On October, 25 2006 MCAEE President Mr. Vladimir Karyagin and MCAEE First Vice-President Mr. Victor Margelov took part in the Conference "Liberty, Trade and Peace" in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Conference Schedule:
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Wednesday, October 25
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12:30 – 15:00
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Lunch for Early Arrivals, followed by Tour of Tbilisi
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16:15 – 18:30
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Registration
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18:30 – 19:30
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Opening Reception
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19:30 – 22:00
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Globalization and Freedom | |||||
22:00 – 23:00
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Dinner and after-dinner hospitality suite
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Thursday, October 26
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7:30 – 8:30
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Breakfast
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8:45 – 9:00
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Welcoming remarks Paata Sheshelidze,President, New Economic
Tom G. Palmer, Cato Institute, USA | |||||
9:00 – 10:15
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Liberalization of Trade and Finance: The Way Forward Boris Begovic, Center for Liberal Democratic Studies,
Kalman Mizsei, former Director of the Regional Bureau for
Djoomart Otorbaev, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | |||||
10:15 – 11:30
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Comparative Approach to Challenges and Experiences of Economic Transformation: Examples from Latin America,
Ireneusz Jabłoński,
Iurie Rosca, Vice-President of
Ian Vásquez, Cato Institute, USA
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11:30 – 12:00
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Coffee break
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12:00 – 12:45
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The Impact of Government Spending on Economic Performance Dan Mitchell, Heritage
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13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:10 – 15:10
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Economic Freedom, Political Freedom, Prosperity, and Peace in Eurasia | |||||
15:10 – 16:25
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Property Rights and Taxation Ján Oravec, F. A. Hayek Foundation,
Krassen Stanchev, Institute for Market
Robert Christiansen, Head of IMF representation in
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16:25 – 16:40
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Coffee break
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16:40 – 18:20
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Choice and Competition Reform Lajos Bokros,
Alexander Lomaia, Minister of Education and Science of
Eduardo Mayora,
John Sullivan, Center for International Private Enterprise, USA
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18:20 – 18:40
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Break
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18:40 – 20:00
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Offsite Reception
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20:00 – 22:00
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Reform Polices Accelerating Economic Growth - the Case of Georgia | |||||
22:00 – 23:00
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After-dinner hospitality suite
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Friday, October 27
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7:30 – 8:30
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Breakfast
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8:45 – 10:00
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Measuring Economic Freedom Robert Lawson,
Andrei Illarionov, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute and Former Adviser to the President of
Ashot Markosyan, Department of State Property Management under the Government of
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10:00 – 10:45
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10:45 – 11:00
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Coffee break
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*Please note: Choose between three workshops. Ján Oravec, F. A. Hayek Foundation,
Brad Lips, Atlas Economic Research
Using the Economic Freedom of the World Index to Promote Economic Reform Sabit Bagirov, President of the Entrepreneurship Development Foundation
Vahagn Khachaturyan, Former Mayor of
Robert Lawson,
Paata Sheshelidze, President, New Economic
Informing the Public Peter F. Kaznacheev, Cato.ru
Anna Krasinskaya, Cato.ru
Tural Veliyev, Free Minds Association, Azerbaijan
John Sullivan, Center for International Private Enterprise, USA
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12:30 – 13:30
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Lunch
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13:45 – 14:30
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The Environmental Case for Property Rights | |||||
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Improving the Rule of Law Vesna Škare-Ožbolt, Former Minister of Justice of
Eduardo Mayora,
Otar Zoidze, New Economic
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*Please note: This is an off site forum at a
Paata Sheshelidze, President, New Economic
Gia Khubua, Rector of
Kakha Bendukidze, State Minister for Coordination of Economic Reforms of
Mart Laar, Adviser to the President of Georgia and Former
Andrei Illarionov, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute and Former Adviser to the President of
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15:45 – 16:00
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Coffee break
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16:00 – 16:45
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The Challenge of Promoting Liberal reform. The Role of the Media Zviad Koridze, freelance journalist,
Jaroslav Romanchuk,
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16:45 – 17:30
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Institutional Reform and Good Governance in
Devi Khechinashvilli, President, Partnership for Social Initiatives (PSI)
Gia Jandieri, Vice President, New Economic
Ana Dolidze, President, Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)
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17:30 – 17:45
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Coffee break
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17:45 – 18:30
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Creating Monetary Stability and Financial Sector Freedom | |||||
18:30 – 19:00
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Closing Remarks Kakha Bendukidze, State Minister for Coordination of Economic Reforms of
Gia Jandieri, Vice President, New Economic
Tom Palmer, Cato Institute, USA
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20:00 – 20:30
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Reception
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20:30 – 23:00
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Post-socialist Lessons for 2006 | |||||
Saturday, October 28
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8:30 – 9:30
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Breakfast
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10:00 – 15:00
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Optional Tour of Georgian Countryside and Wineries
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