New Statesman Conference Fringe Events 2005
The political conference season is here, and the New Statesman will be present at each of the three major conferences and the TUC Congress. As well as reporting on the debates held by the parties, the NS is also running its own programme of fringe debates with specially invited guests. Speakers include MPs, councillors, writers and experts in their field discussing many exciting topics.2005 Conference programmes
TUC Congress (13 September) [view programme] [Download PDF]
Liberal Democrats conference (19-21 October) [view programme] [Download PDF]
Labour Party conference (25-28 September) [view programme] [Download PDF]
Conservative Party conference (3-5 October) [view programme] [Download PDF]
All speakers have been invited. Some names may change.
TUC CONGRESS
Brighton
Tuesday, 13th September
Eating at Work: A Health and Safety Issue
Chair: Jenni Russell, The Guardian
Speakers: Liam Byrne MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health; Paul Kelly - Compass Group; Maggie Jones - Unison
Time:1730 - 1930
Venue: Seasons Suite, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: COMPASS GROUP
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT PARTY CONFERENCE
Blackpool
Monday, 19th September
Working Cities
Chair: Dermot Finch, ippr
Speakers: Lynne Featherstone MP; Cllr Mike Storey - Leader, Liverpool City Council; Cllr Greg Stone - Newcastle City Council; Nigel Smith - RICS
Time: 1245 - 1415
Venue: Britannia Room, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: IPPR CENTRE FOR CITIES, ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (RICS) and CHANNEL 4
Your Good Health
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: Evan Harris MP; David Pink - The Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance (TBC)
Time: 1300 - 1400
Venue: Opera House Foyer Bar Annexe, Winter Gardens
Sponsored by: BUPA
Free Choice and Healthy Food Do Not Mix
Chair: Jenni Russell, The Guardian
Speakers: Steve Webb MP - Shadow Secretary of State for Health; Paul Kelly - Compass Group
Time: 1800 - 1930
Venue: Britannia Room, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: COMPASS GROUP
Tuesday 20th September
Modern Transport for a Modern Britain
Chair: Martin Bright, New Statesman
Speakers: Norman Baker MP - Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment; Jim French - flybe; Jason Torrance - Transport 2000
Time: 1245 - 1415
Venue: Britannia Room, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: FLYBE
©8: Capitalising on the UK’s Creativity
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: Adrian Sanders MP; Sara John - EMI; Frances Seghers - Sony; Dominic McGonigal - PPL; Chris Green - Academy of Composers and Songwriters
Time: 1300 - 1400
Venue:Opera House Foyer Bar Annexe, Winter Gardens
Sponsored by: EMI, PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITED (PPL), BRITISH MUSIC RIGHTS (BMR), BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (BPI)
African Development: The Debate
Chair: Martin Bright, New Statesman
Speakers: Andrew George MP - Shadow Secretary of State for International Development; Neil Gough - Vodafone; Matt Philips - Save the Children
Time: 1800 - 1930
Venue: Britannia Room, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: SAVE THE CHILDREN, VODAFONE
Wednesday 21st September
Neighbourliness
Chair: Tony Pilch, The Smith Institute
Speakers: David Howarth MP - Shadow ODPM Minister; Stephanie Harland - Age Concern; Dominic Abrams - University of Kent
Time: 1300 - 1400
Venue: Opera House Foyer Bar Annexe, Winter Gardens
Sponsored by: AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE
Brighton
Sunday 25th September
The New Statesman Debate
Speakers: Ruth Kelly MP - Secretary of State for Education; Angela Eagle MP - Vice Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party; Polly Toynbee; John Kampfner - Editor, New Statesman
Time: 1500 - 1630
Venue: Renaissance Ballroom, Thistle Hotel
Monday 26th September
The Future for Young People
Speakers: Maria Eagle MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People & Families
Time: 1030 - 1200
Venue: Brighton and Hove Foyer, Pelham Street, Brighton BN1 4FA
Sponsored by: THE FOYER FEDERATION
Note: Invitation only. Please contact Sophie Livingstone, The Foyer Federation for more details: 020 7430 2212
©8: Capitalising on the UK’s Creativity
Chair: Wilf Stevenson - The Smith Institute; James Purnell MP - Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism; Eric Nicoli - EMI; Deborah Lincoln - Pearson Communications; Fran Nevrkla - PPL; Dug D'Arcy - songwriter
Time: 1245 - 1400
Venue: Seasons Suite, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: EMI, PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITED (PPL), BRITISH MUSIC RIGHTS (BMR), BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (BPI)
The Convergence of a Multimedia World
Speakers: Chris Bryant MP; James Purnell MP; Emily Bell - The Guardian; Simon Duffy - ntl
Time: 1245 - 1400
Venue: Cloisters Restaurant, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: NTL
Neighbourliness
Chair: Lord Haskell
Speakers: Baroness Andrews - ODPM; Gordon Lishman - Age Concern; Anna Randle - New Local Government Network; Dominic Abrams - University of Kent
Time: 1245 - 1400
Venue: West Pier Suite, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
Your Good Health
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: Liam Byrne MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health; Julian Le Grand - London School of Economics, former no.10 advisor; David Pink - Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance
Time: 1730 - 1930
Venue: Cloisters Restaurant, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: BUPA
Tuesday 27th September
Skills in a New World of Manufacturing
Chair: Jenni Russell, The Guardian
Speakers: Phil Hope MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills; Ann Keen MP - PPS to Gordon Brown; Dave Simmonds - Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
Time: 1245 - 1400
Venue: Seasons Suite, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: EADS
Modern Transport for a Modern Britain
Chair: Martin Bright, New Statesman
Speakers: Karen Buck MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport; Jim French - flybe; Christian Wolmar - Commentator
Time: 1245 - 1400
Venue: Cloisters Restaurant, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: FLYBE
Women’s Enterprise
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: Meg Munn MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equality; Baroness Prosser; Victoria Jonson - ACCA, Dr Susan Marlow - University of Leicester
Time: 1245 - 1400
Venue: West Pier Suite, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS (ACCA)
What to do with British Towns?
Chair: Dermot Finch, ippr
Speakers: John Healey MP - Financial Secretary, HM Treasury; Martin Winter - Mayor of Doncaster; Liz Peace - BPF
Time: 1245 - 1400
Venue: Alexandra Room, Grand Hotel
Sponsored by: IPPR CENTRE FOR CITIES, BRITISH PROPERTY FEDERATION (BPF)
Does Good Nutrition Do Good for the Economy?
Chair: Jenni Russell, The Guardian
Speakers: Liam Byrne MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health (TBC); Sue Dibb - National Consumer Council (TBC); Paul Kelly - Compass Group
Time: 1730 - 1930
Venue: Cloisters Restaurant, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: COMPASS GROUP
Working Cities
Chair: Ed Balls MP
Speakers: John Healey MP - Financial Secretary, HM Treasury; Ken Livingstone - Mayor of London; Tristram Hunt - Channel 4; Ken Dytor - Urban Catalyst; Cllr Richard Leese - Leader, Manchester City Council
Time: 1800 - 1930
Venue: Queens Hotel
Sponsored by: IPPR CENTRE FOR CITIES, ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (RICS)
African Development: The Debate
Chair: Martin Bright, New Statesman
Speakers: Hilary Benn MP - Secretary of State for International Development; Matt Philips - Save the Children; Neil Gough - Vodafone
Time: 2000 - 2130 Venue: West Pier Suite, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: SAVE THE CHILDREN, VODAFONE
Wednesday 28th September
The Future of Public Services
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: John Healey MP, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury
Time: 1245 - 1400
Venue: Cloisters Restaurant, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL, PROVIDENT FINANCIAL
Socialistic Markets
Speakers: Wilf Stevenson - The Smith Institute; James Purnell MP
Time: 1730 - 1845
Venue: Seasons Suite, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL, PROVIDENT FINANCIAL
Education and Skills
Speakers: Ruth Kelly MP - Secretary of State for Education; Ed Balls MP
Time: 1900 - 2015
Venue: Seasons Suite, Belgrave Hotel
Sponsored by: LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL, PROVIDENT FINANCIAL
CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE
Blackpool
Monday 3rd October
©8: Capitalising on the UK’s Creativity
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: John Whittingdale MP - Chair, Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport; Sara John - EMI; Peter Jamieson - BPI; Dominic McGonigal - PPL
Time: 1245 - 1415
Venue: Britannia Room, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: EMI, PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITED (PPL), BRITISH MUSIC RIGHTS (BMR), BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (BPI)
Your Good Health
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: Andrew Lansley MP - Shadow Secretary of State for Health (TBC); Prof Tom Kirkwood - University of Newcastle (TBC)
Time: 1800 - 1930
Venue: Britannia Room, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: BUPA
All in the best possible taste!
Chair: Jenni Russell, The Guardian
Speakers: John Baron MP; Philip Cullum - National Consumer Council; Robert Pickard - British Nutrition Foundation; Paul Kelly - Compass Group
Time: 1800 - 1930
Venue: Suite B&C, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored: COMPASS GROUP
Modern Transport for a Modern Britain
Chair: Martin Bright, New Statesman
Speakers: John Hayes, MP; Christian Wolmar - Commentator; Jim French - flybe
Time: 1245 - 1415
Venue: Suite A, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: FLYBE
African Development: The Debate
Chair: Martin Bright, New Statesman
Speakers: Andrew Mitchell MP - Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (TBC); Neil Gough - Vodafone; Anna Taylor - Save the Children
Time: 1800 - 1930
Venue: Britannia Room, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: SAVE THE CHILDREN, VODAFONE
Working Cities
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: Steve Norris - Park Place Communications; Dermot Finch - ippr; Chris Brown - Igloo Regeneration
Time: 1800 - 1930
Venue: Suite A, Ruskin Hotel
Sponsored by: IPPR CENTRE FOR CITIES; ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (RICS)
Wednesday 5th October
Neighbourliness
Chair: Wilf Stevenson, The Smith Institute
Speakers: Alistair Burt MP (TBC); Neil Churchill - Age Concern
Time: 1230 - 1400
Venue: Derby Room, Imperial Hotel
Sponsored by: AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
