Samuel Gregg, author of a book on Wilhelm Röpke’s political economy, visited Universidad Francisco Marroquín to talk about the life and thought of this outstanding german economist and philosopher who was interested in the intersection between sound political, moral thinking and free market economics. The purpose of his work was to integrate good economics with […]

Samuel Gregg considers crony capitalism is very entrenched in today’s global economy and is a problem in both the political right and left, since it creates significant injustices in economy and politics. This has called people’s attention since very recently, even though it is not a new phenomenon. Gregg explains why crony capitalism creates enormous […]

Tom Evans is principal of Lûcrum Marketing. He brings over twenty years of successful hi-tech business experience, he is recognized for building product management and product marketing organizations from the ground up that develop market-driven technology solutions, creating compelling go-to-market strategies and building strategic partnerships that drive revenue growth in the US and global markets. […]

Ricardo Valenzuela is banker, businessman and charter city activist. He was Governor’s Representative of Sonora, Mexico in the United States. He was also president of Liberty Americas Foundation, and Intermex Financial Corporation, Tucsón, Arizona. Today he collaborates articles on economic, political, and historical topics in newspapers in Mexico, Spain, and throughout Latin America. Valenzuela holds […]

Matt Kibbe is president and CEO of FreedomWorks, previously known as Citizens for a Sound Economy. He is coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto and author of Rules for Patriots: A Pocket Primer for Patriotic Americans. He has also contributed articles for The Wall Street Journal, USA […]

The realm of education is changing radically as we speak. This change involves a paradigm shift that requires all institutions to transform the way they approach the science and business of educating others. Teachers are becoming supportive mentors who empower others in personally-defined endeavours. Technology is becoming an ever-present tool that disrupts the standing institutions […]

Slava Rubin, co-founder of Indiegogo, the revolutionary crowdfunding and fundraising platform, shares his take on the progression and prospects of the funding industry. Rubin describes how the concept of crowdfunding has helped overcome the persistent challenges of raising money. The idea of collecting money through a common technology is as old as Pulitzer’s campaign to […]

In this panel, Gabriel Delgado Ayau leads four successful entrepreneurs in discussing the challenges of starting a business and following your passion. What is the ideal environment required to fuel startup endeavours? Kyle Passarelli, director of engineering at Xoom Corporation, shares the story of an international bill payment product born to help U.S. based, Latin […]

Robert Cooter points out the legal foundations for a appropriate business environment, in which organizations can make correct evaluations in market and defined property rights. Also, he expounds the relationship between law and economic growth, economic reasoning and policy values. Cooter shows an example of this relation with the cases of China and India’s economy […]

Parth Shah speaks on the solving the growing disparity between the rich and the poor that is a problem in so many countries today. According to Shah, the difference in economic wealth is related to the difference in economic freedom of individuals. To illustrate this principle, he retells the story of reform that originated from […]

Scott Lee talks about the value of higher education in the present day, which will more likely allow professional achievements and goals for people. Lee sets out how acquiring information and knowledge influence the habits of citizens and university’s students to pursue a superior education and be part of the successful business world. He illustrates […]

Enormous business opportunities are just a click away from your portfolio. Hitendra Patel explains the way to start a venture by using the entire physical and virtual infrastructure available everywhere. He talks about the benefits of the flourishing connectivity, which has embodied a great deal of favorable circumstances with all the technological advances presently; and […]