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08.30h Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December 2011 (two day event)

The first ever London Policy Conference - which aims to become a ''Davos for London'' - has unveiled an exceptional line-up of top speakers.

? Boris Johnson and Ken Livingston will both give key-note speeches

Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe's will be giving his first public speech - with "US Super Cop" Bill Bratton responding

The chair of London's chamber of commerce, Willie Walsh. boss of British Airways, and the chair of the advertising giants WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell, will speak on London's economy.

The banker's spokesperson, Angela Knight, will debate the role of the City with Canon Giles Fraser who shot to fame after resigning from St Paul's Cathedral over the Occupy London protests

Baroness Margaret Ford, chair of the Olympic Legacy Company and Neale Coleman , London 2012 Advisor to Boris Johnson, will debate the Olympics

The former mayors of Barcelona and Vancouver, both former Olympic cities, are among the international speakers - with New York's transport commissioner also speaking

The event at the South Bank will look ahead to 2012 - a seminal year for London with the 2012 Olympics and the election battle for Mayor of London.

The Conference will tackle key issues including: how London maintains growth and competitiveness; inequality, housing and transport; the aftermath of the riots; the future of policing; London's governance; and delivering the Olympics successfully.

The Conference is being jointly organized by London's newly formed think tank Centre for London and the UK's leading progressive think tank IPPR.

For a full line up of speakers and more details of the programme please visit: www.londonpolicyconference.com

This event will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX. The event will run from 08.30 Monday 12 December 2011 and finish at 14.00 13 December 2011.

The London Policy Conference is being sponsored by Cisco Systems, PwC and Trust for London, and is supported by a range of pan-London parties.

This is an open press event.

For press enquiries contact:

Centre for London IPPR

Rory Cronin Richard Darlington

e. rory.cronin@demos.co.uk e. r.darlington@ippr.org

t. +44 (0) 20 7367 6335 t. +44 (0)20 7470 6122

m. 077 958 41551

The London Policy Conference is being sponsored by Cisco Systems, PwC and Trust for London, and is supported by a range of pan-London parties.

Cisco: Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. By advancing the uses of intelligent networking capabilities to weave together people, services, community assets, and information, Cisco is enabling new ways to achieve livable, resilient and sustainable communities.

PwC: London represents a unique opportunity - as a financial centre, an economic centre, a UK venue for companies to be based, and as a major global city seeking to modernise and improve itself for the future. PwC is committed to supporting London as it seeks to secure its future on the world stage and sees the London Policy Conference as a fantastic opportunity to help shape that future.

Trust for London: Trust for London is a charitable organisation that exists to reduce poverty and inequality in London. It does this by funding the voluntary and community sector and others, as well as by using its expertise and knowledge to support work that tackles poverty and its root causes. Trust for London was formed from the amalgamation of City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London in July 2010.