"The summer Playground of the nation"
You are invited to Vacationland for the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s ninth policy summit, a dynamic gathering of thought leaders, policymakers, and visionaries featuring lively discussions and local adventure. Please join us June 2 - 5, 2025, in Bar Harbor, the gateway to Acadia National Park and America’s first light. The program will begin with a welcome reception and dinner at the Bar Harbor Club 6 pm Monday, June 2, 2025, and conclude with breakfast in the Club Dining Room on Thursday, June 5.

The CEI Summit is an annual destination conference featuring CEI experts and guest speakers. The Summit is a private, invitation-only event for CEI friends and supporters.

For more information, email [email protected].
Location
Bar Harbor, Maine
Dates
Monday - Thursday
June 2 - 5, 2025
Travel
• Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport BHB (20 minutes)
• Bangor Airport BGR (75 minutes)
   Bangor airport is closed Monday - Wednesday for runway service this season.
• Knox County Regional Airport RKD (2 hours 10 minutes)
Please share your flight itinerary with [email protected] if you would like help arranging ground transportation.
Hotel
Harborside Hotel, Spa & Marina
55 West Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
CEI room block rates are available Sunday, June 1st through Saturday, June 7th.
Come as you are.
There is no dress code for the weekend. We recommend casual or business casual for the daytime programming and cocktail or business attire for the evenings.
CEI Summit 2024
For the eighth annual policy summit, staff and friends traveled to Edinburgh to toast CEI’s 40th anniversary and the tercentenary of the father of economics, Adam Smith.
“I would really rather feel bad in Maine than good anywhere else.”
​​​​- E.B. White

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