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
Reception & Dinner
- Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
- Es Saadi Palace
Dinner sponsored by the Cato Institute | Opening remarks by Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi (Morocco), co-host of the Meeting
Address by the Past President The Mont Pelerin Society
- Dr. Gabriel Calzada
- Es Saadi Palace
Address by Dr. Gabriel Calzada, Past President The Mont Pelerin Society
Session 1 - Behavioural Economics and Messages of Liberty: The Perfect Frenemies
- Dorde Trikoš Rory Sutherland Dr. Pierre Garello
- Es Saadi Palace Conference room
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 John Papola
- Es Saadi Palace Conference room
Confirmed discussion leader: Dr. Alberto Mingardi (Italy) | Confirmed panelists: Dr. Jo Ann Cavallo (USA), John Papola (USA)
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 Restaurant
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 Conference room
Confirmed discussion leader: Dr. Peter C. Mentzel (USA) | Confirmed panelists: Dr. John Constable (UK) Dr. Debra Lieberman (USA)
Group discussion about Sessions 1-3 for MPS Members
- Dr. Tom Palmer
- Es Saadi Palace Conference room
Facilitator: Dr. Tom Palmer (USA)
Three concurring session for Young Scholars
Three concurring session for Young Scholars
Session 4 - Islam’s Compatibility with Economic and Political Freedoms
- Dr. Timur Kuran Dr. Ahmet T. Kuru Dr. Tarek Masoud
- Es Saadi Palace Conference room
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 Conference room
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 Restaurant
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 Conference room
Confirmed discussion leader: Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi (Morocco) | Confirmed panelists: Dr. Tom Palmer (USA), Dr. Jonathan Rauch (USA)
Group discussion about Sessions 4-6 for MPS Members
- Dr. Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
- Es Saadi Palace Conference room
Facilitator: Dr. Deirdre Nansen McCloskey (USA)
Reception & Closing Dinner
- Michel Kelly-Gagnon Peter Cooper
- Palais Soleiman
Dinner sponsored by Cooper Investors | Welcoming and introductory remarks from Peter Cooper (Australia) | Address by Michel Kelly-Gagnon (Canada), co-host of the Meeting