City Seminar # Cato Institute Reception Date and Time **January 25, 2024** 5 PM — 7:30 PM PST Location Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley, 2050 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA Share This Event ##### Featuring ![Andy Kessler](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-12/Andy%20Kessler.jpg?itok=5Udi5Lu7) Andy Kessler Opinion Columnist, *Inside View, The Wall Street Journal* and **A**uthor of *Running Money,* a *New York Times* Best Seller. [ ](https://twitter.com/andykessler) [![Jennifer-Huddleston-img-cropped2.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-06/Jennifer-Huddleston-img-cropped2.jpg?itok=nA04B0o7)](/people/jennifer-huddleston) [Jennifer Huddleston](/people/jennifer-huddleston) Senior Fellow, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/jrhuddles) [![marian-tupy-crop-temp.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-08/marian-tupy-crop-temp.jpg?itok=zdX_3JzR)](/people/marian-l-tupy) [Marian L. Tupy](/people/marian-l-tupy) Senior Fellow, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/Marian_L_Tupy) [ ](mailto:mtupy@cato.org) [![Media Name: goe-peter-cropped.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/authors/crops/goe-peter-cropped.jpg?itok=mMl9a0--)](/people/peter-goettler) [Peter Goettler](/people/peter-goettler) President and CEO Please join the Cato Institute at a cocktail reception featuring a keynote conversation with **Andy Kessler** and **Jennifer Huddleston**. 5:00 PM Reception 5:45 PM Welcoming Remarks Andy is a former hedge fund manager, *New York Times* bestselling author of Running Money, and the author of *Inside View*, a column he writes for *The Wall Street Journal*. Considered an expert in technology and the policy culture of Silicon Valley, Andy is an outspoken – and sometimes controversial – defender of capitalism. Also joining us will be Cato’s President **Peter Goettler** as well as senior fellow **Marian Tupy**, whose work was recently cited in Marc Andreessen’s *The Techno‐​Optimist Manifesto*. This reception is a great opportunity to introduce your friends and colleagues to Cato. We look forward to seeing you on January 25. For more information on this seminar, please contact Preston Cornish at [(202) 216‑1496](tel:2022161465) / [pcornish@​cato.​org](mailto:pcornish@cato.org). ![White space](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/pubs_2x/public/2023-12/white%20space%201200x600.jpg?itok=4gRZXD36)