ISFLC Master of Ceremonies Gilles Verstraeten

This year’s Master of Ceremonies at the Fifth Annual Students For Liberty Conference will be Gilles Verstraeten. Gilles is a 22-year old Belgian Law student at the Catholic University of Leuven. In his long-past days a communist and later a politically active moderate classical liberal, he finally found intellectual satisfaction and illumination on his university campus when he joined the LVSV three years ago,  the oldest classical liberal campus student organization in the world. There he was introduced to more radical ideas of liberty and Austrian economics, and discovered inspiring thinkers like Bastiat, Milton Friedman, Hayek and Mises. Three years ago he joined the LVSV executive board, and has served as an editor of LVSV Leuven magazine called Blueprint (Blauwdruk). He is also a member of the political secretariat, and is currently PR Communications Manager for LVSV. Besides being a board member of the LVSV, Gilles is also active in the Belgian Youth Parliament, a yearly simulation that takes place in the Belgian Senate, as leader of the classical liberal faction. There he aims to defend and pass legislation that will abolish inheritance taxes, reform the social security system and legalize drugs.

Gilles’ mother tongue is Dutch, as he comes from the Flemish part of Belgium, a country that has three official languages (Dutch, French and German). Besides Dutch, he also speaks English and French. In his spare time, Gilles likes to sing, and has performed on stage from time to time, also making a theme song (on the basis of “We’ll Meet Again”) for the first European Students for Liberty Conference, which was hosted by LVSV Leuven.

The Master of Ceremonies for the International Students For Liberty Conference has many responsibilities including running general sessions, keeping attendees informed of conference announcements, and keeping the conference lively and running on time. We’re very excited to have Gilles Verstraeten fill this role!

The registration deadline for the Fifth Annual Students For Liberty Conference is this FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. Register today!