IPPR at Online Party Conferences 2020

Sunday 20th September, 14.30-16.00 

The road to No 10: How can the Labour Party rebuild its electoral coalition?
Hosted by IPPR  

• Lucy Powell MP, Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers
• Nadia Whittome MP 
• Cllr Matt Kerr, Councillor, Glasgow City Council 
• Paul Mason, New Statesman journalist; author and film-maker
• James Morris, former Labour Party pollster

Chair: Carys Roberts, Executive Director, IPPR 

Watch the video of this event here.

Monday 21st September 12.30-14.00

A stronger future for our high streets: The role of local businesses after Covid-19  
Hosted by IPPR North and the Post Office 

• Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Labour Candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands 
• Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Labour Towns Group
• Vidhya Alakeson, Chief Executive, Power to Change 

• Richard Taylor, Group Corporate Affairs and Communications Director, Post Office 

Chair: Sarah Longlands, Director, IPPR North 

Watch the video of this event here.

Monday 21st September 14.30-16.00

Private roundtable: Net zero London: Challenges and opportunities 
Hosted IPPR and City of London Corporation

• Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy 
• Matthew Pennycook MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change   
• Catherine McGuinness, Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation  

Chair: Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission, IPPR 

Please note this event is by invitation only. For more details contact [email protected].

Monday 21st September, 17.00-18.00

In conversation with Anneliese Dodds MP 
Hosted by the IPPR Centre for Economic Justice

• Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 

Chair: Carys Roberts, Executive Director, IPPR 

Watch the video of this event here.

Tuesday 22nd September, 10.00-11.30

Decarbonising the electricity sector: Putting clean energy at the heart of the green recovery  
Hosted by the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission and EDF 

• Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Co-Chair of the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission 
• Beth Farhat, Regional Secretary Northern, TUC  
• Simone Rossi, Chief Executive Officer, EDF Energy 

 Chair: Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission, IPPR 

Watch the video of this event here.

Tuesday 22nd September, 12.30-14.00

Care fit for carers: Protecting NHS and care workers during Covid-19 and beyond 
Hosted by the IPPR Better Health and Care Programme and the Royal College of Nursing

• Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP, Shadow Minister for Mental Health  
• Professor Dame Donna Kinnair DBE, Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing
• Paul Farmer, Chief Executive Officer, Mind 
• Chris Thomas, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR  

Chair: Harry Quilter-Pinner, Associate Director for Work and the Welfare State, IPPR 

Watch the video of this event here.

Wednesday 23rd September, 13.30-15.00

Private roundtable: Building the net zero energy workforce for a green economic recovery 
Hosted by the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission and National Grid 

• Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Minister Green New Deal and Energy 
• Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Co-Chair of the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission
• Kerry McCarthy MP, Shadow Minister for Green Transport and Member of Net Zero APPG  
• Sue Ferns, Deputy General Secretary, Prospect 
• Alice Delahunty, Head of Network Optimisation, Electricity Transmission, National Grid 

Chair: Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission, IPPR 

Please note this event is by invitation only. For more details contact [email protected].

Wednesday 23rd September, 16.00-17.30

The big ideas debate with Ed Miliband: Building a better, fairer and greener future
Hosted by the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission   

• Scarlett Westbrook, UK Student Climate Network  
• Adrienne Buller, Senior Research Fellow, Common Wealth 
• Hywel Lloyd, Government Engagement, Active Building Centre 
• Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission, IPPR 
• Carys Roberts, Executive Director, IPPR

Chair: Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 

Watch the video of this event here.

Friday 25th September, 10.00-11.30 

Private roundtable: Reducing problem debt 
IPPR and Lowell 

• Debbie Abrahams MP
• Phil Andrew, Chief Executive, Step Change Debt Charity  
• John Pears, UK Managing Director, Lowell  

Chair: Sarah Longlands, Director, IPPR North

Please note this event is by invitation only. For more details contact [email protected].

Monday 5th October, 15.00-16.00

Ratcheting up ambition on decarbonising our homes 
Hosted by IPPR and Stonewater 

• Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP
• Jessica Levy, Director of Communications, Federation of Master Builders 
• Kate Henderson, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation 
• Nicholas Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Stonewater 

Chair: Jonathan Webb, Research Fellow, IPPR 

This event will take place within the Conservative Party online conference. Register here. 

Wednesday 7th Oct, 09.00-10.30

Private roundtable: How should the post-Brexit immigration system adapt in response to the Coronavirus crisis?
Hosted by IPPR and RAMP (Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy)

• Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP
• David Simmonds MP 
• Kunle Olulode, Director, Voice4Change England
• Kate Andrews, Economic Correspondent, The Spectator 

Chair: Marley Morris, Associate Director for Immigration, Trade and EU Relations, IPPR

Please note this event is by invitation only. For more details contact [email protected].

Saturday 28th November, 12.45-13.45

Creating 20 Minute neighbourhoods: (RE)building Local communities and Economies post Covid-19 
Hosted by IPPR Scotland and the Post Office

• Kate Forbes MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance
• Alison Thewliss MP, Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Treasury) 
• Phil Prentice, Chief Officer, Scotland's Towns Partnership 
• Richard Taylor, Group Corporate Affairs and Communications Director, Post Office
• Chair: Russell Gunson, Director, IPPR Scotland

Monday 30th November, 12.45-13.45

How will Brexit affect Scotland’s chances of independence? 
Hosted by IPPR Scotland and the UK in a Changing Europe

• Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs 
• Professor John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow at NatCen; Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe; Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University; and Chief Commentator at What UK Thinks: EU
• Professor Nicola McEwen, Co-Director, Centre on Constitutional Change and Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe 
• Russell Gunson, Director, IPPR Scotland
• Chair: Jill Rutter, Senior Research Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe