Party Conferences 2008 - Events
Labour Fringe Events
20 September 2008
Opening Reception
Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall
The New Statesman's Labour party conference opening reception, in partnership with Edge. This event is invitation only.
For more information contact Charlotte Eisenhart
21 September 2008
Lessons for now: unlocking pupils’ talent
Supported by Edexcel
Panel: Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University; Robert Evans MEP; Jim Knight MP; Steve Besley, Edexcel; Jenni Russell (chair)
What price clean water? A fair deal for all?
Supported by United Utilities
Panel: Clive Elphick, Managing Director, Asset Management and Regulation, United Utilities; Stefan Stern, Columnist, Financial Times; Tony Smith, Consumer Council for Water; Martin Bright (Chair), Political Editor, New Statesman; Phil Woolas MP
The truth about the curriculum: boring and irrelevant?
Supported by Edge
Panel: John Denham MP; Rod Kenyon, Director, British Gas Engineering Academy; Estelle Morris (Chair); Andy Powell, Chief Executive, Edge; Miles Templeman, Director General, IoD; Lynette Wieland, National Learner Panel
22 September 2008
Licensed to skill
Supported by Network Rail
Panel: Chris Banks, Chairman, LSC; Iain Coucher, Chief Executive, Network Rail; David Lammy MP; Jenni Russell (Chair); Pete Waterman, Record Producer
Can social cohesion be policed?
Supported by the Police Federation
Panel: Martin Bright (Chair), Political Editor, New Statesman; Debra Clothier, National Policy Development Manager, Nacro; Paul McKeever, Chairman, Police Federation; Mary Riddell, Assistant Editor, Daily Telegraph; Jacqui Smith MP
23 September 2008
Connecting the disconnected: does digital equality matter?
Supported by UK online centres
Panel: Ben Davies (Chair), Online Editor, New Statesman; Becky Hogge, Executive Director, Open Rights Group; Helen Milner, Managing Director, UK online centres; Paul Murphy MP; Tom Watson MP
Is carbon reduction always ethical?
Supported by Climate Care
Panel: Hilary Benn MP; Geoffrey Lean (chair), Environment Editor, Independent on Sunday; Professor Mark Maslin, Director, UCL Environment Institute; Mike Mason, Managing Director - Innovation, Climate Care; Andrew Simms, Policy Director, NEF
The Creative Economy: Does it really exist and are we ready for it?
Supported by The Work Foundation and followed by our closing reception
Panel: Dinah Caine, CEO, Skillset; Paul Collard, National Director, Creative Partnerships; Will Hutton, The Work Foundation; James Macintyre (Chair), Political Correspondent, New Statesman; Maddi Nicholson, Artist/Founder, Art Gene
Closing Reception
Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall
The New Statesman's Labour party conference closing reception, in partnership with The Work Foundation. This event is invitation only.
For more information contact Charlotte Eisenhart
