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Opening Speaker: Paolo Magagnotti, President, European Journalists Association-The Communication Network

Moderator: Mona Bite, former MP and former Member of the Romanian Government

Welcome Coffee

Cristian Tudor Popescu, "Romanian Press Club", Bucharest.

Speaker: Helmut Hetzel-Honorary President, European Journalists Association-The Communication Network; Benelux Correspondent for Press of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg

Chairwoman: Ioana Avadani-Executive Director, "the Center for Independent Journalism", Bucharest.

Speakers:

• Roland Bless, Director, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
• Mariana Nitelea-Director, Information Office of the Council of Europe, Bucharest.
• Rotger h. Kindermann, Vice-President, European Journalists Association, The Communication Network; President of the "Vereinigung Europaischer Journalisten" (D); "Mittelstand"
• Katarzyna Pelka-Wolsztajn, Vice president of the "European Journalists Association-The Communication Network; Polish Television.
• Luisa Purin, Peace Secretary General, European Journalists Association-The Communication Network and Media Club Italie; Paris Correspondent for French and Italian Press.

"Information and Ethnic Minorities ' Rights"

Chairman: Mircea Toma-Director, Agency for the Monitoring of the Press, Bucharest

Speakers:

• Ludmila Rakusanova, Frm. President, European Journalists Association-The Communication Network, Director, Czech Institute for Journalism of the Local Media Group of Passau and of the Brno University; Frm. Editor-in Chief of the Analyst and present Czech Regional Press Network.
• Oliver K-Midas (European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages); Editor-in-Chief, "Szabadsag
• Juan Antonio Prieto-Spanish Television (TVE), Santander (Spain): Statement about European Unity in Diversity
• Gundega Tabaka-HansaMedia, Riga (Latvia)
• Enzo Farinella-Director, Itlandiani (Dublin); Expert on Ethnic Issues; Dublin correspondent for the news Agency ANSA and Vatican Radio
• Lala-Director, Romanian Regional Television Station Timisoara (TVR).

• Sergio Arzeni, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Local Development of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Habib, Executive Director Jose CADI, Bucharest

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Evening Speakers introduced by Sever Voinescu, Journalist:

• Donato Chiarini, the Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Romania
• Tom Palmer, Vice President for International Programs, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.

"Le Diplomate ' Ballroom

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Chairman: Valeriu Stoica, Executive Board Member of CADI, Bucharest

Speakers:

• Tom Palmer, Vice President for International Programs, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.: Constitutional Choice: Harmony or Conflict
• Charles b. Blankart, Humboldt University, Professor: The European Union: Confederation, Federation or Association of Compound States? The Hayekian View to the Theory of Constitutions  [PPT Presentation]
• Dan Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.: Decentralization and Systems Competition: Foundations of Liberty
• Pierre Garello, Director, IES, Aix-en-Provence

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Chairman: Krassen Stanchev, Executive Director, Institute for Market Economics, Sofia

Speakers:

• Len Shackleton, Dean, Westminster University: The Rhetoric of Social Partnership and The Reality of Cross-sectional Self-interests
• Georges de Menil, Professor, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris: the Economic Consequences of the Constitutional Social Entitlements
• Paolo Magagnotti, President, Association of European Journalists: The Role of Media in Shaping Citizens Preferences towards EU Constitution: biased or unbiased?
• Hardy Bouillon, Head of the Economic Affairs, Center for the New Europe, Brussels: The Principles of Regulation vs. the Regulation of Principles [PPT Presentation]

Lunch Speaker:-John Fund, Wall Street Journal: Using Demonstration Projects to Show Freedom Works, introduced by Habib, Executive Director, Jose CADI-Eleutheria

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Chairman: Pierre Garello, Director, IES, Aix-en-Provence

Speakers:

• Theodor Stolojan, former Prime Minister of Romania, currently president of the Liberal Democratic Party: The Flat Tax in Romania and the Coherence of New Tax Policy Proposals
• Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform Foundation, Washington, D.C.: Transparency: The Next Big Thing
• Matthew Elliott, Executive Director, Taxpayers Alliance, London, UK: Using Grassroots Pressure to Educate Politicians about Tax
• Michael Jaeger, the Secretary General, the Taxpayers Association of Europe, Tax Harmonization or Tax Competition? [PPT Presentation]

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They Lobby Bubble Colonnades

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Chairman: Richard Rahn, Chairman, Institute for Global Economic Growth, Washington, D.C.

Speakers:

• Richard Rahn: Do Policies That Enhance Economic Growth Hurt Individual Security?
• Pierre Bessard, General Delegate, Constant Rebecque, Lausanne: The Role of Decentralized Power for Individual Security
• Karl-Peter Schwarz, Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: The Importance of Restitution of Property Rights for the Maintenance of Freedom in post-Communist Societies
• Orlando Abraham, Senior Officer, Speaker of the European Investment Bank: The Private Sector Investment in the Shaping of EU Policies

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Chairman: Tim Evans, Director of Network Development, Stockholm, London

Speakers:

• Johnny Munkhammar, Program Director, Timbro, Stockholm: Road Map to Reform
• Wolfgang Muller, Executive Director, Institute for Free Enterprise, Berlin: Germany: A Return to the Economic Power House?
• Jacob Arfwedson, Research Fellow, Stockholm Network, London: The French Social Model: The "New French Revolution?" "No Sire, it's postponed."
• Kristian Norheim, International Secretary, Progress Party Parliamentary Group: From the Cradle to the Grave: A Critical Look on the Norwegian Welfare States Model

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Chairman: Pierre Garello, Director, Institute for Economic Studies

Speakers:

• Tom Palmer, Vice President for International Programs, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.: Is the Think Tank of Business?
• Jo Kwong, Vice president, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Washington, D.C.: Building Relationships to Grow Your Support Base
• Barbara Kolm, Secretary General, Hayek Institute, Vienna: How to Sell Ideas in a Competitive Environment
• Yevgeny Volk, Head, The Heritage Foundation's Moscow Office, Russian: Doing Business Think Tank When Environment is Difficult

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Chairwoman: Jo Kwong, Vice president, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Washington D.C.,

Speakers:

• Matthew Elliott, Executive Director, Taxpayers Alliance, London, UK: Market Research: Using focus groups and opinion polls to hone your message
• Eunice Executive Director, Svetla, Institute for Market Economics, Sofia: Low Taxes in Bulgaria-How We Did It and What is Next?
• Jacob Arfwedson, Research Fellow, Stockholm Network, London: The Free Europe Project
• Vincent Ginocchio-President of the Federation, Liberte Cherie, Nanterre: 5 Years of Activism in France: Lessons Learned

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Room: "M"

Chairwoman: Kelsey Zahourek, Executive Director, Property Rights Alliance, Washington, D.C.,

Speakers:

• Satya Thallam, Hernando de Soto Fellow at theProperty Rights Alliance, Washington, D.C.
• Dag Ekelberg, Assistant Director, Civita, Oslo
• Philip Stevens, Program Director, International Policy Network
• Mihail Radu Solcan, Professor, University of Bucharest

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Room: "Candace"

Chairman:

Fred Smith, President, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington D.C.

Speakers:

• Paul Stephenson, Researcher, Open Europe: Europe's dirty secret-why the EU emissions trading scheme isn't working
• Alec van Gelder, Research Fellow, International Policy Network, London
• Wolfgang Muller, Executive Director, Institute for Free Enterprise, Berlin
• Abuhussen, Associate Professor, University of Bucharest

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Room: "Le Diplomate '

Chairmen:

• John Couretas, Director of Communications, Acton Institute
• Mihai Coman, Dean, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies, the University of Bucharest

Speakers:

• Jody Clarke, Vice President for Communications, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.: Seconds.communicating Values in a Political World
• Cara Walker, Head of Communications, Stockholm Network: Make Friends and Influence People: Reaching out to European Think Tanks and Media
• Dorothea Ignatius, CEO, Haunted Barn 18 Media Lab
• András Radetzky, President, Association of Hungarian Local Broadcasters
• Ralf Schneider, Journalist, Bavarian Television

Lunch Speaker: Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform Foundation: Organizing for Liberty introduced by Divya, Ikechukwu Program Coordinator, CADI-Eleutheria

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Chairwoman: Rabac Gavrilova, Executive Director, Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe

Speakers:

• Benoite Taffin, President, French Taxpayers Association: Fundraising: The FrenchExperience
• Matthew Kwasiborski, Prague Programs Director, The Fund for American Studies: Relationship Building
• Maciej Grabowski, Vice President, Gdansk Institute for Market Economy
• George Prohaski, President, Center for Economic Development, Sofia

Chairwoman: Bridgett Wagner, Director of Coalitions Relations, Heritage Foundation

Speakers:

• Kelsey Zahourek, Executive Director, Property Rights Alliance: Building a Free-Market Coalition Meeting in Your Country
• Marcin Nowacki, Founder, Project Lodz, Poland: Coalition-Building at the Local Level-The Case of The City of Lodz in Poland
• Robert Painter, President, Bellwether Forum, Houston
• Katherine Gorka-Executive Director, Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe, Budapest

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Chairman: Stephen Bartulica, Vice President, Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe, Washington, D.C.

Speakers:

• Charles King Mallory IV, Executive Director, Aspen Institute, Berlin
• Roman Joch-Executive Director, the Civic Institute, Prague: Family and Education-The Basic Unit of Democracy
• Sebestyén Gorka, Executive Director, Institute For Transitional Democracy And International Security, Budapest: The Legacy of Communism-Democracy and Historical Realism
• Chris Briggs, Vice President of Publications, Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe, Washington, d.c.: Democracy and the Ethics of Freedom

Chairman: Remigijus Simasius, Vice President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute

Speakers:

• Pierre Garello, Director, IES, Aix-en-Provence: Can the Coalition of Independent Think Tanks Make Up for the Lack of a Large Size Policy Oriented European Think Tanks?
• Barbara Kolm, Secretary General, Hayek Institute, Vienna: Networking-the Only Option for Coalitions?
• Przemyslaw Zurawski vel Grajewski, Senior Lecturer, University of Lodz

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Closing Remarks:

The workshop Chairpersons and Habib, Executive Director, Jose CADI, Bucharest

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• Introductory Remarks: Tim Evans, Director of Development, Stockholm Network
• Keynote Speaker: Jose Pinera, President, International Center for Pension Reform and Cato Fellow

This marks the ending of the Resource Bank Meeting series of events.

Costs: 20 euro/participant. Bus returns in the evening; However, participants can continue spending more days at the seaside on their own account.

Meeting Room: "M"

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