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Lviv
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26 September 2026, 09:00-20:00

III Mises Readings 2026. Anti-Crisis Strategies for the XXI Century: Praxeology, Market, and Limits of the State

We explore the direction of national development, discuss how to rebuild democracy, the state, and the international order in the 21st century, and together celebrate a milestone anniversary — 145 years since the birth of the great economist Ludwig von Mises in his native city — Lviv

Conference Topics:

  • The Crisis of Democracy: Economics and Institutional Immunity
  • The Welfare State in Transition: From Interventionism to the Market
  • The International Order, Trade Wars, and Capitalism Under Pressure
  • Ukraine on the Front Line: Strategies for a Wartime and Post-War Economy
  • The New Enlightenment: The Battle of Ideas, Education, and the Culture of Freedom

Conference Headline Speakers:

Rainer Zitelmann (Germany) — a prominent German historian, sociologist, and entrepreneur, author of bestselling books on the financial success of millionaires and billionaires. He explores the nature of capitalism and the origins of wealth and is an outspoken advocate of the capitalist economic model and a critic of anti-capitalist views.
Christopher Lingle (USA) — Ph.D. in Economics (University of Georgia), Life Member of the Mont Pelerin Society, and Senior Research Fellow at a number of leading research institutions across the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Author of Singapore's Authoritarian Capitalism (1996).
Marcin Chmielowski (Poland) — Ph.D. in Political Philosophy, Vice President of the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation (Poland, 2012–2023), author of books and articles on libertarianism and collective intelligence. Also known as the director of Kebab. The Dish of the Poles — a film on free markets and tolerance that has garnered over 600,000 views online.
Yaroslav Romanchuk (Ukraine) — President of the International Institute for Liberty (ILI), Ukraine. A prominent Ukrainian and Belarusian economist and leading proponent of the Austrian School of Economics in the post-Soviet space. Specialises in reforms in transitional economies of the post-socialist world and is the author of Ukraine — The New West.
Format: in-person and online
Participation is free of charge
We invite scholars, academics, postgraduate students, theorists, and practitioners working in the different fields to participate in the conference.
Please Note! If you wish to attend the conference as a guest — in person or online — please complete the registration form by 20 September 2026 (in person) or by 25 September (online) via this link.
Places are limited — please submit your registration in advance!
If you wish to participate in the conference in person or online, please complete the registration form via link.
Further details regarding participation are available in the information letter:
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Lviv
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Conference
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26 September 2026, 09:00-20:00

III Mises Readings 2026. Anti-Crisis Strategies for the XXI Century: Praxeology, Market, and Limits of the State

We explore the direction of national development, discuss how to rebuild democracy, the state, and the international order in the 21st century, and together celebrate a milestone anniversary — 145 years since the birth of the great economist Ludwig von Mises in his native city — Lviv

Conference Topics:

  • The Crisis of Democracy: Economics and Institutional Immunity
  • The Welfare State in Transition: From Interventionism to the Market
  • The International Order, Trade Wars, and Capitalism Under Pressure
  • Ukraine on the Front Line: Strategies for a Wartime and Post-War Economy
  • The New Enlightenment: The Battle of Ideas, Education, and the Culture of Freedom

Conference Headline Speakers:

Rainer Zitelmann (Germany) — a prominent German historian, sociologist, and entrepreneur, author of bestselling books on the financial success of millionaires and billionaires. He explores the nature of capitalism and the origins of wealth and is an outspoken advocate of the capitalist economic model and a critic of anti-capitalist views.
Christopher Lingle (USA) — Ph.D. in Economics (University of Georgia), Life Member of the Mont Pelerin Society, and Senior Research Fellow at a number of leading research institutions across the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Author of Singapore's Authoritarian Capitalism (1996).
Marcin Chmielowski (Poland) — Ph.D. in Political Philosophy, Vice President of the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation (Poland, 2012–2023), author of books and articles on libertarianism and collective intelligence. Also known as the director of Kebab. The Dish of the Poles — a film on free markets and tolerance that has garnered over 600,000 views online.
Yaroslav Romanchuk (Ukraine) — President of the International Institute for Liberty (ILI), Ukraine. A prominent Ukrainian and Belarusian economist and leading proponent of the Austrian School of Economics in the post-Soviet space. Specialises in reforms in transitional economies of the post-socialist world and is the author of Ukraine — The New West.
Format: in-person and online
Participation is free of charge
We invite scholars, academics, postgraduate students, theorists, and practitioners working in the different fields to participate in the conference.
Please Note! If you wish to attend the conference as a guest — in person or online — please complete the registration form by 20 September 2026 (in person) or by 25 September (online) via this link.
Places are limited — please submit your registration in advance!
If you wish to participate in the conference in person or online, please complete the registration form via link.
Further details regarding participation are available in the information letter:
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