Public Policy Day and “Liberating the Future” Celebration
Featuring David Boaz, Executive Vice President, Cato Institute; Roger Pilon, Vice President, Legal Affairs, Cato Institute; Christopher A. Preble, Vice President, Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Daniel J. Ikenson, Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Sallie James, Trade Policy Analyst, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Chris Edwards, Director, Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Dan Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Michael D. Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Pat Michaels, Senior Fellow, Environmental Studies, Cato Institute; Jerry Taylor, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute.
| 9:30 a.m. | David Boaz — Welcoming Remarks Executive Vice President, Cato Institute |
| 9:35 a.m. | Roger Pilon — Constitutional Restoration: Cato’s Contribution Vice President, Legal Affairs, Cato Institute |
| 9:50 a.m. | Christopher A. Preble — Challenging the Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus Vice President, Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute |
| 10:05 a.m. | Daniel J. Ikenson — Outsourcing and Other Blessings of Globalization Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute |
| 10:20 a.m. | Sallie James — Who Needs an Ex‐Im Bank? Trade Policy Analyst, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute |
| 10:35 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Chris Edwards — Federal Tax and Budget Outlook Director, Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute |
| 11:00 a.m. | Dan Mitchell — Restraining Government Spending: Is There Any Hope? Senior Fellow, Cato Institute |
| 11:15 a.m. | Michael D. Tanner — Deficits, Debt, and Entitlements: Is the U.S. becoming Greece? Senior Fellow, Cato Institute |
| 11:30 a.m. | Pat Michaels — Global Climate Regulation: A View of the Long Game Senior Fellow, Environmental Studies, Cato Institute |
| 11:45 a.m. | Jerry Taylor — Who’s to Blame for High Gasoline Prices? Senior Fellow, Cato Institute |
| 12:00 p.m. | David Boaz — The Politics of Freedom Executive Vice President, Cato Institute |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch — George M. Yeager Conference Center |
