| # Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner — FY2026 |
# Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner — FY2026 |
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| ## Event basics |
## Event basics |
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| - **Dates:** `[FILL]` |
- **Dates:** `[FILL]` |
| - **Venue:** `[FILL: NYC venue name]` |
- **Venue:** `[FILL: NYC venue name]` |
| - **Attendees:** `[FILL: N]` (FY2025 public reference: ~1,530 across all |
- **Attendees:** `[FILL: N]` (FY2025 public reference: ~1,530 across all |
| events; isolate the NYC Liberty Forum number from broader event series) |
events; isolate the NYC Liberty Forum number from broader event series) |
| - **Partner orgs represented:** `[FILL: N from N countries]` |
- **Partner orgs represented:** `[FILL: N from N countries]` |
| - **Major donors in attendance:** `[FILL: rough count]` |
- **Major donors in attendance:** `[FILL: rough count]` |
| - **Honored guests / keynote speakers:** `[FILL: list with affiliation]` |
- **Honored guests / keynote speakers:** `[FILL: list with affiliation]` |
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| ## Headline themes |
## Headline themes |
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| `[FILL: 2–3 sentences describing the forum's editorial theme this year — |
`[FILL: 2–3 sentences describing the forum's editorial theme this year — |
| what speakers and panels organized around. E.g. "FY2026 centered on |
what speakers and panels organized around. E.g. "FY2026 centered on |
| property rights as the foundation of post-conflict reconstruction, with |
property rights as the foundation of post-conflict reconstruction, with |
| sessions on Ukraine, Venezuela, and Lebanon."]` |
sessions on Ukraine, Venezuela, and Lebanon."]` |
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| ## Templeton Freedom Award presentation |
## Templeton Freedom Award presentation |
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| - **2026 winner:** see `program:templeton-freedom-award:outcomes:FY2026` |
- **2026 winner:** see `program:templeton-freedom-award:outcomes:FY2026` |
| - **Presenter:** `[FILL: name]` |
- **Presenter:** `[FILL: name]` |
| - **Ceremony moment of note:** `[FILL: 1 sentence]` |
- **Ceremony moment of note:** `[FILL: 1 sentence]` |
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| ## Sir Antony Fisher Achievement Award |
## Sir Antony Fisher Achievement Award |
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| - **2026 honoree:** `[FILL: name, affiliation]` |
- **2026 honoree:** `[FILL: name, affiliation]` |
| - **Citation:** `[FILL: 1 sentence — what the honoree built that endures]` |
- **Citation:** `[FILL: 1 sentence — what the honoree built that endures]` |
| - **Publish permission:** `[FILL]` |
- **Publish permission:** `[FILL]` |
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| ## Standout partner moments |
## Standout partner moments |
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| - `[FILL: Partner / moment — e.g. "President of [Partner Org] announced a |
- `[FILL: Partner / moment — e.g. "President of [Partner Org] announced a |
| new policy initiative on the LF stage; coverage in [outlet]"]` |
new policy initiative on the LF stage; coverage in [outlet]"]` |
| - `[FILL: same shape — aim for 3–5]` |
- `[FILL: same shape — aim for 3–5]` |
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| ## Press / coverage |
## Press / coverage |
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| - `[FILL: notable media coverage — outlet, headline, link or citation]` |
- `[FILL: notable media coverage — outlet, headline, link or citation]` |
| - `[FILL]` |
- `[FILL]` |
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| ## Sources |
## Sources |
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| - `[FILL: events team after-action report]` |
- `[FILL: events team after-action report]` |
| - `[FILL: Salesforce attendance roster]` |
- `[FILL: Salesforce attendance roster]` |
| - `[FILL: communications team press log]` |
- `[FILL: communications team press log]` |
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| ## Author + last review |
## Author + last review |
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| - Authored by: `[FILL: name, date]` |
- Authored by: `[FILL: name, date]` |
| - Next review due: After each Liberty Forum |
- Next review due: After each Liberty Forum |
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