The Future of Europe Posted by Visio institut in Dogodki, Free Market Road Show, Gospodarstvo 30 May 2011 Na 2011 Free Market Road Show: “The Future of Europe” v Ljubljani dne 30. maja 2011 je bil premierno predstavljen Angleško-slovenski in slovensko-angleški slovar ekonomskih izrazov, ki ga je prevedlo društvo Svetilnik v sodelovanju z Austrian Economics Center iz Dunaja. Slovar ekonomskih izrazov je v osmih jezikih (angleški, nemški, španski, slovenski, hrvaški, srbski, romunski in bulgarski) dostopen kot aplikacija (PRO verzija) na iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, iOS, Android in Blackberry. 17:30-18:00 WELCOME REMARKS Dr. Barbara Kolm, F. A. v. Hayek Institut: “Dictionary of Economic Terms: Slovenian-English/English-Slovenian” 18:00 – 19:00 PANEL 1: HOW NOT TO WASTE A “GOOD” CRISIS AND THE FUTURE OF EUROPE What are the alternatives to borrowing from the future? Are pension-, healthcare-, and administrative reforms a precondition to prevent the welfare states from falling apart and to prepare the ground for the next generation? Where is the link between government weight and prosperity and where, if at all, (spending/service) cuts need to be made? Is a paradigm shift realistic? Chair: Peter Frankl, Director and Editor-in-Chief of daily newspaper Finance Key note: Alexander Picker, Hypo Alpe Adria Bank Podium: Bernard Brščič, University of Ljubljana Dr. Barbara Kolm, F. A. v. Hayek Institut David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology 19:10 – 20:10 PANEL 2: HOW TO CREATE GROWTH? THE REAL BENEFIT OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO EUROPEAN CITIZENS – NOW AND THEN? Doubtless institutional and tax competition are prerequisites for successful entrepreneurship and innovative environments. What can be done to foster innovation to prepare the ground for a prosperous society? Apart from alternative forms of financing (venture capital etc), limited regulation and new forms of management and organization (at micro/macro level) were discussed. Chair: Peter Frankl, Director and Editor-in-Chief of daily newspaper Finance Key note: Ahmet Shala, former Minister of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Kosovo Key note: Madeleine Mahovsky, Member of Cabinet Commissioner J. Hahn Podium: Dr. Edward Stringham, Fayetteville State University Tanja Štumberger, Cato Instiute 20:10-20:15 CLOSING REMARKS 20:15-21:00 COCTAIL RECEPTION no comments