Charles H. Dallara is an American banker and the former managing director of the Institute of International Finance, which is a group representing the global financial services industry. He served as the managing director of the Institute of International Finance, Inc. from 1993 to 2013, leading it in its prominent role during the European sovereign debt crisis, including the private sector involvement (PSI) agreement reached between European countries and financial organisations on the one hand and the Greek government on the other, "the biggest sovereign restructuring in history." Before tha ..read more

Daniel Kral is a Senior Economist within the macroeconomics forecasting division of Oxford Economics. He joined Oxford Economics in April 2021 in London and leads the coverage of the Nordic region. Daniel holds a Master of Research from University College London where his thesis won the Frank Carter prize for the best post-graduate thesis in 2014. Before, he worked at IHS Markit, VEON, RS Consulting and at the Brussels office of British EU affairs think tank Open Europe. On Twitter/X, he is one of the most prominent analysts monitoring the developments of European economies. In this episode of ..read more

Mohamed Magdy Farid (Arabic: محمد مجدي فريد, born 18 August 1982) is an Egyptian Classic Liberal politician. He has been a Senator since 2020. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial and management engineering from October 6 University, and a master's degree in Sustainable development Planning with a specialization in Economic Development from the Egyptian National Planning Institute. He was a founding member of the Free Egyptians Party but sits now as an independent. In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor ⁠Pieter Cleppe⁠ discusses the follow ..read more

M'backé N'diaye holds a degree in law and political science from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. He is a specialist in the Sahel region. His work thereby focuses on geopolitics, the history of religions and the Sahel region. He is also a political communications consultant. In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor ⁠Pieter Cleppe⁠ discusses the following topics: -        The background of the crisis and civil war in Darfur -        Why do there seem to be ..read more

Brad Lips is the chief executive officer of Atlas Network, a US non-profit that provides training, networking and grants for libertarian, free-market, and conservative groups around the world. It aims to secure for all individuals the rights to economic and personal freedom, through its global network of strategic partners. Atlas Network was founded in 1981 by Sir Antony Fisher, a British entrepreneur, who was influenced by economist F.A. Hayek and his book, The Road to Serfdom. On its website, it notes that “Atlas Network partners in Europe are skeptical of the illiberal right and the sociali ..read more

Christopher Snowdon is the head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. His research focuses on lifestyle freedoms, prohibition and policy-based evidence. He is a regular contributor to the Spectator, Telegraph and Spiked and often appears on TV and radio discussing social and economic issues. Snowdon’s work encompasses a diverse range of topics including ‘sin taxes’, state funding of charities, happiness economics, ‘public health’ regulation, gambling and the black market. Recent publications include ‘Drinking, Fast and Slow’, ‘The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark’s Fat Tax ..read more

Rod Richardson is a philanthropist who serves as the President of the Grace Richardson Fund (GRF), which is the leading private foundation pioneering free market climate policy. He is also co-founder/co-chair of the Climate & Freedom International Coalition Meeting, co-facilitated in collaboration with Americans for Tax Reform Foundation/Tholos Foundation.  GRF pioneers new free market solutions to emerging 21st century challenges.  Their free market climate policy consists of a set of new proposals rooted in the observation that the key solution for climate change, poverty and t ..read more

Martin Kinnunen is a Member of the Swedish Parliament (SD-ECR). He has been a Member of the Riksdag since 2014, elected for the Stockholm constituency since 2018. Before, he was elected for the Gothenburg constituency. He is a member of both the EU Committee and the Environment and Agriculture affairs Committee, and serves as the climate and environmental policy spokesperson for his party. Kinnunen has been press secretary for the Sweden Democrats in 2010–2014 and also served as Chairman of Sweden Democratic Youth between 2005 and 2007. Kinnunen is a trained economist (PhD) and has completed a ..read more

Dalibor Rohac, originally from Slovakia, is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies European political and economic trends, specifically Central and Eastern Europe, the European Union (EU) and the eurozone, US-EU relations, and the post-Communist transitions and backsliding of countries in the former Soviet bloc. He is concurrently a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels and a fellow at Anglo-American University in Prague. Before joining AEI, Dr. Rohac was affiliated with the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Li ..read more

Elena Leontjeva is the co-founder and President of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LMFI). She founded the influential Lithuanian think tank in 1990. She holds degrees in economics, mathematics and programming and has directed research and policy advocacy at the Institute, whilst playing a key role in her country’s transition. Ms. Leontjeva was named by magazine Veidas among the ten personalities who have changed Lithuania. She has contributed to the reforms in the Banking system, introduction of the Currency Board and the Litas Credibility Law, building the legal foundations for the Secu ..read more