INVITATION Africa Liberty Forum May 24-25 Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton

Organised by US-based Atlas Network* and the , the AFRICA LIBERTY FORUM brings together friends of the freedom movement from across Africa to discuss challenges facing the region and to learn from one another how to most effectively advance free-market reforms.

You will learn from distinguished speakers and participate in interactive sessions to strengthen civil society efforts to move public policy in the direction of greater freedom. At the gala dinner, Atlas Network will announce the winners of its Regional Liberty Awards, which celebrate the most successful projects by Atlas Network partners.

Programme With Atlas Network, FMF is still finalising the programme…

23 May full day site visit: Delegates to visit FMF’s Khaya Lam (My Home) Land Reform pilot project outside Parys, Free State (more information to follow later)

Wednesday, 24 May 2017 1000-1100 Welcome Brad Lips (Atlas Network, USA) Ayanda Khumalo (Free Market Foundation, South Africa) Speed networking 1100-1215 Will liberty take root in Africa? John Kane-Berman (Institute of Race Relations, South Africa) Andrew Mwenda (journalist, Uganda) Bright Simon (IMANI Center for Policy and Education, Ghana) 1215-1415 Lunch programme Morality, property and prosperity VS confiscation and cronyism Tom Palmer (Atlas network, USA) Crowd-sourcing 60 second pitches 1415-1515 Entrepreneurs and the future of Africa (Room A) TBD (South Africa) TBD (South Africa) Raul Figueroa (Questworks, Kenya) TBD (Mauritius) Educating the next generation (Room B) Piet le Roux (Akademia, South Africa) Nathan Tjirimuji (Chevauchee, Namibia) Peter Bismark (Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, Ghana) Crowd-sourcing liberty incubator (parallel session) 1530-1645 Rule of Law essential for liberty (Room A) Tom Palmer (Atlas Network – active moderator) Rex van Schalkwyk (former Judge of the Supreme Court, South Africa) Leon Louw (Free Market Foundation, South Africa) projects that can yield real increases in (Room B) Elisa Bishop (Atlas Network – moderator) Martin van Staden (Free Market Foundation, South Africa) TBD (South Africa) TBD (Audace Institute, Côte d'Ivoire) Franklin Cudjoe (Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, Ghana) Crowd-sourcing liberty incubator (parallel session) 1830-2130 Gala Africa liberty dinner programme (1830-1900 registration) Topic TBD (1900-1930) Tim Modise (Journalist, TV and radio presenter, South Africa) Regional Liberty Awards (1930-2000) Dinner (2000-2130) Thursday, 25 May 2017 0930-1045 Mobilising new audiences for liberty (Room A) Gareth Cliff (Cliff Central, South Africa) Matt Kibbe (Free the People, USA) Japheth Omojuwa (AfricanLiberty.org, Nigeria) Olumayowa Okediran (African Students for Liberty, Nigeria) Aboagye Mintah (Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, Ghana) Achieving outcomes by designing smart campaigns (Room B) Eustace Davie (Free Market Foundation – moderator) Terry Markman (Free Market Foundation, South Africa) Garreth Bloor (Independent Entrepreneurship Group, South Africa) Paul Hoffman (Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa, South Africa) Francis Antonie ( Foundation, South Africa) 1100-1215 Transformation through growth Ann Bernstein (Centre for Development Enterprise, South Africa) Leon Louw (Free Market Foundation, South Africa) 1230-1400 Closing lunch programme Shark Tank Contest , Mandela and socialism: Time for change Temba Nolutshungu (Free Market Foundation, South Africa) Closing remarks Brad Lips (Atlas Network, USA)

Conference fee, including gala dinner and Khaya Lam site visit (special rate for SAns) Individuals R2,000 Think tank representatives R1,000 Students (excluding gala dinner) R250 Gala dinner only (May 24) R350

*Atlas Network is a nonprofit organization connecting a global network of more than 450 free-market organizations in over 90 countries to the ideas and resources needed to advance the cause of liberty.

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