Fabian Society Manchester conference and Annual General Meeting People’s History Museum, Leftbank, Manchester, M3 3ER Saturday 17 November 2018 11.30 Registration opens - Refreshments 12.00 Welcome Engine Hall • Andrew Harrop (general secretary, Fabian Society) • Kate Green MP (chair, Fabian Society) 12.05 Keynote speech Engine Hall • Mayor Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester) 12.30 Panel 1 Engine Hall Countdown to Brexit: What will Brexit mean for the north of England? • Alison McGovern MP (Wirral South) • Theresa Griffin MEP (North West) • Professor Philip McCann (University of Sheffield) • Chair: Ivana Bartoletti (Fabian Women’s Network) 13.20 Panel 2 Engine Hall Hostile Environment: Populism, immigration and the future of social cohesion • Afzal Khan MP (shadow immigration minister, Manchester Gorton) • Kate Green MP (chair, Fabian Society & chair, APPG on Migration) • Dr Tanja Müller (convenor, Manchester Migration Lab) • Saima Alvi (vice-chair, British Muslim Heritage Centre) • Chair: Ria Bernard (chair, Young Fabians) 14.10 Panel 3 Engine Hall Power, People and Places: What next for the devolution agenda? • Jim McMahon MP (shadow local government and devolution minister) • Lord Roy Kennedy (shadow local government minister) • Cllr Bev Craig (executive member for adult services & health, Manchester City Council) • Marian Craig (chair, Young Fabian Devolution and Local Government Network) • Chair: Cllr James Roberts (Liverpool City Council) 15.00-15:15 Refreshment break 15:15 Annual General Meeting Engine Hall Chair - Kate Green MP General Secretary - Andrew Harrop Treasurer - David Chaplin 16.10 Panel 4 Engine Hall Fabian Question Time • Lucy Powell MP (Manchester Central) • Conor McGinn MP (St Helens North) • Andrew Harrop (general secretary, Fabian Society) • Ria Bernard (chair, Young Fabians) • Chair: Kate Green MP (chair, Fabian Society) 17.00 Close - we hope you will join us for post-conference drinks at The Dockyard pub, Irwell street, M3 3AN .