You are cordially invited to a Cato Institute conference cosponsored with *Trend* magazine

## Slovakia at the Crossroads of Reform

**Holiday Inn, Bratislava, Slovakia 
Monday, May 17, 2010**

Between 2002 and 2006, Slovakia implemented a number of important reforms, including a partially privatized pension system and a flat income tax. With the change of government in 2006, reforms stopped. As Slovakia prepares for a general election next month, it is confronting a number of challenges, including corruption, a deep mistrust of the judiciary, the runaway cost of health care, and an underperforming higher education system. International experts, Slovak officials, and representatives of the broad range of Slovakia’s political parties will discuss market-based solutions to the problems that beset these government-provided services in Slovakia and the rest of Central Europe.

**Holiday Inn 
Bajkalská 25/A 
825 03 Bratislava, Slovakia**

| 8:00 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. | **Registration** |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. — 9:15 a.m. | **Welcoming Remarks** *Marian L. Tupy*, Cato Institute, Washington, DC, USA *Oliver Brunovský, Trend* magazine |
| 9:15 a.m. — 9:45 a.m. | **Keynote Address:** “Freedom in the 21st Century“ *Charles Murray*, American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, USA |
| 9:45 a.m. — 11:15 a.m. | **How to Deal with Corruption** *Richard Messick*, World Bank, Washington DC, USA *Miloš Svrček*, Movement for Democratic Slovakia *Daniel Lipšic*, Christian Democratic Movement *Zuzana Wienk*, Fair Play Alliance |
| 11:15 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. | **Break** |
| 11:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. | **Reform of Higher Education** *Richard Vedder*, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA *František Schlosser*, Ministry of Education *Ivan Mikloš*, Slovak Christian Democratic Union *František Gahér*, Commenius University |
| 1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. | **Lunch** |
| 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. | **Health Care Reform** *Peter Mihalyi*, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary *Vilian Novotný*, Slovak Christian Democratic Union *Peter Pažitný*, Health Policy Institute |
| 3:30 p.m. — 3:45 p.m. | **Break** |
| 3:45 p.m. — 5:15 p.m. | **Reform of the Welfare State** *Charles Murray*, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC, USA *Emília Kršíková*, Ministry of Work, Social Affairs and Family *Richard Sulík*, Freedom and Solidarity *Radovan &Dacute;urana*, Institute of Economic and Social Studies |
| 8:00 p.m. | **Dinner** Cubes Restaurant, Hotel Aston **Keynote Address:** “The Importance of Tax Competition“ *Dan Mitchell*, Cato Institute, Washington, DC, USA |

**To register for the event, or for more information please contact Marian L. Tupy at [mtupy@​cato.​org](mailto:mtupy@cato.org)**