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Global Economic Summit
Thursday July 9, 2026 9:35am - 10:00am PDT
Main Stage Room 130-135

Moderators
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Rob Arnott

The Market Contrarian, Research Affiliates
Rob Arnott is founder and chair of Research Affiliates, a research-driven asset management firm he launched in 2002. A widely respected financial analyst and innovator, he pioneered investment strategies including the Fundamental Index™ approach and tactical asset allocation. Arnott... Read More →
Speakers
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Li Schoolland

Voice for Truth and Freedom
Li Schoolland is an author, speaker, and tireless advocate for liberty, whose life story embodies the devastating cost of tyranny—and the enduring power of the human spirit. Born and raised in Maoist China, Li survived the horrors of the Cultural Revolution, including forced labor... Read More →
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Barbara Kolm

The Diplomat for Free Markets
Economist, policy strategist, law maker and one of Europe’s most effective champions of classical liberalism. Barbara is President of the Friedrich A. von Hayek Institute and Director of Austrian Economics Center, where she works to advance the ideas of the Austrian School of Economics... Read More →
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John Fund

The Watchdog of Power, National Review
John Fund is a veteran political journalist and investigative commentator known for his relentless scrutiny of government power and electoral integrity. A longtime columnist for National Review and former member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal, Fund has spent decades... Read More →
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Diogo Costa

President, Foundation for Economic Education
Diogo Costa is the President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the Catholic University of Petrópolis and a master's degree in Political Science from Columbia University. Diogo has been a researcher at the Cato Institute and the... Read More →
Exhibitors
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FEE

714 and Pros Lounge, Foundation for Economic Education
FEE's mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society. These principles include: individual liberty, free-market economics, entrepreneurship, private property, high moral character, and limited governme... Read More →
Thursday July 9, 2026 9:35am - 10:00am PDT
Main Stage Room 130-135
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