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The Cato Institute Speakers Bureau


"I have to tell you, you guys really run a tight ship. I've brought half a dozen Cato voices to our show now and not once have I been disappointed. Accessible, compelling, and dynamic."

- News Commentator, National Public Radio

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Take advantage of one of the most significant resources the Cato Institute can offer your organization: speeches and presentations by our nationally recognized policy experts.

As hundreds of professional associations, universities, industry groups, trade associations, companies, and many others have learned, appearances by experts from the Cato Institute add immeasurably to the quality and enduring value of any event.

Cato speakers don’t just restate what you can learn from cable news or newspapers, or provide views from a distance. Our experts are extensively involved in policy issues. They are often a part of the process, working to shape and direct critical components of the issues they address. Presentations by Cato experts enable audiences to truly learn, and provide fascinating, provocative insights and analysis by slicing right through the political and media jargon and getting to the heart of the matter.

On the wide range of subjects where their expertise is nationally recognized – Social Security, health care, Iraq, the Middle East, foreign policy, defense spending, global trade, campaign finance, civil liberties, immigration, energy and environment, property rights, corporate regulation, school choice, Medicare, taxes, and more – policy experts at the Cato Institute are some of the most experienced, well-versed policy professionals in the country, and they energetically provide audiences with the benefits of their work.

It’s no wonder that Cato’s experts are some of the most frequently cited in major newspapers and are so often called upon to present their viewpoints and to clarify issues for the public on national news programs – radio, CNN, CNBC, NPR, and MSNBC, among many others. In addition to the tremendous value of their presentations, other advantages of using Cato speakers include