Agenda

Friday, April 25 (Radlická kulturní sportovna)

Mainstage

18:00 – 18:30

Doors Open

18:30 – 18:40

Welcome Address
Stefan Aćimović, Andre Freo

18:40 – 19:00

Economic Freedom: Fundamentally Important and the Most Attacked
Leszek Balcerowicz

19:00 – 19:40

Global Assault on Human Rights
Lobsang Sangay, Anastasiia Holovnenko, Tom G. Palmer

19:40 – 00:00

Welcome Social

Saturday, April 26 (Gabriel Loci)

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Lustrový sál (Borovský Room)

9:00

Registration Opens

9:30

Liberty Fair Opens

10:30 – 10:40

Welcome to LibertyCon Europe 2025
Elizabeth Tsereteli & Florian Windberger

10:40 – 11:10

Openness as a Catalyst for Progress
Johan Norberg

11:10 – 11:50

After the End of History: Is the Age of Globalisation Over?
David Friedman, Radovan Ďurana, Tom G. Palmer

*Takes place in Knihovna (Library)*

Fireside Chat: The Anarcho-Capitalist or Anarcho-Agorist Path to Freedom in Practice
Urza

11:50 – 12:00

Break

12:00 – 12:45

How Can We Achieve Growth and Innovation for Europe?
Andreas Hellmann, Pieter Cleppe, Anne Struffmann, Fred De Fossard
Moderator: Lorenzo Montanari

Are We Good Enough for Liberty?

Lawrence Reed

Human Rights in China
Lobsang Sangay, Li Schoolland, Zhou Fengsuo
Moderator: Martin Pánek

12:45 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:20

Free-Market Alternatives to the EU Green Deal & Carbon Trade Barriers

Rob Armstrong, Lukasz Wojdyga, José Carlos Rodríguez
Moderator: Pieter Cleppe

*Takes place in Knihovna (Library)*

Fireside Chat: How is Argentina Faring under Milei’s Radical Agenda?
Federico Fernandez, Eliska Volencova

14:20 – 14:30

Break

14:30 – 15:15

The Impact of AI on Electoral Outcomes
Brigitte van den Berg, Ines Holzegger, Sven Gerst, Francesco Cappelletti

The Road the Serfdom: Yes, It Can Happen Here
Ana Tavadze, Aleksandar Kokotović, Zoltan Kesz

Moderator: Stefan Aćimović

North Korea: The Story of a Defector Jihyun Park

15:15 – 15:30

Break

15:30 – 16:15

Privatisation as a Reform for Prosperity
Nataliya Melnyk, Leszek Balczerowicz, Syed Kamall
Moderator: Filip Blaha

CBDCs: Monetary Innovation or Tool of Oppression
Zach Harvey, Matthew Feeney, Lawrence H. White
Moderator: Leonardas Marcinkevicius

Can the Middle East Ever Be Liberal

Faisal al Mutar, Amjad Aun

16:15 – 16:45

Break

16:45 – 17:30

Open Borders: Migration and Labour Markets
Deanna Ross, Marcin Zieliński, Harrison Griffiths
Moderator: Sven Gerst

Is Bitcoin the Path to Better Money?
Lawrence H. White

Ukraine as the Frontline of the Fight for Liberty
Anastasiia Holovnenko, Anna Tymoshenko, Nataliya Melnyk

Moderator: Tom G. Palmer

17:45 – 18:00

Break

18:00 – 18:45

The Terrifying Rise of Authoritarian Populism

Aaron Ross Powell, Tom G. Palmer, Zoltan Kesz

18:45 – 19:00

Closing Remarks

20:00-22:00

VIP Dinner

21:00-01:00

Saturday Social (Klub Lávka)

Sunday, April 27 (Gabriel Loci)

10:30-12:00

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Fighting Bureaucracy in the Age of DOGE: How to Cut Red Tape and Win Hearts
Barbora Krempaska, Martin Vlachynsky, Máté Hejba, Oksana Kuziakiv, Marcin Zielinski, Martin Pánek

12:00

Liberty Fair Opens

12:30-13:00

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

An Economist’s Case for Liberty
David Friedman

13:00-13:30

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

Free Private Cities – A New Operating System For Living Together
Titus Gebel

13:00-13:45

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Being Right Is Not Enough
Urza

13:30 – 14:00

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

How to Survive as a Digital Nomad on Crypto in 2025

Pavol Luptak

13:45 – 14:30

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

[CZ] Stát a Bitcoin
Jiří Havránek, Jakub Jedlinský

Moderator: Teodor Kuběna

14:00 – 14:45

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

How Philosophy Can Reclaim Economics from Technocracy
Elena Leontjeva, Philip Booth, Moderator: Syed Kamall

14:00-15:00

Lustrový sál (Borovský Room)

Workshop on Civil Resistance and Non-Violent Activism
Dachi Imedadze, Ana Tavadze

14:15 – 15:00

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

[CZ] Oběti konopné prohibice: Proč zavíráme lidi do vězení za rostlinu?

Irena Fenyklová, Dana Syslová

Moderator: Lukáš Hurt

14:45 – 15:00

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

Bitcoin is Freedom-Up Technology
Matyáš Kuchař

15:00-16:00

Lustrový sál (Borovský Room)

Bitcoin Adoption Workshop
Anna Chekhovich

15:00 – 15:45

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

Bad Policy, Worse Outcomes – The Case Against Prohibition
Alberto Gomez Hernandez , Federico Fernandez, Martin Pánek, Tom G. Palmer,
Moderator: Reem Ibrahim

15:00 – 15:45

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

[CZ] Ruská invaze na Ukrajinu očima dobrovolníků
Ernest Voltr, Vít Samek, Richard Křesina, Štěpán Adam

Moderator: Ketevan Kartsydze

15:45 – 16:00

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Defunding Russia Through the Free Market

Felix Hosse

15:45 – 16:30

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

What Have the Capitalists Ever Done for Us?

Nikos Sotirakopoulos

16:00 – 16:30

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Human Respect: A Profound Principle
Kenneth Wagner

16:30 – 16:45

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Student Sessions

Poverty, Prosperity, and My Path to Freedom
Marta Ramirez Trives

16:30 – 17:15

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

Mercantilism Strikes Back: Trumponomics in International Trade
Pavel Potužák, Rob Armstrong, Aaron Ross Powell
Moderator: Reem Ibrahim

16:45 – 17:00

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Student Sessions

Georgia’s Fight for Freedom
Gurami Tsagareishvili

17:00 – 17:15

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Student Sessions

Convenience Is Not Freedom: The Human Cost of a Cashless Future

Anne Struffmann

17:15-17:30

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Student Sessions

How the Crusade on Drugs Destroys Societies
Bernardino Azarias Ferrer Lozano

17:30 – 18:00

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

Comedy and Making Honest Content
Remy

17:30 – 18:30

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

Film Screening: Mr. Nobody Against Putin

17:45 – 18:30

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

Bitcoin FilmFest: Fix the Money, Fix the Culture
Tomek Kołodziejczuk

19:00 – 00:00

Rajská zahrada (Main Room)

Farewell Social

19:00 – 00:00

Klenbový sál (Karel Engliš Room)

SFL Alumni Social

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