Join us October 14th in Silicon Valley for our Annual Gala Dinner with renowned historian Niall Ferguson and Taube Prize Recipient Hon. Daniel Kolkey
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Individual and table sponsorships are now available for Pacific Research Institute’s Sir Antony Fisher Gala Dinner. We are pleased that Niall Ferguson, one of the world’s most renowned historians, has agreed to deliver the keynote address at our Gala. Our gala celebrating PRI’s work and mission advancing freedom, opportunity, and individual responsibility will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
One of the world’s most accomplished historians and provocative commentators on global politics and economics, Niall Ferguson specializes in challenging the conventional wisdom on economic, social, and political changes. We look forward to his insights into what lies ahead for the economy, current policy debates, and the 2024 presidential election.
We are delighted that at the Gala, the Honorable Daniel M. Kolkey, an esteemed PRI board member, will accept the 2023 Taube Family Freedom Prize, presented annually to an individual whose courage, accomplishments, and principled leadership has advanced the cause of liberty. Kolkey has served as an Associate Justice on the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, and as Counsel to Governor Pete Wilson. Kolkey was partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher from 2003 to 2020.
I hope you will consider supporting the Gala and joining us in Silicon Valley on October 14th for what promises to be a memorable evening.
Sincerely,
Sally C. Pipes
President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy
PRI’s Sir Antony Fisher Annual Gala Dinner
AN EVENING WITH RENOWNED HISTORIAN
Niall Ferguson
What Lies Ahead for the Economy, Politics, and Elections
AND
TAUBE FAMILY FREEDOM PRIZE RECIPIENT
The Honorable Daniel Kolkey
Saturday, October 14, 2023
6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Dinner and Presentations
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley
2050 University Ave
East Palo Alto, California 94303
Niall Ferguson is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is the author of sixteen books, including The Great Degeneration,The Pity of War, The House of Rothschild, Empire, Civilization and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, which won the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Prize. He is an award-winning filmmaker, too, having received an international Emmy for his PBS series The Ascent of Money. His 2018 book, The Square and the Tower, was a New York Times bestseller and was also adapted for television by PBS as Niall Ferguson’s Networld. He is a trustee of the New York Historical Society, the London-based Centre for Policy Studies, and the newly founded University of Austin. His latest book, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, was published last year by Penguin and was shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize.
The Honorable Daniel Kolkey Taube Family Freedom Prize Recipient
The Hon. Daniel Kolkey has served as an Associate Justice on the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, and as Counsel to Governor Pete Wilson. Dan also acted as Gov. Schwarzenegger’s lead negotiator for tribal-state compacts and as an advisor for two Florida governors. A retired partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Mr. Kolkey was chair of the firm’s California Appellate Law Practice Group, a member of the firm’s national appellate and constitutional law practice group, and a member of the Litigation Department. Dan was also awarded the prestigious Clay award as an attorney of the year for extraordinary achievement multiple times in multiple fields, including appellate law, international arbitration, and public policy. He is President of the California Supreme Court Historical Society and chairman of the Board of Directors of California Arbitration, Inc. He is a Pacific Research Institute board member, and chair of its California Reform Committee and Finance Committee.
Click here to join the Host Committee and/or sponsor PRI's Gala. By supporting our Annual Sir Antony Fisher Gala Dinner, you will help PRI advance its mission to champion freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions in California and across the nation. For more information, please contact Laura Dannerbeck, Events Consultant, at (415) 250-9206 or [email protected].
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley is a world-class luxury hotel conveniently located between the San Francisco and San Jose International Airports, just a short drive from many of the corporate headquarters of the Silicon Valley. Click here for more information and to reserve a room.
For more information, please contact Laura Dannerbeck, Events Consultant, at (415) 250-9206 or [email protected].
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