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*A Cato Conference co-sponsored with 
The Leontief Centre*

**Grand Hotel Europe 
St. Petersburg 
April 12, 2004**

| 9:00–9:30 a.m. | **Registration** |
|---|---|
| 9:30–9:40 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks [![Media Name: shim.gif](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/optimized/public/download-remote-images/object.cato.org/8693878921/shim.gif?itok=IDxErnOo)](/sites/cato.org/files/download-remote-images/object.cato.org/8693878921/shim.gif) **Edward H. Crane**, Cato Institute **Irina Karelina**, Leontief Centre |
| 9:40–9:45 a.m. | Video Remarks [![Media Name: shim.gif](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/optimized/public/download-remote-images/object.cato.org/8693878921/shim.gif?itok=IDxErnOo)](/sites/cato.org/files/download-remote-images/object.cato.org/8693878921/shim.gif) **Milton Friedman** Hoover Institution, Nobel Laureate in Economics |
| 9:45–11:15 a.m. | Prosperity and the Role of GovernmentFeaturing **Andrei Illarionov**, Economic Adviser to President Putin; **Charles Murray**, American Enterprise Institute; **Justin Yifu Lin**, China Center for Economic Research; and **Arnold Harberger**, University of California at Los Angeles. |
| 11:15–11:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 11:45–1:00 p.m. | A Liberal Agenda for the New CenturyFeaturing **Sergey Vasiliev**, Chairman, Committee on Financial Markets, Council of the Federation, Russia; **Ruth Richardson**, Former Minister of Finance, New Zealand; and **Brink Lindsey**, Cato Institute. |
| 1:00–2:15 p.m. | Luncheon Address **José Piñera** Cato Institute and International Center for Pension Reform, Chile |