Getting fair and decent jobs
Sunday 1st October 2017
12:45-14:00 | Midland Hotel, Chester Suite
The Rt Hon Rob Halfon MP, Chair, Education Select Committee
Professor Paul Gregg, Professor of Economic & Social Policy, University of Bath
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue
Frances O’Grady, General Secretary, TUC
Ayesha Hazarika MBE, Comedian and Columnist, London Evening Standard (Chair)
Cleaning up the air we breathe
Sunday 1st October 2017
15:00-16:15 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
Andrew Selous MP, Member, Health Select Committee
Cllr Sean Anstree, Leader, Trafford Council
Sam Hall, Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue
Alison Cook, Policy & Communications Director, British Lung Foundation
Simon Alcock, Head of UK Public Affairs, ClientEarth
Jess Shankleman, Business Journalist, Bloomberg (Chair)
From 'burning injustice' to social justice
Sunday 1st October 2017
15:45-17:15 | Manchester Central, Exchange 6-7
Guy Opperman MP, Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion
David Cohen, Campaigns Editor, London Evening Standard
Ferdinand Mount, Former Head, Number 10 Policy Unit
Dr Faiza Shaheen, Director, CLASS
Alison Garnham, Director, Child Poverty Action Group
Matthew d’Ancona, Chair, Bright Blue (Chair)
Britain’s place in the world after Brexit 
Sunday 1st October 2017
17:45-19:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for International Trade
Sir Lockwood Smith, former High Commissioner of New Zealand
Jonathan Freedland, Columnist, The Guardian
Dan Hannan MEP
Sue Edwards, Spokesperson, Destination for Education
Laura Round, Communications Manager, Bright Blue (Chair)
Green and pleasant land? The countryside after Brexit
Sunday 1st October 2017
17:45-19:00 | Manchester Central, Exchange 2-3
Thérèse Coffey MP, Minister for the Environment
Professor Ian Bateman, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Exeter
Ross Murray, President, Country Land and Business Association
Rebecca Speight, Chief Executive, Woodland Trust
Sam Hall, Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
Creating the great meritocracy 
Sunday 1st October 2017
19:45-21:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State for Employment
The Rt Hon Lord Willetts, Chair, Resolution Foundation
Jonn Elledge, Editor, CityMetric
Barry Matthews, Board Member, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Diane Banks, Non-exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
The new Giant Evil? Tackling loneliness in modern Britain
Sunday 1st October 2017
19:45-21:00 | Manchester Central, Central 6
Dr Phillip Lee MP, Minister for Justice
Paul McGarry, Head, Greater Manchester Ageing Hub, Manchester City Council
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue
Angela Kitching, Head of External Affairs, Age UK
Asa Bennett, Political Columnist, The Telegraph (Chair)
Drink Tank
Sunday 1st October 2017
21:30-23:00 | Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Health
Laura Round, Communications Manager, Bright Blue (Chair)
Opening the doors and breaking the glass: women in work
Monday 2nd October 2017
8:30-10:00 | This event is by invitation only
The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Chair, Treasury Select Committee
Samantha Smethers, Chief Executive, The Fawcett Society
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Private renting: a tenure of choice?
Monday 2nd October 2017
8:30-10:00 | This event is by invitation only
Alok Sharma MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning
James Murray, Deputy Mayor of London for Housing
Rafael Behr, Columnist, The Guardian
Alexandra Jezeph, Non-exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Turning the blue agenda green
Monday 2nd October 2017
10:30-12:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Lord Mayor's Parlour
Richard Harrington MP, Minister for Energy and Industry
Maurice Golden MSP, Spokesperson for the Low Carbon Economy, Scottish Conservatives
Gareth Redmond-King, Head of Climate and Energy, WWF-UK
Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director, MIMA
Sam Hall, Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue
Hugo Rifkind, Columnist, The Times (Chair)
Solutions for social care
Monday 2nd October 2017
12:45-14:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
James Morris MP, PPS to the First Secretary of State (invited)
Cllr Izzi Seccombe OBE, Leader, Warwickshire County Council
Richard Humphries, Senior Fellow, The King's Fund
Alice Thomson, Columnist, The Times
Dame Clare Tickell, Chief Executive, Hanover Housing
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Getting the talent we need
Monday 2nd October 2017
12:45-14:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Lord Mayor's Parlour
Rory Stewart MP, Minister of State at the Foreign Office
Frances O’Grady, General Secretary, TUC
Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics, King’s College London
Séamus Nevin, Head of Policy Research, Institute of Directors
Margaret Burton, Partner, Ernst & Young
Matthew d’Ancona, Chair, Bright Blue (Chair)
Building 'The great meritocracy' in a modern economy 
Monday 2nd October 2017
15:00-16:15 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
Guy Opperman MP, Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion
Philip Collins, Columnist, The Times
Lizzie Crowley, Skills Policy Adviser, CIPD
Rory Sutherland, Wiki Man, The Spectator
Nick Owen, Chair, Deloitte UK
Kate Maltby, Associate Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
How to attract younger voters
Monday 2nd October 2017
15:00-16:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Lord Mayor's Parlour
Sam Gyimah MP, Minister for Prisons and Probation
The Rt Hon Lord Willetts, Executive Chair, Resolution Foundation
Sonia Sodha, Chief Leader Writer, The Observer
Laura Round, Communications Manager, Bright Blue
Michael Lynas, Chief Executive, National Citizen Service
Matt Chorley, Editor of Red Box, The Times (Chair)
The consumer is king: making markets work better 
Monday 2nd October 2017
16:00-17:15 | Manchester Central, Exchange 6-7
George Freeman MP, Chair, Conservative Policy Forum
Helia Ebrahimi, Business Correspondent, Channel 4 News
Mark Littlewood, Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs
Richard Neudegg, Head of Regulation, uSwitch
Lewis Shand-Smith, former Chair, Ombudsman Services
Sam Hall, Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
What should the immigration system look like after Brexit?
Monday 2nd October 2017
17:45-19:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
The Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP
David Goodhart, Head of Demography, Immigration and Integration, Policy Exchange
Professor Robert Ford, Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester
Julia Onslow-Cole, Global Head of Immigration, PricewaterhouseCoopers
James Dobson, Senior Researcher, Bright Blue (Chair)
Left behind no longer: achieving social justice in Britain
Monday 2nd October 2017
19:45-21:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
Chris Skidmore MP, Minister at the Cabinet Office
Polly Toynbee, Columnist, The Guardian
Christian Guy, Former Policy Adviser, Number 10 Downing Street
Dr Jo Casebourne, Chief Executive, Early Intervention Foundation
Chris Sherwood, Chief Executive, Relate
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Is the future of energy smart and flexible?
Monday 2nd October 2017
19:45-21:00 | Manchester Central, Exchange 8
Claire Perry MP, Minister of State for Climate Change & Industry
Laura Sandys, Former Chair, European Movement UK
Dr Nina Skorupska CBE, Chief Executive, Renewable Energy Association
Ben Caldecott, Senior Associate Fellow, Bright Blue
Louis Shaffer, Renewable Energy Segment Manager, Eaton
Nathalie Thomas, Energy Correspondent, The Financial Times (Chair)
Start-up Britain
Monday 2nd October 2017
21:30-23:00 | This event is by invitation only
The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Chief Secretary to HM Treasury
Alexandra Frean, Business Columnist, The Times
Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive, Sage Group
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
The future of electricity after coal 
Monday 2nd October 2017
21:30-23:00 | This event is by invitation only
Rebecca Pow MP, PPS to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Alex Kazaglis, Head of Energy and Industry Practice, Vivid Economics
Ben Caldecott, Senior Associate Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
Homes for older people
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
08:30-10:00 | This event is by invitation only
The Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell, Former Secretary of State for Health
Eamonn Boylann, Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Dame Clare Tickell DBE, Chief Executive, Hanover Housing Association
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
A country that works for everyone: achieving fairness for disabled people 
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
10:30-12:00 | This event is by invitation only
Penny Mordaunt MP, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Ian Birrell, Contributing Editor, The Mail on Sunday
Anna Bird, Executive Director of Policy and Research, Scope
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Up-skilling Britain: homegrown technical talent
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
10:30-11:45 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
Gillian Keegan MP, Member, Public Accounts Committee
Nigel Milton, Director of Communications, Heathrow Airport
Joshua Hardie, Deputy Director-General, CBI
Heather Stewart, Political Editor, The Guardian
Dr Alison Birkinshaw, President, Association of Colleges
Diane Banks, Non-exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Learning from Grenfell: social housing in modern Britain
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
12:45-14:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
Shaun Bailey AM, Deputy Chairman of the Regeneration Committee, London Assembly
Cllr Sean Anstee, Leader, Trafford Council
Emma Maier, Editor, Inside Housing
David Orr, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation
Rachel Johnson, Non-exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Powering the industrial strategy
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
15:00-16:15 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
John Penrose MP
Richard Nourse, Managing Partner, Greencoat Capital
Jillian Ambrose, Business Reporter, The Daily Telegraph
Paul Bircham, Director, Electricity North West
Sam Hall, Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
Closing the attainment gap 
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
15:45-17:15 | Manchester Central, Exchange 8
The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister for School Standards
Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary, National Education Union
Russell Hobby, Chief Executive, Teach First
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue
Andy Ratcliffe, Chief Executive, Impetus-PEF
Randeep Ramesh, Chief Leader Writer, The Guardian (Chair)
An invitation to international students
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
17:45-19:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1
Luke Graham MP, Member, Public Accounts Committee
Sir David Warren KCMG, Former British Ambassador to Japan and Chair of the Council, University of Kent
Shakira Martin, President, National Union of Students
James Dobson, Senior Researcher, Bright Blue
Julia Onslow-Cole, Global Head of Immigration, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Rosemary Bennett, Education Editor, The Times (Chair)
Getting the best deal for jobs: the future relationship of the UK with the EU
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
17:45-19:00 | Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 3
The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP, Member, Exiting the European Union Select Committee
Frances Coppola, Columnist, The Financial Times
Liam Halligan, Columnist, The Daily Telegraph
Vicky Pryce, Former Head, UK Government Economics Service
Kevin Green, Chief Executive, Recruitment & Employment Confederation
Rachel Johnson, Non-Exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Top of the class: attracting and retaining excellent teachers
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
19:45-21:00 | Midland Hotel, Alexandra Suite
Lord Lucas, Editor, Good Schools Guide
Professor Alan Smithers, Director of Centre for Education and Employment Research, University of Buckingham
Siân Griffiths, Education Editor, The Sunday Times
Steve Mastin, Chair, Conservative Education Society
Rupert Myers, Associate Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
Looking after mum and dad? Preparing for an ageing society
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
19:45-21:00 | Manchester Central, Central 6
Baroness Camilla Cavendish, Former Director, Number 10 Policy Unit
The Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
Jo Maugham QC, Barrister, Devereux Chambers
David Sinclair, Director, International Longevity Centre
Joel Charles, Deputy Chief Executive, Future Care Capital
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Journeying to an inclusive world of work
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
21:30-23:00 | This event is by invitation only
Rachel MacLean MP, Member, BEIS Select Committee
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
