Schedule of Events

Friday, September 19, 2025
Registration4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Welcome & Coffee6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Plenary Dinner7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Cocktail & Networking9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Religious Services - Catholic and Protestant 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome & Coffee8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Mainstage Session 1: Anthropology and Natural Law - Michael Miller9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Mainstage Session 2: Poverty - Luiz Philippe de Orléans and Yago Martins10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mainstage Session 3: Threats To Liberty In Brazil - Nikolas Ferreira, André Marsiglia, Andressa Bravin and Helio Beltrão1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Coffee Break2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 4A: Economics Before Adam Smith - Marcus Rycembel Boeira - Sala 33:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 4B: Brazilian History and The Case For Liberty - Rafael Nogueira - Salão A3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 4F: Technology, Abundance, and the Common Good - Dan Churchwell - Sala 43:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 4D: Capitalism and Favelas - Rafael Satiê - Sala 73:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 4C: Who really is John Galt? - Robert A. Sirico - Business Center3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 4E: Ideology and Religion - Marize Schons - Sala 23:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Break4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Session 5E: The History of Freedom - John Pinheiro - Business Center5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Session 5D: Defending Religious Liberty In Brazil - Jean Regina and Thiago Vieira - Sala 45:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Session 5B: Libertarianism and Christianity - Paulo Ghedini - Sala 35:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Session 5A: Pope Leo and Catholic Social Teaching - Michael Miller - Salão A5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Session 5C: Faith, Family, and Work - Otto Vontobel - Sala 25:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Cocktail6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Closing Dinner7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Cocktail & Networking9:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Speakers

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


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


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


Thiago Vieira
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