The Rafael del Pino Foundation, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of the knowledge of Spanish leaders, organises Master Conferences and expert meetings with the participation of prominent personalities from the academic, business and political spheres.
Upcoming events

The scars of freedom
The Rafael del Pino Foundation is organising the dialogue "The Scars of Freedom" on 6 March 2025 at 7 p.m., with the participation of Pedro Schwartz, Fernando Schwartz, Thomas Baumert and Francisco Cabrillo, on the occasion of the presentation of the work Thomas Baumert and Francisco Cabrillo of the same title. The book Las cicatrices de la libertad and the dialogue organised at the Fundación Rafael del Pino on 6 March 2025 are a tribute to the intellectual and academic career of Pedro Schwartz, whose work has been key in the dissemination of liberal thought in Spain. In a country where interventionist ideas have historically predominated, Schwartz has been a staunch defender of the ...

Bryan Caplan Keynote Lecture
The Rafael del Pino Foundation is organising the Keynote Lecture "Liberal Voices: Democracy and Public Policy Selection" to be given by Bryan Caplan on 19 March 2025 at 7 p.m. on the occasion of his latest book The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies, published by Deusto. Bryan Caplan (b. 1971) is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University in
All events
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Has the German economic miracle come to an end?
Wolfgang Münchau and Miguel Otero Iglesias
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Timothy Snyder Keynote Lecture
On freedom
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Saifedean Ammous Keynote Lecture
Principles of economics in modern times
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Jesús Fernández-Villaverde Keynote Lecture
Spain (and Europe) in trouble
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Juan Miguel Zunzunegui Keynote Lecture
Together we were empire
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Dialogue "What's happening to us? Capitalism and democracy in the age of disorder".
Moisés Naím, Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, Luis Garicano and Maite Rico
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Women who helped shape the destiny of two worlds
Lola Higueras Rodríguez, Susana del Río Villar and Patricia Gabaldón Quiñones
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Liberal Voices: The Thought of Ayn Rand
Antonella Marty and Roger Domingo
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Liberal voices: monetarism, monetary policy and the causes of inflation
Daniel Lacalle and Juan Castañeda
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Dialogue on the challenges facing Spanish society today
Elisa Chuliá, Benito Arruñada and Elisa de la Nuez and Víctor Pérez-Díaz
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Institutions of the Democratic Rule of Law
Vicente Guilarte, Consuelo Madrigal, Manuel Aragón and Andrés Betancor
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How to strengthen democracy through civil society?
Miriam González, Elena Pisonero, Víctor Lapuente, Manuel Villoria and Elisa de la Nuez