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Freedom Fights 2025
lecture
⌚ Start time: 17:00
📌 Place: Warsaw - Mokotów dist., Szkoła Główna Handlowa, aleja Niepodległości 162 (show on the map)
[wydarzenie oraz poniższy opis wyłącznie w języku angielskim]
This event will be held in English and is free of charge after the registration via >> link
The event is under the Honorary Patronage of the Polish Presidency.
Program:
17:00-17:15 Welcoming remarks and Keynote speech “Limited government, unlimited freedom: how to get here from there”
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
17:15-18:15 Panel 1. Europe’s Path to Strategic Independence
Is Europe ready to stand on its own feet? This panel will explore how the continent can navigate rising global tensions and economic pressures to achieve genuine strategic autonomy. From energy and defense to technology and supply chains, the discussion will focus on Europe’s options to reduce dependence on external powers and chart a course toward resilience and sovereignty.
Speakers:
Mikołaj Pisarski, Director of Development at the Civic Development Foundation, Member of the Supervisory Board at the Mises Institute
Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Center for International Relations and the THINKTANK center. Academic lecturer at the University of Warsaw and Vistula University
Marek Budzisz, Publicist, historian, journalist, anti-communist opposition activist, and expert on Russia and post-Soviet areas at the Freedom Institute Foundation
Moderator: David Bednarczyk, Geopolitics Ideas & Strategy Society
40 min discussion
20 min Q&A
20 min Coffee break
18:35-19:35 Panel 2. DOGE and the Chainsaw: Insights for Poland and Europe from deregulation in the USA and Argentina
Radical reforms, shock therapy, and crypto memes—what do they have in common? This panel will examine bold deregulation strategies from the USA and Argentina, examining how unconventional policies and libertarian experiments reshape economies. With lessons and warnings for Poland, the session will unpack how cutting red tape (and sometimes entire institutions) can spark growth and controversy.
Speakers:
Philipp Bagus, Professor at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, author of “The Tragedy of the Euro”
Alexander Tokarev, Associate Professor at the University of Northwood, Michigan
Marek Skawiński, Chief economist of the XYZ
Grover Norquist, an American political activist and anti-tax advocate who is founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform.
Moderator: Marta Roels
40 min discussion
20 min Q&A
19:35-20:00 Keynote speech about the Polish Deregulation Project, Jacek Socha, Project Coordinator of the SprawdzaMY initiative.
Patrons of the event: FOR Civic Development Forum, Freedom Publishing, Ladies of Liberty Alliance, Instytut Misesa, Radykalne Centrum, Stowarzyszenie Libertariańskie, Towarzystwo Ekonomistów Polskich, Centre for International Relations, Fundacja Wolności i Przedsiębiorczości.
This event will be held in English and is free of charge after the registration via >> link
The event is under the Honorary Patronage of the Polish Presidency.
Program:
17:00-17:15 Welcoming remarks and Keynote speech “Limited government, unlimited freedom: how to get here from there”
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
17:15-18:15 Panel 1. Europe’s Path to Strategic Independence
Is Europe ready to stand on its own feet? This panel will explore how the continent can navigate rising global tensions and economic pressures to achieve genuine strategic autonomy. From energy and defense to technology and supply chains, the discussion will focus on Europe’s options to reduce dependence on external powers and chart a course toward resilience and sovereignty.
Speakers:
Mikołaj Pisarski, Director of Development at the Civic Development Foundation, Member of the Supervisory Board at the Mises Institute
Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Center for International Relations and the THINKTANK center. Academic lecturer at the University of Warsaw and Vistula University
Marek Budzisz, Publicist, historian, journalist, anti-communist opposition activist, and expert on Russia and post-Soviet areas at the Freedom Institute Foundation
Moderator: David Bednarczyk, Geopolitics Ideas & Strategy Society
40 min discussion
20 min Q&A
20 min Coffee break
18:35-19:35 Panel 2. DOGE and the Chainsaw: Insights for Poland and Europe from deregulation in the USA and Argentina
Radical reforms, shock therapy, and crypto memes—what do they have in common? This panel will examine bold deregulation strategies from the USA and Argentina, examining how unconventional policies and libertarian experiments reshape economies. With lessons and warnings for Poland, the session will unpack how cutting red tape (and sometimes entire institutions) can spark growth and controversy.
Speakers:
Philipp Bagus, Professor at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, author of “The Tragedy of the Euro”
Alexander Tokarev, Associate Professor at the University of Northwood, Michigan
Marek Skawiński, Chief economist of the XYZ
Grover Norquist, an American political activist and anti-tax advocate who is founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform.
Moderator: Marta Roels
40 min discussion
20 min Q&A
19:35-20:00 Keynote speech about the Polish Deregulation Project, Jacek Socha, Project Coordinator of the SprawdzaMY initiative.
Patrons of the event: FOR Civic Development Forum, Freedom Publishing, Ladies of Liberty Alliance, Instytut Misesa, Radykalne Centrum, Stowarzyszenie Libertariańskie, Towarzystwo Ekonomistów Polskich, Centre for International Relations, Fundacja Wolności i Przedsiębiorczości.