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Orlando Abraham-Senior Officer of the European Investment Bank, the Brussels spokesman and Adviser to the Chairman of the management committee. Between 1992 and 1995 he was project manager of a scientific research at the Fondazione Cariplo, Milan. Between 1990 and 1992 he was an adviser to the Agro marketing Sandoz A.G., Basel and between 1984 and 1989. Abraham has worked as a researcher at the economist Nomisma, Bologna

Jacob Arfwedson-Research Fellow, Stockholm Network, London. Jacob Arfwedson worked as an editor for the international press at the Office of the Prime Minister of the French Information; Director of events and publications at think-tank the French oriented free market Institute EURO 92; Director of research at the World Association of newspapers; Chief Editor of the Executip.com website and media relations consultant for the OECD. Today is an associate researcher of the Stockholm Network, freelance writer and consultant for think-tanks in Europe and USA.

Stephen Bartulica-Vice President Educational Initiative For Central And Eastern Europe, Vienna. Stephen Bartulica worked for 12 years as a diplomat for the Croatian Government. Shortly after Croatia has gained its independence, it has been involved in the development of the country's diplomatic missions worldwide. During his diplomatic career, he was appointed to the Embassy of Croatia in Germany and later worked as head of Department in the Ministry of NATO. He was the main writer of speeches of the Croatian Foreign Minister. Mr. Bartulica has a Bachelor's degree in political science and classicism laUniversity of Missouri and sustains Ph.d. philosophy politics at Rome's Gregorian University.

Pierre Bessard-General Delegate, Constant Rebecque, Lausanne. A member of the Mont Pèlerin Society. Author of numerous articles and essays; frequently lecturer on political economy. Media award for Financial Journalism awarded by KPMG in 2002, Sarasin, Citco Fund Advisors and Jefferies. Jaguar Award 2004 of young liberals Genevan magistrates. Essay Prize in 2006 for IREF. Financial management studies in New York and Shanghai. Alumni of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and alFundatiei for economic education.

Charles Blankart-Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin in 1992, is a doctor in economics and social sciences laUniversitatea Basel (1969), he received qualification from the University of Konstanz in Canada (1976), was a professor at Berlin's free University, at the German Armed Forces University in Munich and at the Polytechnic Institute in Berlin. He was Associate Professor at the Center for study of Public Choice, VPI Blacksburg, the Science Center Berlin, George Mason University, Fairfax, La Sapienza University in Rome and at the Economic University in Vienna. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Federal Ministry of economic relations, Scientific Committee of the Federal Network Agency, of the Mont Pelerin Societysi was Vice President and President of the European Public Choice Society. Some publications: Federalism in Germany and Europe (2007, in German); Public choice economics versus politics with Gerrt Koester, Kyklos, 2006; Public finance in democracy (the Fifth Edition in 2005, in German); The advantages of pure forms of parliamentary democracy towards the joint forces, with Dennis c. Mueller, Public Choice, 2004; European budget impasse, with Christian Kirchner, in: Blankart/Mueller, a Constitution of the European Union (MIT Press), 2004; A vision of public choice in comeptitia for taxes, Public Finance Review 2002, State standards, and with Guenter Knieps, Public Choice, 1993.

Hardy Boullion-director of academic relations at the Centre for the New Europe, Brussels and "stand-in-Professor" at theUniversitatea Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Visiting Professor in Prague, Salzburg and Zagreb. Hardy Bouillon is a member of the Mont Pèlerin Society (since 1992) and in many societies and member board of national and international advisory uri. He is the author of 90 articles published in English, German, Turkish, Chinese, and Roman vietnamenza. Among his books are 9 monographs and edited volumes 13-co. Among them stood the Government: Servant or Master (1993), Libertarians and Liberalism (1996) and Ordered Anarchy (2007, pending publication).

Chris Briggs Vice President for publications of the Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe, Washington, DC. He has a Bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College (summa cum laude) and the Catholic University of America (politics).  He spent his career by publishing books, gathering funds and leading nonprofit organizations. AMDG is manager of Communications, LLC, a firm of communications and fundraising headquartered near Washington, D.C. in Northern Virginia.

Donato Chiarini-Ambassador, The Delegation of the European Commission to Romania. Between 1964-1968 worked in the technical assistance for the Government of Niger, as COMTEC Rome, then Congo-Brazaville, as representative of the Italian company ENI/AGIP. In 1969 he worked within the European Association for cooperation of the European Commission. In 1975 he was head of the European Commission Office in Djibouti. In 1991, he was sent in the context of the long-term missions in Kenya, Somalia and Iran for the Organization of operations of humanitarian aid of the European Union. She also took part in the UN Mission for the assessment of needs and to review the sanctions for Iraq and was an observer within the Monitoring Mission of the European Community in Yugoslavia. Between 1993 and 1996 was head of the Department within the Office of the European Community humanitarian aid (ECHO), responsible for Latin America, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia and NSI.

Jody Clarke-Vice President for Communications, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C., overseeing relationships with media, marketing and Publications Department, as well as scholarships for Journalism Project Warren t. Brookes and draft Values in communication, during which it has been published The Field Guide for Effective Communication in January 2004. Mrs. Clarke joined THOSE in March 2001. Before entering in the field of public relations, was the main news presenter and reporter, producer and freelance writer and media consultant for 12 years. Five years of his career as a presenter and spent it to an associate of Fox in San Antonio, TX. Prior to this, Ms. Clarke has been the main presenter of the weekend and an associate reporter of CBS in Charleston, s.c., when he had the opportunity to travel in Romania to convey about the orphanages and the medical system of the country. This series of stories earned him a first place Associated Press awards. Young was named Carierista of the year by the Business and Professional Women's Club.

Caradonna-Dean, The Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Bucharest

John Couretas-Director of Communications, Acton Institute, Ottawa. John Couretas is director of communications, responsible for marketing and advertising, media relations and communications print and online at Acton Institute. Has more than 20 years of experience in the field of news, events and corporate communication. He worked at newspapers and magazines on topics of business and Government. He has a Bachelor's degree in Humanities from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

Dag Ekelberg-Assistant Director, Civita, Oslo. Dag Ekelberg is Assistant Director of Civita. He joined Civita partners with Confederation after of Norwegian Business and Industry (NHO) where he was a counselor of political affairs. Mr. Ekelberg has been a political adviser to the parliamentary group of the conservative party. Before, he was an officer of the Air Force and the Secretary general of the Conservative Student Union. Mr. Ekelberg studied political science, economics and law at the University of Oslo and in Germany.

Matthew Elliott-Executive Director, Taxpayers Alliance, London. Matthew Elliott graduated from the London School of Economics with a degree in Government. While at LSE, Mr. Elliott was involved in the work of the LSE Hayek Society and has worked for the Foundation-European think tank-your most important British Eurorealist. After graduation, he worked for a number of MPs from the House of Commons and in the European Parliament. In 2004, he founded the TaxPayers ' Alliance together with Andrew Allum and Florence Heath. Under his leadership, the TPA has grown from the time that function as a group of volunteers met in what different cafes in London at the moment you have 6 employees working in offices in London and Birmingham. In 2006, the TPA won the ConservativeHome "One to Watch" in 2007 Bumper Book of Government Waste i to grant Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award. Besides his work at TPA, Matthew Elliott visited Azerbaijan (2000), Ukraine (2001) and Serbia (2006) on behalf of the Foundation. In June 2007 he was elected associate of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers & Commerce.

Tim Evans-Director of Network Development, Stockholm, London. Dr Tim Evans is the director of development of the Stockholm Network. Works in the field of policies ensuring that the Stockholm Network continues to promote the work and win support among some constituencies and interests. Former President and ceo of the Centre for the New Europe (2002-2005), between 1993 and the beginning of 2002, Dr. Evans was executive director for public relations of the Independent Healthcare Association in London where he oversaw public affairs and relationships of one of independent sectors health and social assistance from United Kingdom. It was economic adviser and the principal policy of the Slovak Prime Minister, Dr. Jan Carnogursky, between 1991-92. Dr Evans has maintained cooperation with the Centre for the New Europe, an important think-tank, a member of the Stockholm Network, as a Senior Fellow. It is also the author of numerous books, monographs and articles and was published by the Adam Smith Institute, Centre for the New Europe, Fabian Society, Institute of Economic Affairs, the Fraser Institute, the Libertarian Alliance, the Heritage Foundation and the Independent Healthcare Association.

John Fund-Wall Street Journal, New York. John Fund writes weekly On the Trail heading for OpinionJournal.com. He is the author of the work Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy (Encounter, 2004). Mr. Butt joined Jurnaluluiin April 1984 as editor. He began to write the editorial page specialising in politics and governance in October 1986 and was a member of the editorial board from 1995 until 2001. Before starting his career in journalism as a reporter for the 1982 Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, Mr. Ass worked as an analyst for researcher in Sacramento California striking down States. In 1993 he received the award for excellence in Warren Brookes journalism on the part of the American Legislative Exchange Council. He and James k. Coyne are co-authors of the book Cleaning House: America's Campaign for Term Limits (Regnery Gateway, 1992). Mr. Fund attended California State University where he studied journalism and economics.

Pierre Garello-Director, Institute For Economic Studies, Aix-en-Provence. Pierre Garello, director of IES, is Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Applied Economics of the University Paul Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence, France. It is responsible for research at the University Paul Cézanne. He has published various articles on Austrian Economics, law and Economics (especially competition law and contract law). He received his Ph.d. in economics in 1992 from New York University where he worked in the field of theories of perception and decision. He is a member of IREF, a think-tank that promotes fiscal federalism. Is involved in a liberal network and is coordinator of the Resource Bank in Europe.

Rabac Gavrilova-Executive Director, CEE Trust. Rabac Gavrilova is executive director of CEE Trust and Foundation for an open society-Bulgaria. He has worked as Minister delegate at the Ministry of culture. He was an associate professor at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA and an associate professor in the Department of history and Theory of culture at the Faculty of Philosophy in Sofia.

Alec van Gelder-Research Fellow, International Policy Network, London. Alec van Gelder is Director of the program of Trade, technology and development of the International Policy Network in London. He is the author of the work Dirigiste Divide; how Governments obstruct development and access to ICTs and coauthor of numerous other publications on the topics of technology, health and development. Mr. van Gelder performs frequently comments on themes of economic development at radio stations and television international and is often a participant and speaker at international conferences on a large area of topics. His opinion editorials have been published in many newspapers, including the Globe and Mail, the Boston Globe, Bangkok Post, Business Day, the Wall Street Journal Europe and the International Herald Tribune. He has a master's degree in international economics and development from Université Catholique de Louvain La Neuve (UCL) in Belgium and a Bachelor's degree in finance from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania in the United States. Speaks fluent English, Spanish, French and Dutch. Prior to joining the International Policy Network, Mr. van Gelder has worked for the United Nations in Brussels.

Vincent Ginocchio, Liberte Cherie, Nanterre. Vincent Ginocchio is President of Federation Liberte Cherie. Liberte Cherie is a French non-profit organization made up of activists from more than libertarierni 15 major cities, whose purpose is to educate the public and pressure on politicians by large street actions and communication media. Mr. Ginocchio became President of Federation Liberte Cherie in February 2006, after he was a militant. In November 2005, he was one of the organizers of a counter-demonstration in the city of Marseille, which was blocked by Communist unions. He also organized demonstrations in Paris and four in March-April 2006 to release universities which were blocked during the crisis "constract work first." Both events have had an impact at the national level. Mr. Ginocchio worked for 7 years in electronics and telecommunication industries for a number of international companies. He graduated from the School of Engineering ESEO in 2001.

Katherine Gorka-Educational Initiative For Central And Eastern Europe, Vienna. Katherine Cornell Gorka has specialized in issues of Central Europe and the transition to democracy since 1990. First senior fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York, between 1995 and 1997, he was director of the National Forum Foundation office in Budapest and responsible for the regional network of Democracy Network programme funded by USAID. He has also provided consulting services for the United Nations and Harvard University.

Farley Gorka-Executive Director, Institute For Transitional Democracy And International Security, Budapest. Currently director of the Institute for Transitional Democracy and International Security (ITDIS, Budapest, Hungary), Farley Gorka works in a number of important positions, including in a stock market nerezidentiala to Terrorism Research Center and a member of the U.S. Council for Emerging National Security Affairs.  After university courses in the United Kingdom, was a scholar of the NATO Defense College in Rome and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  In addition, Mr. Gorka has published over 60 articles and monographs on issues ranging from terrorism to military reform.

Maciej Grabowski-Vice President, Gdansk Institute For Market Economy, Gdansk. Vice-President of the Gdansk Institute for Market Economy, Poland. Dr. Grabowski has a Bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Gdansk, where he and his. Dr. Grabowski has extensive experience in the research and leads projects related to the labour market and the development of small business. He coordinated projects for numerous government agencies and international organizations. In the framework of a joint project of ICPS and INEKO regarding transferring economic reform experience of the Visegrad Group in Ukraine, worked on a paper of policies about reforming the tax system. Ireneusz Jablonski-Founder and Member of the Board, Adam Smith Research Center, Warsaw. Ireneusz Jablonskieste founder and member of the board of Adam Smith Research Center, a think tank in Poland, and President of the Chapter in the Civil Society "Lodz", a conservative organization from Poland. Mr. Alex graduated from the Technical University of Lodz and Warsaw School of economics. He received a scholarship from the Polish Public Administrators Training Municipal, University of Wisconsin
(Milwaukee). Between 1994 and 1997 he was elected Mayor of the city of Lowicz (Lodz, Voivodship). Also, Jablonski was Jose Board Member for Territorial self-government is chaired by the President of Poland, Lech Walesa and then Finance Minister. Mr. Jablonski was responsible for developing strategy for the medium and long term development of the city. Most of the companies privatized to the municipality and created the first regional agricultural market (so-called "representative") of Polish history. European Community Award for best led city in 1997 (class 30-50 thousand inhabitants).

Michael Jaeger-Secretary General, Taxpayers Association Of Europe. Michael Ernst Jaeger is Secretary-General of the Taxpayers Association of Europe since 1996, Deputy director of the budget and internal affairs of the Bavarian Taxpayers Association since 1997 and director for public relations in 1996. He was director of Jaeger's oil and Administration Ltd between 1998 and 2002. Mr. Jaeger is a founding member of the European Institute of Public Finance, Cologne and Vice-President of the Committee of the Bavarian Entrepreneur Advisory Council.  He is a member and officer of the European Journalist Association since 1999.  Michael Jaeger is a member of the Scientific Council of the German Association of Financial and Budgetary Policy in 2006. Is interested in business economics and has published numerous articles, statements and lectures on taxation, public expenditure, reform of the agricultural and structural funds, privatization, deregulation and institutional reforms.

Roman Joch-Executive Director, The Civic Institute, Prague. Dr. Joch is executive director of the Civic Institute in Prague. Born in Slovakia, Dr. Joch moved to Prague to study medicine. After he obtained his degree of doctor in medicine laUniversitatea Charles, worked as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Civic Democratic Party (1994-1996). After collaborating with the Civic Institute since its establishment, in 1996, he joined the Institute full-time as an analyst and writer. Soon, he became a well-known commentator and lecturer in philosophy, politics, international relations, focusing on the domestic and foreign policies of the us. He became Executive director of the Institute in 2003. Dr. Joch is often present on radio and television; his articles on the edge of the current themes appear almost daily in the media. Moreover, he is the author of several monographs and studies including American Foreign Policies and the Role of the U.S. in the World (Studies, Prague 2000), Why Iraq? Reasons and Consequences of the Conflict (Prague 2003) and (together with Frank s. Meyer) Rebellion against the Revolution of the 20th Century (Prague 2003).

Barbara Kolm-Lamprechter-Secretary General, Hayek Institute, Vienna. Barbara Kolm is Secretary-General of Friedrich August v. Hayek Institute in Vienna, Austria. The Mission of the Institute is the Austrian School of Economics economy rebounds from its native country, where he was forgotten and neglected for a long time. Permanently interested in the ideas of free market and Liberal, Barbara Kolm has accepted the invitation to join the Hayek Institute in the fall of 2000. Handle extension Institute, focusing on fundraising, and popularization of the Institute. He started his career working in his family's company. He became then Professor-Assistant in the Department of Economics and Tourism Services at the University of Innsbruck. At the same time, he started his own business consulting firm. Barbara Kolm is a member of the Board of aiCamerei Business consultants of Commerce and member of the Austrian Society of Mont Pélerin.

Svetla Alborz-Executive Director, Institute for Market Economics, Sofia. Ms. Sampath is executive director of alInstitute for Market Economics (IME) of Bulgaria in 2007. It followed Krassen Stanchev who headed the Institute for 13 years. Working with EMI since 2001 as senior economist and has participated in more than 30 local and regional projects. He was editor of the weekly bulletin of the EMI Economic Policy Review and is currently editor of the bulletin Flat tax. Is the Coordinator and contact person for the dissemination and presentation in Bulgaria to the Economic Freedom Index. His fields of expertise are labor market, fiscal policies, government efficiency and impact assessment of regulations. Ms. Eunice took part in the formation of the Working Group on South East Europe Mortgage and WorkFirst Europe.In initiative the past six years, Ms. Saad has published hundreds of articles and has had numerous appearances on radio and television on issues related to the transition towards a market economy and democracy to Bulgaria and Central and Eastern Europe. It is a member of the Bulgarian Macroeconomic Association and the European Economic Association.

Matthew Kwasiborski-Prague Programs Director, The Fund for American Studies, Washington, D.C.. In 2005, Matt Kwasiborski is Director of international programs of the American Institute on Political and Economic Systems (AIPES) and European Institute of Journalism in Prague, Czech Republic. Mr. Kwasiborski is from Philadelphia. He has a Bachelor's degree in history at Loyola University in New Orleans, La. And a master's degree in executive leadership at the Thierry Graduate School of Leadership in Belgium. Before joining TFAS, Mr. Kwasiborski was director of pilot program Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America from Loyola University New Orleans. In 2004, Mr. Kwasiborski was nominated Leon j. Obermayer, granted to an outstanding graduate of the School District of Philadelphia.

Jo Kwong-Environmental Research Associate and Director of Public Affairs, the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Washington, D.C.. Dr. Kwong is Vice President for public relations at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. For over 15 years he worked for the promotion and development of an international network of think-tanks devoted to the independent idea of freedom. Prior to joining Atlas, Foundation in 1989, Ms. Kwong has worked to promote market-oriented organizations, precumInstitute for Humane Studies, Capital Research Center and the Property and Environment Research Center. Jo Kwong and obtained his PhD in economy of natural resources at the University of Michigan and launched his career in the nonprofit sector with a postdoctoral program in nonprofit management at the Institute for Humane Studies having mentored John Blundell, Director general of Economic Affairs alInstitute (London). He held lectures on subjects ranging from environmental protection on a free market, markets and morality, globalization and women in the management and development of think-tanks.

Paolo Magagnotti, European Journalists Association. Paolo Magagnotti is President of the "European Journalists Association-The Communication Network" and the "German-Italian Association for Europe". He holds a PhD in political science and sociology and won the prize "European Journalist" in 2002. Is the author of numerous publications in the field of European Affairs, subsidiarity, ethnic issues, cooperation between the neighboring countries as well as in the field of migration problem. He is also a producer of television programmes about the EU. He is currently an associate professor for the European Institutions at the West University of Timisoara, Romania. He was Communications Director of Trentino-South Tyrol regional government for the South and a member of the Council of Europe and OSCE delegations in the former Communist bloc.

Charles King Mallory-Executive Director, Aspen Institute, Berlin. Charles King Mallory IV is executive director of the Aspen Institute, Berlin. A native of San Francisco, California, Charles Mallory followed the primary education in a popular school in Hamburg, Germany, and secondary education at Westminster School in London. Mr. Mallory has received the Bachelor's degree summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa at Middlebury College in Vermont. He attended master classes in international relations from John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and has satisfied all the requirements for a degree in public policy, but has supported his dissertation at the RAND Graduate School. Mr. Mallory worked for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Ebenhausen where he was co-author of the paper Rolls of Chemical Weapons in Soviet Military Doctrine together with Professor j. Krause at Kiel University. Mr. Mallory was CEO of Credit Suisse Investment Funds Moscow for five years, before joining the Allied Capital Corporation, a private investment fund. For five years, before joining Aspen Berlin as executive director, Mr. Mallory was senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for business in the Middle East.

Georges de Menil-Professor, École Des Hautes Études En Sciences Sociales, Paris. Georges de Menil is Professor of Economics at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, and was a visiting professor at New York University and Harvard. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Paris School of Economics. From 1997 until 2000, he was economic adviser to three successive Prime Ministers in Romania and director of the Working Party on Private Pensions Reform in Bucharest, the group that has made the law mandatory private pension fund. In 1995, he was co-director of a group of economic advisers to the Government and the President of Ukraine. Is co-founder and senior editor of the quarterly publication Economic Policy. Has a license from Harvard, and a Ph.d. from m.i.t. Among his books include Economic Summitry, the Comparative Analysis of Stabilization Policy: France and Germany, Ukrainian Economic Reform: The Unfinished Agenda and Quelle Constitution pour l'Europe?

Dan Mitchell-Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.. Dan Mitchell is Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. It is one of the experts share unique and has been one of the most important voices in the international fight to preserve competition, financial secrecy and fiscal sovereignty. Dan Mitchell's works have been published in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Times, Washington Post, National Review, Villanova Law Review, Journal of Public Choice, Regulation and Social Cost, Emory Law Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Playboy, Offshore Investment, Investor's Business Daily and Worldwide Reinsurance Review.  Appeared at all the major television channels, including CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC and C-SPAN. Prior to joining the Cato Institute, Mr. Mitchell worked for the Heritage Foundation, for Sen. Bob Packwood and for Citizens for a Healthy Economy. Dan Mitchell was co-host of a tv programme for three years. He earned his Ph.d. in economics from George Mason University and a master's degree and license laUniversitatea from Georgia.

Wolfgang Muller-Executive Director, Institute For Free Enterprise, Berlin. Wolfgang Müller is the executive director of think-tank german free market oriented, Institute for Free Enterprise, in Berlin. He worked at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation as project director and country representative in Zimbabwe, as well as director of the Economic Project in South Africa. Before, and spent two years in India leading researches the impact of economic reforms on small and medium-sized businesses.

Johnny Munkhammar-Program Director, Timbro, Stockholm. Member of the Society of Economists, the Atlantic Council and the Swedish Center for Business and Policy Studies. One of the founders of the Ombudsman for refugees. Editor of TimbroBriefing 2005-2007 works and Amerikabrev.  Columnist in several newspapers and magazines, with extensive experience in international media. Participant and speaker at numerous conferences and seminars. Member of several international networks, groups and associations that explores society and promotes free market ideas. Adviser of politicians, businessmen and Government officials about the long-term problems or short.

Kristian Norheim, International Secretary, Progress Party, Norway. Kristian Norheim (b. 1976) is the international secretary for the classical liberal party Fremskrittspartiet (Progress Party) which is the second largest party in the Storting (The Norwegian Parliament) and the largest opposition party to the socialist government in Norway. Mr. Norheim has served as the political adviser on education, research and church affairs and as political as the adviser on foreign affairs for the Progress Party's parliamentary group. Mr. Norheim's educational background includes: Cand. Polit-Political Science (The hovedfag, Main subject, advanced level), University of Oslo, Norway. MA South East European Studies, National Kapodistrian University of Athens panorama II, Greece. Intermediate subject in Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway. Foundation subject in Russia and Eastern Europe Area Studies, University of Oslo, Norway. American Studies Seminar 2001 (Athens, Greece). Cato University 2007 (San Diego, California). Mr. Norheim is member of the board in The Norwegian Center for Democracy Support and a member of the Committee initiated the Policy Coherence by the Minister for International Development and appointed by the King in Council.

Grover Norquist — President-Americans For Tax Reform Foundation, Washington, D.C.. Mr. Norquist is President of alAmericans Foundation for Tax Reform (ATR), a coalition of groups of taxpayers, individuals and business people who oppose higher taxes at the federal level, State and local levels. Also, Mr. Norquist is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association of America and the American Conservative Union. Collaborates as an editor with the American Spectator Magazine. Is President of the American Society of Competitiveness and wrote the book Rock the House-an analysis of elections in 1994, which was translated and published in Japanese. In the past, Mr. Norquist was Commissioner in the e-commerce Advisory Commission and the National Commission to restructure the internal revenue service. He was an economist and principal author of the American alCamerei speeches of Commerce (1983-1984) and was part of the campaign staff in 1988, 1992 and 1996 of Republican Platform Committees. He was executive director of the National Taxpayers ' Union and the College Republicans. Photo from: www.newingtonphotography.com.

Marcin Nowacki-Founder of Project Boat. Marcin Nowacki-founder of Project Foundation and member of the Lodz Institute of New Technologies. Functional specialization of his strategic management with Marcin is an emphasis on public management. However, field or expertise and research policies is towns, development investment and international trade. Marcin Nowacki graduated master's degree at the University of Lodz and obtained various scholarships in the United Kingdom, France and China. Marcin Nowacki professionally, is now director of the Lodz Special Economic Zone Joint Stock co.

Robert Painter, Bellwether Forum, Houston. Robert Painter is President of Bellwether Forum, a nonprofit foundation in Texas which assist Governments and political parties free market-oriented campaigns and consulting and education concerning political skills. A practicing lawyer, Mr. Painter has a vast experience in the u.s. policy, locally and nationwide, the State-run as well as extensive experience in the construction of international political parties and campaigns.

Tom G. Palmer-Vice-president, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.. Tom g. Palmer is Vice President for international programs of the Cato Institute and director of Cato University, the educational branch of the Institute. He is founder and director of the Center for Promotion of Human Rights, which organizes conferences and publish in Russian (cato.ru), Spanish (elcato.org), Arabic (misbahalhurriyya.org), Barbarossa: Rumanian troops (chiraiazadi.org), Persian (chereagheazadi.org) and Chinese (soon: tian-dao.org). Are in planning stage a French project and one african will be launched at the African Resource Bank Meeting in Tanzania. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, was very active in promoting classical liberal ideas in the States of the former Soviet bloc and their successors. Prior to joining the CATO Institute was h. b. Earhart Fellow at Hertford College, Oxford University, and Vice President of the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. It is frequently lecturing in America, Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East on topics of political science, public choice, and civil society with regard to the legal and moral foundations of individual rights. He has published reviews and articles about politics and morality in academic journals such as the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Ethics, Critical Review and Constitutional Political Economy, as well as in publications like Slate, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and The Spectator of London. He has a Bachelor's degree in liberal arts at St. Johns College, Annapolis, Maryland, a Masters in philosophy at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., and his doctorate in politics from Oxford University.

Jose Pinera, the International Center for Pension Reform, Cato Fellow. Jose Pinera is President of the International Center for Pension Reform and Cato Fellow. He was a member of the Group of economists who did the market revolution in Chile in the 1970s and 80s. As Secretary for labor and social prediction in Chile (1978-1980), Mr. Pinera was the architect of the successful privatisation of the pension system in this country and was the author of Labor Reform that has made it more flexible market and led to a maximum degree of engagement. As Minister of mines (1981) conducted mine Reform, which established the right of ownership in this vital sector of the Chilean economy. As the founder of the International Centre of Pensions, Jose Pinera provides Governments around the world with regard to the establishment of private pension schemes. It is also the author of the Chile Project 2010, a public policy Center that tries to turn Chile into a developed country for the bicentennial or, in 2010. He received his master's degree and PhD in economics at Harvard University

George Prohasky-Center for Economic Development, Sofia. George Prohasky is President of the Center for Economic Development in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was born in 1956 in Varna, graduated from the University of national and World Economy in Sofia and has a PhD in international economics at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow. He was executive director of the open society Foundation in Sofia (1990-1997), the main economic adviser to the Council of Ministers from Bulgaria (1997-2001), President of the Bulgarian stock exchange-Sofia (1997-2002). In 1996 he founded together with Alexander Boshkov (Prime Minister of Bulgaria, 1997-2000) and with the support of the open society Fund, N.Y., Center for economic development in Sofia-a think tank that promotes market economy reform in Bulgaria and the region. George Prohasky owns and manages several companies in the field of agricultural machines, mass media and advertising.

Abdullah Radetzky-President, Association of Hungarian Local Broadcasters.

Richard Rahn-Chairman, Institute For Global Economic Growth, Washington Dc. Dr. Richard w. Rahn is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (which regulates the fifth of the world's financial centre), President of the Institute for Global Economic Growth and President of the Advisory board of the Center for European Economic Growth. He is a visiting fellow of the Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute scholar Deputy. In addition, write a rubric for The Washington weekly Economic Times that appears in many other newspapers in the world. In the 1980s, Dr. Rahn was Vice President and senior economist of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Executive Vice President and member of the board of laNational Chamber Foundation and editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economic Growth. Before, he was executive director of the American Council for Capital Formation, has advised leading officials on issues of tax and monetary policies in a number of countries and was u.s. President of Bulgarian Economic Growth and Transition Project in 1990. In 1982, President Reagan appointed Dr. Rahn member of the Quadrennial Social Security Advisory Council. During the 1988 presidential campaign, he was economic adviser to the President G.H.W Bush.

Ralf Schneider-Journalist, Bavarian Television. Dr. Ralf Wilhelm Schneider has been working since 1987 in various positions as a consultant, trainer, author, Director and producer media in Munich. He graduated from Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and has specialized in communication sciences, political science and psychology. She graduated in 1982 and obtained the title of doctor in 1997. Between 1984 and 1995 he held courses in public relations at Würzburg-Schweinfurt Technical College between 1989 and 1993 he taught Television Production course today, at Ludwig Maximilians University. It is now a journalist at the Bavarian Television.

Karl-Peter Schwarz-Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Karl-Peter Schwarz is a correspondent for the german newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung covering political relations from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Romania. Before, he worked for more than 20 years as a journalist for various media in Rome, Vienna and Hamburg. He began to study the Austrian Economics to understand the problems of transition to market economy countries. Since then, he has published numerous articles on the history of liberalism, the Austrian School of Economics and the transformations in post-Communist countries. He is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society.

Len Shackleton-Professor, University of Westminster. Professor Shackleton is Dean of the University of Westminster. He attended King's College Cambridge and the school of Oriental and African Studies. He taught at the University of Westminster, at Queen Mary College and the University of Buckingham. He has served as economic adviser to the British Government, focusing especially on pensions.  He has also worked in the Council of the Royal Economic Society and the Executive Committee of the Association of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and trustee of the Institute of Economic Affairs.  Professor Shackleton wrote a lot about the job market and the adjacent issues and collaborated with a number of think-tanks such as the British Institute of Economic Affairs, the Institute for Public Policy Research, the Employment Policy Institute and the Adam Smith Institute. He was invited as a speaker at conferences, in many countries. He presented evidence to parliamentary committees published and appeared over 60 times on television or radio.

Remigijus Simasius-Lithuanian Free Market Institute, Vilnius. Remigijus Simasius works at LFMI since 1995. In May 2006 he was appointed President of the LFMI. In May 2004 he led the team for analyzing the LFMI as Vice President. Until then worked as a jurist and senior policy analyst. His area of expertise of Remigijus Simasius is energy, competition and privatization policies, educational reform and regulation of the non-governmental sector. It also analyzes the economic problems of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Union. Remigijus Simasius received Attorney qualification at the University of Vilnius. He studied Central European laUniversitatea in Budapest, Hungary and at the Mises Institute in Alabama. She did an internship at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. In 2002, he received his Ph.d. from the University of law in Lithuania for a paper on legal pluralism in which combined, as well as in other works of his, knowledge of legal, sociological and economic.

Fred Smith-President, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.. Fred L. Smith, Jr. is President and founder of alCompetitive Enterprise Institute, a public policy group promotes free market formed in 1984. Before you establish THOSE, Mr. Smith was director for government relations at the Council for a Competitive Economy, a senior economist at the Association of American Railroad tracks and has been for 5 years senior analyst policy at the environmental protection agency. Currently, he works at the Institute Turgot from Belgium. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor's degree in theoretical mathematics and political science from Tulane University, where he earned the Medal of technology and Science (highest academic distinction from Tulane) and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He worked as a Licentiate in mathematics and applied mathematics at Harvard, economics, SUNNY at Buffalo and at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mihail Radu Solcan, Professor, University of Bucharest. Mihail Radu Solcan was born in 1953. He is a professor at the Faculty of philosophy, University of Bucharest.  Among others he published an introduction to documentary in modern logic and has edited an anthology of analytical philosophy. He is co-editor of the anthology commented power Limits (ALL, 1994) and author of the books the art of evil, the lowest (ALL 1998), introduction to the philosophy of mind from the perspective of science cognition (University of Bucharest, 2000) and Freedom, Minds, and Institutions (University of Bucharest, 2003). The last book published: philosophical Essay (Publishing House of the University of Bucharest, 2004). Areas of interest: the science, the philosophy of human cognition science and philosophy of politics. Web page: http://www.ub-filosofie.ro/~solcan

Krassen Stanchev-Executive Director, Institute For Market Economics, Sofia. Executive Director of the Institute for Market Economics (Sofia), Professor of philosophy at the New Bulgarian University policy, senior researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, observer and editor of the policies weekly magazine ' 1 000 ' dni. Member of the Bulgarian Parliament in 1990-1991. Has a PhD in philosophy and graduated from the University of St. Petersburg. Among his areas of interest include: Economics, ethics and politics in post-Communist countries.

Paul Stephenson-Researcher, Open Europe, London. Director of research at Open Europe in august 2005, a think tank concerned with EU reform. The Institute's work covers a wide range of topics and aims to develop strategies for discussing economic and political reform in the EU, especially intending to set off debate about creating a Europe more liberal and more relaxed. Among his publications are: The Services Directive-can Europe deliver? (2006) The EU Free Movement Directive-less control over crime, borders and social security (2006), A Bridge too far? Giving up the veto on crime, justice and policing (2006). Researcher, Vote (July 2004-June 2005) the main campaign against the European Constitution. The research included a detailed analysis of the European Constitution and its effect on Great Britain in the event of ratification. Academic references: 1999-2002 Bachelor's degree in political science from Sheffield University. 1992-1999 Tiffin School, Kingston-upon-Thames

Philip Stevens-Program Director, International Policy Network, London. Philip Stevens is the Director of policy at the International Policy Network. He is the author of numerous publications about health policies, including Fighting the Diseases of Poverty (2007), Free Trade for Better Health (2006) and The 10/90 Gap and the Diseases of Poverty (2004). His writings on the subject of politi (continued)