IPPR at Party Conferences 2019

Monday 16th September

13.00 - 14.00 \ Shaftsebury Suite, Mariott Hotel

What now for the Lib Dems on Brexit?
Hosted by IPPR and The UK in a Changing Europe 

• Rt Hon Tom Brake MP, Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union
• Catherine Bearder MEP, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Delegation in Renew Europe/European Parliament, Shadow Cabinet member for Europe
• Miranda Green, Deputy Opinion Editor, FT
• Professor Tim Bale, Deputy Director, The UK in a Changing Europe

Chair: Phoebe Griffith, Deputy Director, IPPR

Sunday 22nd September

15.00 - 16.30 \ Marine Room, Brighton Harbour Hotel

Fixing Finance – Regulating Banking as if People Matter
Hosted by IPPR, Jubilee Debt Campaign, Prime Economics and the University of West England 

• Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Treasury Minister 
• Ann Pettifor, Director, Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME)
• Professor Daniela Gabor, Professor of Economics and Macro-Finance, University of West England
• Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Director, Jubilee Debt Campaign 
• Grace Blakeley, Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Martin Sandbu, Economics Leader Writer, the FT

17.30 - 19.00 \ Marine Room, Brighton Harbour Hotel

The Big Ideas Debate with Ed Miliband: Delivering Environmental Justice
Hosted by the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission 

Welcome

• Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission, IPPR

Presenters

• Leo Murray, Director of innovation, 10:10 Climate Action 
• Ann Pettifor, Director, Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) 
• Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science, University College London

Panel

• Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
• Fatima Zahra-Ibrahim, Climate Activist
• Paul Nowak, Deputy General Secretary, Trade Union Congress 
• Angela Francis, Chief Economic Advisor, WWF 
• Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

19.45 - 21.00 

IPPR Drinks 

• Rt Hon John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 
• Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

** please note this event is by invitation only. For more information please contact [email protected]

Monday 23rd September 

12.30 - 14.00 \ Wye Room, Hall 7, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Stronger Towns, Stronger Communities
Hosted by IPPR North and Power to Change

• Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy 
• Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Labour Towns Group 
• Jamie Driscoll, Mayor, North of Tyne
• Jess Steele, Director, Jericho Road Solutions
• Vidhya Alakeson, Chief Executive, Power to Change 

Chair: Arianna Giovannini, Interim Director, IPPR North

12.30 - 14.00 \  Gloucester Room, Brighton Hilton Metropole

The Transport Infrastructure Revolution: Why We Need It and How We Can Get It
Hosted by IPPR North and West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Daniel Zeichner MP, Transport Select Committee
• Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool City Region 
• Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, Chair of the Combined Authority and Leader of Bradford Council
• Peter Molyneux, Major Roads Director, Transport for the North

Chair: Luke Raikes, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North

15.00 - 16.30 \  Wye Room, Hall 7, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Fairer Welfare: What Should Labour’s Priorities be for a Fairer Welfare State?
Hosted by IPPR

• Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Treasury Minister 
• Ruth George MP, Chair of APPG Universal Credit and Member of Work and Pensions Committee
• Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group 
• Professor Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London, founding member and honorary co-president of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) 
• Harry Quilter-Pinner, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Clare McNeil, Associate Director for Work and Welfare State, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \ Wye Room, Hall 7, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Decarbonising the Economy and Delivering a Green Industrial Revolution
Hosted by the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission and HSBC

• Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Chair of IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission 
• Barry Gardiner MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
• Nick Robins, Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance, Grantham Research Institute, LSE 
• Angela Francis, Chief Economic Advisor, WWF
• Rebecca Self, Chief Financial Officer – Sustainable Finance, HSBC

Chair: Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission and Associate Director for the Energy, Climate, Housing and Infrastructure Team, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \ Gloucester Room, Brighton Hilton Metropole

How Can Good Digital Regulation Help Reduce Online Harms?
Hosted by IPPR and Internet Association

• Clive Efford MP, Member of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
• Claire Levens, Policy Director, Internet Matters
• Casey Calista, Digital Policy Expert
• Daniel Dyball, UK Executive Director, Internet Association

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

Tuesday 24th September

10.30 - 12.00 \ Wye Room, Hall 7, Hilton Brighton Metropole

What Would a Just Cashless Society Look Like?
Hosted by IPPR Centre for Economic Justice 

• Bill Esterson MP, Shadow Small Business Minister 
• Joanna Elson, Chief Executive, Money Advice Trust
• Stephen Jones, Chief Executive, UK Finance 
• Rachel Statham, Economic Analyst, IPPR

Chair: Carys Roberts, Chief Economist and Head of the Centre for Economic Justice, IPPR

12.30 - 14.00 \ Queens Room, Brighton Hilton Metropole

Reform, Funding and Sustainability: What Now for Social Care?
Hosted by IPPR and MHA

• Rosie Duffield MP
• Annemarie Naylor MBE, Director of Policy and Strategy, Future Care Capital
• Dan Ryan, Director of Operations, MHA
• Harry Quilter-Pinner, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

15.00 - 16.00 \ Wye Room, Hall 7, Hilton Brighton Metropole

In Conversation with Keir Starmer MP 
Hosted by IPPR

• Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \ Wye Room, Hall 7, Hilton Brighton Metropole

What Would It Take for Labour to Win a General Election?
Hosted by IPPR

• Rt Hon Diane Abott MP, Shadow Home Secretary
• Lisa Nandy MP
• Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of North of Tyne Combined Authority
• Ellie Mae O'Hagan
• Joe Twyman, Director, Deltapoll

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

17.30 - 19.00 \ Queens Room, Brighton Hilton Metropole

How Can the UK Economy be both Prosperous and Just?
Hosted by the IPPR Centre for Economic Justice

• Jonathan Reynolds MP, Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury
• Rachel Reeves MP, Chair, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
• Lord Bob Kerslake, Chair, UK2070 Commission
• Paul Mason, Journalist

Chair: Carys Roberts, Chief Economist and Head of the Centre for Economic Justice, IPPR

Monday 30th September

18.00 - 19.30 \ Exchange 7, Manchester Central

The Transport Infrastructure Revolution: Why We Need It and How We Can Get It
Hosted by IPPR North and West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Vicky Ford MP, Chair, APPG on Infrastructure
• Jamie Greene MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Scottish Parliament 
• Helen Pidd, North of England Editor, the Guardian 
• Tim Wood, Northern Powerhouse Rail Director, Transport for the North
• Ben Still, Managing Director, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
• Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect

Chair: Arianna Giovannini, Interim Director, IPPR North

Tuesday 1st October

12.45 - 14.15 \ Exchange 8, Manchester Central

How Can the UK Economy be both Prosperous and Just?
Hosted by the IPPR Centre for Economic Justice

• George Freeman MP, Minister for Transport 
• Lord Bob Kerslake, Chair, UK2070 Commission 
• Catherine McGuinness, Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation
• Charlotte Pickles, Director, Reform 
• Carys Roberts, Chief Economist and Head of the Centre for Economic Justice, IPPR 

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

16.00 - 17.30 \ Exchange 5, Manchester Central

Decarbonising the Economy and Delivering Net Zero
Hosted by the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission 

• Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth 
• Lord Duncan of Springbank, Minister for Climate Change 
• Laura Sandys, Former Conservative party MP and Chair of the BEIS/Ofgem Energy System Data Taskforce
• Isabella Gornall, Managing Director, Seahorse Environmental Communications
• Sam Hall, Director, Conservative Environment Network 

Chair: Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission and Associate Director for the Energy, Climate, Housing and Infrastructure Team, IPPR

18.00 - 19.30 \ Lancaster Suite, Midland Hotel

Beyond Brexit: What Does the Conservative Party Stand For?
Hosted by IPPR 

• Lee Rowley MP
• Bim Afolami MP
• John Penrose MP 
• Ella Robertson, Chair, Conservative Young Women
• Anna Mikhailova, Deputy Political Editor, The Daily Telegraph

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director, IPPR

Monday 14th October

12.30 - 13.30 \ Hall B Fringe Space, Aberdeen Event Complex

Scotland and Brexit: What Next? 
Hosted by IPPR Scotland and the UK in a Changing Europe

• Stuart McMillan MSP, Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee Member
• Professor Nicola McEwen, Associate Director, Centre on Constitutional Change 

• Professor Anand Menon, Director, UK in a Changing Europe 

Chair: Russell Gunson, Director, IPPR Scotland 

Tuesday 15th October

12.30 - 13.30 \ Meeting Room 7, Aberdeen Event Complex 

The Low-Carbon Transition: How to Support Vulnerable Households and Meet the Climate Emergency 
IPPR Scotland and SGN 

• Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands
• Norman Kerr, Director, Energy Action Scotland and Member of the Scottish Just Transition Commission
• Charlotte Hartley, Member of 2050 Climate Group, Member of the Scottish Just Transition Commission, and Member of IPPR Environmental Justice Commission 
• Dr Jamie Stewart, Head of Markets, Citizens Advice Scotland 
• Joss Clarke, Head of External Affairs, SGN

Chair: Russell Gunson, Director, IPPR Scotland