Heartland Benefit

THE HEARTLAND INSTITUTE’S
40TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT DINNER

Join us for a momentous occasion celebrating four decades of championing liberty and advancing free-market principles at the Heartland Institute’s 40th Anniversary Benefit Dinner!

Keynote Address by Nigel Farage

We are honored to feature Nigel Farage, a leading voice in the fight for freedom and the architect of the new conservative movement in the UK and across Europe. Farage’s pivotal role in the Brexit movement and his unwavering advocacy for liberty have inspired a resurgence of conservative values throughout Europe. His keynote address will offer invaluable insights into these transformative shifts and their implications for the future of global politics. As these changes unfold across the Atlantic, they signal a new era of conservative resurgence that we can expect to influence the landscape in the United States as well.

Honoring Larry Arnn with the Heartland Liberty Prize

We are also proud to honor Dr. Larry Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, with the prestigious Heartland Liberty Prize. Dr. Arnn has been a stalwart advocate for constitutional principles and educational excellence, embodying the spirit of liberty that Heartland Institute stands for. His unwavering commitment to promoting conservative values through education and his leadership at Hillsdale College have profoundly impacted the landscape of American thought and policy.

Dr. Arnn’s dedication to preserving and advancing the principles of liberty makes him a fitting recipient of this esteemed award. His work not only educates the leaders of tomorrow but also serves as a beacon of hope for the continuation of our nation’s founding ideals.

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Schedule

5:00 PM ● Cocktail Reception

6:00 PM ● Dinner

6:45 PM ● Liberty Prize

7:15 PM ● Keynote Address

Tickets

General Ticket

$250

Access to the General Reception
Open Seating

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VIP Ticket

$500

Access to the VIP Reception
Reserved Seating in the first two rows

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Tables

Reserved Table

$4,000

10 seats at a reserved table

Bronze Table

$10,000

10 seats at a second row reserved table
10 admissions to the VIP reception
Recognition in the program

Silver Table

$25,000

10 seats at a front row reserved table
10 admissions to the VIP reception
Recognition in the program

Gold Table

$40,000

9 seats at a center front row reserved table
Sit with Larry Arnn during dinner
9 admissions to the VIP reception
Recognition in the program

Platinum Table

$50,000

9 seats at a center front row reserved table
Sit with Nigel Farage during dinner
9 admissions to the VIP reception
Recognition in the program

RESERVE TABLE

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Speakers

Larry ArnnPresident, Hillsdale College

The recipient of this year’s Heartland Liberty Prize, Larry P. Arnn is the 12th president of Hillsdale College, where he is also a professor of politics and history. He received his B.A. from Arkansas State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School. He also studied at Worcester College, Oxford University, where he served as director of research for Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill. From 1985 to 2000, he served as president of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy. In 1996, he was the founding chairman of the California Civil Rights Initiative, which prohibited racial preferences in state hiring, contracting, and admissions.

Dr. Arnn is the author of three books: “Liberty and Learning: The Evolution of American Education”; “The Founders’ Key: The Divine and Natural Connection Between the Declaration and the Constitution and What We Risk by Losing It”; and “Churchill’s Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government.”

James TaylorPresident, The Heartland Institute

James Taylor is president of The Heartland Institute, and the founding director of Heartland’s Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy. Taylor has presented energy and environment analysis on every major television network in the United States, and at conferences in the America and Europe. He also organizes Heartland’s International Conferences on Climate Change.

Harald VilimskyMember of the European Parliament

Harald Vilimsky has been an elected member of the European Parliament for the Freedom Party of Austria since 2014. He serves as vice chairman of the Patriots for Europe Group in the European Parliament. Vilimsky and The Heartland Institute have been working together to bring Heartland’s expertise and resources – a especially when it comes to information countering climate alarmism and senseless “green” energy policies in Europe.

Nigel FarageMember of the British Parliament

Nigel Paul Farage is a British politician and broadcaster who has been Member of Parliament for Clacton and the Leader of Reform UK since 2024, having previously been its leader from 2019 to 2021 when it was called the Brexit Party.

Farage became a founding member of UKIP in 1993 and set about campaigning for Britain’s EU withdrawal. In 2014, under Farage’s leadership, UKIP came first in the European election topping the poll in the UK with 4.5 million votes and in doing so becoming the first political party since 1906 to win a national election that was not the Labour or Conservative parties.

This successful result eventually forced the Conservative party to hold a referendum on European Union membership. With Brexit finally secured it looks as though 27 years of hard work has paid off. However, Nigel continues to hold the feet of the ruling Conservative party to the fire as a campaigner and political commentator across British and American media.

Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D.Professor, Stanford University

Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine in the Department of Health Policy (formerly in the Department of Medicine) and a fellow at Hillsdale College’s Academy for Science and Freedom. He directs the Center for Economics and Demography of Health and Aging at Stanford University. Dr. Bhattacharya’s research currently focuses on the epidemiology of COVID-19, including the lethality of COVID-19 infection and effects of lockdown policies. He is the coauthor of the Great Barrington Declaration, which outlines a return to traditional public health principles for managing pandemics. This approach features focused protection for shielding vulnerable populations, while eschewing harmful lockdowns that cause enormous collateral public health harms.

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