13:15 Organizational introduction, rules etc. (Moderator Žilvinas Šilėnas, Lithuanian Free Market Institute)
13:30 Welcome (“Why Liberty? Why think tank?”)
Informal introduction, exchange of expectations
14:00 Talents needed for successful IEs. Why do ideas of Liberty matter? (Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Atlas Economic Research Foundation)
15:00 Coffee break
15:15 The world you are going to work in (Giedrius Kadziauskas, Lithuanian Free Market Institute)
16:00 Establishing a think tank. What I did and how (Elena Leontjeva, Lithuanian Free Market Institute)
17:15 Coffee break
17:30 Workshop. Facing the society (Remigijus Šimasius, Minister of Justice of Lithuania)
My vision of liberty. Draft 1 |
9:00 Methods and means of a think tank. What do policy-advocacy think tanks / grassroots organization / education centres do every day? From theory to practice (Garland T. McCoy, Technology Policy Institute, USA)
10:00 Theory and practice of managing and coordinating the projects (management of big budget projects, managing networks) (Virginijus Kundrotas, ISM university of Management and Economics, Baltic Management Development Association)
10:45 Coffee break
11:00 Workshop – Management skills. How to improve it?
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Effective internal organizational structure of think tank. Managing and coordinating the work of think tank (Rūta Vainienė, Lithuanian Free Market Institute)
15:00 Coffee break
15:15 Workshop – Managing think tank
16:45 My vision of liberty. Draft 2
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Liberty movie |
9:00 Selling to interest groups. Relations with politicians, academia etc. (Martin Chren, F.A.Hayek Foundation, Ministry of Economy and Construction (Slovakia)
10:00 Coffee break
10:15 Selling to sponsors. Faith, fundraising and techniques (Tim Evans, Libertarian Alliance, The Corben Centre, The Adam Smith Institute (UK)
11:15 Experience of LMFI: annual gifts, direct relations, online fundraising, dilemma of public funds (Edita Maslauskaitė, Lithuanian Free Market Institute)
12:00 Workshop – fundraising
13:30 Lunch
15:00 Selling to media and general public (Marius Vaupšas, Public Relations and Communications Company “Lukrecija BBDO”)
16:00 Coffee break
16:15 Workshop – media relations
17:45 My vision of liberty. Draft 3 |
