Final Agenda
June 3, 2008
6:00-8:00 PM Welcome reception and registration
June 4, 2008
7:00 AM Registration
7:30 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Welcome
8:15 – 9:30 AM Panel One – Real Property Rights: Traditional Rights, Formal Protections and Economic Growth
Moderator: Kelsey Zahourek, Property Rights Alliance (US)
1. Barun Mitra, Liberty Institute (India)
2. Maria del Carmen Delgado, Institute for Liberty and Democracy (Peru)
3. Kirthimala Gunasekera, Attorney at Law (Sri Lanka)
9:30 – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 – 11:15 AM Panel Two – Taming the Beast: Accountability, Deregulation and Transparency
Moderator: Maurice McTigue, Mercatus Center (US)
1. Simon Lee, Lion Rock Institute (Hong Kong)
2. Mao Shoulong, Renmin University (China)
3. Alan Moran, Institute of Public Affairs (Australia)
11:15 – 11:30 AM Break
11:30 – 12:45 AM Panel Three – Free Market Heath Care Reform: Keeping Healthy with a Healthy Market
Moderator: John Williamson, Canadian Taxpayers Federation (Canada)
1. Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform Foundation (US)
2. Xingyuan Feng, Cathay Institute (China)
3. Zhao Hongeng, Research Institute of Public Health Ministry (China)
12:45 – 1:00 PM Break
1:00- 3:00 PM Lunch Featuring Keynote Speaker- Mary Kissel, Editor, Wall Street Journal Asia editorial page
6:00PM Reception
7:00PM Dinner- Featuring Keynote Speaker: Commissioner Robert McDowell, Federal Communications Commission (US)
June 5, 2008
7:30 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Welcome
8:15 – 9:30 AM Panel Four – Intellectual Property Rights: Protecting the Engine of Innovation
Moderator: James DeLong, Kamlet Shepherd Reichert LLP (US)
1. Alec van Gelder, International Policy Network (London)
2. Bibek Debroy, Center for Policy Research(India)
3. David Williams, Citizens Against Government Waste (US)
9:30 – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 – 11:15 AM Panel Five – Adaptation or Accommodation: Energy Production and its Consequences
Moderator: Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center (US)
1. Tim Wilson, Institute of Public Affairs (Australia)
2. Julian Morris, International Policy Network (London)
3. Huang Haifeng, Research Center for Economic Transition (China)
11:15 – 11:30 AM Break
11:30 – 12:45 AM Panel Six – Globalization: Trade, Regulation and International Markets
Moderator: Tom Palmer, Cato Institute (US)
1. Bill Stacey, Lion Rock Institute (Hong Kong)
2. Prof Hu Jingbei. Tongji University at Shanghai (China)
3. Chung Ho Kim- Center for Free Enterprise (Korea)
4. Huang Chunxing, Tsinghua University (Taiwan)
12:45 – 1:00 PM Break
1:00- 3:00 PM Lunch: Featuring Keynote Speaker: Bibek Debroy, Center for Policy Research (India)
6:00PM Reception
7:00PM Dinner- Featuring Keynote Speaker: Jimmy Lai, Founder and Chairman, Next Media (Hong Kong)
