You can watch the recordings of the conference here.
We are delighted to invite you to a Bright Blue and British Future half-day online conference entitled What next for immigration?, which will be held on Monday 24th May 2021 from 11:00am. This conference will open with a keynote speech from the Home Secretary, The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP.
The Home Secretary will set out the next stage of the Government’s end-to-end reform of the asylum, borders and visas system as part of the New Plan for Immigration, including:
- Plans for the asylum system
- The digitisation of the UK border system
- The points-based immigration system
If you would like to submit a question to the Home Secretary, please send it by 12pm on Sunday 23rd May 2021 to Weronika Patyk, our Events and Operations Manager, on weronika@brightblue.org.uk. Please state your name and organisation when you submit your question.
Agenda:
11.00am Welcome remarks by Ryan Shorthouse, Chief Executive of Bright Blue
11.05am Keynote speech by The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Home Secretary
11.25am Q&A with audience
11.45am Closing remarks
12.00pm – 13.15pm Migration for work: beyond Brexit and COVID-19
- Madeleine Sumption, Director, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
- Salma Shah, Former Special Adviser to the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid
- Martin McTague, Policy and Advocacy Chairman, Federation of Small Business
- Brendan Ryan, Chief Executive, Nomadic
- Heather Rolfe, Head of Research and Relationships, British Future
- CHAIR: Nikita Malik, Deputy Director, Bright Blue
13.30pm – 14.45pm Refugees and asylum protection: challenges ahead
- David Simmonds MP, Member, Education Select Committee
- Dame Sara Thornton, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
- Enver Solomon, Chief Executive, The Refugee Council
- Arten Llazari, CEO, Refugee and Migrant Centre, Black Country and Birmingham
- Professor Alex Betts, Leopold Muller Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, University of Oxford
- CHAIR: Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future
Date:
Monday 24th May 2021, 11:00am – 14:45pm
RSVP:
This event is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required via Eventbrite. Details of how to join the conference will be confirmed with guests nearer the date.