **Welcoming Remarks** [**Peter Goettler**](https://www.cato.org/people/peter-goettler), President and CEO, Cato Institute |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | **Keynote Address** **Leah Busque**, interviewed by [**Jim Harper**](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper), Senior Fellow, Cato Institute |
| 11:30 – 11:50 a.m. | **Threats to the Sharing Economy** **[Matthew Feeney](https://www.cato.org/people/matthew-feeney)**, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | **Swords to Plowshares: What Actually Happens When Military Spending Declines** **[Christopher Preble](https://www.cato.org/people/christopher-preble)**, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute [Download audio of the Welcoming Remarks, Keynote Address, “Threats to the Sharing Economy” and “Swords to Plowshares”](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2015/cppa-10-23-15-01.mp3) |
| 12:10 – 12:40 p.m. | **Reception** |
| 12:40 – 2:00 p.m. | **Luncheon Address—It’s Time to Legalize Drugs** **Don Winslow**, Author, *The Cartel* [Download audio of “It’s Time to Legalize Drugs”](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2015/cppa-10-23-15-02.mp3) |

For further information on the seminar, please call Jenna Huhn at (202) 218‑4617 or e‑mail her at [jhuhn@​cato.​org](mailto:jhuhn@cato.org).