Reclaiming the West: Liberty in Equality or Constraint

Mr. Lacalle has presented and given keynote speeches at the most prestigious forums globally including the Federal Reserve in Houston, the Heritage Foundation in Washington, London School of Economics, Funds Society Forum in Miami, World Economic Forum, Forecast Summit in Peru, Mining Show in Dubai, Our Crowd in Jerusalem, Nordea Investor Summit in Oslo, and many others.

Mr Lacalle is also a lecturer at the London School of Economics, UNED University, IEB and IE Business School.

Author of the best-selling books:

• “Life In The Financial Markets”(Wiley, 2014), translated to Portuguese and Spanish.
• “The Energy World Is Flat”(Wiley, 2014, with Diego Parrilla), translated to Portuguese and Chinese
• “Escape from the Central Bank Trap”(2017, BEP), translated to Spanish.

In Spanish: “Nosotros los Mercados”, “La Madre de Todas las Batallas”, “Viaje a la Libertad Economica”, “Hablando se Entiende la Gente”, “La Pizarra de Daniel Lacalle”, “Acabemos con el Paro” and “La Gran Trampa” (Deusto).

Regular collaborator with CNBC, World Economic Forum, Epoch Times, Mises Institute, Hedgeye, Zero Hedge, Focus Economics, Seeking Alpha, El Español, The Commentator, and The Wall Street Journal.

• Chief Economist at Tressis SV
• Fund Manager at Adriza International Opportunities.
• Member of the advisory board of the Rafael del Pino foundation.
• Commissioner of the Community of Madrid in London.
• President of Instituto Mises Hispano.
• Professor at IE business school, IEB and UNED.
• Ranked Top 20 most influential economist in the world 2016 (Richtopia).

A Masters graduate in European politics and law from University College Dublin, he has spent almost 20 years at the EU parliament, working in a variety of functions, including as an adviser to two previous Presidents, where he also dealt with intercultural and interreligious dialogue already in 2008, managing the European Parliament’s programme for the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.

Fearghas also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Trinity College Dublin and worked for a number of years as an educator in Ireland, the UK and Kuwait, before pursuing his post-graduate studies. He has also lived in Iceland for a period of 14 months where he worked as a church administrator.

An avid traveller, Fearghas has visited most countries in Asia where he has a particular interest in studying the conditions for religious freedom, frequently preparing country reports for the European Parliament’s cross-party grouping on Freedom of Religion or Belief, with which he collaborates closely in his work.

Puffert is an economic historian with a research interest in the economic causes and consequences of technological change. He has published in leading journals in his field, and his book on the standardization of railway track gauge was published by the University of Chicago Press. In recent years he has pursued interests in economic ethics and the relationship of economic ideas to political ideology.

Early in his career, Puffert consulted for the World Bank, and he worked six years for the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington.

As president of the Acton Institute, Fr. Sirico lectures at colleges, universities, and business organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. His writings on religious, political, economic, and social matters are published in a variety of journals, including: the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the London Financial Times, the Washington Times, the Detroit News, and National Review. Fr. Sirico is often called upon by members of the broadcast media for statements regarding economics, civil rights, and issues of religious concern, and has provided commentary for CNN, ABC, the BBC, NPR, and CBS' 60 Minutes, among others.

In April of 1999, Fr. Sirico was awarded an honorary doctorate in Christian Ethics from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and in May of 2001, Universidad Francisco Marroquin awarded him an honorary doctorate in Social Sciences. He is a member of the prestigious Mont Pèlerin Society, the American Academy of Religion, and the Philadelphia Society, and is on the Board of Advisors of the Civic Institute in Prague. Father Sirico also served on the Michigan Civil Rights Commission from 1994 to 1998. His pastoral ministry has included a chaplaincy to AIDS patients at the National Institutes of Health. He is the Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Acton Institute maintains a vigorous editorial outreach, especially through its president, Rev. Robert A. Sirico. This site maintains an archive of many of his essays and reviews.

Father Sirico holds dual Italian and American citizenship.

From 1995-2001, he held the position of Observer of the Holy See at the Steering Committee of Social Policy in the Council of Europe. Spieker was the President of the Association International pour L’enseignement social chrétien (1992-1995 & 2002-2007) and the Consultor of the Papal Council Justice and Peace (2012-2016). He is a member of the board of Zeitschrift für Lebensrecht, Journal of Markets and Morality, Neue Ordnung, Ethos (Lublin) und Intus-Legere Filosofia (Santiago). He is married and has six children.