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Ludgate Lectures with The Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Tuesday 21st May, 11:00-12:00

By Upcoming Events

We are delighted to invite you to join our next Ludgate Lecture, a series where we hear from prominent thinkers and decision-makers on the biggest issues of our time.

For this event, we will be hosting The Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Former Leader of the Conservative Party.

Iain will speak to the Executive Chair of Bright Blue, Ryan Shorthouse, about ‘Dealing with China’.

Date:

Tuesday 21st May 2024, 11:00 – 12:00

RSVP:

This event is free and open to all, streamed on our YouTube channel here.

RSVP here for a reminder and all event notifications.

Q&A:

Attendees can submit questions, before or during the event, via Slido here or by using the code: #LudgateLectures.

March 26, 2024

The future of UK finance with Bim Afolami MP

Tuesday 14th May, 13:30-15:00

By Upcoming Events

Bright Blue is hosting a keynote speech by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Bim Afolami MP, on ‘The future of UK finance’.

This event will be a keynote speech followed by a Q&A moderated by our Executive Chair, Ryan Shorthouse, and including David Duffy, CEO of Virgin Money.

Date and Time

We are pleased to announce the new date for this event:

Tuesday 14th April 2024, 13:30 – 15:00 PM. Guests will be invited to network after the event.

Location

UK Finance, 1 Angel Court, London, EC2R 7HJ

RSVP

RSVP through our Eventbrite, here.

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March 26, 2024

‘Good Britain’ with The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP

Monday 13th May 2024, 18:30-20:00

By Upcoming Events

Bright Blue is hosting a keynote speech by the Deputy Foreign Secretary and Minister for Development, The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, on ‘Good Britain’, where he will reflect on the past 14 years of international development and outline his vision for UK aid in the future.

This event will be keynote speech followed by a Q&A moderated by our Executive Chair, Ryan Shorthouse. Introducing The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell will be Rachel Lindley, Co-CEO of the International Development charity Five Talents.

Date and Time

We are pleased to announce the new date for this event:

Monday 13th May 2024, 18:30 – 20:00 PM. Guests will be invited to network after the event.

Location

Hanover Communications, 2a Southwark Bridge Rd, London SE1 9HA

RSVP

RSVP through our Eventbrite, here.

 

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March 26, 2024

Ludgate Lectures with Sir Steve Webb

By 2024 Events, Events

We are delighted to invite you to join our next Ludgate Lecture, a series where we hear from prominent thinkers and decision-makers on the biggest issues of our time.

For this event, we will be hosting Sir Steve Webb, Former Minister for Pensions.

Steve was a Liberal Democratic MP and Pensions Minister during the last Coalition Government, overseeing the implementation of automatic enrolments and ‘pension freedoms.’ He is now a Partner at Lane Clark & Peacock.

Steve will speak to the Executive Chair of Bright Blue, Ryan Shorthouse, about ‘UK state pensions – what went wrong and what does the future hold?’.

Date:

Tuesday 23rd April 2024, 14:00 – 15:00

RSVP:

This event is free and open to all, streamed on our YouTube channel here.

RSVP here for a reminder and all event notifications.

Q&A:

Attendees can submit questions, before or during the event, via Slido here or by using the code: #LudgateLectures.

March 26, 2024

Ludgate Lectures with Tom Baldwin

By 2024 Events, Events

We are delighted to invite you to join our next Ludgate Lecture, a series where we hear from prominent thinkers and decision-makers on the biggest issues of our time.

For this event, we will be hosting Tom Baldwin, Author of Keir Starmer: The Biography and former Director of Communications and Strategy for the Labour Party

Tom will speak to the Executive Chair of Bright Blue, Ryan Shorthouse, about ‘What is Starmerism?’.

You can buy Keir Starmer: The Biography, written by Tom, here.

Date:

Tuesday 19th March 2024, 14:00 – 15:00

RSVP:

This event is free and open to all, streamed on our YouTube channel here.

RSVP here for a reminder and all event notifications.

Q&A:

Attendees can submit questions, before or during the event, via Slido here or by using the code: #LudgateLectures.

March 19, 2024

A country for young people: tackling intergenerational inequality

By 2024 Events, Events

Join Bright Blue and Youth Futures Foundation for our half-day conference, entitled A country for young people: tackling intergenerational inequality.

The conference will start with a keynote speech from Laura Trott MBE MP, the Chief Secretary to HM Treasury.

It will also feature panel sessions on four major issues affecting millennials and those in Generation Z: housing, families, post-16 education and work.

Agenda

11:45am | Registration

12.00pm | Welcome by Ryan Shorthouse, Executive Chair of Bright Blue, and Barry Fletcher, Chief Executive of Youth Futures Foundation

12:05pm | Keynote speech by Laura Trott CBE MP, Chief Secretary to HM Treasury

12:35pm | Q&A session led by Ryan Shorthouse, Executive Chair of Bright Blue

13:15pm | Panel Event A (Families) & Panel Event B (Post-16 Education)

14:15pm | Coffee break and networking

15:15pm | Panel Event C (Housing) & Panel Event D (Work)

16:15pm | Closing remarks

16:30pm | Conference ends

This conference offers a unique opportunity for delegates to discuss what can be done to improve life opportunities and living standards for young adults.

Confirmed speakers in the panel sessions include:

Panel Event A (Families):

  • David Simmonds MP CBE, Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children
  • Baroness Helena Morrissey, Founder, The 30% Club
  • Phoebe Arslanagić-Little, Head of the New Deal for Parents, Onward
  • Anne Longfield OBE, Executive Chair, Centre for Young Lives
  • Thomas Nurcombe, Researcher, Bright Blue (Chair)

Panel Event B (Post-16 Education):

  • Rachel Sylvester, Chair, The Times Education Commission
  • Doniya Soni-Clark, Head of Policy, Multiverse
  • David Thomas OBE, CEO, Axiom Maths and Former Policy Adviser, DofE
  • John Blake, Director for Fair Access and Participation, Office for Students
  • Lord Johnson of Marylebone, Chairman of FutureLearn
  • Barry Fletcher, CEO, Youth Futures Foundation (Chair)

Panel Event C (Housing):

  • Richard Bacon MP, Officer, APPG on Housing and Social Mobility
  • Freddie Poser, Director, Priced Out UK
  • Polly Neate, Chief Executive, Shelter
  • Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing, London City Hall
  • Victoria Spratt, Housing Editor, The i Paper
  • Bartek Staniszewski, Senior Researcher, Bright Blue (Chair)


Panel Event D (Work)

  • Justin Madders MP, Shadow Minister, Employment Rights and Protections
  • Matt Warman MP, Co-Chair, APPG on the Future of Work
  • Barry Fletcher, CEO, Youth Futures Foundation
  • Tera Allas CBE, Director of Research and Economics, McKinsey & Company
  • Matt Williams, Senior Partnerships Manager, Enterprise Nation
  • Yi Kang, Future Voices Group Member, Youth Futures Foundation
  • Alexandra Jezeph, Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)


More speakers to be announced

Venue

H/Advisors Maitland, 3 Pancras Sq, London N1C 4AG, UK

Date and time

Monday 18th March 2024, 11:45am – 16:30pm

RSVP

This event is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required. Please RSVP here.

Can’t make it? Watch the live stream of Laura Trott’s keynote speech here, and ask questions via Slido here.

If you have any questions about the event please contact Emily Taylor, our Communications Officer, emily@brightblue.org.uk.

Exhibiting

We have a variety of exhibition spaces open throughout our networking spaces. Get in touch here if you are interested in exhibiting at our conference.

March 18, 2024

Greater and greener development

By 2024 Events, Events

Bright Blue’s next public panel event is titled ‘Greater and greener development.’

The event will be used to finalise a major Bright Blue project on greater and greener development of housing and infrastructure. In the project, we have aimed to reconcile two key objectives in housing and infrastructure policy: the socioeconomic (such as more and affordable homes for young people, and more secure and affordable energy) and the environmental (such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving biodiversity).

Bright Blue commissioned independent experts to provide original analysis and policy recommendations in two key areas. The first paper examined how to secure more homes, ready for net zero. The second paper considered building resilient neighbourhoods, powered by low-carbon energy.

Off the back these papers, this event will launch a major new polling report into UK public attitudes on policies to achieve greater and greener development.

Speakers

  • Lee Rowley MP, Minister of State for Housing
  • The Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP, Former Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Emma Gatten, Environmental Editor, The Telegraph
  • Sam Hall, Director, Conservative Environment Network (CEN)
  • Bartek Staniszewski, Senior Researcher, Bright Blue
  • Ben Kentish, Presenter, LBC (Chair)

Key questions 

  • How can planning policy help achieve net zero?
  • Are planning and environmental policy priorities allies or enemies?
  • How important is new development in achieving future environmental goals?
  • Are environmental considerations featured enough in existing planning policy?
  • What technologies will be pivotal to future green development?
  • Is it possible to build the homes and infrastructure we need without generating embodied carbon that exceeds our carbon budget?
  • Can greener development overcome local opposition to new developments?
  • How to densify neighbourhoods without exacerbating climate risks involved with high population density?

Date and time

Monday 4th March 2024, 18:30 – 20:00

Location

The event will be held in Committee Room 17, Palace of Westminster, Houses of Parliament, St Margaret Street, Cromwell Green entrance, London, SW1A 0AA

RSVP

This event is free and open to all. Please RSVP here.

March 4, 2024

Drink Tank with Jon Cruddas MP

By 2024 Events, Events

For our next Drink Tank we welcome Jon Cruddas MP.

Fresh off the back of his January 2024 book release, A Century of Labour, Jon will discuss ‘The history of Labour,’ making reflections on the party’s history as we approach the next general election.

Jon Cruddas MP is the former Labour Party Policy Chief. He has been the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham since May 2010.

Date:

Tuesday 27th February, 2024, 18:30 – 20:00.

The event:

Guests will be invited to join us from 18:30 onwards. Jon will begin speaking at 19:00 before taking questions from the audience. Attendees will then be invited to stay longer and socialise if they wish.

Location:

Upstairs Room, The Westminster Arms, 9 & 10 Storey’s Gate, London SW1P 3AT

RSVP:

This event is free and open to all. Please RSVP beforehand to emily@brightblue.org.uk

February 27, 2024

Ludgate Lectures with Dan Neidle

By 2024 Events

We are delighted to invite you to join our next Ludgate Lecture, a series where we hear from prominent thinkers and decision-makers on the biggest issues of our time.

For this event, we will be hosting Dan Neidle, Founder of Tax Policy Associates.

Dan will speak to the Executive Chair of Bright Blue, Ryan Shorthouse, about ‘Improving our tax system’.

Date:

Tuesday 13th February 2024, 14:00 – 15:00

RSVP:

This event is free and open to all on our YouTube channel.

RSVP to emily@brightblue.org.uk for a reminder and all event notifications.

Q&A:

Attendees can submit questions, before or during the event, via Slido by using the code: #LudgateLectures.

February 13, 2024
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