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# Cato’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

**May 5 – 7, 2017** 
Cato Institute 
1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW 
Washington, DC

**[About the Conference](https://www.cato.org/events/cato40) | [Registration](https://securessl.cato.org/events/cato40.html)**

Featuring: **Dave Barry**, Humor Columnist and Author of *Insane City*; **Mick Mulvaney**, Director, Office of Management and Budget; **P.J. O’Rourke** Author, *Thrown Under the Omnibus*, H.L. Mencken Research Fellow, Cato Institute; **Sen. Rand Paul** (R‑KY); and **George Will**, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist.

Forty years ago, the Cato Institute opened its doors as a new public policy research organization dedicated to liberty. Today, through our independent, nonpartisan research, books, magazines, worldwide events, vast online resources, and media outreach, Cato engages millions on the timeless principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. And that’s something to celebrate!

**Online registration for this event is now closed.** 
If you are interested in registering for this event, please email [events@​cato.​org](mailto:events@cato.org) or call (202) 218‑4639.

**This is a private event for Cato Sponsors. Invitations are not transferable.** 
• 40th Anniversary Celebration, May 5–7: $1,000 per individual or $1,800 per couple 
• Saturday, May 6 policy day and 40 Years of Advancing Liberty Party *ONLY*: $250 per individual or $500 per couple

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## **Schedule**

#### FRIDAY, MAY 5

#### THE STATE OF LIBERTY

**10:00 — 11:00AM** **Registration** — *Wintergarden* **11:00AM — 12:00PM** ***History of Cato*** — *Hayek Auditorium* **12:00 — 1:30PM** **Opening Luncheon** *— Yeager Conference Center* 

Welcoming Remarks: [**Peter Goettler**](http://www.cato.org/people/peter-goettler), President & CEO, Cato Institute 

Speaker: **Senator Rand Paul (R‑KY)** **SESSION I** *Hayek Auditorium* **1:45 — 2:15PM** ***How Cato Has Changed the Immigration Debate*** [**Alex Nowrasteh**](http://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh), Immigration Policy Analyst,Cato Institute

**2:15 — 3:15PM** ***In the Trenches*** [**Michael F. Cannon**](http://www.cato.org/people/michael-cannon), Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute 
[**Chris Edwards**](http://www.cato.org/people/chris-edwards), Director of Tax Policy Studies and Editor, Down​siz​ing​Gov​ern​ment​.org, Cato Institute 
[**Neal McCluskey**](http://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey), Director of Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute 
[**Christopher Preble**](http://www.cato.org/people/christopher-preble), Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute 
Moderated by **Khristine Brookes**, Vice President for Communications, Cato Institute

**3:15 — 3:30PM** **Break** **3:30 — 4:00PM** ***Assessing the Current Battle Plan*** [**Peter Goettler**](http://www.cato.org/people/peter-goettler), President & CEO, Cato Institute

**4:00 — 5:00PM** ***The Threat to Liberty from the Global Rise of Authoritarian Populism*** **Gabriel Calzada**, Francisco Marroquin University 
[**Tom G. Palmer**](http://www.cato.org/people/tom-palmer), Executive Vice President for International Programs, Atlas Network 
**Dalibor Rohac**, Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute 
Moderated by [**Ian Vasquez**](http://www.cato.org/people/ian-vasquez), Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute

**6:00 — 7:00PM** **Reception** *— Wintergarden* **7:00 — 9:00PM** **Opening Dinner** *—* *Yeager Conference Center* 

Speaker: **Dave Barry** **9:00 — 11:00PM** **Afterglow** *—* *Ken and Frayda Levy Liberty Garden* #### SATURDAY, MAY 6

#### THE FUTURE OF LIBERTY

**8:00 — 9:00AM** **Breakfast** *— Yeager Conference Center* **SESSION II** *Hayek Auditorium* **9:00 — 10:00AM** ***The Intellectual Climate for Liberty*** [**Emily Ekins**](http://www.cato.org/people/emily-ekins), Research Fellow and Director of Polling, Cato Institute 
[**Jacob T. Levy**](http://www.cato.org/people/jacob-levy), Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, McGill University 
**Charles Murray**, W.H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute 
Moderated by [**David Boaz**](http://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz), Executive Vice President, Cato Institute

**10:00 — 11:00AM** ***The Growth and Future of the Libertarian Legal Movement*** **Jonathan H. Adler**, Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director, Center for Business law and Regulation, Case Western Reserve University School of law 
[**Timothy Sandefur**](https://www.cato.org/people/timothy-sandefur), Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; Vice President for Litigation, Goldwater Institute 
[**Ilya Shapiro**](http://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro), Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Editor-in-chief, *Cato Supreme Court Review*, Cato institute 
Moderated by [**Roger Pilon**](http://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon), Vice President for Legal Affairs and B. Kenneth Simon Chair and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

**11:00 — 11:15AM** **Break** **11:15AM — 12:15PM** ***The Future of Work*** **Nicholas Eberstadt**, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute 
**David R. Henderson**, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution 
[**Brink Lindsey**](http://www.cato.org/people/brink-lindsey), Vice President for Research, Cato Institute 
**Andy Stern**, Senior Fellow, Columbia University; Former President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 
Moderated by [**Michael D. Tanner**](http://www.cato.org/people/michael-tanner), Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

**12:15 — 1:45PM** **Lunch** *—* *Yeager Conference Center* 

Speaker: **George F. Will**, Columnist, *Washington Post* **2:00 — 2:45PM** ***Modernizing the Federal Government*** **Mick Mulvaney**, Director, Office of Management and Budget

**2:45 — 3:00PM** **Break** **3:00 — 3:30PM** ***A Strategy for Cato’s Future*** 

[**Peter Goettler**](http://www.cato.org/people/peter-goettler), President & CEO, Cato Institute **3:30 — 4:00PM** ***Partnership for Liberty*** 

[**Robert A. Levy**](http://www.cato.org/people/robert-levy), Chairman, Cato Institute **4:30 — 6:45PM** **Afternoon tea with Kentucky Derby viewing at the Morrison-Clark Historic Inn & Restaurant** **7:00 — 11:00PM** **40 YEARS OF ADVANCING LIBERTY PARTY** #### SUNDAY, MAY 7

**9:00 — 10:00AM** **Bloody Mary Brunch** *—* *Yeager Conference Center* **10:15 — 11:00AM**Speaker: [**P.J. O’Rourke**](http://www.cato.org/people/pj-orourke), *How the Hell Did This Happen?* **11:00AM — 12:30PM** ***Past, Present, and Future of Liberty*** 

Interview by **Russ Roberts**, John and Jean De Nault Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; Host, *EconTalk* 
**David Boaz**, **P.J. O’Rourke**, and **George F. Will** **12:30 — 1:00PM** **A Final Toast** — *Ken and Frayda Levy Liberty Garden* *Attire for the policy sessions is business casual. For the dinners, business attire is suggested. The 40 Years of Advancing Liberty Party on Saturday evening is cocktail attire.*