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Migration and the Wealth of Nations
2010 EFN Asia Conference
Day 1 (6 October 2010)
Speakers and moderators briefing [photos]
Conference welcome reception and dinner [photos]
Day 2 (7 October 2010)
Opening: Welcome address by Dr Rainer Adam of FNF [remarks] and Dr Arianto Patunru of the Institute for Economic and Social Research, University of Indonesia, Indonesia [remarks]
Keynote speech: The Indonesian economy by H.E. M. Syariefuddin Hasan, Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Republic of Indonesia [ppt]
I) Breakout sessions: Macro-economic effects of migration
1. Social and cultural effects of domestic and international migration
Jaleswari Pramodawardhani, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia [ppt]
Tom Palmer, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, USA [paper]
Ernesto Pernia, University of the Philippines, Philippines (Moderator)
2. Wealth creation through domestic migration
Laveesh Bhandari, Indicus Analytics, India [ppt]
Zhao Xu, Unirule Institute of Economics, China [ppt]
Adinda Tenriangke, Indonesian Institute (TII), Indonesia (Moderator)
3. Wealth creation through international migration
Najmul Hossain, Data International, Bangladesh [ppt]
Simon Lee, Lion Rock Institute, Hong Kong [ppt]
Ha Thuc Vien, Nam Long University, Vietnam (Moderator)
II) Breakout sessions – Safeguarding migrants
1. Protecting migrants rights in host countries and communities
Bibek Debroy, Centre for Policy Research, India [ppt]
Alvin Ang, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines (Moderator)
2. Preparing migrants before their departure
Arianto Patunru, LPEM FEUI, Indonesia [ppt]
Zubair Ahmed Malik, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Pakistan [ppt]
Nonoy Oplas, Minimal Government Thinkers, Philippines (Moderator) [ppt]
3. Refugees, displaced persons and human trafficking
Braema Mathiaparanam , Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Singapore [ppt]
P.D. Rai, Member of Parliament, India [ppt]
Tricia Yeoh, Selangor State Government, Malaysia (Moderator)
III) Breakout sessions - Facilitating Migration
1. Migration in governmental development plans
Harsha de Silva, Member of Parliament, Sri Lanka [ppt]
Wahyu Susilo, Migrant Care, Indonesia [ppt]
Sheng Hong, Unirule Institute of Economics, China (Moderator)
2. The role of private agencies
Feng Xingyuan, Rural Development Institute, China [ppt]
Lawrence Dacuycuy, De La Salle University, Philippines [ppt]
Barun Mitra, Liberty Institute, India (Moderator)
3. Commerce, agriculture and industry as positive drivers
Shankaran Nambiar, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia [ppt]
Muhammad Ayub Khan Mehar, Iqra University, Pakistan [paper] [ppt]
Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, HT Media Ltd, India (Moderator)
Day 3 (8 October 2010)
Opening remarks
Rizal Mallarangeng, Executive Director, Freedom Institute, Indonesia
Wolf-Dieter Zumpfort, Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors, FNF, Germany
Fred McMahon, Vice President Research International, Fraser Institute, Canada
The Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) Report 2010
Fred McMahon, Fraser Institute, Canada [ppt]
Rizal Mallarangeng, Freedom Institute, Indonesia [ppt]
Ken Schoolland, Hawaii Pacific University, USA [paper] [ppt]
Luthfi Assyaukanie, Freedom Institute, Indonesia (Moderator)
Launch of the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) Report 2010 [report] [photos]
Freeing Trade in Services
Tom Palmer, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, USA [paper]
Adolf Waraow, Ministry of Trade, Indonesia [ppt]
Wolf-Dieter Zumpfort, FNF, Germany [ppt]
Parth J. Shah, Centre for Civil Society, India (Moderator)
Discussion of the draft resolution: “Migration and the Wealth of Nations” [final resolution]
Parth J. Shah, Centre for Civil Society, India (Moderator)
Rainer Heufers, FNF, Indonesia (Moderator)
Passing of the resolution
Parth J. Shah, Centre for Civil Society, India (Moderator)
Promoting and using the conference resolution [photos]
Wan Saiful Wan Jan, IDEAS, Malaysia (Moderator)
Closing of the conference
Dinner and launch of the conference resolution (hosted by the Freedom Institute, Indonesia) [photos]
Welcome Remarks: Rizal Mallarangeng, Executive Director, Freedom Institute, Indonesia
Introduction of the resolution: Simon Lee, Co-Founder, Lion Rock Institute, Hong Kong [photos]
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