The Liberty Conference 2011
Event date
Friday, February 4, 2011
Was held in Brussels 4 February 2011 to commemorate the centenary of the late US president Ronald Reagan. Speakers from Europe and the US explored Reagan’s legacy as the current US President Barack Obama turns to his Republican predecessor for inspiration about how to transform America in difficult economic and political times.
“We’ve seen Obama as Roosevelt, Obama as Clinton – now it’s Obama as Reagan,” said Fred Smith Jr., Founder President of the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Founding Patron The Rt Hon. The Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven LG, OM, FRS
President Geoffrey Van Orden MBE MEP | Director Tom Miers
President Geoffrey Van Orden MBE MEP | Director Tom Miers
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