FEPS-Fabian New Year Conference 2019 Media partner: and Beyond Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, , NW1 2BJ Saturday 19 January 2019

9.15 Registration 10.00 Welcome The Light • Andrew Harrop (general secretary, Fabian Society) • Ivana Bartoletti (chair, Fabian Society) • Ania Skrzypek (senior research fellow, FEPS)

10.10 Keynote speech The Light • Keir Starmer MP (shadow Brexit secretary) • Chair: Ivana Bartoletti (chair, Fabian Society)

11.00 Morning plenary The Light The Future of the Left in the UK and Europe • Richard Corbett MEP (leader, European PLP) • Stephen Bush (political editor, New Statesman) • Ania Skrzypek (senior research fellow, FEPS) • Ivana Bartoletti (chair, Fabian Society)

12.15 Morning breakout sessions The Light Positive Vision: Deepening defence and security cooperation • Nia Griffith MP (shadow defence secretary)

• Wayne David MP (shadow defence minister)

• Paul Mason (columnist, )

• Chair: Lucy Fisher (defence correspondent, The Times)

Ada Salter Line of Duty: Protecting policing and defending communities • Dame Vera Baird QC (police and crime commissioner, Northumbria) • Sophie Linden (deputy mayor for policing and crime, London) • Sheldon Thomas (founder, Gangsline) • Chair: Lord Roy Kennedy (shadow home affairs minister)

Waldo Poles Apart: Bridging the geographic, cultural and generational divide Williams • Stephen Kinnock MP (Aberavon)

• Emma Reynolds MP (Wolverhampton North East) • Ania Skrzypek (senior research fellow, FEPS) • Sunder Katwala (director, British Future) • Chair: Cllr Jason Brock (senior researcher, Fabian Society)

Hilda Clark Rebuilding Britain: The new economic model • Miatta Fahnbulleh (CEO, New Economics Foundation) • Prof. Ozlem Onaran (economist, University of Greenwich) • Liam Kennedy (research officer, CLASS) • Chair: Sophia Morrell (chair, Labour in the City)

13.30-14.30 Lunchtime sessions The Light Keynote Speech • Tom Watson MP (deputy leader, Labour party) • Chair: Ivana Bartoletti (chair, Fabian Society)

Ada Salter Young Fabians – Brexit: Impact on our NHS and the Health sciences

• Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe (national officer for health and social care, Unite)

• Dr Sonia Adesara (chair, Young Fabian Health Network)

• (founder, Scientists for EU)

• David Roland (director, Centre for Health and Public Interest)

• Chair: Charlotte Norton (chair, Young Fabians)

Waldo Fabian International Policy Group – How can the UK and World Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change? Williams • Grace Blakeley (economics commentator, New Statesman) • Charlotte Billingham (executive advisor, FEPS) • Peter Betts (associate fellow, Chatham House) • Amy Mount (head of greener UK, Green Alliance) • Dr Melanie Smallman (co-chair, SERA)

• Chair: Rayhan Haque (convener, Fabian International Policy Group)

Hilda Clark Fabian Women’s Network – Sharing Good Practice: Tackling homelessness for women

• Jane Williams (founder, The Magpie Project) • Lisa Rafferty (London development manager, Homeless Link) • Mandy Mitchell (consultant, Solace Women’s Aid) • Cllr Stephanie Cryan (cabinet member for housing management, Southwark Council) • Chair: Sian Elliot (research and policy officer, 4in10: London’s Child Poverty Network)

14.30-14.45 Lunch break 14.45 Afternoon breakout sessions The Light Nae Pasaran!: Halting the rise of European popular nationalism • MP (Ilford North)

• Mary Honeyball MEP (London)

• Prof. Anand Menon (director, UK in a changing Europe)

• Sophia Gaston (LSE & Henry Jackson Society)

• Chair: Tamas Boros (co-director, Policy Solutions)

Ada Salter Minds at Work: Mental health in the workplace • Barbara Keeley MP (shadow mental health and social care minister) • Luciana Berger MP (Liverpool Wavertree) • Kate Dearden (research and campaigns officer, Community) • Gillian Connor (head of policy and development, Rethink Mental Illness) • Chair: Josh Abey (researcher, Fabian Society)

Waldo The Path to Number 10: Labour’s electoral strategy Williams • Jim McMahon MP (shadow minster for local government and devolution) • Paula Surridge (political sociologist, Bristol University) • Apsana Begum (national coordinating group member, Momentum) • Olivia Bailey (deputy general secretary, Fabian Society) • Chair: Sienna Rodgers (editor, LabourList)

Hilda Clark An Ethical Approach: Immigration and refugee policy after Brexit • Kate Green MP (chair, APPG on Migration)

• Lord Alf Dubs (Labour peer) • Prof. Thom Brooks (dean, Durham Law School) • Chair: Hannah Cooper (policy and research manager, Refugee Action)

16.00-16.15 Break 16.15 Keynote speech The Light at the Crossroads • Emily Thornberry MP (shadow foreign secretary) • Chair: Andrew Harrop (general secretary, Fabian Society)

17.00 Close - we hope you will join us for post-conference drinks at The Rocket, 120 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AL