IfG events at the 2022 Conservative Party Conference
The Institute for Government was delighted to be hosting a series of fringe events at the 2022 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
Monday 3 October
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Speakers:
- Dean Russell MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Professor Mary Ryan, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) at Imperial College London
- Dhara Vyas, Deputy Director of Energy UK
This event was chaired by Tom Sasse, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by Imperial Policy Forum
How can the civil service be more efficient but work better?
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Speakers:
- Gillian Keegan MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham, former Minister for the Cabinet Office
- Rt Hon Baroness Stowell of Beeston, former Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
- Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Acting Director of the Institute for Government.
How can central and local government foster collaborations with business and the social economy to drive levelling up?
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Speakers:
- Paul Scully MP, Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for London
- Rt Hon Hazel Blears, Chair of the Board for Social Investment Business
- Ed Cox, Executive Director for Strategy, Integration and Net Zero at West Midlands Combined Authority
- Sara Williams, CEO of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce
This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by Social Investment Business
This event was a private roundtable.
Speakers included:
- Bim Afolami MP, Chair of the Financial Markets and Services APPG
- Anthony Browne MP, Member of the Treasury Select Committee
- Chris Cummings, Chief Executive of The Investment Association
This event was chaired by Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by The Investment Association
Levelling up or left behind: what role should regulators play?
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Speakers:
- Paul Scully MP, Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for London
- Anna Bradley, Chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Dame Patricia Hodgson, former Chair of Ofcom
- Robert Khan, Assistant Director for Public Affairs and National Offices at the General Medical Council
This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by the Solicitors Regulation Authority
Tuesday 4 October
How can skills policy help reduce regional inequality?
This event was a private roundtable.
Speakers included:
- Anna Firth MP, Member of the Education Select Committee
- Freya Thomas-Monk, Senior Vice President of Workforce Skills at Pearson UK
This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by Pearson UK
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Speakers:
- Rt Hon Jeremy Wright KC MP, Member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
- Daniel Bruce, Chief Executive of Transparency International UK
- Tim Durrant, Associate Director at the Institute for Government
- Dr Susan Hawley, Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption
- Dave Penman, General Secretary at the FDA
This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Acting Director of the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by the FDA
What should the new prime minister prioritise on the NHS and social care?
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Speakers:
- Marco Longhi MP, Member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee
- Anita Charlesworth, Director of Research and REAL Centre at the Health Foundation
- Danny Mortimer, Deputy Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation
This event was chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by the Health Foundation
How can government support innovation and drive levelling up?
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Speakers:
- George Freeman MP, former Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation
- Adam Bennett, Client Director for Central Government at Costain
- Ed Cox, Executive Director for Strategy, Integration and Net Zero at West Midlands Combined Authority
- Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Economist and member of the Executive Committee at the Confederation of British Industry
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Director of Research at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by Costain
The levelling up puzzle: using evidence to deliver inclusive growth
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Speakers:
- Jack Brereton MP, Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South
- Councillor Louise McKinlay, Deputy Leader of Essex County Council
- Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government
- Ben Wilson, Vice-President, Public Policy, Europe at Mastercard
This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
Following this event, and a similar event held at Labour Party Conference, the Institute produced a video featuring insights from several of the panellists.
Kindly supported by Mastercard
How can housing help deliver net zero and levelling up?
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Speakers:
- Steve Cole, Director of Make UK Modular
- Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation
- Rosie Toogood, Chief Executive Officer of Legal and General Modular Homes
This event was chaired by Tom Sasse, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by Make UK Modular
What will it take to deliver the government's efforts to reduce reoffending?
This event was a private roundtable.
Speakers included:
- Sir Robert Neill MP, Chair of the Justice Committee
- Laura Farris MP, Member of the Justice Select Committee
- Dr Kieran Mullan MP, Member of the Justice Select Committee
- Suki Binning, Chief Social Worker / Group Operations Director at Interventions Alliance
- Ian Porée, Chief Executive of Seetec
This event was chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by Seetec
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Speakers:
- Aaron Bell MP, Member of the Science and Technology Select Committee
- Matthew Feeney, Head of Technology and Innovation at the Centre for Policy Studies
- Daniel Rix-Standing, Investment Director at the Bright Initiative by Bright Data
- Dr Mahlet Zimeta, Head of Public Policy at the Open Data Institute
This event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Associate at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by the Bright Initiative by Bright Data
Following through with levelling up: what transport and where?
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Speakers:
- Andrew Jones MP, Chair of the Transport for the North APPG and former Transport Minister
- Adam Hawksbee, Deputy Director and Head of Levelling Up at Onward
- Will McWilliams, Partner, Head of Public Services Advisory at Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Laura Shoaf, Chief Executive Officer at the West Midlands Combined Authority and Chair of the Urban Transport Group
This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
Kindly supported by Grant Thornton UK LLP
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The Institute for Government is grateful to the following organisations for their support of the IfG's 2022 Conservative Party Conference events:
