Should Conservatives still care about climate change?
Sunday 4th October 2015
12:45-14:00 | Fairclough Suite, Midland Hotel, Manchester
Rebecca Pow MP Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Laura Sandys Former PPS to Minister for Energy and Climate Change
Michael Liebreich Founder, Bloomberg New Energy
Ben Caldecott Associate Fellow, Bright Blue
Paul Spence Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, EDF Energy
Matt Chorley Political Editor, Mail Online (Chair)
A nation of home owners? New ways to help first-time buyers
Sunday 4th October 2015
17:45 - 19:00 | Committee Room 1, Manchester Town Hall
The Rt Hon Lord David Willetts
Mark Prisk MP Member, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Sir Edward Lister Deputy Mayor of London, Policy and Planning
Marc Vlessing Chief Executive, Pocket
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
What should the Conservative Party stand for in 2020?
Sunday 4th October 2015
17:45 - 19:00 | Fairclough Suite, Midland Hotel, Manchester
The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP Leader of the House of Commons
Suella Fernandes MP Member, Education Select Committee
Professor Tim Bale Chair of Politics, Queen Mary University
Charles Heslop OBE Former President, Conservative National Convention
Nick Pearce Director, IPPR
Alexandra Jezeph Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Putting nothing to waste: a cleaner, greener economy
Sunday 4th October 2015
19:30 - 21:00 | Committee Room 1, Manchester Town Hall
Rory Stewart MP Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs
Matthew Pencharz Deputy Mayor of London for the Environment and Energy
Geoffrey Lean Environment Editor, The Daily Telegraph
Charlotte Carroll Director of Sustainable Business & Communications, Unilever UK
Dr Liz Goodwin OBE Chief Executive, WRAP
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Getting Generation Y: what sort of future for young people?
Sunday 4th October 2015
19:30 - 21:00 | Central 4, Manchester Central
Chloe Smith MP Parliamentary Adviser to the Conservative Party Chairman
Owen Jones Columnist, The Guardian
Cllr Oliver Cooper Former Chairman, Conservative Future
Shiv Malik Co-author, Jilted Generation
Michael Lynas Chief Executive, National Citizens Service
Alexandra Jezeph Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
What next for Conservative housing policy?
Sunday 4th October 2015
21:00
INVITATION ONLY
Kevin Hollinrake MP Member, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Kevin McCloud MBE Presenter, Channel 4 Grand Designs
Chris Cook Policy Editor, BBC Newsnight
Ruth Davison Director of Policy and External Affairs, National Housing Federation
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Free market Britain? Getting markets to work better
Monday 5th October 2015
12:45 - 14:00 | Wyvern Bar, Midland Hotel, Manchester
Baroness Neville-Rolfe Minister, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Syed Kamall MEP Chair, European Conservatives and Reformists Group
Will Hutton Columnist, The Observer
Amanda Callaghan Director of Corporate Affairs, British Retail Consortium
Lewis Shand-Smith Chief Ombudsman, Ombudsman Services
Alexandra Jezeph Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Funding our future: caring for older people
Monday 5th October 2015
12:45 - 14:00 | Meeting Room 3, Central Library, Manchester
The Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP Minister for Community and Social Care
The Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell Former Secretary of State for Health
Councillor Izzi Seccombe Leader, Warwickshire County Council
Richard Humphries Assistant Director of Policy, The King's Fund
Tom Wright Chief Executive, Age UK
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
What type of welfare system do we need?
Monday 5th October 2015
15:00 - 16:30 | The Green Room, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
David Rutley MP PPS to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Janet Daley Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph
Baroness Stedman-Scott (invited)
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue
Mike O'Connor Chief Executive, StepChange Debt Charity
Matthew Parris Columnist, The Times (Chair)
The future of nuclear
Monday 5th October 2015
17:45 - 19:00 | Committee Room 3, Manchester Town Hall
Lord Matthew Ridley
The Rt Hon Charles Hendry Former Minister for Energy
Lord John Hutton Former Secretary of State for Business and Enterprise
Peter Atherton Managing Director, Jefferies International
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
University: is it worth it?
Monday 5th October 2015
17:45 - 19:00 | Meeting Room 3, Central Library, Manchester
The Rt Hon Lord David Willetts
Katja Hall Deputy Director-General, CBI
Megan Dunn President, NUS
Professor Joy Carter Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester
Matthew d'Ancona Chair, Bright Blue (Chair)
Making prison work
Monday 5th October 2015
19:30 - 21:00 | Committee Room 3, Manchester Town Hall
Andrew Selous MP Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation
Trevor Kavanagh Associate Editor, The Sun
Danny Kruger Chief Executive, Only Connect
Frances Crook OBE Chief Executive, Howard League for Penal Reform
David Kirkby Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)
Preparing for an ageing Britain: Who should pay?
Monday 5th October 2015
19:30 - 21:00 | Chester Suite, Midland Hotel, Manchester
George Freeman MP Minister for Life Sciences
Rafael Behr Columnist, The Guardian
Ben Southwood Head of Policy, Adam Smith Institute
Janet Morrison Chief Executive, Independent Age
Fazilet Hadi Managing Director, RNIB
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Drink Tank
Monday 5th October 2015
21:30 - 23:00 | Lancaster Suite, Midland Hotel, Manchester
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Matthew d'Ancona Chair, Bright Blue (Chair)
Tackling working poverty: the Conservative way
Tuesday 6th October 2015
12:45 - 14:00 | Cobden 1, Manchester Central
John Glen MP Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee
Jenni Russell Columnist, The Times
Matthew Oakley Author, Independent Review of JSA Sacntions
Julia Unwin Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
David Kirkby Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue
Tim Stanley Columnist, The Daily Telegraph (Chair)
Skills to pay the bills
Tuesday 6th October 2015
12:45 - 14:00 | Wyvern Bar, Midland Hotel, Manchester
Lucy Allan MP Member, Education Select Committee
Lord James O'Shaughnessy Former Director of Policy, Number 10 Downing Street
Alice Thomson Columnist, The Times
Mark Anderson Managing Director, Pearson UK
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue
Rachel Johnson Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Going it alone: supporting self-employed Britain
Tuesday 6th October 2015
17:45 - 19:00 | Cobden 1, Manchester Central
Stephen Hammond MP Member, Treasury Select Committee
Tom Clark Leader Writer, The Guardian
Professor Mark Hart Deputy Director, Enterprise Research Centre
Chris Bryce Chief Executive, IPSE
David Kirkby Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue
Isabel Oakeshott Biographer of the Prime Minister (Chair)
How can social housing help create the Big Society?
Tuesday 6th October 2015
17:45 - 19:00 | Conference Hall, Manchester Town Hall
Lord Gary Porter Leader, LGA Conservative Group
Alok Sharma MP PPS to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Jonn Elledge Editor, CityMetric
Sir Howard Bernstein Chief Executive, Manchester City Council (invited)
Dame Clare Tickell DBE Chief Executive, Hanover Housing Association
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
What is blue-collar conservatism?
Tuesday 6th October 2015
19:30 - 21:00 | Conference Hall, Manchester Town Hall
The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP Secretary of State for Wales
James Cleverly MP
John Harris Columnist, The Guardian
Paul Abbott Chief Executive, Conservative Way Forward
Alison Garnham Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group
Rachel Johnson Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
The future of work for those on low incomes
Tuesday 6th October 2015
21:00
INVITATION ONLY
Peter Aldous MP Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Gaby Hinsliff Columnist, The Guardian
Ryan Shorthouse Director, Bright Blue (Chair)
Seeking refuge: a fair and effective asylum system
Tuesday 6th October 2015
21:00
INVITATION ONLY
Tobias Ellwood MP Minister, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Andrew Gimson Columnist, ConservativeHome
Michael Adamson Chief Executive, British Red Cross
David Kirkby Senior Research Fellow, Bright Blue (Chair)