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Jane Grote Abell

Jane Grote Abell: The Missing Piece: Doing Business the Donatos Way

March 25, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Burt Folsom: The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America

February 26, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Ai in the Workplace Panel Discussion guests

AI in the Workplace Panel Discussion

January 28, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


The Business of Healthcare Panel Discussion

November 20, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


CFE_Socialist_Beer speakers


Robert Lawson & Benjamin Powell: This Beer Tastes Like Socialism

October 8, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Ben Klutsey CFE Speaker


Ben Klutsey: Undivide Us: Movie Screening & Discussion

September 19, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Yeonmi Parks speaking at CFE event


Yeonmi Park: From North Korea to America: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

April 2, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


CFE Event: Investing in Communities speakers


Investing in Communities Where it Makes a Difference

February 13, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Panelists discuss reinventing downtown Lousiville in a CFE event


Reinventing Downtown Louisville: Exploring Post-Pandemic Real Estate Opportunities

January 23, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Will Scott: Life on Wall Street

November 8, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Jason Brennan: Why It’s OK to Want to be Rich

October 17, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Hospitality and Tourism Panel

The Business of Hospitality & Tourism in Kentuckiana: A Panel Discussion

September 26, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


The Future of the Bourbon Industry: A Panel Discussion

April 4, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Roman Yampolskiy speaking at event about AI

Roman Yampolskiy: A Look into the Future with Artificial Intelligence

February 28, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Marian Tupy: Superabundance

February 1, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | RM 351
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Magatte Wade with Steve Gohmann

Magatte Wade: Better Lives Through Business

November 15, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Bob Luddy Speaking

Bob Luddy: The Impact of Regulation on Business and Consumers

October 24, 2022, 4:00 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Howard Behar and Steve Gohmann

Howard Behar: It’s Not About the Coffee

September 27, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Panel Discussion: Drugs, Drones & Disasters: Markets are Everywhere

March 23, 2022, 4:00 p.m.
College of Business | Room 351
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Robert Anthony Peters & Patrick Reasonover: China Movie Shorts Discussion with the Producers

March 1, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


T.K. Coleman: The Economics of Your Dreams

February 16, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Virginia Walden Ford

Virginia Walden Ford: Miss Virginia

November 9, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
Student Activities Center | Floyd Theatre
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Corey DeAngelis: School Choice: Dispelling the Myths

November 3, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


Amity Shlaes: New Deal 2.0: A Look at History’s Record and Implications for Today

September 22, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


CFE Second Chance Hiring

The Business and Ethical Case for Second Chance Hiring

April 1, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
College of Business | Online (via Zoom)
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video | Podcast


Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt: The Coddling of the American Mind

March 15, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
College of Business | Online (via Zoom)
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video | Podcast


Clifton Taulbert: The Black Wall Street Race Massacre 100 Years Later: What Have We Learned?

February 23, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
College of Business | Online (via Zoom)
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video | Podcast


Matt Ridley: Innovation and Freedom

November 5, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | Online (via Zoom)
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video | Podcast


OJ Oleka and Terrance Sullivan

OJ Oleka & Terrance Sullivan: The Economic Impact of Racism

October 14, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | Online (via Zoom)
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video | Podcast


Patrick Reasonover: They Say it Can’t Be Done

September 16, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | Online (via Zoom)
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video | Podcast


Entrepreneur Clifton Taulbert presenting in the PNC Horn Auditorium

Clifton Taulbert: The Comprehensive Impact of an Entrepreneurial Journey

February 19, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video


James Otteson: Honorable Business: A Framework For Business in a Just and Humane Society

January 30, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
College of Business | PNC Horn Auditorium
University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


CFE Past Events 2019 and earlier


Bob Lawson & Ben Powell: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World
November 4, 2019, 4:30 p.m. | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


Rob Kapilow: All You Have to do is Listen
October 2, 2019, 4:30 p.m. | School of Music | Comstock Concert Hall | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


Magatte Wade: The Moral Impact of Entrepreneurship
September 18, 2019, 4:30 p.m. | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


Bitcoin, Blockchain, & Central Bank Digital Currency
with David Andolfatto & Julie Stackhouse
April 10, 2019, 4:30 p.m. | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Pay for Play in the NCAA Panel Discussion
March 20, 2019 | Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos


Naomi Brockwell & Sasha Hodder: Bitcoin & Regulation– Can they coexist?
March 6, 2019, 4:30 p.m. | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Interview (at 22:00)


Will Luther: Is Bitcoin a Bubble?
February 18, 2019, 4:30 p.m. | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Interview (at 11:15)


Tyler Cowen: Is Big Tech Evil? What Do the Economics Say?
November 8, 2018, 4:30 p.m. | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video


Matt Ridley: Optimism & Innovation
October 10, 2018, 4:30 p.m. | College of Business, Room 336 | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Interview (at 22:57)


Vince Tyra: Business Values on the Field & in the Office
September 12, 2018 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
News | Photos | Video


Local Crime & Justice Issues
March 28, 2018 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


John Pfaff
Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform

February 22, 2018 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


Criminal Justice Issues & Reform
January 23, 2018 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


Kentucky’s Bourbon Boom
November 15, 2017 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


Insights from Steve Forbes
September 12, 2017 | Middleton Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Podcast


Economics & Entrepreneurship Summer Program
July 11-12, 2017 | College of Business | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | News


Investors & Entrepreneurs: Different Perspectives
March 30, 2017 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Interview


Bob Luddy: The Entrepreneur, Servant of the User
March 9, 2017 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos


Star Parker: USA Should Embrace, Not Over-Regulate Entrepreneurs
February 9, 2017 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Interview


John Allison: The Philosophic Fight for the Future of America
January 25, 2017 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Interview | Panel Photos


President Trump: Challenges & Opportunites, Stephan Gohmann, panelist
January 23, 2017 | Chao Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video


Ning Wang: How China Became Capitalist
November 14, 2016 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION


Frank Dikotter: The Tragedy of Liberation
October 10, 2016 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Interview


Yeonmi Park: In Order to Live: My Journey to Freedom
September 15, 2016 | Middleton Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Interview | News


Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. Better Business. with John Schnatter
April 14, 2016 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video | UofL News | Local News


Intellectual Property with Lars Smith and Alex Tabarrok
March 29, 2016 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video


Government & Entrepreneurship with Steve Gohmann
February 29, 2016 | Southern Florida University
Video


Immigration: A Case for Free Trade in Labor with Dr. Benjamin Powell
February 17, 2016 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
Video


Morality and Capitalism with David Kendall
November 9, 2015 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video


Immigration Debate: Good or Bad for America with Alex Nowrasteh and Mark Krikorian
October 14, 2015 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Video


INAUGURAL EVENT: What Capitalism Does to Us and for Us with Jonathan Haidt
September 30, 2015 | PNC Horn Auditorium | University of Louisville
EVENT INFORMATION
Photos | Video | Interview


FreeSpeak Podcast

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FreeSpeak is a podcast brought to you by the Center for Free Enterprise at the University of Louisville College of Business. In each episode, we’ll talk about the role of free enterprise and principled entrepreneurship in improving the well-being of society. We’ll speak with people making the news and making lives better, including business owners, entrepreneurs, authors, and economists.

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FreeSpeak Podcast Covid Episodes

During the COVID-19 crisis, FreeSpeak episodes will focus on topics related to the economics of the pandemic and will feature a discussion led by Center director Dr. Stephen Gohmann.


During the COVID-19 crisis, FreeSpeak episodes will focus on topics related to the economics of the pandemic and will feature a discussion led by Center director Dr. Stephen Gohmann. New episodes premiere on Wednesday mornings.