PARTY CONFERENCES PROGRAMME 2010

Liberal Democrat Party Conference 19—21 September p.!

Labour Party Conference 26—29 September p."

Conservative Party Conference 3—6 October p.# Liberal Democrat Party Conference !

SUNDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

13.00—14.00 / Suite 8 / Jury’s Inn Child-friendly communities: Tackling child poverty at the local level Sarah Teather MP; Anita Tiessen, UNICEF UK; David Powell, Dorset County Council; A young person involved with Child Friendly Communities; Decca Aitkenhead, (Chair)

18.15—19.30 / Suite 6 / Jury’s Inn !e Demos Grill: An in-conversation Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills; Danny Finkelstein,

18.15—19.30 / ACC Liverpool / Hall 11C Public service reform in an age of cuts: Where next? Paul Burstow MP (invited); Ben Lucas, 2020 Public Services Trust (invited); Stephen Bubb, ACEVO; Roy O’Shaughnessy, CDG; Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian (Chair);

MONDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

8.00—9.00 / Holiday Inn Express / Albert Dock / Britannia 1 Tackling Britain’s worklessness: How to get the Work Programme working Lord German; Jill Kirby, Centre for Policy Studies (invited); Mark Lovell, A4e; Allegra Stratton, The Guardian (Chair) By invitation only

8.00—9.30 / Hilton Liverpool / Meeting Room 6—7 Learning to Succeed: Building culture and ethos in challenging schools Duncan Hames MP; Daisy Christodoulou, Teach First; Professor Dylan Wiliam, Institute of Education, University of London; Chris Kirk, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair) By invitation only

13.00—14.00 / Blue Bar / Albert Dock Tackling child poverty in an age of austerity Sarah Teather MP; Kate Stanley, ippr; Sally Copley, Save the Children; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair) Liberal Democrat Party Conference cont. $

MONDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

18.15—19.30 / PanAm Bar / Albert Dock City growth and the new economy Jeremy Browne MP (invited); Cllr Howard Sykes, Oldham Council; Barbara Spicer, Salford City Council (invited); Angie Robinson, MIDAS; Mike Blackburn, British Telecom; Kitty Ussher, Demos (Chair)

TUESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

8.00—9.00 / Hilton Liverpool / Grace Suite 3 Remodelling financial services: !e role of mutuals in improving stability, competition and trust Jeremy Browne MP (invited); Maxine Taylor; Nationwide Building Society; Neil Sherlock, KPMG (Chair) By invitation only

13.00—14.00 / Hilton Liverpool / Meeting Room 8 More for Less: Can healthcare reform save money and lives? Norman Lamb MP; Dr Peter Carter, Royal College of Nursing; Roger Taylor, Dr Foster Intelligence; Jenni Russell, The Guardian (Chair)

20.00—21.15 / ACC Liverpool / Hall 11C Working well? !e Liberal Democrats’ big ideas for work and welfare Steve Webb MP; Lord Freud; Dan Finn, University of Portsmouth; Cllr Howard Sykes, Oldham Council (invited); Chris Melvin, Reed in Partnership; Jenni Russell, The Guardian (Chair) Labour Party Conference "

SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

12.30—14.00 / Manchester Town Hall / Banqueting Room !e Demos Grill: An in-conversation Oona King; Krishnan Guru-Murthy, News

18.00—19.30 / Radisson Hotel / Beecham Room Where next for an active British industrial policy? Bob Ainsworth MP; John Woodcock MP; Dan Roberts, The Guardian; Bob Keen, BAE Systems; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair)

18.00—19.30 / Manchester Town Hall / Banqueting Room Why did Labour lose? An Open Le" debate MP; Steve Richards, Chief Political Commentator,

MONDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

8.00—9.30 / Manchester Town Hall / Banqueting Room Learning to Succeed: Building culture and ethos in challenging schools MP (invited); Daisy Christodoulou, Teach First; Professor Dylan Wiliam, Institute of Education, University of London; Sara Caplan, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair) By invitation only

8.00—9.15 / Midland Hotel / French Room Tackling Britain’s worklessness: How to get the Work Programme working Anne Begg MP; Tim Horton, Fabian Society; Mark Lovell, A4e; Kim Catcheside, formerly BBC Radio (Chair) By invitation only

12.30—13.30 / Radisson Hotel / Pankhurst Room Tackling child poverty in an age of austerity MP; Neil O’Brien, Policy Exchange; Fergus Drake, Save the Children; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair)

17.30—18.30 / Radisson Hotel / Gladstone Room More for less: Can healthcare reform save money and lives? MP; Mark Goldman, Heart of and NHS Foundation Trust; Julian Le Grand, LSE; Roger Taylor, Dr Foster Intelligence; Kitty Ussher, Demos (Chair)

Labour Party Conference continued %

MONDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

18.00—19.30 / Renaissance Hotel / Rapheal Room Public service reform in an age of cuts: Where next? MP; Sonia Sodha, Demos; Stephen Bubb, ACEVO; Roy O’Shaughnessy, CDG; Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian (Chair)

19.00 — 20.30 / Radisson Hotel / Stanley—Livingstone Room City growth and the new economy MP (invited); Sir Richard Leese, Manchester City Council; Lord Peter Smith, Wigan Council; Eamonn Boylan, Stockport Council; David Leather, GMITA; John Early, Business Leadership Council; Kitty Ussher, Demos (Chair)

TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

8.00—9.30 / Manchester Town Hall / Reception Room Can we deliver ‘better for less’ in public services in the current economic climate? MP; Will Straw, Left Foot Forward; Vicki Chauhan, Detica; Allegra Stratton, The Guardian (Chair) By invitation only

12.45—14.15 / Manchester Central / Usdaw Marquee / Room 2 Rebalancing the economy: What role for venture capital and the City? Rachel Reeves MP; Anatole Kaletsky, The Times; Alan Buckle, KPMG; Kitty Ussher, Demos (Chair)

WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

8.00—9.30 / Manchester Town Hall / Committee Room 2 Rebuilding financial services: !e role of mutuals Gareth Thomas MP; Philip Collins, The Times; Maxine Taylor, Nationwide Building Society; Kitty Ussher, Demos (Chair) By invitation only

12.45—14.30 / Midland Hotel / Victoria Suite Working Well? What are the Labour party’s big ideas for tackling unemployment? MP; Andy Westwood, Manchester Economic Commission; Chris Melvin, Reed in Partnership; Julia Margo, Demos (Chair) Conservative Party Conference #

SUNDAY 3 OCTOBER

12.30—14.00 / Jury’s Inn Social enterprise and the Big Society: Turning policy into practice Francis Maude MP; Fay Selvan, Big Life Group; Peter Holbrook, Social Enterprise Coalition; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair)

17.45—19.00 / Jury’s Inn !e Demos Grill: An in-conversation MP, Minister of State for Communities and Local Government; Fraser Nelson, Political Editor, the Spectator

MONDAY 4 OCTOBER

9.00—10.30 / Jury’s Inn Learning to Succeed: Building culture and ethos in challenging schools Michael Gove MP (invited); Daisy Christodoulou, Teach First; Professor Alma Harris, Institute of Education, University of London; Chris Kirk, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair) By invitation only

12.30—14.00 / Hyatt Regency / Fortissimo Room Tackling child poverty in an age of austerity Maria Miller MP; Eleanor Mills, Sunday Times; Fergus Drake, Save the Children; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair)

17.45—19.00 / ICC / Executive Room 1 Where next for the skills agenda? John Hayes MP; David Fairhurst, McDonald’s UK & Northern Europe (invited) Frances O’Grady, TUC; Andrew Sich, City and Guilds; Ian Nash, formerly Times Educational Supplement Editor (Chair)

19.30—21.00 / Hyatt Hotel / Sonata Suite City growth and the new economy Baron Wolfson; Sir Howard Bernstein, Manchester City Council; Cllr Matthew Colledge, Tra!ord Council; Cllr Bob Bibby, Bury Council; Chris Oglesby, Bruntwood; Mike Emmerich, New Economy; Kitty Ussher, Demos (Chair) Conservative Party Conference continued &

TUESDAY 5 OCTOBER

8.00—9.30 / ICC / Room 10B !e Big Society in action Rory Stewart MP; Ben Lucas, 2020 Public Services Trust; Helen Sullivan, University of Birmingham; Professor David Eastwood, Vice-Chancellor, University of Birmingham (Chair)

9.00—10.30 / Jury’s Inn Rebuilding financial services: !e role of mutuals in improving stability, competition and trust Mark Hoban MP (invited); Maxine Taylor, Nationwide Building Society; James Crabtree, Financial Times (Chair) By invitation only

9.00—10.30 /Jury’s Inn How to get the Work Programme working MP; Tim Horton, Fabian Society; Mark Lovell, A4e; Kim Catcheside, formerly BBC Radio (Chair) By invitation only

12.30—14.00 / Jury’s Inn Familiar divides: Can policy shape families? Jesse Norman MP; Katherine Rake, Family and Parenting Institute; Anne Longfield, 4 Children; Camilla Cavendish, The Times (Chair)

17.30—19.00 / ICC / Hall 6B More for Less: Can healthcare reform save money and lives? Simon Burns MP; Richard Horton, the Lancet; Mark Goldman, Heart of England and NHS Foundation Trust; Roger Taylor, Dr Foster Intelligence; Julia Margo, Demos (Chair)

17.45—19.00 / Jury’s Inn Proving your case: Evidence-based Conservatism David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science; Philip Collins, Demos (Chair)

WEDNESDAY 6 OCTOBER

12.30—14.00 / ICC / Hall 11B Public service reform in an age of cuts: Where next? Nick Hurd MP (invited); Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian; Dr Peter Kyle, ACEVO; Roy O’Shaughnessy, CDG; Kitty Ussher, Demos (Chair) '

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