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Labour \ 30 September - 4 October, Manchester
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Sunday 30 September
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17:30-19:00 \ Midland Hotel, Chester Suite
What role for newly elected police and crime commissioners? (INVITATION ONLY)
Diana Johnson MP, Shadow Minister for Crime and Security
Vera Baird QC, Labour candidate Police and Crime Commissioner
John Shaw, Managing Director, G4S Policing Support Services
Rick Muir, Associate Director for Public Service Reform, IPPR (Chair)
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17:30-19:00 \ Manchester Central, Exchange Auditorium
IPPR Juncture debate: Nick Pearce in conversation with Michael Sandel
Michael Sandel, author and political philosopher
Nick Pearce, Director, IPPR (Chair)
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19:30-21:00 \ Manchester Central, Cobden 2
The real pensions crisis: The looming black hole in future retirement incomes (INVITATION ONLY)
Gregg McClymont MP, Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions
Amanda Mackenzie, Chief Marketing Officer, Aviva
Graeme Cooke, Associate Director for Family, Community and Work, IPPR (Chair)
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Monday 1 October
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11:00-12:30 \ Midland Hotel, Victoria Suite
Can housing deliver health savings? (INVITATION ONLY)
Jack Dromey MP, Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government
Diane Abbott MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health
Brendan Sarsfield, Chief Executive, Family Mosaic
Nick Pearce, Director, IPPR (Chair)
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13:00-14.30 \ Midland Hotel, Fairclough Suite
Energy - can the market be truly competitive?
Baroness Bryony Worthington
Sara Vaughan, Director of Strategy & Regulation, E.ON
Richard Lloyd, Executive Director, Which?
Will Straw, Associate Director for Globalisation and Climate Change, IPPR (Chair)
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13:00-14:30 \ Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite
IPPR Juncture debate: James Purnell in conversation with Jon Cruddas MP
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17:30-19:00 \ Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite
On course for victory? What does Labour need to do to win in 2015?
Liz Kendall MP, Shadow Minister for Care and Older People
Jim Murphy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Mehdi Hasan, Political Director, Huffington Post
Marc Stears, Visiting Fellow, IPPR
Mary Riddell, Columnist, Daily Telegraph (Chair)
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17:30-19:00 \ Midland Hotel, Trafford Suite
The Living Wage: is decent pay for all possible
Andy Burnham MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Frances O’Grady, Deputy General Secretary, TUC
Cllr Catherine West, Leader, Islington Council
Graeme Cooke, Associate Director for Associate Director for Family, Community and Work
Gavin Kelly, Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation (Chair)
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Tuesday 2 October
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08:00–09:30 \ Midland Hotel, The French
Northern Economic Futures Commission Breakfast Briefing
Geoff Muirhead, Chair, Northern Economic Futures Commission
Rachel Reeves MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Tom Kelly, Director of Communications, Network Rail
Ed Cox, Director, IPPR North (Chair)
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13:00-14:30 \ Midland Hotel, Fairclough Suite
The future of higher education
Shabana Mahmood MP, Shadow Minister for Higher Education
Professor Steve West, Chair, University Alliance
Professor Ruth Farwell, Chair, GuildHE
Liam Burns, President, NUS
Nick Pearce, Director, IPPR (Chair)
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13:00-14:30 \ Midland Hotel, Stanley Suite
The end of Britain? The future of the Union
Margaret Curran MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Douglas Alexander MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary
Professor John Curtice, Professor of Politics, Strathclyde University
Guy Lodge, Associate Director for Politics and Power, IPPR
Jackie Ashley, Columnist, Guardian (Chair)
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15:00-16:30 \ Midland Hotel, Lancaster Suite
Where will the jobs come from – challenges and opportunities for small businesses as employers (INVITATION ONLY)
Stephen Timms MP, Shadow Minister of State for Employment
Professor Peter Urwin, Director, Centre for Employment Research
Mike Cherry, National Policy Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses
Tony Dolphin, Senior Economist and Associate Director for Economic Policy IPPR (Chair)
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17:30-19:00 \ Midland Hotel, Fairclough Suite
Northern prosperity and national prosperity: cities as engines of growth, North and South
Jack Dromey MP, Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government
Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy and External Affairs, British Chamber of Commerce
Kru Desai, Partner, KPMG
Cllr David Sparks, Leader, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham
Ed Cox, Director, IPPR (Chair)
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17:30-19:00 \ Midland Hotel, Chester Suite
Youth unemployment: defusing the time-bomb
Stephen Timms MP, Shadow Minister of State for Employment
Mike Lee, Director for Skills, Working Links
Mark Ross, Head of Public Affairs, British Retail Consortium
Susan James, Assistant Director, Skope
Nick Pearce, Director, IPPR (Chair)
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20:00-21:30 \ People’s History Museum, Engine Room
Labour in the North: Past, present, future
Tony Benn, former Labour Cabinet Minister
Owen Jones, author of Chavs: the demonization of the working class
Tristram Hunt MP
Ed Cox, Director, IPPR North (Chair)
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Wednesday 3 October
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12:00-13:00 \ Lord Mayor’s Suite, Manchester Town Hall
The energy-industrial revolution: how the UK can lead the world in low-carbon
Caroline Flint MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Andrew Pendleton, Head of Campaigns, Friends of the Earth
Will Straw, Associate Director for Globalisation and Climate Change, IPPR
Nick Gardiner, Director Energy & Utilities, BNP Paribas
Dimitri Zenghelis, Visiting Senior Fellow, London School of Economics
David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK (Chair)
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