IfG LIVE 2020 Labour Fringe Programme

This year the Institute ran a series of virtual fringe events on the Monday of the Labour Party Conference.

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Please note: This event was due to take place with Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Chancellor.

Welcome by Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government, and conference opening discussion with Wes Streeting MP, Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

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How is the government's relationship with the public changing in the post-Covid world and how should that affect how government operates? And what implications will there be for how the government uses its resources, runs public services, and makes policy?

Panellists:

• Helen Hayes MP, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
• Areeq Chowdhury, Director of WebRoots Democracy
• Miriam Levin, Programme Director at Engage Britain
• Conrad Thompson, Director at PA Consulting

Chaired by Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

This event was kindly supported by PA Consulting.

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The coronavirus crisis has meant that more of our lives are being lived through technology. How can we make sure that the digitally excluded are not left behind, and that technology does not bake in existing societal and social biases? What role should government and regulators play in this new environment and how can they enable businesses to harness technology to transform how services are delivered, and aid a post-lockdown recovery? 

Panellists:

• Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Digital
• Ivana Bartoletti, Co-founder of Women Leading in AI Network
• Naureen Khan, Chief of Staff, Health & Public Service at Accenture
• Tracy Vegro, Executive Director, Strategy and Innovation at Solicitors Regulation Authority

Chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Programme Director and Head of Data and Transparency at the Institute for Government.

This event was kindly supported by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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What are the Labour Party’s priorities for the UK's international reputation and its place outside of the EU, post-Brexit? What like-minded countries should the UK seek to build coalitions with and what opportunities might there be for the UK to become a global leader?

Panellists:

• Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
• Stephen Bush, Political Editor at the New Statesman
• Sir Suma Chakrabarti, former Permanent Secretary at DfID and the Ministry of Justice and incoming chair of the Overseas Development Institute
• Dr Beth Thompson, Head of Policy and Advocacy - UK and EU at Wellcome Trust

Chaired by Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government.

This event was kindly supported by Imperial College London and Wellcome Trust.

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The government says that it wants to learn from what went wrong with the Covid-19 response and that a public inquiry will be held. What lessons can be learnt, what are the psychological underpinnings of accountability in policy and can we balance the tension between learning lessons and apportioning blame in order to inform better decision making in the future?

Panellists:

• Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
• Dame Julie Mellor, former Chair of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
• Kathryn Scott, Director of Policy at the British Psychological Society

Chaired by Emma Norris, Director of Research at the Institute for Government.

This event was kindly supported by the British Psychological Society.

The Institute for Government is grateful to the following organisations for their support at the IfG LIVE 2020 Labour Fringe Programme:

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