FEPS-Fabian Summer Conference 2018 | Labour Vision TUC Congress Centre, , WC1B 3L Saturday 19 May 2018

9.15 Registration 10.00 Welcome Congress Hall • Andrew Harrop (general secretary, ) • MP (chair, Fabian Society)

10.15 Keynote Speech Congress Hall • MP () 10.45 In Conversation Congress Hall • MP (shadow Brexit secretary) 11.30 Morning Plenary Congress Hall The Thick of It: Is Labour on Track to win the next general election? • (Guardian) • Katy Balls (Spectator) • Andrew Harrop (general secretary, Fabian Society) 12.30 Morning breakout sessions Britain’s Got Talent: A skills policy to boost growth and productivity • MP • Ursula Huws (University of Hertfordshire)

• Tom Blenkinsop (Community) • Jason Brock (Fabian Society)

Blue Planet: Global and local approaches to defending the environment • Alan Whitehead MP (shadow energy and climate change minister) • Melanie Smallman (SERA) • Fergus Green (LSE)

The Local News: What do the local election results mean for Labour? • Deborah Mattinson (Britain Thinks) • Clare Coghill (Waltham Forest Council) • Jim McMahon MP (shadow minister for local government, devolution and finance) • Sarah Sackman (Fabian Society exec) 13.45 Lunch 13.45-15.00 Lunchtime sessions In Conversation Congress Hall • MP (former Labour Leader) • Melissa Benn (writer & campaigner)

Young Fabians: Are millennials destined to be the lost generation? • Glenys Thornton (Labour peer) • Fahmida Rahman (Resolution Foundation) • Reuben Young (Priced Out) • Deeba Syed (YF exec)

Fabian Women’s Network • MP • Ivana Bartoletti (FWN) • Brhmie Balaram (RSA) • Hannah Couchman (Liberty) • Olivia Varley-Winter (Nuffield Foundation)

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15.00 Afternoon breakout sessions

Casualty: Securing the NHS for future generations • Ben Bradshaw MP (health select committee) • Martin Edobor (Fabian health network)

Spooks: Defence and security in the modern age • MP • David Betz (King’s College London) • Vassilis Ntousas (FEPS)

The Crown: Should the monarchy be reformed? • Dawn Oliver (UCL) • James Hallwood (former YF chair) 16.00-16.15 Break 16.15 Question Time Congress Hall • Tracy Brabin MP (shadow minister for early years) • Lucy Anderson MEP • MP • Kate Green MP (chair, Fabian Society)

17.30 Close - we hope you will join us for post-conference drinks

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