Schedule of Events
| Friday, September 19, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Registration | 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
| Welcome & Coffee | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
| Plenary Dinner | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Cocktail & Networking | 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM |
| Saturday, September 20, 2025 | |
| Religious Services - Catholic and Protestant | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
| Welcome & Coffee | 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
| Mainstage Session 1: Anthropology and Natural Law - Michael Miller | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Mainstage Session 2: Poverty - Luiz Philippe de Orléans and Yago Martins | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Lunch | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
| Mainstage Session 3: Threats To Liberty In Brazil - Nikolas Ferreira, André Marsiglia, Andressa Bravin and Helio Beltrão | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Coffee Break | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Session 4A: Economics Before Adam Smith - Marcus Rycembel Boeira - Sala 3 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Session 4B: Brazilian History and The Case For Liberty - Rafael Nogueira - Salão A | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Session 4F: Technology, Abundance, and the Common Good - Dan Churchwell - Sala 4 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Session 4D: Capitalism and Favelas - Rafael Satiê - Sala 7 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Session 4C: Who really is John Galt? - Robert A. Sirico - Business Center | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Session 4E: Ideology and Religion - Marize Schons - Sala 2 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Break | 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Session 5E: The History of Freedom - John Pinheiro - Business Center | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
| Session 5D: Defending Religious Liberty In Brazil - Jean Regina and Thiago Vieira - Sala 4 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
| Session 5B: Libertarianism and Christianity - Paulo Ghedini - Sala 3 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
| Session 5A: Pope Leo and Catholic Social Teaching - Michael Miller - Salão A | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
| Session 5C: Faith, Family, and Work - Otto Vontobel - Sala 2 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
| Cocktail | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
| Closing Dinner | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Cocktail & Networking | 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM |
Speakers

Rafael Nogueira
Historian, Teacher, and Philosopher / Historiador, Professor e Filósofo
Session 4B: Brazilian History and The Case For Liberty - Rafael Nogueira - Salão A

John Pinheiro
Acton Institute
Director Of Research / Diretor de Pesquisa
Session 5E: The History of Freedom - John Pinheiro - Business Center

Jean Marques Regina
VR ADVOGADOS
Sócio Diretor
Session 5D: Defending Religious Liberty In Brazil - Jean Regina and Thiago Vieira - Sala 4

Rafael Satiê
City Council Member for the City Of Rio De Janeiro / Vereador da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Session 4D: Capitalism and Favelas - Rafael Satiê - Sala 7

Marize Schons
Professor and Researcher / Professora e Pesquisadora
Session 4E: Ideology and Religion - Marize Schons - Sala 2

Robert A. Sirico
Acton Institute
President Emeritus
Session 4C: Who really is John Galt? - Robert A. Sirico - Business Center
Closing Dinner

Marcel Van Hattem
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil / Membro da Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil
Plenary Dinner

Thiago Vieira
President of the Brazilian Institute of Law and Religion / Presidente do Instituto Brasileiro de Direito e Religião
Session 5D: Defending Religious Liberty In Brazil - Jean Regina and Thiago Vieira - Sala 4

Otto Vontobel
Entrepreneur / Empresário
Session 5C: Faith, Family, and Work - Otto Vontobel - Sala 2
