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I am honoured to serve as President of New I would like to also pay tribute to New Direction’s Direction, the political foundation leading the Board, with whom the Foundation’s work would debate on European reform. not be possible: Amjad Bashir (UK), Rafaele Fitto (Italy), Daniel Hannan (UK), (Poland), New Direction has firmly anchored itself to be Ruža Tomašic (Croatia), Valdemar Tomaševski at the heart of the European political debate. (Lithuania), Jan Zahradil (), Through our high-quality magazines, reports, Roberts Zile (Latvia) and conferences and events we have analysed and (Bulgaria), the Foundation’s excellent Executive proposed ground-breaking ideas for European Director, Naweed Khan. reform. On behalf of all the New Direction team, thank We are honoured to have had ministers, politicians, you for your support and contributions. Our policy advisers, academics, business leaders and foundation is building the intellectual case for a the media, participate and contribute to our work. popular Conservative movement, and we hope you will join us in our ambitious goal. In the coming years we will continue to offer ideas for European reform and promote Yours truly, our message of change rooted in individual freedom and liberty to all Europeans. Tomasz Poręba MEP Poland We will continue to champion the goals of the wider Conservative family and protect the values President set out in the and Reykjavik Declaration. SENIOR ADVISORS & MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE BOARD

Tony Abbott MP Jorge Quiroga MEP Karol Karski MEP Roberts Zīle MEP Amjad Bashir MEP Former Prime Minister of Australia Former President of Bolivia Italy Poland Latvia United Kingdom

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Naweed Khan Jan Zahradil MEP Daniel Hannan MEP Ruža Tomašić MEP Valdemar Angel United Kingdom & Belgium Czech Republic United Kingdom Croatia Tomaševski MEP Dzhambazki MEP Lithuania Bulgaria Executive Director Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President OUR MISSION

TO PROMOTE TO ADVANCE TO INFLUENCE A EUROPE OF SOVEREIGN STATES CONSERVATIVE VALUES THE DEBATE

We believe is in the best interest of the New Direction draws its inspiration from the It is our aim to chart a new direction for European Union to accept that a federal 2009 Prague Declaration, upon which the Europe. We aim to change the top-down Europe is not the desired destiny of all states European Conservative and Reformists Group mindset and encourage bottom-up thinking. in membership. in the European Parliament was founded. To achieve this we publish policy reports, New Direction works to promote the We believe in small government, where opinion pieces and articles; hold conferences, sovereignty of the nation-state and to ensure the making of law is open, transparent and seminars and public events; and engage that all EU decision-making adheres to the sensitive to the freedoms of the people. with people who share our values and principle of subsidiarity. commitments. We believe in the rule of law and recognise We believe that serious reform of European the role of alliances, such as NATO, in We are affiliated with the fastest growing institutions is long overdue. As an maintaining our security. political movement – the Alliance of organisation, we will do all we can to promote Conservatives and Reformists in Europe and deliver much needed reform. We are passionate about free trade and (ACRE). believe it is the best guarantor of peace.

Through our work we do all we can to empower the individual and protect the family. Research is what we do best. We produce high-quality research, RESEARCH policy analysis and recommendations on a full range of public policy issues that affect the citizens of European countries.

We also conduct a peer review of our work to make sure it meets the standards our supporters demand.

New Direction hosts a series of lectures, conferences and dinners EVENTS across a broad spectrum of European and transatlantic issues.

FORUM POPULUS ANTRUMLIBERTATI LIBERTATISSCHOLASTICUS The scholastics kept alive the tradition of learning and critical PLATONICUM Many of the ideas of Liberty we appeal to as a society The marketplace was a place of enormous social significance ANGLIA originated in the Roman Republic. To Romans, libertythought. meant They established some of the most important in Roman life, and the ultimate destination for political and the protection of their constitution of 509BC. The ‘resinstitutions publica’, of our civilisation, including the School of The Allegory of the Cave, or ‘Plato’s philosophicalCave’, was introduced exchanges. in It becamethe rule the ofcentre law and for theequality free under it were born Salamanca,together in and the guided us through the age of discovery and Plato’s Republic. It describes a group of peopleexchange, living trapped both of goods,ousting and of theideas. kings and died together with the return of the The Angles, a Germanic tribe which settled inin the a cave, British seeing only the shadows cast by those passing Isles after the collapse of the Roman Empire,behind. gave their The name philosopher, or perhaps an economist, is able to emperors five hundred years later. the renaissance. to a land and languageacross which the would world. becomefree the himself, cradle of and to discover the world as it truly is, and to liberty and industrialisation, and spread their tradition enlighten those left behind. 11.00 – 11.45 WRATH OF TITANS FORMATION11.00 OF –YOUNG 11.45 MINDS: FEMINISM VS LIBERALISM A LIBERAL PERSPECTIVE 11.00 – 11.45 11.00 – 11.45 9.30 – 9.45 LOCALISM: THE SOLUTION?THE FUTURE OF LIBERTY AND WHY IT MATTERS by Tom Palmer PAST, PRESENT13.15 AND – 14.00 FUTURE OF THE 13.15 – 14.00 DEFENDING FREEDOMRIGHT-LEANING IN MEDIA SALAMANCA AS A PILLAR 9.45 – 10.45 UNIVERSITIES 13.00 – 14.00 13.15 – 14.00 OF FREE THINKING THE FUTURE OF LIBERALISMS MIND THE GAP: by The Convention UNDERSTANDINGFROM RUSSIA INFORMATION14.15 WITHOUT – 15.15 LOVE: WARFARE HOW TO CONNECT FREE MARKET AND THE ATTACK ON DEMOCRACIES IDEAS TO VOTERS’ VALUES12.00 – 13.00 15.30 – 16.15 THE FUTURETECHNOLOGICAL OF EUROPE LIBERALISMINEQUALITY: THE BIG THREAT OF by The Convention AS A KEY DRIVER TO SOCIAL 15.30 – 16.15 PROSPERITY THE XXI CENTURY? THE ELECTORAL15.30 – 16.15 FREEDOM 15.30 – 16.15 16.30 – 17.30 TALKING WITH THE FUTURE 10 BIGGEST MYTHS INby The Convention POLITICS & THE ECONOMY www.newdirection.onlinewww.newdirection.online www.newdirection.online www.newdirection.online www.newdirection.online

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9.30 – 9.45 THE FUTURE OF LIBERTY AND WHY IT MATTERS ANTRUM PLATONICUM by Tom Palmer

9.45 – 10.45 THE FUTURE OF LIBERALISM by The Convention ATRIUM 10.40 – 11.00 CATALONIA: WHAT NEXT! by The Conservative.online SCHOLASTICUS

11.00 – 11.45 FEMINISM VS LIBERALISM by Floridablanca ANGLIA 1-2 JUNE 2018 | MADRID 11.00 – 11.45 LOCALISM; THE SOLUTION? POPULUS LIBERTATIS by ECR group Committee of Regions

11.00 – 11.45 FORMATION OF YOUNG MINDS: A LIBERAL PERSPECTIVE FORUM LIBERTATI by DEMYC

11.00 – 11.45 WRATH OF TITANS by Xoan de Lugo ATRIUM 11.40 – 12.00 TRADE: ULTIMATE 0 INSTRUMENT OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ANTRUM PLATONICUM by IFT

12.00 – 13.00 THE FUTURE OF EUROPE by The Convention ATRIUM 12.55 – 13.15 A LIFE DEFENDING LIBERTY POPULUS LIBERTATIS by The Conservative.online

13.15 – 14.00 PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE RIGHT-LEANING MEDIA SCHOLASTICUS by Libertad Digital 13.00 – 14.00 SALAMANCA AS A PILLAR OF FREE THINKING by Centro Diego de Covarrubias ANGLIA 13.15 – 14.00 MIND THE GAP: HOW TO CONNECT FREE MARKET IDEAS TO VOTERS’ VALUES FORUM LIBERTATI by Leadership Institute

13.15 – 14.00 DEFENDING FREEDOM IN UNIVERSITIES POPULUS LIBERTATIS by SFL

14.15 – 15.15 FROM RUSSIA WITHOUT -1 LOVE: UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION WARFARE AND THE ATTACK ON DEMOCRACIES by Leadership Institute ATRIUM

14.30 – 14.50 THE END OF FREEDOM FREE MARKETS by The Conservative.online ATRIUM 15.00 – 15.20 THE GREEK DEBT SAGA by The Conservative.online ANGLIA 15.30 – 16.15 10 BIGGEST MYTHS IN POLITICS & THE ECONOMY SCHOLASTICUS by Epicenter ARE THE FUTURE 15.30 – 16.15 INEQUALITY: THE BIG THREAT OF THE XXI CENTURY? POPULUS LIBERTATIS by Instituto Juan de Mariana

15.30 – 16.15 THE ELECTORAL FREEDOM FORUM LIBERTATI by Fundación para el Avance de la Libertad

15.30 – 16.15 TECHNOLOGICAL LIBERALISM AS A KEY DRIVER TO SOCIAL PROSPERITY ANTRUM PLATONICUM by El Club de los Viernes

16.30 – 17.30 TALKING WITH THE FUTURE by The Convention INITIATIVES

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