IfG at the Conservative Party Conference 2024
A series of fringe events on industrial strategy, devolution, public services, net zero and more.
How can the Conservatives build on the last government's unsung industrial strategy?
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Speakers:
- Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Professor Nigel Brandon OBE, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Professor of Sustainable Development in Energy at Imperial College London
- Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
- Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
This event was chaired by Dr Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Imperial College London.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
What is the Conservative vision for devolution across England?
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Speakers:
- Councillor Anne Handley, Leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Professor Richard Jones, Vice-President for Regional Innovation and Civic Engagement at The University of Manchester
- Councillor Tim Oliver OBE, Leader of Surrey County Council and Chairman of the County Councils Network
- Laura Shoaf, Chief Executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority
This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Policy@Manchester.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
How can the Conservatives help ensure the government's homebuilding plans work for local areas? (private roundtable)
This event was chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Thakeham.
How would a Conservative government reduce demand for public services?
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Speakers:
- Steve Brine, former Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee
- Polly Curtis, Chief Executive of Demos
- Stuart Hoddinott, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
- Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Shadow Minister for Health
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
How can the public and private sectors work together to deliver the infrastructure the UK needs? (private roundtable)
This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with AtkinsRéalis.
Improving public service productivity: Can we have better services for less money?
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Speakers:
- Baroness Neville-Rolfe, former Cabinet Office and Treasury minister
- Dan Butler, Head of Government Affairs at Google Cloud UK
- Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
- Professor Mark Thompson, Professor of Digital Economy at the University of Exeter
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Google Cloud UK and the University of Exeter.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
How can government invest well in public services? (private roundtable)
This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Grant Thornton UK LLP.
How can the Conservative Party learn from its failures to deliver in government?
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Speakers:
- Rt Hon Damian Green, former First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office
- Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
- Joe Twyman, Co-Founder and Director of Deltapoll
- Henry Newman, former Special Adviser at No10 and the Cabinet Office
This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
Leading from the centre: How can prime ministers better deliver long-term policy objectives?
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Speakers:
- Rt Hon John Glen MP, Shadow Paymaster General
- The Lord Norton of Louth, Conservative Peer and Professor of Government at the University of Hull
- Kartina Tahir Thomson, President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
- Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
What next for the Conservative Party's approach to energy and net zero?
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Speakers:
- Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Sam Hall, Director of the Conservative Environment Network
- Rosa Hodgkin, Researcher at the Institute for Government
- Professor Karl Whittle, Professor of Zero Carbon and Nuclear Energy at the University of Liverpool
This event was chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, University of Liverpool.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
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Researcher
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Akash Paun
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Jill Rutter
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