Conservative Party Conference 2014

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No place like home: what housing policies should Conservatives have?

Sunday 28th September 2014: 12:30-14:00
Media Suite B: ICC

Mark Pawsey MP, Member, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Cllr Gary Porter, Chairman, Conservative Councillors’ Association
Rafael Behr, Political Columnist, The Guardian
Alex Hilton, Director, Generation Rent
Martin Wheatley, Founding Member, SHOUT Campaign for Social Housing
Alexandra Jezeph, Head of External Affairs, Bright Blue (Chair)

What do conservatives want from welfare?

Sunday 28th September 2014: 17:30 – 19:00
Hall 6B: ICC

Jeremy Lefroy MP, Chair, Conservative Social Capital Commission
Janet Daley, Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph
Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group
David Kirkby, Researcher, Bright Blue
Iain Dale, Presenter, LBC Radio (Chair)

Immigration: a balanced agenda

Sunday 28th September 2014: 19:30 – 21:00
Exec Room 7: ICC

The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP
Sir Andrew Green, Director, Migration Watch
Professor Matthew Goodwin, Professor of Politics, University of Nottingham
Ian Birrell, Contributing Editor, The Daily Mail
Alexandra Jezeph, Head of External Affairs, Bright Blue (Chair)

Can the Tories go green again?

Sunday 28th September; 19:30 – 21:00
Allegro Room: Hyatt Regency

Neil Carmichael MP, Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Michael Liebreich, Founder, Bloomberg New Energy
Geoffrey Lean, Environmental Correspondent, The Daily Telegraph
David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK
David Kirkby, Researcher, Bright Blue (Chair)

Enterprise Britain

Sunday 28th September 2014: 21:00 – late
This event is invitation only

George Freeman MP, Minister for Life Sciences
Iain Martin, Columnist, The Daily Telegraph
Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive, Business for Britain
Peter Neden, UK and Ireland Regional President, G4S
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Making the UK the HQ for global talent

Monday 29th September 2014: 12:30 – 14:00
Room 8: Crowne Plaza

The Rt Hon David Willetts MP
Dan Hodges, Columnist, The Daily Telegraph
Jenni Russell, Columnist, The London Evening Standard
Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive, Universities UK
Baroness Jo Valentine, Chief Executive, London First
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Getting a better deal for consumers in the energy market

Monday 29th September 2014: 17:30 – 19:00
Room 6: Crowne Plaza

Baroness Sandip Verma, Minister for Energy & Climate Change
Angela Knight, Chief Executive, Energy UK
Adam Scorer, Director, Consumer Futures
Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive, Smart Energy GB
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Helping the middle classes

Monday 29th September 2014: 19:30 – 21:00
Hall 11: ICC

Dominic Raab MP
Sir Ferdinand Mount
Gaby Hinsliff, Columnist, The Guardian
Frances O’Grady, General Secretary, TUC
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Drink Tank

Monday 29th September 2014: 21:30 – 23:00
Allegro Room: Hyatt Regency

The Rt Hon Ken Clarke QC MP
Kate Maltby, Associate Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)

Conservatism unchained: what will the Tories do alone in government?

Tuesday 30th September 2014: 12:30 – 14:00
Hall 11B: ICC

The Rt Hon David Davis MP
Matthew Parris, Columnist, The Times
Peter Oborne, Chief Political Commentator, The Daily Telegraph
Isabel Oakeshott, Biographer of the Prime Minister
Nick Pearce, Director, IPPR
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

A Tory nanny state? Conservatives and childcare

Tuesday 30th September 2014: 17:30 – 19:00
Hall 6B: ICC

Sam Gyimah MP, Minister for Childcare and Education
Rachel Johnson, Columnist, The Mail on Sunday
Cristina Odone, Director of Communications, Legatum Institute
Anne Longfield, OBE Chief Executive, 4Children
Iain McMath, Managing Director, Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Solutions
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Standing up for the little guy: Conservatives as consumer champions

Tuesday 30th September 2014: 19:30 – 21:00
Exec Room 8: ICC

Baroness Dame Neville-Rolfe, Minister for Intellectual Property, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Mark Garnier MP, Member, Treasury Select Committee
Mary Riddell, Columnist, The Daily Telegraph
David Skelton, Director, Renewal
Lewis Shand Smith, Chief Ombudsman, Ombudsman Services
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Labour Conference 2014

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Northern Futures: are we becoming another country?

Monday 22nd September 2014: 19:00 – 21:00
People’s History Museum

The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
Lucy Powell MP, Shadow Minister for Childcare and Children
Lord Andrew Adonis
Owen Jones, Columnist, The Guardian
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue
Ed Cox, Director, IPPR North (Chair)