ConservativeHome are delighted to announce our programme of events at this year’s Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. We do hope that you can join us at some of our events. We look forward to seeing you there!
Sunday 1st October
| After free movement: How should immigration work post-Brexit? |
| Time: 14.30-15.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Craig Mackinlay MP
- Nusrat Ghani MP
- Sunder Katwala, British Future
- Paul Goodman, Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| How to reform the Conservative Party |
| Time: 16.00-17.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Graham Brady MP, Chairman of the 1922 Committee and MP for Altrincham and Sale West
- Paul Goodman, Editor, ConservativeHome
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| Modern Britain: Why diversity matters for the UK’s economic productivity |
| Time: 16.00-17.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Secretary of State for International Development
- Binita Mehta-Parmar, Director of Modern Britain
- Romilly Dennys, Executive Director of Coadec
- Shaun Bailey, Londonwide Assembly Member
- Kulveer Ranger, Vice President of Strategy & Communications at Atos (Chair)
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| What sort of Brexit does the Conservative Party want? |
| Time: 18.00-19.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
- Professor Anand Menon, Director, The UK in a Changing Europe
- Paul Goodman, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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Monday 2nd October
| From boardroom to factory floor: how do we rebuild trust in big business? |
| Time: 8.00-9.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- Jonathan Djanogly MP
- Sir Gerry Grimstone, Chairman, Standard Life Aberdeen plc
- Mark Wallace, Executive Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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ConservativeHome in partnership with Standard Life Aberdeen plc
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| Halving rough sleeping: How can Government deliver this pledge |
| Time: 08.00-09.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Bob Blackman MP
- Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
- Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands
- Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive, Crisis
- Henry Hill, Assistant Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| Isabel Oakeshott in conversation with Rt Hon Damian Green MP – the number one man in the Government |
| Time: 8.15-9.30am |
Location: Charter 1, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Damian Green MP, First Secretary of State
- Isabel Oakeshott, Journalist
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| How secure is our cyber security? |
| Time: 10.00-11.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister for Digital (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy)
- Sandy Forrest, Client Executive UK&I Cyber Security, Atos UK&I
- Daniel Thornton, Programme Director, Institute for Government
- Talal Rajab, Head of Programme, Cyber and National Security, Tech UK
- Kulveer Ranger, Vice President of Strategy & Communications at Atos
- Rebecca Coulson, Contributor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| Energy Policy and the Industrial Strategy: what’s the plan |
| Time: 10.00-11.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Claire Perry MP, Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- Paul Spence, Strategy and Corporate Affairs Director, EDF Energy
- John Moylan, Former BBC Industry and Employment Correspondent
- Nick Baveystock, Director General and Secretary, Institute of Civil Engineering
- Henry Hill, Assistant Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| What does the ferry industry need to operate a seamless service for exporters to and from Britain post-Brexit? |
| Time: 12:00-13.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon John Hayes MP, Minister of State (Department for Transport)
- Sue MacKenzie, Operations Director, P&O Ferries
- Guy Platten, Chief Executive, UK Chamber of Shipping
- Henry Hill, Contributor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| Conservative campaigning: what’s gone wrong and how to put it right |
| Time: 12.00-13.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee
- Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Chairman of the Education Select Committee
- Andrew Kennedy, West Kent Campaign Director and Campaign Consultant
- Mark Wallace, Executive Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| Social mobility: are businesses, schools and universities letting the country down? |
| Time: 14.00-15.30 |
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Speakers:
- Robert Goodwill MP, Minister of State (Department for Education)
- Professor Edward Peck, Vice Chancellor, Nottingham Trent University
- Adam Jackson, Director, Public Affairs and Policy, Grant Thornton UK
- Yultan Mellor, Vice Principal Curriculum, Central College Nottingham
- Mark Wallace, Executive Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| Our Vision for the Industry’s Future – What Next for Financial and Related Professional Services? |
| Time: 14.00-15.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Stephen Barclay MP, Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
- Vicky Ford MP, former Chair, European Parliament Internal Market Committee
- Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
- Mark Hoban, Board Director, TheCityUK
- Alan Mak MP (Chair)
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| How do we build the quality homes that Britain needs? |
| Time: 16.00-17.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Alok Sharma MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning
- Lewis Sidnick, Director of Corporate and External Affairs, NHBC
- David Thomas, Chief Executive, Barratt Developments PLC
- David Montague, Chief Executive, L&Q
- Alex Morton, Contributor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| UK-based Financial and related Professional Services: Enabling Growth across the UK |
| Time: 16.00-17.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Jake Berry MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local -Government)
- Paul Goodman, Editor, ConservativeHome (Welcome remarks)
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| The country we want to be: pathways to prosperity |
| Time: 18.00-19.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Communities
- Matthew Elliott, Senior Fellow, Legatum Institute
- Nicholas Boys-Smith, CEO, Create Streets
- Brooks Newmark, former Minister for Civil Society and Visiting Fellow, Said Business School
- Natalie Elphike, CEO, Housing and Finance Institute
- Lewis Sidnick, Head of Corporate Affairs, NHBC
- Danny Kruger, Senior Fellow, Legatum Institute (Chair)
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Tuesday 3rd October
| Lost Learners: Delivering a skills revolution and providing opportunities for all |
| Time: 08.00-09.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Anne Milton MP, Minister of State (Department for Education)
- Francis Martin, President of the British Chambers of Commerce
- Toby Young, Director, New Schools Network
- Peter Horrocks, Vice-Chancellor, The Open University
- Rebecca Coulson, Contributor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| Your Journey |
| Time: 08.00-09.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
| Join us and hear from a number of women candidates from a variety of backgrounds about their journeys and experiences into politics and political office.
Speakers:
- Virginia Crosbie – Director of W2W
- Kemi Badenoch MP
- Julie Ilse – Chair of CWO
- Jade Marsden – Candidate
- Melanie Hampton – Councillor
- Julia Mulligan – PCC
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| Minority appeal: did the lack of BME votes cost May her majority? |
| Time: 10.00-11.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Sam Gyimah MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
- Dr Maria Sobolewska, Manchester University
- Kemi Badenoch MP (Invited)
- Paul Goodman, Editor, ConservativeHome
- Binita Mehta-Parmar, Director, Modern Britain
- Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future (Chair)
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| Protecting the economy: Working together to build cyber resilience Hosted by UK Finance and Microsoft |
| Time: 10.00-11.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister for Digital (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy)
- Maria Vello, CEO, Cyber Defence Alliance
- Colin Church, Chief Risk Officer Global Cyber Risk, and EMEA Chief Risk Officer, Citi
- Michael Wignall, National Technology Officer, Microsoft UK
- Stephen Jones, CEO, UK Finance
- Mark Wallace, Executive Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| The Business Interview |
| Time: 12.00-13.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Martin McTague, Policy Director, Federation of Small Businesses
- Paul Goodman, Editor, ConservativeHome (Welcome remarks)
- Louise Stewart, Communications Director, FSB (Chair)
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| Avoiding the white cliff edge: maintaining our principal trading Channel |
| Time: 12.00-13.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State (Department for International Trade) (and Minister for London)
- Charlie Elphicke MP
- Tim Waggott, Chief Executive, Port of Dover
- Ben Roback, Contributor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| Mind the Gap: how can Universities and the Industrial Strategy solve the skills shortage |
| Time: 14.00-15.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Jo Johnson MP, Minister of State (Department for Education) (Universities and Science) (Joint with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- Professor Dave Phoenix, Chair of MillionPlus
- Shakira Martin, NUS President
- George McFarlane, Head of Higher Education Sector, CBI
- Rebecca Coulson, Contributor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| House building and skills post-Brexit: Who will build the homes we need? |
| Time: 14.00 – 15.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Chairman of the Education Select Committee
- Brian Berry, Chief Executive, Federation of Master Builders
- John Slaughter, Director of External Affairs, Home Builders Federation
- Lewis Sidnick, Director of Corporate Affairs, NHBC
- Alex Morton, Contributor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| How can we win community support for housebuilding? |
| Time: 16.00-17.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
- Toby Lloyd, Head of Housing Development, Shelter
- Tom Fyans, Director of Campaigns and Policy, CPRE
- Anne Ashworth, The Times, Bricks and Mortar
- Mark Wallace, Executive Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
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| A leader in global trade: how can the UK remain successful post-Brexit? |
| Time: 16.00-17.30 |
Location: Central 5, Manchester Central, Secure Zone |
Speakers:
- Margot James MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- Chris Cummings, Chief executive, IA
- Shanker Singham, Chairman, Legatum Institute Special Trade Commission
- Alan Mak MP (Chair)
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ConservativeHome in partnership with The Investment Association
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| ConservativeHome Business Reception |
| Time: 18.00-19.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Stephen Barclay MP, Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
- Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee
- Mark Wallace, Executive Editor, ConservativeHome (Welcome remarks)
Invitation Only |
ConservativeHome in partnership with The Law Society
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| Maritime Nation – The future of British trade |
| Time: 20.00-21.30 |
Location: ConservativeHome Marquee |
Speakers:
- Sir Christopher Meyer KCMG, Former British Ambassador to the United States
- Paul Goodman, Editor, ConservativeHome (Welcome remarks)
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ConservativeHome in partnership with the Port of Dover and Associated British Ports Drinks Reception
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| Save the Children and ConservativeHome Annual Reception |
| Time: 21.30-23.00 |
Location: Charter 4, Manchester Central |
Speakers:
- Rt Hon Priti Patel, Secretary of State for International Development
- Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP
- Kevin Watkins, Chief Executive, Save the Children
- Paul Goodman, Editor, ConservativeHome
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ConservativeHome in partnership with Save the Children
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