IPPR at Party Conferences 2018

Tuesday 18th September

13.00 - 14.00 \ Sandringham Suite, Brighton Hilton Metropole

What next for Brexit?

• Rt Hon Tom Brake MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union and International Trade
• Baroness Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson on Exiting the European Union
• Catherine Bearder MEP
• Dr Simon Usherwood, Deputy Director, The UK in a Changing Europe

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

Sunday 23rd September

17.30 - 19.00 \ Meeting Room 13, ACC

The New Political Coalition

• Lisa Nandy MP
• Matt Zarb-Cousin
• Marie Le Conte, freelance journalist
• Rob Ford, University of Manchester

Chair: Mat Lawrence, Senior Research Fellow and Editor, IPPR Progressive Review

17.30 - 19.00 \ Meeting Room 14, ACC

Prosperity and Justice: A Plan for the New Economy

• Kate Green MP 
• Tim Roache, General Secretary, GMB 
• Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

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

Monday 24th September 

10.30 - 12.00  \ Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool

Private Roundtable: Reforming Private Renting - A New Deal for Tenants and Landlords

• Melanie Onn MP, Shadow Minister for Housing
• Helen Hayes MP
• Julie Rugg, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Housing Policy, University of York
• James Murray, Deputy Mayor for London, Housing and Residential Development
• Victoria Neaves, Senior Manager, Strategy & Insight, Nationwide

Chair: Luke Murphy, Associate Director for the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure, IPPR

**please note this event is by invitation only

12.30 - 14.00 \ Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool

Unlocking Liverpool’s Potential: How Can Regional Industrial Strategies Best Stimulate Local Economic Growth?

• Maria Eagle MP 
• Dame Lousie Ellman MP
• Joe Anderson, Mayor of Liverpool 
• Euan West, Senior Partner for Liverpool, KPMG

Chair: Sarah Longlands, Director, IPPR North

12.30 - 14.00 \ Meeting Room 14, ACC

What Next for Social Care?

• Barbara Keeley MP, Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care
• Dr Paul Williams MP
• Sonia Sodha, Chief leader writer, The Observer
• George McNamara, Director of Policy and Influencing, Independent Age
• Greg Allen, Chief Executive, Future Care Capital
• Harry Quilter-Pinner, Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \  Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool 

Building Britain’s Future? The Construction Workforce after Brexit

• Jenny Chapman MP, Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union 
• James Murray, Deputy Mayor for London, Housing and Residential Development
• Cllr Georgia Gould, Leader of the Council, Camden Council 
• Melanie Leech, Chief Executive, British Property Federation
• Colette O'Shea, Managing Director, London Portfolio, Landsec

Chair: Joe Dromey, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \ Meeting Room 14, ACC

Rebalancing the Economy: Raising Productivity and Promoting Regional Growth

• Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
• Stephen Morgan MP
• Sean Beech, Tax Partner and Head of Liverpool Office, Deloitte

Chair: Sarah Longlands, Director, IPPR North

17.30 - 19.00 \  Suite 7, Jurys Inn Liverpool 

Taming the Wild West: How to Regulate the Internet?

• Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Shadow Minister for Digital
• Emily Cherry, Assistant Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Barnardos 

• Damian Tambini, Director, Media Policy Project, LSE

• David Wheeldon, Group Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Sky

19.30 - 20.30 \  Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool 

IPPR Commission on Economic Justice Reception

• Rt Hon John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Frances O'Grady, General Secretary, Trades Union Congress (TUC) 
• Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

Please register your place for this event is here. 

Tuesday 25th September

08.00 - 09.30 \ Suite 4, Jurys Inn Liverpool

Private Roundtable: Keeping it Flowing: Reforming and Revolutionising the Water Industry

• Luke Pollard MP 
• Nicci Russell, Managing Director, Waterwise
• Colin Skellett, Chief Executive, Wessex Water

Chair: Luke Murphy, Associate Director for the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure, IPPR

**please note this event is by invitation only

10.30 - 12.00 \ Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool

Private Roundtable: Security and Opportunity - Building a pension system fit for the modern world 

• Lord McKenzie, Shadow Spokesperson for Work and Pensions
• Sarah Luheshi, Deputy Director, Pensions Policy Institute
• Emma Watkins, Director of Individual and Bulk Annuities, Lloyds Banking Group
• Pete Glancy, Head of Pensions Policy, Lloyds Banking Group

Chair: Joe Dromey, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

**please note this event is by invitation only

12.30 - 14.00 \ Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool

What is the Role of Community Businesses in the Northern Powerhouse?

• Lisa Nandy MP
• Brian Dawe, Chief Executive, SAFE Regeneration
• Vidhya Alakeson, Chief Executive, Power to Change

Chair: Sarah Longlands, Director, IPPR North

12.30 - 14.00 \ Meeting Room 14, ACC

The Opportunity Gap: Why Are We Still Failing Young People From Disadvantaged Backgrounds?

• Lucy Powell MP 
• Professor Karen Rowlingson, Professor of Social Policy, University of Birmingham
• Jatin Patel, Inclusion, Diversity and Social Equality Manager, KPMG
• Maria Neophytou, Head of Public Affairs, Impetus PEF

Chair: Joe Dromey, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

15.15 - 16.30 \ Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool

In Conversation with Keir Starmer MP and Catherine Colebrook

• Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
• Catherine Colebrook, Chief Economist and Associate Director for Economic Policy, IPPR

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \ Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool

The Big Ideas Debate with Ed Miliband

• Stephanie Boland, Head of Digital, Prospect Magazine
• Maya Goodfellow, Journalist 
• Wendy Liu, Editor, the New Socialist 
• Tom Mills
• Will Stronge, Founder, Autonomy

Chair: Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

17.30 - 19.00 \ Meeting Room 14, ACC

What Should Be Labour’s Next Move on Brexit?

• Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Chair, Exiting the EU Committee 
• Jenny Chapman MP, Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union
• Stephen Kinnock MP
• Gareth Snell MP

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

19.30 - 20.30 \ Suite 1, Jurys Inn Liverpool

In Conversation with Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram

• Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool City Region

Monday 1st October

12.45-14.00 \ Soprano, Hyatt Regency Birmingham 

What Next for Social Care?

• Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Leader Warwickshire County Council
• Richard Murray, Director of Policy, The King’s Fund
• Janet Morrison, Chief Executive, Independent Age
• Greg Allen, Chief Executive, Future Care Capital

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

16.00-17.30 \ Room 6, Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre

Rebalancing the Economy: Raising Productivity and Promoting Regional Growth

• John Penrose MP
• Cllr Abi Brown, Deputy Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Finance & Partnerships, City of Stoke-on-Trent
• Ahmed Farooq, Chief Finance Officer, Wesleyan
• Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
• Pauline Biddle, Managing Partner Regional Markets and NWE Board of Partners Member, Deloitte

Chair: Sarah Longlands, Director, IPPR North

17.50-19.00 \ Fortissimo, Hyatt Regency Birmingham 

Prosperity and Justice: A Plan for the New Economy

• John Penrose MP
• Frances O'Grady, General Secretary, The TUC
• Vicky Pryce, Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)
• Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR 

Chair: Sarah Longlands, Director, IPPR North

Tuesday 2nd October

12.45 - 14.00 \ Soprano, Hyatt Regency Birmingham

Private Roundtable: Security and Opportunity - Building a pension system fit for the modern world 

• Nigel Mills MP 
• Sarah Luheshi, Deputy Director, Pensions Policy Institute
• Emma Ann Hughes, Editor, FTAdviser 
• Representative, Lloyds Banking Group

Chair: Joe Dromey, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

**please note this event is by invitation only

17.45-19.00 \ Soprano, Hyatt Regency Birmingham

Can the Conservatives Win Over the Under 40s?

• Ben Bradley MP 
• Lee Rowley MP
• Rebecca Lowe, Director, FREER
• Katy Balls, Political Correspondent, The Spectator
• Joe Twyman, Director, Deltapoll 

Monday 8th October

12.30-13.30 \ Barra Suite, Crowne Plaza Glasgow

Scotland, the UK and Brexit: What Happens Now?

• Stephen Gethins MP, SNP Spokesperson for International Affairs and Europe
• Michael Russell MSP, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe 
• Professor Nicola McEwen, Centre on Constitutional Change 
• Professor Anand Menon, Director, The UK in a Changing Europe

Chair: Russell Gunson, Director, IPPR Scotland