Responding to the refugee crisis
Sunday 2nd October 2016
12:45-14:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Jeremy Lefroy MP Member, International Development Select Committee
Kevin Watkin CEO, Save the Children
Owen Jones Columnist, The Guardian
Ahmad al-Rashid Refugee, and former aid worker for UNICEF
Julia Onslow-Cole Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kate Maltby Associate Fellow,Bright Blue (Chair)
After Brexit: Integrating Britain and creating One Nation 
Sunday 2nd October 2016
17:45-19:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Suella Fernandes MP Member, Education Select Committee
Rafael Behr Columnist, The Guardian
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue
Jon Yates Strategy Director, The Challenge
Asa Bennett Assistant Comment Editor, The Daily Telegraph (Chair)
Britain's housing crisis: can the market solve it?
Sunday 2nd October 2016
17:45-19:00 | Dolce, Hyatt Regency, Birmingham
Gavin Barwell MP Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Lord Gary Porter CBE Chairman, Local Government Association
Victoria Spratt Features Editor, The Debrief
Shamez Alibhai Partner, Cheyne Social Property Impact Fund
Martin Wheatley Founder, SHOUT
Alexandra Jezeph Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
The path to prosperity: what skills are needed in Britain? 
Sunday 2nd October 2016
19:30-21:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Neil Carmichael MP Chair, Education Select Committee
Randeep Ramesh Chief Leader Writer, The Guardian
Andy Silvester Head of Campaigns, Institute of Directors
Jonathan Simons Head of Education, Policy Exchange
Margaret Burton Partner, Ernst & Young
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Ignored and forgotten? Young people and politics
Sunday 2nd October 2016
19:30-21:00 | Exec Room 2, ICC, Birmingham
Chris Skidmore MP Minister for the Constitution
Ben Howlett MP Member, Women and Equalities Select Committee
Torsten Bell Director, Resolution Foundation
Oly Duff Editor, The i
Michael Lynas CEO, NCS Trust
Laura Round Communications Manager, Bright Blue (Chair)
Drink Tank
Sunday 2nd October 2016
21:30-23:00 | Sonata, Hyatt Regency, Birmingham
Dan Hannan MEP
Nigel Fletcher Head of Research, Bright Blue (Chair)
Britain’s got talent: Promoting the right skills for a successful UK 
Monday 3rd October 2016
8:30-10:00 | This event is by invitation only - please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lord David Willetts Executive Chair, Resolution Foundation
Chris Cook Policy Editor, Newsnight
Mark Boleat Chairman, City of London Corporation's Policy & Resources Committee
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Lifetime Learning: reskilling and upskilling our adult workforce 
Monday 3rd October 2016
10:30-12:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Iain Stewart MP PPS to Secretary of State for the Department for International Trade
Karl McCartney MP Member, APPG for Universities
Josh Hardie Deputy Director General, CBI
John Gill Editor, The Times Higher Education Supplement
Peter Horrocks Vice-Chancellor, The Open University
Sonia Sodha Chief Leader Writer, The Observer
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Growing old gracefully: health, homes and income in later life
Monday 3rd October 2016
12:45-14:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Paul Johnson Director, Institute of Fiscal Studies
Cllr Peter Golds Leader of the Conservatives, Tower Hamlets Council
Bel Mooney Columnist, The Daily Mail
Jon Snow Presenter, Channel 4 News
Dame Clare Tickell Chief Executive, Hanover Housing
Sam Hall Researcher, Bright Blue (Chair)
Great or gloomy? Britain's economy in the next five years
Monday 3rd October 2016
12:45-14:00 | Exec Room 1, ICC, Birmingham
The Rt Hon John Redwood MP
Dr Gerard Lyons Former Chief Economist, Mayor of London
Dr Ruth Lea CBE Economic Adviser, Arbuthnot Banking Group
Ann Pettifor Director, Prime Research in Macroecomonics
Julia Onslow-Cole Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ben Caldecott Associate Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
Improving life chances 
Monday 3rd October 2016
15:00-16:15 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
John Glen MP PPS to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Baroness Stroud Executive Chair, Centre for Social Justice
Philip Collins Columnist, The Times
Danny Kruger Chief Executive, West London Zone
Alison Garnham Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group
Diane Banks Non-Exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Working women: is gender equality beyond reach?
Monday 3rd October 2016
15:00-16:15 | Work + Play 1, Malmaison, Birmingham
The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP Former Minister for Women & Equalities
Rachel Johnson Columnist, Mail on Sunday
Mike Thompson Director for Early Careers, Barclays
Sam Smethers Chief Executive, The Fawcett Society
Dr Carole Easton Chief Executive, Young Women's Trust
Kate Maltby Associate Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
The role of nuclear in Britain's economy and energy mix 
Monday 3rd October 2016
17:45-19:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG Minister of State for Energy
James Heappey MP Member, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee
Stephen Tindale Director, The Alvin Weinberg Foundation
Laura Sandys Chair, European Movement UK
Lord John Hutton Chairman, Nuclear Industry Association
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Closing the disability employment gap
Monday 3rd October 2016
17:45-19:00 | Dolce, Hyatt Regency, Birmingham
Paul Scully MP
Kirsty McHugh Chief Executive, ERSA
Richard Clifton Associate Director, Shaw Trust
Dawn Foster Journalist, The Guardian
Richard Day Consultant, KPMG
Nigel Fletcher Head of Research, Bright Blue (Chair)
Straight into adulthood? 
Monday 3rd October 2016
19:30-21:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Lord Ralph Lucas
Greg Hurst Education Editor, The Times
Professor Nick Pearce Former Director of Policy, No. 10 Downing Street
Andy Ratcliffe Chief Executive, Impetus- The Private Equity Foundation
Laura Round Communications Manager, Bright Blue (Chair)
Responding to the refugee crisis
Monday 3rd October 2016
21:00-23:00 | This event is by invitation only - please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
David Burrowes MP Member, Home Affairs Committee
David Goodhart Head of Integration, Policy Exchange
Dan Hodges Columnist, The Mail on Sunday
Mark Goldring CEO, Oxfam
Diane Banks Non-Exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
In conversation with Chris Grayling
Monday 3rd October 2016
21:30-23:00 | Hall 6B, ICC, Birmingham
The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP Secretary of State for Transport
Darren McCaffrey Political Correspondent, Sky News
Quality apprenticeships 
Tuesday 4th October 2016
08:30-10:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Rishi Sunak MP
Francis Martin President, British Chambers of Commerce
Stephen Exley Higher Education Editor, Times Educational Supplement
Katie O'Donovan Head of Apprenticeship and Education Policy, Google
Ian Pretty Chief Executive, 157 Group
James Dobson Researcher, Bright Blue (Chair)
Social justice for disabled people 
Tuesday 4th October 2016
10:30-11:45 | This event is by invitation only - please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
George Freeman MP Chair, Prime Minister's Policy Board
Polly Toynbee Columnist, The Guardian
Anna Bird Executive Director of Policy and Research, Scope
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Responsible capitalism? Making the customer king
Tuesday 4th October 2016
12:45-14:00 | Fortissimo, Hyatt Regency, Birmingham
George Freeman MP Chair, Prime Minister's Policy Board
Liam Halligan Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph
Lewis Shand Smith Chief Executive, Ombudsman Services
Diane Banks Non-Exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Conservatives, social mobility and the world of work 
Tuesday 4th October 2016
12:45-14:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
The Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP Minister of State for Digital and Culture
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue
Frances O'Grady General Secretary, TUC
Rachel Sylvester Columnist, The Times (Chair)
Is our immigration system working for British businesses?
Tuesday 4th October 2016
15:45-17:00 | Exec Room 1, ICC, Birmingham
The Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP
Alp Mehmet MVO Vice Chair, Migration Watch
Isabel Oakeshott Political Editor, The Daily Mail
Professor Ian Preston Professor of Economics, University College London
Julia Onslow-Cole Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Alexandra Jezeph Non-Exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
The Economics Interview 
Tuesday 4th October 2016
15:30-17:00 | Room 101, Jurys Inn, Birmingham
Margot James MP Minister for Small Business
Martin McTague Policy Director, The Federation of Small Businesses
Aditya Chakrabortty Senior Economics Commentator, The Guardian
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
A revolution in our prison system?
Tuesday 4th October 2016
17:45-19:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Sam Gyimah MP Minister for Prisons and Probation
Kit Malthouse MP
Ian Birrell Contributing Editor, The Mail on Sunday
Frances Crook Chief Executive, The Howard League
Lord Michael Farmer
Nigel Fletcher Head of Research, Bright Blue (Chair)
Do the Conservatives speak for the centre? 
Tuesday 4th October 2016
17:45-19:00 | Exec Room 2, ICC, Birmingham
Graham Brady MP Chair, 1922 Committee
Alan Mak MP
Peter Oborne Columnist, the Daily Mail
Deborah Mattinson Founding Director, Britain Thinks
Tom Kibasi Director, IPPR
Rachel Johnson Non-Exec Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
A marriage of convenience: what now for the EU and the UK?
Tuesday 4th October 2016
19:30-21:00 | Lismore, Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham
Charlie Elphicke MP
Jonathan Isaby Editor, BrexitCentral
Professor Anand Menon Director, The UK in a Changing Europe
Vicky Pryce Former Head, UK Government Economics Service
Sunder Katwala Director, British Future
Rupert Myers Associate Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
Human Rights & Conservative Government 
Tuesday 4th October 2016
19:30-21:00 | Hall 9, ICC, Birmingham
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee
The Rt Hon Maria Miller MP Chair, Women and Equalities Select Committee
Crispin Blunt MP Chair, Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue
Martha Spurrier Director, Liberty
Fatima Manji Correspondent, Channel 4 News (Chair)
The future of work 
Tuesday 4th October 2016
21:00-23:00 | This event is by invitation only - please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jeremy Quin MP Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee
Anushka Asthana Journalist, The Guardian
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
