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Centre for Policy Studies Fringe Events MONDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 1ST OCTOBER 08.00 - 09.00 08.00 - 09.00 Supporting Global Britain: strength of UK financial services post-Brexit The Life Lottery: Why Inequality in Britain is About More Than Money (Invite only) Helen Barnard, Deputy Director of Policy & Partnerships, Joseph John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Rowntree Foundation Catherine McGuiness, Policy Chair, City of London Corporation Max Chambers, Director, Government and Public Affairs, JUUL Labs Centre for Policy Studies Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies Frank Young, Head of Family Policy, Centre for Social Justice Jo Churchill MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Health and Social Care) (invited) 09.30 - 10.30 Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies Fringe Events Can the Free Market Save the Planet? Kirsty Finlayson, Communications Director, British Conservation Alliance 09.30 - 10.30 Tom Clougherty, Head of Tax, Centre for Policy Studies Does Westminster Get Tech? Sam Hall, Director, Conservative Environment Network Karen Renshaw, Senior Associate Public Policy, Uber Eamonn Ives, Business Researcher, Centre for Policy Studies Vinous Ali, Associate Director for Policy, TechUK Dom Hallas, Executive Director, The Coalition for a Digital Economy 11.00 - 12.00 Alina Dimofte, Public Policy Manager, Google Going for Growth: The Future of the UK Tax System Caroline Elsom, Senior Researcher, Centre for Policy Studies Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation Tom Clougherty, Head of Tax, Centre for Policy Studies 11.00 - 12.00 Sam Dumitriu, Research Director, The Entrepreneurs Network CapX Live: The Future of Capitalism Emily Duncan, Chief Operating Officer, Centre for Policy Studies Alan Lockey, Head of the Future Work Centre, RSA SUNDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER Casey Calista, Digital Policy Expert 12.30 - 13.30 Sam Bowman, Principal, Fingleton Associates 14.00 - 15.00 Are We Solving the Housing Crisis? John Ashmore, Editor, CapX Britain Beyond Brexit Rt Hon Esther McVey MP, Minister of State (Housing Communities and Local Government) George Freeman MP, Minister of State (Department for Transport) Eddie Hughes MP 12.30 - 13.30 Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, former Secretary of State for Defence Liam Halligan, Columnist, The Telegraph Robert Colvile in Conversation with Kwarsi Kwarteng Alex Morton, Head of Policy, Centre for Policy Studies Flick Drummond Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies Iain Martin, Columnist, The Times Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Minister of State (Business, Energy and Clean 14.00 - 15.00 Growth) 15.30 - 16.30 Think Small: Are the Conservatives Doing Enough for Small Businesses? Jo Bamford, Executive Chair, Ryse Hydrogen The Fight for Free Schools Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Former Commercial Secretary to the Treasury 14.00 - 15.00 Rachel Wolf, Founding Partner, Public First Craig Beaumont, External Affairs and Advocacy Director, Federation of Small Businesses Unity Howard, Director, New Schools Network Kelly Tolhurst MP, Minister of State (Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Fixing the Care Crisis: Solving Social Care Ben Bradley MP (invited) Responsibility) (invited) Rt Hon Damian Green MP, Former First Secretary of State Emily Duncan, Chief Operating Officer, Centre for Policy Studies Alison Cork, CEO, Alison at Home Cllr James Jamieson, Chair, Local Government Association James Haywood, Senior Researcher, Centre for Policy Studies Nick King, Head of Business, Centre for Policy Studies Simon Tucker, Director of Innovation, Independent Age Alex Morton, Head of Policy, Centre for Policy Studies 17.00 - 18.00 15.30 - 16.30 Emily Duncan, Chief Operating Officer, Centre for Policy Studies In Conversation with Rishi Sunak Social Mobility: How Business Can Bridge the Class Divide Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer 15.30- 16.30 Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP Building on Promises: Getting Infrastructure Right Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, The Investment Association Ben Houchen, Mayor, Tees Valley 19.00 - 20.30 Virginia Crosbie, Director, Women2Win Philip Bouverat, Director, JCB CPS Drinks Reception (Invite only) Caroline Elsom, Senior Researcher, Centre for Policy Studies Alex Towers, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, BT Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport Dan Thomson, UK & Ire Managing Director, JUUL Labs 16.45 - 17.45 Nick King, Head of Business, Centre for Policy Studies A Budget for No Deal Suella Braverman MP 17.00 - 18.00 Jagjit Chadha, Director, National Institute of Economic and Social Research The Case for Conservatism Victoria Hewson, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Institute of Economic Affairs Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies Tom Clougherty, Head of Tax, Centre for Policy Studies Stephen Parkinson, Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Studies Neil O'Brien OBE MP All CPS events will be held in the CPS events space 18.00 - 19.00 Kate Andrews, Associate Director, Institute for Economic Affairs inside the secure zone: The Gallery, Manchester Central Convention Complex In Conversation with the Rt Hon Matt Hancock 18.30 - 19.30 Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies CapX Live: Doomed by Demographics? This schedule is subject to change. Keep up to date by visiting Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Elena Bunbury, Vice Chair Communications, LGBT+ Conservatives https://www.cps.org.uk/events or following us on Twitter @CPSThinkTank Clare Pelham, CEO, The Epilepsy Society Resham Kotecha, Head of Engagement, Women2Win Joe Twyman, Director, Deltapoll John Ashmore, Editor, CapX.
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