Speakers at this conference will look at the relationship between political and economic freedom and what we can learn from recent reforms adopted in other countries.
Former New Zealand cabinet minister Maurice McTigue will be the keynote speaker. Mr. McTigue, now a scholar at the Mercatus Centre of George Mason University successfully helped in restructuring and revitalizing the stagnant New Zealand economy of the late 1980ﾂs and early 1990ﾂs.
Morning sessions at the conference will focus on globalisation and free trade. Panelists are Dr. James Gwartney who holds the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University, and Mr. Julian Francis Governor of the Central Bank of the Bahamas.
Former president of El Salvador Central Bank Mr. Rafael Barrazza and Mr. Roberto Brenes, President of the Panama Stock Exchange will speak on Free Trade for the Bahamas. Mr. Robert Witajewski who is chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau represents the United States. Felix Stubbs, general manager of IBM Bahamas, and Philip Simon, executive director of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce will moderate these sessions.
The afternoon session on health care will be addressed by Dr. Michael Walker of the Fraser Institute of Canada, and Dr. John Goodman internationally known as ﾄthe father of Medical Savings Accounts. Both panelists are widely published on such topics as health policy, tax reform and school choice. Sir William Allen will speak on this panel and a lively informative discussion is anticipated.
The Bahamasﾂ ability to compete with Cuba will be examined by Dr. Alberto Martinez Piedra a professor of Political Economy and scholar at The Institute of World Politics, and Mr. Marc Wachtenheim of the Pan American Development Foundation who has recently returned from Cuba. This session to be moderated by Mr. Manuel Cutillas, former chairman of the Bacardi Corporation.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Nassau Institute and the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. It presents a unique opportunity for Bahamians to interact with scholars and top executives from around the world.
A fee of $125 includes all conference sessions, coffee breaks and luncheon. The conference is limited to a maximum of 100 attendees so interested persons should register early to guarantee a place. Registration deadline is March 22.
To register or for more information: The Nassau Institute, P. O. Box N-1688, Nassau, The Bahamas Tel: 324-2035 or 326-5728 Fax: 322 1361 info@nassauinstitute.org / www.nassauinstitute.org
