IPPR at Party Conferences 2024

Schedule

SNP | 30 August - 1 September 2024, Edinburgh

Friday 30 August

Drawing a line under poverty: Implementing a minimum income guarantee in Scotland

Friday 30 August, 16.30 - 17.30 | Tinto Room, Level 0, EICC
Hosted by IPPR Scotland, The Poverty Alliance and Citizens Advice Scotland

• Collette Stevenson MSP Convener of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee
• Emma Jackson, Strategic Lead for Social Justice, Citizens Advice Scotland
• Stephen Boyd, Director, IPPR Scotland

Chair: Peter Kelly, Chief Executive, The Poverty Alliance

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

Lib Dems | 14 - 17 September 2024, Brighton

Monday 16 September

Radical reform: What's the Liberal Democrats' plan to drive up living standards?

Monday 16 September, 11.30 - 12.30 | Meeting Room 1A, Brighton Centre
Hosted by IPPR and Independent Age

• Wendy Chamberlain MP, Chief Whip and Spokesperson for Work & Pensions
• Joanna Elson CBE, Chief Executive, Independent Age

Chair:Henry Parkes, Principal Economist and Head of Quantitative Research, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

The ‘constructive opposition’: How will the Liberal Democrats maximise their influence in the new Parliament?

Monday 16 September, 13.00 - 14.00 | Consort Room, The Grand Hotel
Hosted by IPPR

• Layla Moran MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs & International Development (invited)
• Mark Pack, President of the Liberal Democrats (invited)
• Polly Mackenzie

Chair: Harry Quilter-Pinner, Interim Executive Director, IPPR

Labour | 22 - 25 September 2024, Liverpool

Sunday 22 September

Breaking down barriers to opportunity: Where next for Labour’s childcare offer?

Sunday 22 September, 12.30 - 13.45 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR

• Stephen Morgan MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education (invited)
• Meghan Meek-O'Connor, Senior Policy Adviser, Save the Children
• Abby Jitendra, Principal Policy Adviser, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Chair: Professor Ashwin Kumar, Director of Research and Policy, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

How will Labour fix our public services?

Sunday 22 September, 14.00 - 15.15 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and Newton Europe

• Georgia Gould MP, Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office
• Josh MacAlister MP
• Richard Lum, Senior Partner, Newton Europe

Chair: Chris Thomas, Head of the Commission on Health and Prosperity, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Modernising elections: Improving participation in British democracy 

Sunday 22 September, 15.45 - 17.00 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and The UK Democracy Fund (hosted by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust)

• Lucy Powell MP, Leader of the House of Commons
  
• Dr Parth Patel, Principal Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Harry Quilter-Pinner, Interim Executive Director, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Walking the talk on missions: A different way to do government

Sunday 22 September, 17.30 - 19.00 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

• Prof Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value and Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
• Georgia Gould MP, Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office

Chair: Harry Quilter-Pinner, Interim Executive Director, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

IPPR and Labour Together Drinks Reception

Sunday 22 September, 19.30 - late
Hosted by IPPR, Labour Together, 5654 & Company, Impetus, and Asda

This year, IPPR and Labour Together are hosting a joint reception to bring together stakeholders from across progressive politics to hear about the Labour Party’s plans for the next five years. This event is generously sponsored by 5654 & Company and supported by Impetus and Asda.

*This event is by invitation-only. For more details, please contact events@ippr.org

Monday 23 September

What’s Labour’s plan to tackle poverty and raise living standards?

Monday 23 September, 9.00 - 10.15 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR, the Centre for Social Justice and Independent Age

• Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State
• Joanna Elson CBE, Chief Executive, Independent Age
• Andy Cook, Chief Executive, Centre for Social Justice
• Henry Parkes, Principal Economist and Head of Quantitative Research, IPPR

Chair: ProfessorAshwin Kumar, Director of Research and Policy, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Diplomacy, development and defence: Labour’s foreign policy agenda

Monday 23 September, 9.00 - 10.15 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and Lloyd’s

• Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP, Minister for Development
  
• Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman, Lloyd's

Chair: Laura Chappell, Associate Director for International Policy, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

What’s needed to unlock clean energy generation in the UK?

Monday 23 September, 10.30 - 11.45 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and EDF

• Michael Shanks MP, Minister for Energy
• Joshua Emden, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR
• representative, EDF

Chair: Maya Singer Hobbs, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Our greatest asset: Labour's vision for healthy growth

Monday 23 September, 10.30 - 11.45 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and Impact on Urban Health

• Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (invited)
• Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester (invited)
• Lord Victor Adebowale, Chair of IPPR Trustees
• Peter Babudu, Executive Director, Impact on Urban Health
• Chris Thomas, Head of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity

Chair: Harry Quilter-Pinner, Interim Executive Director, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

Private roundtable: Improving bill support schemes in essential markets: How can we unlock the full benefits?

Monday 23 September, 12.45 - 14.15
Hosted by IPPR, Citizens Advice, Policy in Practice and abrdn Financial Fairness Trust

Speakers to be announced

*This event is by invitation-only. For more details, please contact events@ippr.org

Building worker power: the new deal for working people

Monday 23 September, 13.00 - 14.00 | Hall 2C, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and Labour Unions

• Justin Madders MP,Minister for Employment Rights
• Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire
• Kate Bell, Assistant General Secretary, Trade Unions Congress
• Gloria Mills, former President, Trade Unions Congress
• Helen Pearce, Director, Labour Unions
• Joseph Evans, Researcher, IPPR

Chair: Dr George Dibb, Head of Economic Policy, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

Health equals wealth: Labour’s plan for health and care

Monday 23 September, 13.00 - 14.00 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and the Health Foundation

• Rt Hon Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• Dame Dr Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive, Health Foundation
• Chris Thomas, Head of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity
• Harry Quilter-Pinner, Interim Executive Director, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

How can a Labour government supercharge public and private investment? 

Monday 23 September, 14.30 - 15.45 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR

• Torsten Bell, MP for Swansea West, former chief executive of the Resolution Foundation (invited)
• Jim O’Neill, former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Further speakers to be announced

Chair: Carsten Jung, Principal Research Fellow and Head of Macro and AI, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

What are Labour’s priorities for schools?

Monday 23 September, 14.30 - 15.45 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and the National Education Union

• Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education (invited)
• Daniel Kebede, General Secretary, National Education Union
• Kiran Gill, Chief Executive, The Difference
• Efua Poku-Amanfo, Research Fellow, IPPR
• Farzana Begum, Fair Education Alliance Youth Steering Group member

Chair: Harry Quilter-Pinner, Interim Executive Director, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

How will Labour reform social security and support more people into good work? 

Monday 23 September, 16.15 - 17.30 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and Gingerbread

• Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (invited)
• Tom Pollard, Head of Social Policy, New Economics Foundation
• Victoria Benson, Chief Executive, Gingerbread
• Professor Ashwin Kumar, Director of Research and Policy, IPPR

Chair: Henry Parkes, Principal Economist and Head of Quantitative Research, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

How to build the workforce needed for net zero?

Monday 23 September, 16.15 - 17.30 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and Reed in Partnership

• Sarah Jones MP, Minister for Industry (invited)
• Andrew Pakes MP, Co-Chair of the APPG on Apprenticeships
• Sue Ferns, Deputy General Secretary, Prospect
• Tom Hoines, Director, Reed Environment, Reed in Partnership
• Joshua Emden, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Becca Massey-Chase, Principal Research Fellow, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

Taking Back Control: The next phase of devolution

Monday 23 September, 17.45 - 19.00 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR North and the Local Trust

• Jim McMahon OBE MP, Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  
• Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Matt Leach, Chief Executive, Local Trust
• Ryan Swift, Research Fellow, IPPR North

Chair: Zoë Billingham, Director, IPPR North

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Priorities for the Home Office under Labour

Monday 23 September, 18.00 - 19.00 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and British Red Cross

• Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department (invited)
• Sal Copley, Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs, British Red Cross
• Marley Morris, Associate Director for Migration, Trade and Communities, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

How can labour and the climate movement work together to deliver Great British Energy?

Monday 23 September, 19.30 - 22.00 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by NEON, New Economics Foundation and Commonwealth

• Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (invited)
• Mathew Lawrence, Director, Commonwealth
• Mika Minio-Paluello, Policy Officer, Trades Union Congress
• Ashraf Hamzah, Head of Community Organising, New Economics Foundation

Chair: Ayeisha Thomas-Smith, Executive Director, New Economy Organisers Network (NEON)

The event will be a panel discussion followed by a drinks reception

Tuesday 24 September

Mission possible: How will Labour achieve its energy targets?

Tuesday 24 September, 9.00 - 10.15 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and Energy UK

• Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (invited)
• Emma Pinchbeck, CEO, Energy UK
• Steven Akehurst, Director, Persuasion
• Joshua Emden, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Dr George Dibb, Associate Director for Economic Policy, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Combatting the kleptocrats: How to make the UK the anti-corruption capital of the world?

Tuesday 24 September, 9.00 - 10.15 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

• Dan Jarvis MP, Minister for Security (invited)
• Joe Powell MP, Chair of the APPG on Anti-Corruption & Responsible Tax
• Rt Hon. the Baroness Hodge of Barking DBE
• Dr Parth Patel, Principal Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Laura Chappell, Associate Director for International Policy, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

Transforming how we travel: What are Labour’s priorities for healthier, sustainable travel?

Tuesday 24 September, 10.45 - 12.00 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and Transport and Environment

• Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP, Secretary of State for Transport (invited)
• Anna Krajinska, UK Director, Transport and Environment
• Maya Singer Hobbs, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Becca Massey-Chase, Principal Research Fellow, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Driving growth through governance: How will Labour work in partnership with business?

Tuesday 24 September, 10.45 - 12.00 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and the Better Business Act

• Justin Madders MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets (invited)
• Antonia Bance MP
• Chris Turner, Campaign Director, Better Business Act
• Pranesh Narayanan, Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Dr George Dibb, Associate Director for Economic Policy, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

Hype vs hope: How can generative AI be deployed to boost wages and create public value? 

Tuesday 24 September, 12.30 - 13.45 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and the University of Liverpool

• Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (invited)
• Brittany Smith, UK Policy & Partnerships Lead, OpenAI
• representative, University of Liverpool
• Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR

Chair: Carsten Jung, Principal Research Fellow and Head of Macro and AI, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Driving inclusive, green prosperity: A new trade strategy for the UK

Tuesday 24 September, 12.30 - 13.45 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR and City of London

• Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security (invited)
• Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman of the City of London Corporation
• Marley Morris, Associate Director for Migration, Trade and Communities, IPPR
• Further speakers to be announced

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

How will Labour make their green industrial strategy a reality?

Tuesday 24 September, 15.30 - 16.45 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR and Prospect

• Sarah Jones MP, Minister for Industry
• Sue Ferns, Deputy General Secretary, Prospect
• Dr George Dibb, Associate Director for Economic Policy, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Mayors and missions: How will Labour spread growth and opportunity across the country?

Tuesday 24 September, 15.30 - 16.45 | Arena Room 9, ACC
Hosted by IPPR North

• Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester

Chair: Zoë Billingham, Director, IPPR North

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

Trump vs Harris - What the race for the White House means for the UK, progressive politics and future transatlantic relations

Tuesday 24th September, 16:00 – 17:15 | Revolucion de Cuba, Unit 17, Albert Dock
Hosted by IPPR, Third Way and Labour List

• Josh Simons MP
• Scarlett Maguire, Director, J.L. Partners
• Josh Freed, Senior Vice President, Third Way
• Laura Chappell, Associate Director for International Policy, IPPR

What is Labour’s plan for restoring nature?

Tuesday 24 September, 17.15 - 18.30 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
Hosted by IPPR, Labour Climate and Environment Forum, WWF, and NatWest

• Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (invited)
• Paul McNamee, Director, Labour Climate and Environment Forum
• Tanya Steele, Chief Executive, WWF UK
• Maria Carvalho, Head of Climate Economics and Data, NatWest
• Joseph Evans, Researcher, IPPR

*this event is outside the secure zone but a conference pass will be required to attend.

Securonomics: The path to green growth?

Tuesday 24 September, Time TBC
Hosted by IPPR

• Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (invited)

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

Conservative | 29 September - 2 October 2024, Birmingham

Monday 30 September

Transformational health: How would the Conservatives modernise health policy to boost the economy

Monday 30 September, 13.00 - 14.30 | Fortissimo, Hyatt Regency Birmingham
Hosted by IPPR and Impact on Urban Health

• Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (invited)
• George Freeman MP (invited)
• Isabel Hardman, Assistant Editor, The Spectator (invited)
• Anna Garrod, Policy and Influencing Director, Impact on Urban Health

Chair: Chris Thomas, Head of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.

In Conversation: Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP

Monday 30 September, 16.00 - 17.00 | Fortissimo, Hyatt Regency Birmingham
Hosted by IPPR

• Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Chair: Laura Chappell, Associate Director for International Policy, IPPR

*this event is inside the secure zone and a conference pass will be required to attend.