Lockdowns, Bailouts, and Liberty:

Arrival and Registration

Welcome: Why the Global Liberty Institute?

Joshua Rauh and Scott Atlas

Co-Founders, GLI

Opening Remarks by Joshua Rauh

Opening Remarks by Scott Atlas

Welcoming GLI to Switzerland

Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud

Switzerland Ambassador to the United States

Speech by the Switzerland Ambassador to the United States

Panel 1: Economic Policy During the Pandemic: How Can the Damage be Undone?

Economics panel intro by Joshua Rauh

Moderator:

Joshua Rauh, Ormond Family Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA

Panelists:

Veronique de Rugy

George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy; Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, USA

Written remarks by Veronique de Rugy found here

Panel remarks by Veronique de Rugy

Reiner Eichenberger

Professor for Economic and Financial Policy, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Panel remarks by Reiner Eichenberger

Paul Frijters

Visiting Professor, London School of Economics, UK; Professor, MBS College, Saudi Arabia

Panel remarks by Paul Frijters

Konrad Hummler

Managing Partner, M1 AG, St. Gallen; Entrepreneur; President, Swiss Civil Society Association, Switzerland

Panel remarks by Konrad Hummler

Thomas Mayer

Managing Director and Founder, Flossbach von Storch Research Institute; former Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank, Germany

Written remarks by Thomas Mayer found here

Panel remarks by Thomas Mayer

Q & A and Open Discussion

Panel 2: Health, Class, and Civil Liberties in Lockdowns: What Happened and What’s Next?

Health panel intro by Scott Atlas

Moderator:

Scott Atlas, Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA

Panelists:

Marilisa D’Amico

Professor of Constitutional Law, and Vice-Rector for Legality, Transparency and Equality of Rights at the University of Milan, Italy

Written remarks by Marilisa D’Amico found here

Panel remarks by Marilisa D’Amico

Lotta Stern

CEO, Ratio Institute, Stockholm; Professor of Sociology, Stockholm University, Sweden.

Panel remarks by Lotta Stern

Pietro Vernazza

Former Chief Physician, Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Hospital Hygiene, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland.

Panel remarks by Pietro Vernazza

John Yoo

Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley, USA

Written remarks by John Yoo found here

Panel remarks by John Yoo

Q & A and Open Discussion

Concluding Remarks

Joshua Rauh and Scott Atlas & Co-Founders, GLI

Reception