Aside from the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia annual
conferences, the second biggest annual event for free market leaders, scholars
and advocates in the region is the Asia Liberty Forum (ALF). Good opportunity
to meet many like-minded people in the region plus friends from the US and
Europe.
Main sponsors this year are the Institute for Democracy and Econ.
Affairs (IDEAS) in Kuala Lumpur, Atlas Economic Research Foundation in Washington DC, and
Center for Civil Society (CCS) in Delhi.
The 1st and 2nd ALF in 2013 and 2014 were held in Delhi,
India. The 3rd ALF in 2015 was held in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is the 4th ALF2016 and first time it will be held in South East Asia.
Good lineup of speakers, including Parth J Shah and
Baishali Bomjan of CCS, Wan Saiful Wan Jan and Tricia Yeoh of IDEAS, Razeen
Sally of NUS, Singapore, Ali Salman of PRIME, Pakistan, Tom G. Palmer of Atlas,
Eamonn Butler of Adam Smith Institute in UK, and Leon Louw of Free Market
Foundation, S. Africa.
Also Rainer Heufers of the Center for Indonesian Policy
Studies (CIPS), Andrew Shuen of Lion Rock Institute in HK, Arpita Nepal and
Robin Sitoula of Samriddhi Prosperity Foundation in Kathmandu.
China and India are the biggest recipients of overseas remittances annually, they also have the biggest number of overseas workers and professionals worldwide. The speaker from Germany can talk about the impact of huge number of refugees on the labor market there and the rest of Europe.
Congrats to the three think tanks -- IDEAS, CCS and Atlas -- for this great initiative.
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See also:
Asian Liberty Forum 2015, Kathmandu, January 07, 2014
ALF 2: Opening Dinner Program, January 09, 2015
ALF 2: Opening Dinner Program, January 09, 2015
ALF 3: Photos with Friends, Kathmandu Conference, January 20, 2015
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