ASI Forum 2019
7th December
At the Adam Smith Institute, we advocate for ideas that will make the world a freer, better, richer place. We aim to be radical and reasonable – pushing for bold reforms but backing it up with cold, hard evidence.
In that spirit, we're hosting our fourth Forum. We're bringing together leading thinkers for a day of talks on the underappreciated, underrecognised ideas they believe help explain and improve the world around us.
We're keeping the talks short (most won't go on for longer than 15 minutes) so we can squeeze as many great ideas as possible into the day. We'll also have our Forum bookstore which will be selling the speakers' latest publications!
Bulk discounts are available for school and university groups - contact [email protected] for more information.
We'll also be heading for drinks afterwards to give you a chance to have a chat with some of our speakers and fellow attendees.
Speakers:
Anthony Breach (Analyst, Centre for Cities) on ‘Homes on the Right Track – How Green Belt reform can solve the housing crisis and save our environment’
Sam Bowman (Principal at Fingleton Associates and Senior Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute) on 'The Most Important Tax Cut You’ve Never Heard Of'
Sophie Sandor (Documentary filmmaker) on ‘Education and The State’
Oliver Walker-Jones (Head of Communications, Lilium) on ‘Dude, where's my flying car?’
Refugee Action on 'Lift the Ban: why people seeking asylum should have the right to work'
Silkie Carlo (Director, Big Brother Watch) on 'Why We Must Fight the Surveillance State'
Rob Wiblin (Director of Research, 80,000 Hours) on 'In Defence of Political Correctness'
Anonymous Mugwump on 'Should we be allies with autocracies?'
Dr Ashley Frawley (Senior lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, Swansea University)
Tom Chivers (Science Writer)
David King (Senior Researcher, Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group)
Daniel Pryor (Head of Programmes, Adam Smith Institute)
Where?
The Comedy Store, 1a Oxendon St, London SW1Y 4EE
The nearest tube station is Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly and Bakerloo Lines)
When?
10:00am to 5pm, Saturday December 7th 2019
Tickets
We want to reach as many students and young people as possible, so we're offering discounted tickets for under-30s. If you do take advantage of a discounted rate you may be asked to prove your identity at the door so please do bring along ID on the day!
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