Since 2012, Prometheus has funded Adam Smith Institute’s annual Ayn Rand Lecture. The Institute is run by Eamonn Butler who, in addition to being a big fan of Rand, has authored a primer on her ideas, titled Ayn Rand: An Introduction.
In October 2025, Lance Forman, an independent-minded business leader, commentator, and former Member of the European Parliament, delivered the eleventh Ayn Rand Lecture. His topic was eminent domain and he recounted how he saved his family business from bureaucratic compulsory purchase and forcible relocation and discussed the many corrupt government practices involved in that episode.
The event was held at the prestigious Drapers’ Hall in London with more than 240 in attendance, the majority of whom were students and young entrepreneurs. (A recording of the talk can be viewed here.)
