Matt Ridley: Innovation and Freedom | Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise

Co-Sponsors: University of Louisville Center for Free Enterprise, Institute for Humane Studies

November 05, 2020

4:30pm – 6:00pm

Virtual

Join the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise, the University of Louisville Center for Free Enterprise, and the Institute for Humane Studies for the event "Innovation and Freedom" with Matt Ridley on November 5^th, 2020.
This event is part of the Fall 2020 Menard Family Lecture Series and is presented by the University of Louisville Center for Free Enterprise.

Matt Ridley will discuss his latest book How Innovation Works: And Why it Flourishes in Freedom.

The event is free and open to the public. Due to COVID-19 regulations, the event will be held virtually. Please join us via Zoom from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. CLICK HERE to register and receive a reminder with the direct Zoom link on November 5^th.

To watch the recording of this event, CLICK HERE.

Matt Ridley has written several books related to science and human progress which have sold more than a million copies. With BA and DPhil degrees from Oxford University, Matt Ridley worked for the Economist for nine years as science editor, Washington correspondent and American editor, before becoming a self-employed writer and businessman. He was founding chairman of the International Centre for Life in Newcastle. He was non-executive chairman of Northern Rock plc and Northern 2 VCT plc. He also commissioned the Northumberlandia landform sculpture and country park. He founded the Mind and Matter column in the Wall Street Journal and has been a weekly columnist for The Telegraph and The Times. He sits in the House of Lords as a Conservative and is a member of Science and Technology select committee. He won the Hayek Prize in 2011, the Julian Simon award in 2012 and the Free Enterprise Award from the Institute of Economic Affairs in 2014.