IPPR at party conferences 2017

Monday 18th September

13.00 - 14.00 \ Avon, Bournemouth International Centre

Can the Lib Dems win back the youth vote?

• Lord Paddy Ashdown

• Layla Moran MP

• Charlie Kingsbury, Chair, Young Liberals

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

Sunday 24th September

12.30 - 14.00 \ Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Brighton Metropole

What makes a good low paid job in a post Brexit Britain?

• Jack Dromey MP, Shadow Minister for Labour
• Katherine Chapman, Director, Living Wage Foundation
• Ben Southwood, Head of Research, Adam Smith Institute 
• Sam White, Group Public Policy Director, Aviva plc 

Chair: Miatta Fahnbulleh, Director of Policy and Research, IPPR 

17.30 - 19.00 \ Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Building our Future: Infrastructure Investment in England

• Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Treasury Minister

• Cllr Kieran Quinn, Executive Leader, Tameside Borough Council and Chairman of Greater Manchester Pension Fund

• Vicky Pryce, Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and former Joint Head of the Government Economic Service

Chair: Luke Murphy, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

17.30  - 19.00 \ Osborne Suite, Hilton Brighton Metropole 

Energy in our cities: From promise to delivery - what next? 

• Cllr Judith Blake, Leader, Leeds City Council 
• Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change
• Polly Billington, Director, UK100
• Jim Lightfoot, Managing Director - Business to Municipalities, E.ON UK

Chair: Hywel Lloyd, Associate Director for the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure, IPPR

Monday 25th September 

08.00 - 09.30 \ Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Private Roundtable: Can the private rented sector help solve the housing crisis? 

• Helen Hayes MP
• Rt Hon John Healey MP
• Luke Murphy, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR 
• Stephen Uden, Director of Social Investment, Nationwide Building Society

Chair: Miatta Fahnbulleh, Director of Policy and Research, IPPR

**please note this event is by invitation only

12.30 - 14.00 \ Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Gambling in the UK: Reducing social harms while retaining economic benefits

• Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham (invited)
• Tom Watson MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (invited)
• Rachel Lampard, Member, Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (invited) 
• John White, Chief Executive, BACTA

Chair: Miatta Fahnbulleh, Director of Policy and Research, IPPR 

12.30 - 14.00 \ Osborne Suite, Hilton Brighton Metropole

A leader in global trade: How can the UK remain successful after Brexit?

• Barry Gardiner MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade 
• Stephen Kinnock MP
• Rafael Behr, Columnist, the Guardian
• Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, The Investment Association
• Aimee Donnellan, Banking Correspondent, the Sunday Times

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR 

17.30 - 19.00 \  Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Brighton Metropole 

Putting low carbon at the heart of Northern economic growth

• Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy, Science & Innovation 
• Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool City Region
• Mark Knowles, Head of Low Carbon, Liverpool City Region LEP
• Amanda Lyne, Managing Director, ULEMCo Ltd
• Matthew Wright, Managing Director, DONG Energy

Chair: Hywel Lloyd, Associate Director for the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \ Osborne Suite, Hilton Brighton Metropole 

Problem debt: the role of public services in suppoting families and tackling poverty

• Margaret Greenwood MP, Shadow Minister for Employment and Inequalities
• Jo Casebourne, Chief Executive, Early Intervention Foundation
• Joanna Elson, Chief Executive, Money Advice Trust
• Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group
• Chris Sherwood, Chief Executive, Relate

Chair: Joe Dromey, Senior Research Fellow, Work and the Welfare State, IPPR 

Tuesday 26th September

08.00 - 09.30 \ Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Brighton Metropole 

Simpler energy bills: will they help consumers get a better deal?

• Gill Fruniss MP
• Adam Vaughan, Energy Correspondent, the Guardian 
• Jesper With-Fogstrup, Chief Operating Officer, comparethemarket.com 

Chair: Hywel Lloyd, Associate Director for the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure, IPPR

12.30 - 14.00 \ Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Brighton Metropole

The Future of the UK Data Economy after Brexit

• Daniel Zeichner MP 
• Helia Ebrahimi, Channel 4 (invited)
• Alistair Tebbit, Head of Government Affairs UK, RELX Group
• Other speakers tbc

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

12.30 - 14.00 \ Osborne Suite, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Overlooked opportunities: how can a proper industrial strategy boost Northern towns and cities?

• Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester (invited)
• Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool City Region (invited)
• Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, Leader, Bradford Council
• Chris Hearld, Chairman, North Region, KPMG

Chair: Luke Raikes, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North

17.30 - 19.00 \ Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Industrial strategy: laying the foundations for future success 

• Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Chair, APPG on Inclusive Growth
• Professor Birgitte Andersen, Professor of the Economics and Management of Innovation, Birkbeck University of London 
• Josh Hardie, Deputy Director General, CBI

Chair: Michael Jacobs, Director, IPPR Commission on Economic Justice 

17.30 - 19.00 \ Osborne Suite, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Tech literacy: setting the next generation up for success in a digital world 

• Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Shadow Minister for Digital Economy 
• Gary Stannett, CEO, Rio Ferdinand Foundation
• Nijma Khan, Strategy, Insights, Innovation, Accenture
• Liz Williams, Director, Tech Literacy and Education Programmes, BT

Chair: Miatta Fahnbulleh, Director of Policy and Research, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \ Lancaster Suite, Hilton Brighton Metropole

'New New Labour': should Labour build a new coalition to secure electoral success? 

• Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP
• Lisa Nandy MP
• John Landsman, Chair, Momentum
• Abi Wilkinson

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

Sunday 1st October

14.00 - 15.30 \ Central 5, Manchester Central

Building Britain's Future: The construction industry after Brexit

• Alan Mak MP
• John Slaughter, Director of
  External Affairs, Home Builders Federation (invited)
• Lewis Sidnick, Director of Corporate Affairs, NHBC
• Phoebe Griffith, Associate Director for Migration, Integration and Communities, IPPR

Chair: ConHome, TBC 

Monday 2nd October

12.45  - 14.00 \ Exchange 8, Manchester Central

Gambling in the UK: Reducing social harms while retaining economic benefits

• Cllr Morris Bright, Leader, Hertfordshire County Council and Vice-Chair, LGA Safer & Stronger Communities Board
• Edward Davies, Director of Policy, The Centre for Social Justice
• John White, Chief Executive, BACTA

Chair: Miatta Fahnbulleh, Director of Policy and Research, IPPR

17.45 - 19.00 \ Exchange 8, Manchester Central

Putting low carbon at the heart of Northern economic growth

• James Heappey MP
• Sarah Tennison, Technology and Innovation Manager, Tees Valley Combined Authority
• Matthew Wright, Managing Director, DONG Energy

Chair: Hywel Lloyd, Associate Director for the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure, IPPR

17.45 - 19.00 \ Victoria Suite, Midland Hotel 

Tech literacy: setting the next generation up for success in a digital world 

• Robert Goodwill MP, Minister of State for Children and Families
• Matt D'Ancona, the Guardian
• Gary Stannett, CEO, Rio Ferdinand Foundation
• Liz Williams, Director, Tech Literacy and Education programmes, BT
• Andy James, Managing Director, Accenture

Chair: Miatta Fahnbulleh, Director of Policy and Research, IPPR

Tuesday 3rd October

08.00 - 09.30 \ Dickens/Thackeray Suite, Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester

Simpler energy bills: Will they help consumers get a better deal? 

• John Penrose MP
• Nathalie Thomas, Energy Correspondent, FT
• Jesper With-Fogstrup, Chief Operating Officer, comparethemarket.com 

Chair: Hywel Lloyd, Associate Director for the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure, IPPR

12.45 - 14.00 \ Exchange 8, Manchester Central

The Future of the Data Economy after Brexit

• Matt Warman MP
• Ruth Davis, Head of Cyber Security Strategy, FTSE 100 Communications Service Provider
• Alistair Tebbit, Head of Government Affairs UK, RELX Group

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

17.45 - 19.00 \ Pankhurst Suite, Radisson Blu Edwardian **please note change of venue

Industrial strategy: laying the foundations for future success?

• Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Chair of the APPG on Inclusive Growth
• Dr Marianne Sensier, The University of Manchester and the Industrial Strategy Commission
• Sonali Parekh, Head of Policy, Federation of Small Businesses

Chair: Michael Jacobs, Director, IPPR Commission on Economic Justice

17.45 - 19.00 \ Exchange 8, Manchester Central **please note change of venue

What do the Conservatives need to do to win the next general election?

• Bim Afolami MP 
• Theresa Villiers MP
• Marie Le Conte
   

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

Monday 9th October

17.30 - 18.30 \ Barra Suite, Crowne Plaza Hotel Glasgow

Tech Literacy: setting the next generation up for success in a digital world

• John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
• Jim Donnelly, Rio Ferdinand Foundation
• Mark Dames, Head of Public Affairs, BT Scotland
• Lucy Murdoch, Managing Director – Global Corporate Citizenship, Accenture

Chair: Russell Gunson, Director, IPPR Scotland