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Labour Party Conference 2011 More Information: Partyconference@Demos.Co.Uk 0207 367 6326 Labour Party Conference 2011 More information: [email protected] 0207 367 6326 www.demos.co.uk/events Sunday 25 September Tuesday 27 September 12.30 — 14.00 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 3 8.00 — 9.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 4 The Demos Grill: An in-conversation In it Together: How can parents and communities tackle youth binge drinking? Chuka Umunna MP in conversation with Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Channel 4 News Diana Johnson MP; Margaret Curran MP (invited); Jamie Bartlett, Demos; Vivienne Evans, Adfam; Chris Sorek, Drinkaware; Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian (chair) 18.00 — 19.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 7 The Centre for London at Demos: What’s the winning formula for London? 12.30 — 14.00 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 3 The 2012 mayoral election and beyond School Accountability in the Digital Age: Information overload or genuine choice? David Lammy MP; Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham; Andy Burnham MP; Rod Bristow, Pearson; Peter Kellner, YouGov; Ben Rogers, Centre for London; Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian (chair) Fiona Millar, writer and journalist; Jeremy Todd, Family Lives; Julia Margo, Demos (chair) 19.30 — 21.00 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 8 12.30 — 14.00 › The Premier Inn, Albert Dock A Demos Reception Jack Straw MP will join us to say a few words at 8pm. Does What it Says on the Tin: Can financial products ever be simple? By invitation only, for more information please contact [email protected] Chris Leslie MP; Gillian Guy, Citizens Advice; Robert Fletcher, Lloyds Banking Group; Sam Fleming, The Times; Kitty Ussher, Demos (chair) Monday 26 September 17.30 — 18.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 3 8.00 — 9.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 3 Opportunity Knocks: How can government and business nurture a green tech revolution? The Power of Clusters: Can financial services support jobs and growth? Meg Hillier MP; Luciana Berger MP; Ed Gillespie, Futerra; Chris Leslie MP; Steve Rotheram MP (invited); Chris Cummings, TheCityUK; Kitty Ussher, Demos (chair) Arne de Kock, Shell; John Lewis, 2D Heat Ltd.; Jason Cowley, New Statesman (chair) 8.00 — 9.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 4 Reinventing the Workplace: Can productivity and well-being go hand in hand? 17.45 — 19.15 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 9 Tessa Jowell MP; Abigail Morris, British Chambers of Commerce; Taxing Times: Is there anything wrong with tax avoidance? Maggie Porteous, John Lewis Partnership; Justine Roberts, Mumsnet; Angela Eagle MP; Graham Dale, ICAEW; Richard Murphy, Tax Research UK; India Knight, The Sunday Times (chair) Melanie Ward, Action Aid; Vanessa Houlder, Financial Times (chair) 12.30 — 14.00 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 3 What the Doctor Ordered? Can data transparency revolutionise public services? Stella Creasey MP; Peter Carter, Royal College of Nursing; Wednesday 28 September Jim Killock, Open Rights Group; Roger Taylor, Dr. Foster; Kitty Ussher, Demos (chair) 8.00 — 9.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 3 All Together Now: Rewriting the story of educational disadvantage 17.30 — 18.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 3 Andy Burnham MP; Chris Husbands, Institute of Education; An Economic Tonic: Can investment in innovation deliver growth and jobs? Tessa Stone, Brightside; Brett Wigdortz, Teach First; Chi Onwurah MP; Martin Bean, Open University; Philip Collins, Demos (chair) Ramona Sequeira, Eli Lilly and Company Ltd; Kitty Ussher, Demos (chair) 8.00 — 9.30 › The Hilton › Grace Suite 1 19.00 — 20.30 › The Jurys Inn The Recovery Breakfast: Defining economic policy for the next generation The Kid’s aren’t Alright: How important are children’s rights to children’s policy? John Denham MP; Kitty Ussher, Demos; Roger Marsh, PwC (chair) Sharon Hodgson MP; Andy Slaughter MP; Jamie Burton, Doughty Street Chambers; Private roundtable, by invitation only Tim Oxley-Longhurst, youth activist; Anita Tiessen, UNICEF UK; Rafael Behr, New Statesman (chair) 8.00 — 9.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 4 Financial Well-being: How do we foster inclusion during the downturn? Tuesday 27 September Stella Creasy MP; Lord Wilf Stevenson; Mark Allan, Toynbee Hall; Danielle Walker-Palmour, Friends Provident Foundation; 8.00 — 9.30 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 3 Alison Benjamin, The Guardian (chair) Nudging the Nation: How can government and business work together to encourage long-term savings behaviour? 12.30 — 14.00 › The ACC › Concourse Fringe Room 1 Angela Eagle MP; Andrea Finney, Personal Finance Research Centre; Going for Growth: Strategies for economic recovery Martin Palmer, Friends Life; Otto Thoresen, Association of British Insurers; Chi Onwurah MP; Anatole Kaletsky, economist (invited); Kitty Ussher, Demos (chair) Paul Ormerod, Synthesis; Neil Sherlock, KPMG; Kitty Ussher, Demos; Tim Hames, BVCA (chair).
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