“WHY COMMEMORATE 1819?”
is the BICENTENNIAL EVENT DISCUSSING THE VERY REASON FOR THE
BICENTENNIAL. It will be held on 31st August 2019, Saturday, at
TANGLIN TRUST SCHOOL, our venue sponsor.
_OUR EVENT IS HELD IN SUPPORT OF THE SINGAPORE BICENTENNIAL OFFICE._
This event is open to everyone and will have an educational focus. We
will be exploring the life history of Sir Stamford Raffles and his
relevance to the SINGAPORE STORY, the importance of British-SINGAPORE
FRIENDSHIP AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR US TODAY.
We are featuring three great speakers who will share their
perspectives on this. They are:
DANIEL HANNAN, a Member of European Parliament and author of the
best-selling book _How Britain Invented Freedom._ He is a great
speaker who will discuss British history, its impact on the world, and
its place in the world today.
PROFESSOR RAZEEN SALLY, a political economist from the Lee Kuan Yew
School of Public Policy researching the global economy and world
trade. He will share about the importance of the SINGAPORE-British
economic relationship and what it means for us today.
BRYAN CHEANG, the Founder and Director of the Adam Smith Center. He
will explore the life and times of Sir Stamford Raffles and look at
its relevance to the SINGAPORE STORY AND IDENTITY.
We are also pleased to announce that our Guest-of-Honor is MR VIKRAM
NAIR, Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) Chairperson for
Foreign Affairs and Defence and Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC
as Guest of Honour.
_Event Details_
Time: 2-7pm Location: MOOT, Nixon Building, TANGLIN TRUST SCHOOL
Parking is available
Guests will have the opportunity to interact with the speakers over a
networking session where food and drinks will be provided.
This event is made possible by our event partners TANGLIN TRUST
SCHOOL and the BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
_VIP TICKETS_
Those interested to attend a private fundraising dinner featuring MEP
Daniel Hannan and Prof Razeen Sally, will need to obtain a VIP ticket
AND email bryan@adamsmith.com.sg to express interest. This will be
held on the Friday August 30th at 7.30pm at the Asian Civilisations
Museum.
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