The Asia Liberty Forum is the largest and most celebrated gathering of liberty champions in the Asian continent. Hosted annually since 2013, the forum provides a space for liberal activists and public intellectuals from across Asia to network and exchange ideas. The forum also serves as a platform for students and those new to these ideas to interact freely with prominent liberal thinkers and activists.
As the oldest and most prominent liberal think tank in Asia, Centre for Civil Society has played a key role in organising the Asia Liberty Forum for the last five years. Staying true to the organisation’s mission of promoting choice and accountability across private and public sectors, this forum has helped to build a coalition of freedom activists across state and national boundaries to spreading the beacon of liberty far and wide across the continent.
The 5th edition of the Asia Liberty Forum was held in Mumbai on 10-11 February in partnership with the Atlas Network, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, John Templeton Foundation and the Smith Family Foundation. The conference featured panels on issues pertinent to the Asian context such as “The Compatibility of Islam and Freedom,” “State, Private Sector and Liberty in a Digital World,” and “Regulations for a Prosperous and Innovative Market Economy.” It also featured addresses by noted public intellectual Chandrabhan Prasad on “Economic Freedom for Human Rights,” and the Bastiat award-winning journalist Amit Varma on “The Landscape of Freedom in India.” There were also important exchanges on best practices of various aspects of think tank management such as “Running a Successful Think Tank” and “Fundraising: Getting Active and Getting Creative”.
Mumbai also witnessed the first Asia Think Tank Shark Tank competition which featured three contestants from across Asia. They pitched their innovative projects before a panel of philanthropists and the regional network of free-market think tanks for the chance to win US $5,000. The contest was won by Tricia Yeoh of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, Malaysia, for her project on creating a market-friendly regulatory environment for small business owners.
This edition also featured the second annual Asia Liberty Awards Ceremony, which was won by Centre for Civil Society for its work on increasing Economic Freedom and the Ease of Doing Business in India. For the first time, #AsiaLF17 was also broadcast to an online audience through a live-stream on Facebook and Twitter which drew thousands of viewers from across the world.
The 5th edition of the Asia Liberty Forum was held in Mumbai on 10-11 February in partnership with the Atlas Network, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, John Templeton Foundation and the Smith Family Foundation. The conference featured panels on issues pertinent to the Asian context such as “The Compatibility of Islam and Freedom,” “State, Private Sector and Liberty in a Digital World,” and “Regulations for a Prosperous and Innovative Market Economy.” It also featured addresses by noted public intellectual Chandrabhan Prasad on “Economic Freedom for Human Rights,” and the Bastiat award-winning journalist Amit Varma on “The Landscape of Freedom in India.” There were also important exchanges on best practices of various aspects of think tank management such as “Running a Successful Think Tank” and “Fundraising: Getting Active and Getting Creative”.
Mumbai also witnessed the first Asia Think Tank Shark Tank competition which featured three contestants from across Asia. They pitched their innovative projects before a panel of philanthropists and the regional network of free-market think tanks for the chance to win US $5,000. The contest was won by Tricia Yeoh of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, Malaysia, for her project on creating a market-friendly regulatory environment for small business owners.
This edition also featured the second annual Asia Liberty Awards Ceremony, which was won by Centre for Civil Society for its work on increasing Economic Freedom and the Ease of Doing Business in India. For the first time, #AsiaLF17 was also broadcast to an online audience through a live-stream on Facebook and Twitter which drew thousands of viewers from across the world.
Published Date: March 20, 2017, 12:00 am
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