IfG at the Labour Party Conference 2024
A series of fringe events on industrial strategy, devolution, public services, net zero and more.

How can R&D ensure the new industrial strategy creates growth?

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Speakers:
- Lord Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
- Peter Foster, Public Policy Editor at the Financial Times
- Professor Mary Ryan, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) at Imperial College London
- 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.
After the pandemic: How can confidence in public procurement be restored?

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Speakers:
- Katy Balls, Deputy Political Editor at The Spectator
- Daniel Bruce, Chief Executive of Transparency International UK
- Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
- Joe Powell MP, Chair of APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax and Member of Parliament for Kensington and Bayswater
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Transparency International UK.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
How can metro mayors help Labour achieve its missions for government?

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Speakers:
- Jim McMahon MP, Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Kim McGuinness, Mayor of the North East
- Professor Richard Jones, Vice-President for Regional Innovation and Civic Engagement at The University of Manchester
- Jen Williams, Northern England Correspondent at the Financial Times
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 government make a success of its mission-led approach?

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Speakers:
- Josh Simons MP, Member of Parliament for Makerfield and former Director of Labour Together
- Clare Moriarty, former Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of Citizens Advice
- 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 and CEO 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.
How can the Labour government achieve its clean power aims and accelerate to net zero?

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Speakers:
- Mete Coban MBE, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy at Greater London Authority
- Clem Cowton, Director of External Affairs at Octopus Energy
- Ed Cox, Executive Director for Strategy, Economy & Net Zero at West Midlands Combined Authority
- 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.
Institute for Government in conversation with Wes Streeting MP

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Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, was in conversation with Dr Hannah White, Director and CEO of the Institute for Government.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
How can Labour reset standards in public life and improve trust in our politics?

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Speakers:
- Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, Leader of the House of Commons
- Stephen Bush, Associate Editor and Columnist at the Financial Times
- Tim Durrant, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
- Duncan Hames, Director of Policy and Programmes at Transparency International UK
- Dr Susan Hawley, Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption
This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director and CEO of the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Spotlight on Corruption, Transparency International UK, and the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
Inside Briefing LIVE! Podcast recording

- Professor Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe
- Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor at The Sunday Times
- Ailbhe Rea, Associate Editor at Bloomberg
- Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
This podcast was chaired by Dr Catherine Haddon, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
How can a Labour government ensure it invests well in public services?

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Speakers:
- Rt Hon Darren Jones MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Anita Charlesworth, Director of Research and the REAL Centre (Research and Economic Analysis for the Long term) at the Health Foundation
- Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government
- Phillip Woolley, Partner at Grant Thornton UK LLP
This event was chaired by Dr Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
AI in the public sector: How can government achieve the greatest impact?

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Speakers:
- Kate Bell, Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
- Alwin Magimay, Global Head of AI at PA Consulting
- Gaia Marcus, Director of the Ada Lovelace Institute
- Gordon McKee MP, Member of Parliament for Glasgow South
This event was chaired by Dr Matthew Gill, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with PA Consulting.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
How can government spending decisions deliver Labour’s missions?

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Speakers:
- Dame Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Treasury Select Committee
- Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government
- Tom Sasse, Britain Public Policy Editor at The Economist
- Moira Wallace, former Permanent Secretary
This event was chaired by Dr Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with the Association for Project Management.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
Prevention-led public services: Can the government make its rhetoric a reality?

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Speakers:
- Andrew Gwynne MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
- Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
- Dr Jennifer Dixon DBE, Chief Executive of The Health Foundation
- Paul Kissack, Group Chief Executive of Joseph Rowntree Foundation
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with The Health Foundation.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
How can the government make sure it meets its housing targets?

Speakers:
- Rob Boughton, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thakeham
- Chris Curtis MP, Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes North
- Peter Foster, Public Policy Editor at the Financial Times
- Sophie Metcalfe, Researcher at the Institute for Government
- Dan Tomlinson MP, Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet
This event was chaired by Nehal Davison, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Thakeham.
Photos from the event are available on our Flickr page.
Improving public service productivity: Can we have better services for less money?

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Speakers:
- Georgia Gould MP, Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
- 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.
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