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“A bold and innovative programme of events across the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat Party Conferences...”

DEMOS’ 2012 PARTY CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Demos at 2012 Party Conferences

ABOUT DEMOS Demos is a think-tank focused on power and politics. Our unique approach challenges the traditional, 'ivory tower' model of policymaking by giving a voice to people and communities. We work together with the groups and individuals who are the focus of our research, including them in citizens’ juries, deliberative workshops, focus groups and ethnographic research.

Through our high quality and socially responsible research, Demos has established itself as the leading independent think tank in British politics. Our work is driven by the goal of a society populated by free, capable, secure and powerful citizens.

Find out more about our work at www.demos.co.uk

CONTACT For more information please contact :

Adam Bowie [email protected] Tel: 0207 367 6326

DEMOS Third Floor Magdalen House 136 Tooley Street SE1 2TU

T 0845 458 5949 F 020 7367 4201 [email protected] www.demos.co.uk © Demos.

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DEMOS’ PROGRAMME AT PARTY CONFERENCES As the think-tank leading the progressive agenda in the UK, Demos has a reputation for delivering an incisive and broad-ranging programme of events across the three main party conferences.

Our 2011 programme was the largest and most impactful programme of any single organisation, constituting fifty events across the three conferences. With fresh formats and the most interesting speakers, we deliver intellectually stimulating events that are attended by key stakeholders and are relevant to contemporary policy debates.

Our programme of fringe events at the 2011 Party Conferences was among the most comprehensive and successful of the season (see below for our full 2011 listings). Highlights included:

• MP on how to revolutionise public services • MP on defining economic policy for the next generation • MP in conversation with Krishnan Guru-Murthy • Paul Burstow MP, Lord Adebowale and Michelle Mitchell (Age UK) on the social care White Paper • MP and Brian Paddick on the challenges facing London in 2012 • Luciana Berger MP on green technology • Tessa Jowell MP, Abigail Morris (British Chambers of Commerce) and Justine Roberts (Mumsnet), on how productivity and well- being can go hand in hand in the workplace • John Hayes MP on the skills needed to unleash economic growth • Steve Webb MP on how government and businesses can work together to encourage long-term savings behaviour Highlights of 2010 Conference included: Vince Cable MP in conversation with Danny Finklestein; Steve Webb MP and Lord Freud on ideas for work and welfare; Francis Maude MP on how to turn policy into practice in the case of Social enterprise and the Big Society; and Baron Wolfson, MP, MP, MP on city growth and the new economy.

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Flagship events Demos also hosts a number of flagship events at each party conference, including:

• The Demos Grill: At each Conference, the Demos Grill pits senior politicians against leading intellectuals on key elements of each Party’s policy agenda. These events are some of our most successful. In 2011, they featured Chuka Umunna MP and Channel 4 News’ Krishnan Guru-Murthy; Danny Alexander MP and ’ Philip Collins; and Tim Loughton MP and the New Statesman’s Rafael Behr

• Demos Receptions: Our popular drinks receptions bring together our partners, speakers and friends with leading figures in the UK political and media world. We are joined at these events by senior politicians: MP joined us at our 2011 Conservative Party Conference Champagne Reception, and MP spoke at our Labour Conference Reception.

WHY DEMOS

Thought leadership Our conference events seek to address the issues that are important to our research, our partners’ interests and society in general. What sets us apart is our ability to combine political networks and policy expertise to create events that deliver our unique perspective on contemporary political issues. All of our party conference events are grounded in research and credible, evidence-based analysis of crucial political and policy issues.

Collaboration To achieve maximum impact from party conference events, we work closely with partners to co-design innovative fringe events and roundtables. We work with our partners to develop themes and conversations that link their policy agenda to contemporary political issues.

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Media Our reputation for cutting-edge research means has created strong relationships and networks within the media. These ensure that our events always attract wide press coverage and significant visibility. To guarantee this, we support all our events with extensive media work and listings in advance of events.

Networks We are proud that our high-profile networks generate ideas and contribute to progressive debate. We identify and attract the key thinkers and actors of the moment, including rising stars on the backbenches and key advisors.

It was great doing fringes together with you again this year. You always put 101% into your work - and it really shows in the results.

Alison Marshall, UNICEF UK, 2010 and 2011 partner

Cross-party influence Demos is ideally positioned to create conference events with genuine cross-party appeal. We regularly work with partners to host events across all three Party Conferences. The independence of Demos research is mirrored in our events that cut across party political lines, as our key research themes are strongly focused on issues germane to all three Parties.

• Demos’ Progressive Conservatism Project looks at how progressive ends can be achieved using conservative means. The project is chaired by David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science and the advisory board includes Greg Clark MP and Zac Goldsmith MP. We are proud to have hosted a number of keynote speeches by senior Conservative MPs including George Osborne and , who also provided the foreword to the publication Recapitalising the Poor and called for people to ‘sit up and listen’ to evidence from Demos highlighting the importance of Building Character.

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‘Demos is at the heart of public policy debate’

David Cameron

• Demos’ relationship with the Liberal Democrat party is similarly established: we have hosted keynote speeches by Deputy Prime Minister MP and have held events with Vince Cable MP, Danny Alexander MP, Edward Davey MP, Steve Webb MP, David Laws MP. As a guest contributor, Nick Clegg wrote the influential The Liberal Moment for Demos in 2009, in which he argued that liberals are the true carriers of the progressive torch.

‘The work that Demos is doing to support empowerment and liberty is hugely important, and the debate on what we want our society to look like is much richer for their involvement.’

Nick Clegg

• Within the Labour Party, Demos’ work is as respected as it has ever been. We have hosted events with MP, MP, MP, MP and David Lammy MP as well as working with the rising stars of the party such as Chuka Umunna MP, MP, Luciana Berger MP and Chi Onwurah MP. We have also hosted events with Lord Maurice Glasman, the architect of ‘’.

'Britain faces numerous challenges and Demos is addressing them with provocative, relevant research and events. Read their pamphlets, go to their events, listen to their speakers... it’s one of the best ways to engage with the pressing issues of our time.'

David Lammy

PARTNERING WITH DEMOS AT PARTY CONFERENCES Our expertise in public engagement and communications, together with our excellent networks in policy circles, engages political audiences and ensures high turnout and successful events.

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It was a really good event in Liverpool. Thank you for all your hard work. Phil Collins was a fantastic chair, and to have two MPs on the panel was great.

Howard Miller, TheCityUK

Benefits of Sponsorship Our partners benefit from: • Association with the UK’s leading progressive think-tank on an occasion attended by opinion-makers in political and media circles • An opportunity to work closely with Demos in designing and delivering events that demonstrates thought leadership in crucial public policy and political issues • Opportunities to participate in panel discussions and roundtables • High-visibility branding on invitations to events, Demos’ website, fringe listings, banners and other signage on the day

We offer a comprehensive conference package, managing in full the organisation, logistics and publicity for each event or event series. We work with partner/s on event design, picking a title and choosing speakers, and then take full responsibility for:

Logistics: • Event design and development in the format most appropriate to the theme and content of each event series • Full briefings for participants and speakers • Venue hire, AV and refreshments • Booking of all attendees and speakers at fringe events • Management of event on the day

Each of the events went extremely well. The behind the scenes organisation was pretty smart, too. So, a big thank you from us!

Dr Emma Wisby, Institute of Education

Marketing: • Event adverts in fringe listings guide for each Party Conference; • Promotional material included in fringe listings guide where appropriate; • Event promoted online on Demos’ website;

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• Invitations mailed to Demos’ extensive networks • Other advertising including social media work • Affiliation with Demos’ Party Conference Programme in any press materials in the run-up to Conferences.

Cost of partnership To discuss partnership costs please contact Adam Bowie – [email protected] or call 02073676326.

We offer a discount for members of our Partner Programme and other charities.

CONFERENCE TEAM

David Goodhart, Director. David is the Director of Demos. He is the founder and remains editor-at-large of Prospect magazine, Britain’s leading current affairs monthly. He is a prominent figure in public debate in the UK and a well-known broadcaster, author, commentator and journalist who regularly contributes to , , the Times and the . Before Prospect, David was correspondent for the Financial Times for 12 years – including a stint in Germany during the unification period. David is currently working on a book, The British Dream, about post-war multiculturalism, national identity and immigration.

Adam Bowie, Head of Partnerships and Events Adam is responsible for the delivery of the Demos Partnership Programme, Demos' Live and Demos events at the Party Conferences.

Before joining Demos, Adam was Head of Projects at the New Statesman magazine where he designed and ran an extensive programme of public debates. As well as being covered in the magazine many of these were broadcast by the BBC, Sky, Al Jazeera English, CSPAN, and Radio 4. He also oversaw the production of the magazine’s special reports and supplements. Prior to this he was a project officer at the British Council and a gallery assistant at the National Maritime Museum.

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Josephine Brady, Events and Office Assistant. Josephine is responsible for assisting with the organisation and delivery of Demos events and for running the Demos office.

Prior to joining Demos, she worked for a commercial events company and organised events for an international development charity. She has also spent time managing a departmental office at Harrods, and has interned in the campaigns team at the Fawcett Society. Josephine holds a degree in History from the University of Cambridge, as well as an MSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Beatrice Karol Burks, Head of Communications. Bea is Head of Communications at Demos. She leads Demos' external communications in the media and online, ensuring the successful exchange of our ideas and work. She writes and edits for print and digital media and manages content for the Demos website and the Demos Greenhouse blog. Before Demos, Bea worked for a charity promoting civil society engagement in the United Nations and was News Editor of The Santiago Times in Chile. More recently Bea has worked with the Global Observatory covering the COP15 UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Bea holds a first class degree in Spanish and Politics from the University of .

Philip Collins, Chair of Trustees. In addition to being the Chair of Demos’ Trustees, Philip is a Leader Writer and columnist for The Times and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Public Policy Institute, at Oxford University. He was, until 2007, the Chief Speech Writer to the British Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon MP. In 2009 Philip was awarded the title of ‘After Dinner Speaker of the Year’ by Speakers for Business. He has written two novels and is also the author of a range of books on public policy, including Reinventing Government Again, co-edited with Liam Byrne, and The Liberal Republic, written with Richard Reeves.

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