Bratislava - May 18th
Enough is enough - consolidation of public budgets a priority
The disastrous consequences of pushing public debt too far!
Press Conference: | 16:30 - 17:00 |
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Registration: | 12:30 - 13:00 |
Venue: Hotel Falkensteiner Bratislava
Panel 1: | Values worth fighting for |
Time: | 13:00 - 14:30 |
This year we want to focus on the role of the state: what do we expect from the state? What preconditions need to be fulfilled? Accountability of the state? What if Greece goes bankrupt? Morals and markets; trust in markets and confidence as factors responsible for economic growth? Social responsibility – economics is not enough.
Welcome & Introduction: | H.E. Dr. Helmut Wessely, Austrian Ambassador |
Chair: | Barbara Kolm, F.A.v. Hayek Institut, Austrian Economics Center, European Coalition for Economic Growth |
Keynote: | Erich Weede, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn |
Podium: | Fr. Marcel Guarnizo, EICEE |
Nikolaus Kimla, uptime ITechnologies GmbH | |
Alan Crippen, John Jay Institute | |
Jan Oravec, Nadácia F.A.Hayeka | |
Martin Stochmal, Ernst & Young |
Break: 14:30 - 15:00 (Coffee/Snacks and Networking)
Panel 2: | How to finance the state? |
Time: | 15:00 - 16:30 |
How does the state finance its debts? Where is there room for reform? Government issued bonds are no longer viewed as being without risk. Is there too much borrowing? Will the market for government bonds and other debt instruments become over-saturated with the continual new issues? Who will buy these securities at that point? Will governments be able to pay off this debt, and will people believe that they can? What are the most effective ways of reforming or controlling the level of public debt?
Chair: | Tom Nicholson, SME Daily |
Keynote: | Victoria Curzon-Price, University of Geneva |
Podium: | Dan Mitchell, CATO |
Florian Stapf, Standard and Poor’s | |
Martin Barto, ex-member of Banking Board, National Bank of Slovakia | |
Michael Jäger, Taxpayers Association of Europe |
Break: 16:30 - 17:30 (followed by drinks)
CEQLS Lecture: | Collapse of the Welfare State and the European Social Model |
Time: | 17:30 - 19:30 |
Chair: | Peter Gonda, Conservative Institute |
Keynote: | Charles Murray, American Enterprise Institute |
Dinner | |
Keynote: | Kelsey Zahourek, Property Rights Alliance |
