2025 SPECIAL MEETING
Es Saadi Palace - Resort, Marrakech (Morocco)
Reaching New Audiences for Classical Liberalism
This special meeting will examine how the appeal and the application of classical liberal ideas can be widened. We will explore how the traditions of liberty and spontaneous order that are present (sometimes only implicitly so) in various cultures and academic disciplines can help us reach this goal.
From Tuesday, October 7th 2025 to Friday, October 10th 2025
MPS 2025 Marrakech Program
Program in Detail
Reception & Get together
- Es Saadi Palace - Bar Egyptian
Reception & Get together
Opening Dinner sponsored by the Cato Institute | Opening Remarks by the co-host of the Meeting
- Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Opening Dinner sponsored by the Cato Institute - Opening Remarks
Opening Dinner sponsored by the Cato Institute | Address by the President The Mont Pelerin Society
- Dr. Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Opening Dinner sponsored by the Cato Institute - Address by Dr. Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, President The Mont Pelerin Society
Breakfast sponsored by The Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism
- Es Saadi Hotel - Restaurant Le Saadi
Breakfast sponsored by The Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism
Session 1 - Behavioural Economics and Messages of Liberty: The Perfect Frenemies
- Dorde Trikoš Rory Sutherland Dr. Pierre Garello
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Confirmed discussion leader: Dorde Trikoš (Serbia) | Confirmed panelists: Rory Sutherland (UK), Dr. Pierre Garello (France)
Session 2 - The Dissemination of Classical Liberal Ideas Through Cultural Creations
- Dr. Alberto Mingardi Dr. Jo Ann Cavallo María Blanco González
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Confirmed discussion leader: Dr. Alberto Mingardi (Italy) | Confirmed panelists: Dr. Jo Ann Cavallo (USA), María Blanco González (Spain)
Lunch - Debate on the theme: “Is Classical Liberalism Currently Progressing in the Right Direction?” sponsored by The Liberty Fund
- Dr. Peter J. Boettke Dr. Nils Karlson Michel Kelly-Gagnon
- Es Saadi Palace - Lagon & Jardin
Confirmed debaters: Dr. Peter J. Boettke (USA) vs. Dr. Nils Karlson (Sweden) | Facilitator: Michel Kelly-Gagnon (Canada) | Sponsored by The Liberty Fund
Session 3 - Classical Liberalism Through the Lens of Evolutionary Psychology
- Dr. Peter C. Mentzel Dr. John Constable Dr. Debra Lieberman
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Confirmed discussion leader: Dr. Peter C. Mentzel (USA) | Confirmed panelists: Dr. John Constable (UK) Dr. Debra Lieberman (USA)
Group discussion about Sessions 1-3
- Dr. Tom Palmer
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Facilitator: Dr. Tom Palmer (USA)
Three concurring sessions for Young Scholars
- Roberta Herzberg Eamonn Butler Dr. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET | Es Saadi Palace - BAR EGYPTIAN | Es Saadi Hotel - WARDA
Three concurring sessions for Young Scholars
Breakfast sponsored by Free the People Foundation (by invitation only) : How to get the economic way of thinking into popular culture: storytelling, empathy and social media influence
- Es Saadi Hotel - Restaurant Le Saadi
Buffet Breakfast sponsored by Free the People Foundation How to get the economic way of thinking into popular culture: storytelling, empathy and social media influence
Session 4 - Islam’s Compatibility with Economic and Political Freedoms
- Dr. Timur Kuran Dr. Ahmet T. Kuru Dr. Tarek Masoud
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Confirmed discussion leader: Dr. Timur Kuran (USA) | Confirmed panelists: Dr. Ahmet T. Kuru (USA), Dr. Tarek Masoud (USA)
Session 5 - Free-Market Solutions vs. International Aid (Doing Development Differently)
- Dr. Tom Palmer Dr. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili Dr. Hicham El Moussaoui
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Confirmed discussion leader: Dr. Tom Palmer (USA) | Confirmed panelists: Dr. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili (USA), Dr. Hicham El Moussaoui (Morocco)
Lunch - Keynote: Dr. John Constable (UK) – Reaching New Audiences while Discussing Climate and Energy Issues - sponsored by The Rising Tide Foundation
- Dr. John Constable
- Es Saadi Palace - Lagon & Jardin
Lunch - Keynote: Dr. John Constable (UK) – Reaching New Audiences while Discussing Climate and Energy Issues | Sponsored by The Rising Tide Foundation
Session 6 - The Open Society and Its Challenges
- Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi Dr. Tom Palmer Jonathan Rauch
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Confirmed discussion leader: Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi (Morocco) | Confirmed panelists: Dr. Tom Palmer (USA), Dr. Jonathan Rauch (USA)
Group discussion about Sessions 4-6
- James Lawson
- Es Saadi Palace - JEAN BAUCHET
Facilitator: James Lawson (UK)
Reception & Closing Dinner
- Michel Kelly-Gagnon Dr. Gabriel Calzada
- Palais Soleiman
Dinner sponsored by Cooper Investors | Welcoming and introductory remarks from Dr. Gabriel Calzada (Spain) | Address by Michel Kelly-Gagnon (Canada), co-host of the Meeting