Asia Liberty Forum, Feb. 9-11, Challenges Region to Think Long-Term About Battle of Ideas

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Feb 01, 2017, 23:31 ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Asia Liberty Forum #AsiaLF17, sponsored by Atlas Network with organizing host the Centre for Civil Society (CCS), is a gathering of the best and the brightest in Asia to discuss and exchange solutions that promote liberty and free-market reforms in the region.

What: Asia Liberty Forum, hosted by Atlas Network with the Centre for Civil Society (CCS). Major sponsorship generously provided by the John Templeton Foundation.

Asia Liberty Forum, Feb. 9-11, 2017 in Mumbai, India, sponsored by Atlas Network with organizing host the Centre for Civil Society (CCS), is a gathering of the best and the brightest in Asia to discuss and exchange solutions that promote liberty and free-market reforms in the region. Major sponsorship generously provided by the John Templeton Foundation.

When: Feb. 9-11, 2017

Where: The Leela Mumbai, Sahar, Andheri (E), Mumbai 400 059

Local India Press Contact: Gopikrishnan (Gopi) Nair, email: [email protected] or +91-999-596-9229

How: To attend or arrange for interviews, you must contact Gopikrishnan (Gopi) Nair in advance, at [email protected] or +91-999-596-9229

Asia Liberty Forum Highlights

Keynote speeches by Chandra Bhan Prasad on Economic Freedom for Human Rights; Amit Varma on Freedom in India; Dr. Tom G. Palmer about Self-Control or State Control? You Decide
Featured speakers like Rajesh Jain of Free a Billion; Praveen Chakravarty of IDFC Institute; Ajay Shah of National Institute for Public Finance and Policy; and many more
Regional Think Tank Shark Tank competition, where contestants pitch their innovative project before a panel of philanthropists and the regional network of free-market think tanks for the chance to win $5,000
Announcement of the winner of the 2017 Asia Liberty Award
Discussion about the state, private sector, and liberty in a digital world
Breakout session on regulations for a prosperous and innovative market economy
Discussion on the compatibility of Islam and freedom
Conversation about the private school revolution in India

FULL SCHEDULE AVAILABLE HERE

About Atlas Network
Washington-based Atlas Network is a nonprofit organization that strengthens the worldwide freedom movement by connecting more than 450 independent partners in over 95 countries that share the vision of a free, prosperous, and peaceful world where limited governments defend the rule of law, private property, and free markets. AtlasNetwork.org

About Centre for Civil Society (CCS)
Based in New Delhi, Centre for Civil Society (CCS) advances social change through public policy. Its work in education, livelihood, and policy training promotes choice and accountability across private and public sectors. To translate policy into practice, CCS engages with policy and opinion leaders through research, pilot projects, and advocacy. ccs.in

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