1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Can local government live without the formula grant?
3 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
Chair: Alex Thomson, Localis. Speakers: Lord Tope (invited); Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Leader, Portsmouth CC; Cllr Richard Kemp, Liberal Democrat Group LGA; Paul Raynes, LGA.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Consultation on the Pupil Premium Government proposals
4 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Type Panel
Chair: John Howson, President, LDEA. Sarah TeatherChair: John Howson, President, LDEA. Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State at the Department for Education, will give an update on the Government's proposals. Preference for attendance will be given to conference delegates. MP, Minister of State at the Department for Education,
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Entering the Coalition: our duty or our demise?
10 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Panel
Speakers: tbc.
PCA debates the coalition: Our hearts told us one thing, our heads another. Were we right to do it? Will our new role in government help us into No. 10 or blight our chances for a generation?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Inside out: achieving a political consensus on prison reform
6 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Featured Panel
Speakers: Jon Collins, Criminal Justice Alliance; Juliet Lyon, Prison Reform Trust; Rt Hon Lord McNally; Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI. Chair: Duncan Greenland, CentreForum.
FringeList Partner Policy Exchange
Tags Featured, Refreshments
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
The strangling of Bethlehem: is it time for sanctions?
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Panel
Chair: Chris Davies MEP. Speakers: Ann Farr, Pax Christi; Baroness Tonge.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Yes to reform! Winning the battle
22 Attendees
Location
ACC: Auditorium
Type Reception
With Nick Clegg and guests. A rally with the Electoral Reform Society to launch Liberal Democrat support for the Yes! To Fairer Votes campaign in next year's AV referendum
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
ALDC's Annual General Meeting
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Reception
Have your say at ALDC's annual general meeting followed by the Campaigner awards for local campaign literature. First prize £500. Drinks sponsored by Midshires and RISO.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
CCS in your region
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Panel
Speakers: Chris Davies MEP; Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP (invited); Dr Jeff Chapman, Carbon Capture and Storage Association; David Nussbaum, WWF-UK (invited).
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
CGB Annual Fundraising Auction
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 12
Type Reception
Don Foster MP will be auctioneering a range of fabulous prizes at this annual fundraising event. Proceeds will help to support our future women MPs
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
European Commission in the UK Reception
4 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Reception
2010 saw a new Commission, then a new UK Government, and now we have a new team at the Commission's UK Representation. So let's get together and see how we can work with each other.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Freedom of information
3 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Lord McNally, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, responsible for freedom of information; Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, Chair, Justice Committee; Maurice Frankel, Director, Campaign for FOI.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Impact of the Immigration Cap on Communities
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Type Panel
Panel includes: Lynne Featherstone MP; Don Flynn, Director, MRN; Neville Farmer, PPC.
Discussion on government policy to have a cap on immigration numbers and its impact on the UK economy, HR and migrant communities.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Microgeneration: Cleaner Energy begins at Home
1 Attendees
Location
Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Chair: Geoffrey Lean, Telegraph. Speakers: Andrew George MP (tbc); Dave Sowden, Chief Executive, Micropower Council; speaker from Consumer Focus and an industry speaker. Full details: special Independent supplement. Note: this event will start at 19.45 and end at 20.45
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
North East Parliamentary Group
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Type Panel
Question and answer session with members of the recently formed North East of England Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Group, including Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, Ian Swales MP, Fiona Hall MEP, Baroness Maddock and Lord Shipley OBE.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Private Sector Drives Economy with Low Carbon and Logistics
Location ACC: Riverside Balcony
Location ACC: Riverside Balcony
Type Reception
Liverpool City Region's private sector is developing port, logistics and manufacturing assets to drive growth and realise the renewable energy potential of the Irish Sea. Join us for drinks and a buffet to find out more.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Regional reception
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3A
Type Reception
Join parliamentarians, councillors and other members from around our region for a glass of wine, as an expression of our thanks for your hard work in the recent general election. Supported by ALDE.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The Future of Higher Education Funding
8 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 8
Type Panel
An invaluable insight into the impact of changes to the tuition fee system (Q&A). Presented by Liberal Youth and UCU, the UK's largest trade union and staff association representing people who work in post-16 education.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The London Reception
5 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Reception
Meet Team London and the capital's leading Lib Dem activists. Sponsored by Canary Wharf Group. London members only
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The poverty challenge: is the coalition delivering fairness?
5 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Phillip Blond, ResPublica; Imran Hussain, Child Poverty Action Group; Tim Horton, Fabian Society; Sarah Teather MP. Chair: Paul Marshall, CentreForum.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The Real Cost of Trident
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
Speakers: Kate Hudson, Chair, CND; Julian Huppert MP. In these days of austerity, should Britain be spending billions on nuclear weapons? We discuss the implications, both for the nation's defence and wider society.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
What now for Green Issues in the Coalition?
3 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Energy Minister, leads the discussion including a speaker from the Conservative Environmental Network.
Now we are in government, what will happen nationally to sustainability and environmental issues?
10:00 PM
to 11:30 PM
Blog Of The Year Awards
18 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Featured Reception
Join LDV and online friends for a walk down the yellow carpet to award the 2010 BOTYs. Categories, nominations and public voting all happen in August on www.libdemvoice.org
FringeList Partner LibDemVoice
Tags Featured, Refreshments
10:00 PM
to 11:30 PM
North West Regional Reception
4 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Type Reception
Members from across the North West are invited to join us for our North West reception. Kindly sponsored by Northern Rail.
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Banking for the Low-Carbon Economy
Location Climate Clinic
Location Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Chair: Andrew Simms, nef. Speakers: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP; Larry Elliot, The Guardian; Tony Greenham, nef. Note: this event will start at 07.30
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
The real cost of indefinite immigration detention
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 9
Type Panel
The detention system needs reform. Migrants who cannot be deported are detained for years, at great human cost. How can we change the detention system to respect civil liberties, based on the manifesto pledge?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Agents and Organisers Association AGM
Location Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Location Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Type Panel
Come and set the direction for the Agents and Organisers Association for the coming year. Meet other agents and organisers over a glass of wine.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
ALDC Members' Reception
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 12
Type Reception
ALDC welcomes Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Simon Hughes MP. How can we devolve financial power and ensure ethical investments? Refreshments sponsored by the Co-operative.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Big Society: Power to the People?
4 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
Speakers will include: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, DCLG Minister; Justin Davis-Smith, CEO, VE; Helen Browning, the National Trust.
Looking at the role of volunteering and social action in the Big Society.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Child-Friendly Communities: Tackling child poverty locally
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 8
Type Panel
Chair: Philip Collins, Demos. Speakers: Sarah Teather MP, Minister for Children and Families; Anita Tiessen, UNICEF UK; David Powell, Dorset County Council; a young person involved with child-friendly communities.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Conference Access Forum
Location ACC: Hall 10
Location ACC: Hall 10
Type Panel
This is your chance to help improve disability access at future conferences. Join in an informal discussion and tell us
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Fair play for trams
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
Chair: John Leech MP. Speakers: Norman Baker MP, Transport Minister; Cllr John Shipley OBE, Newcastle City Council; Cllr Keith Whitmore, GMITA; Robert Whyte, Alstom.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Girls' Attitudes: What girls and young women really think
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 13
Type Panel
Chair: Charlotte Hawkins, Sky News. Speakers to include: Jo Swinson MP; Rosi Prescott, Central YMCA; Nicola Grinstead, Girlguiding UK Trustee; and young Girlguiding members.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Homes Fit For The Future?
2 Attendees
Location
Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Speakers: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Minister for Communities and Local Govt; Paul Blacklock, Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Calor; Simon McWhirter, The Great British Refurb; Graham Meeks, Director, CHPA. Climate Clinic @ Hampton by Hilton,
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
How Can the Coalition build on Social Partnerships?
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 1
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 1
Type Panel
Health and education workforce event with: Dan Rogerson MP; David Hall-Matthews, Chair, Social Liberal Forum; Mary Bousted, General Secretary ATL; Paul Noon, General Secretary, Prospect; Sue Ferns, Chair, Unions 21.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
How motor sport can bring benefit to local communities
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Panel
Rt Hon Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland; Allan McNish (former Formula 1 driver and two-time winner of the Le Mans 24 hour race); Colin Hilton, CEO, MSA; Cllr Chris White (Chair of the LGA's Culture, Tourism and Sport Board); Richard Phillips, MD of Silverstone.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Inventing the Future Economy
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1C
Type Panel
Can invention and industry provide jobs and growth? What should we do to support inventors, developers and startups? Does the patent system work in our best interests? Trevor Baylis OBE, Rt Hon Vince Cable MP (invited) and others.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Is the Lib-Lab coalition gone forever?
7 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Panel
Speakers: Prof Richard Grayson; Norman Lamb MP; David Lammy MP; Stephen Twigg MP (tbc). Chair: Michael White, The Guardian.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
LD Christian Forum AGM
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 8
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 8
Type Panel
Come and join us to review the last 12 months, appoint officers and discuss future plans.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
LibDemVoice Fringe
15 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1B
Type Featured Reception
www.LibDemVoice.org are having a Mystery Event with a Mystery Co-sponsor to chew the fat on the coalition
FringeList Partner LibDemVoice
Tags Featured, Refreshments
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Lifelong Learning: Balancing Community and Business Need
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
Baroness Garden of Frognal will join Alan Tuckett, Chief Executive of NIACE, to discuss how wider access to more balanced learning provision for adults can benefit both business and the community.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Locked-up Potential: Prison Reform
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Type Panel
Restorative Justice can work well in prison for reducing re-offending rates, supporting victims of crime and reducing costs to the criminal justice system. Why don't we use it more?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
London's Transport Upgrade
4 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Chair: Vernon Everitt, Transport for London. Speakers: Norman Baker MP, Transport Minister; Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the London Assembly Liberal Democrats; Matthew Pencharz, Mayor of London's Office.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
More for less: Improving outcomes for children in care
Location ACC: Hall 11C
Location ACC: Hall 11C
Type Panel
The public sector will face severe cuts over the next parliament. If investment in the care system for looked after children and young people is reduced this may bring short-term savings but would threaten improved outcomes.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Nuclear decommissioning
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4B
Type Panel
Decommissioning our nuclear legacy is one of the most important tasks facing the UK today. Join us for buffet and wine to discuss the unique skills required, challenges faced and the opportunities presented.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
On the Frontline: Women, Peace and Conflict
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Chair: Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Ch 4 News. Speakers include: Baroness Northover, Spokesperson for Women and Equality; Belinda Calaguas, Head of Policy and Campaigns, ActionAid; other speakers tbc.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Question Time: Fees, Funding and Fairness in Higher Education
5 Attendees
Location
ACC: Riverside Balcony
Type Panel
Join UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt, NUS President Aaron Porter and Liberal Democrat MPs to debate the future of higher education. This Question Time format gives you a chance to have your say. Lunch provided.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Responsible investment: a key to a sustainable economy?
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Boardroom
Type Panel
This roundtable seeks to apply the lessons of the financial crisis to the challenge of climate change
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Royal Mail and the new politics: the modernisation agenda
Location ACC: Hall 2N
Location ACC: Hall 2N
Type Panel
Speakers include: Bill Hayes, general secretary; Dave Ward, deputy general secretary, postal.
An opportunity to discuss the future of Royal Mail and the new model being proposed by the Communications Workers Union.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Scouts Speak Up
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Type Panel
Do the Liberal Democrats know what Scouts really think? Come to Scouts Speak Up to discuss with young people age 14
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Trident
4 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 9
Type Panel
Speakers: Baroness Williams; Tim Farron MP; Dr Nick Ritchie, Bradford University.
Why is now the time to reduce nuclear weapons? What are the real alternatives to replacing Trident? How can the Liberal Democrats effect change?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Turkey and her Developing Foreign Policy
Location ACC: Hall 11B
Location ACC: Hall 11B
Type Panel
Panel includes Baroness Meral Ece (Chair), Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP, Lord William Wallace (tbc) and Turkish MPs Sait Dilek and Lutfi Elvan to debate topical issues such as the Gaza Flotilla and Turkey's entry into the EU.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Addiction: a recovery revolution
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Where addiction is treated through maintenance and harm minimisation lone voices have called for recovery from drug and alcohol addiction to become a mainstream approach. What does a recovery revolution look like?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Britain, Europe and a shifting global order
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Speaker: Jeremy Browne MP. Response: Graham Watson MEP. Chair: Roland Rudd, Business for New Europe. Followed by a reception.
What do we want and how do we achieve it?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Can a national planning framework help deliver localism?
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Type Panel
Speakers include: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, CLG; Kate Henderson, CE, TCPA; spokesperson, Crest Nicholson.
How can we address social, economic and environmental inequalities? Chair: Peter Hetherington, The Guardian.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Can a Robin Hood Tax protect the poor and the planet?
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Panel
Speakers include: Rt Hon Baroness Shirley Williams; David Hall-Matthews, Chair of the Lib Dem Policy Working Group on International Development; Phil Bloomer, Oxfam; a speaker from the Robin Hood Tax campaign.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Can aid help poor people hold their leaders to account?
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce MP, International Development Committee; Michela Wrong, author; James Deane, BBC World Service Trust; Dorcas Erskine, ActionAid UK. Chair: Bronwen Maddox, Chief Foreign Commentator, The Times.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Can the coalition crack the ‘North-South' divide?
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Featured Panel
Speakers: Sir Ian Wrigglesworth, Deputy Chair, Regional Growth Fund; Deborah Orr, The Guardian; Mark Littlewood, Institute of Economic Affairs; Alexandra Jones, Centre for Cities.
Can the Coalition crack the "North-South” divide? Is there even a straightforward North-South growth divide to crack? The UK's growth story is, of course, far more complicated
FringeList Partner Centre for Cities
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Christianity and the Lib Dems
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 8
Type Panel
Join Stephen Backhouse, author of ‘Christianity and the Liberal Democrat Party' Tim Farron MP and Zoe Dixon of the LDCF to discuss what it means to be a Lib Dem Party member with faith
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Cultural Capital
1 Attendees
Location
TATE Liverpool: Gallery Café
Type Panel
Speakers: Don Foster MP; Andrea Nixon, Executive Director, Tate Liverpool; Michael Eakin, CEO, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
What is the role of the arts in the regeneration of our cities?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Going local to secure a low carbon future
2 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change; Cllr Barbara Janke, Leader Bristol City Council; Cllr Paul Tilsley, Deputy Leader, Birmingham City Council; Andy Atkins, Executive Director, Friends of the Earth.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
How will we pay for tomorrow's homes?
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
Chair: Cllr Richard Kemp, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, LGA. Speakers: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, CLG; David Cowans, Group Chief Executive, Places for People.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Jobs, social enterprise and the Big Society
4 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2N
Type Panel
Chair: Nick Timmins, FT (invited). Speakers: Prof Steve Webb MP, Work and Pensions Minister; Sally Burton, Shaw Trust; Geoff Mulgan, The Young Foundation (invited).
Tackling the challenge of long-term unemployment.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Make the most of Little: Improving Transport Infrastructure
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 10
Type Featured Panel
Chair: James Hookham (MD) Policy and Communications, FTANorman Baker MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport), Lord Bradshaw (Co-Chair of Lib Dem Backbench Transport Committee), Ewan Jones (Deputy Chief Executive, Community Transport Association), Sharon Kindleysides ( Managing Director) Kapsch TrafficCom Ltd
A discussion of how the new government can tackle the challenges facing our transport network while continuing to tackle the UK's financial deficit.
FringeList Partner Transport Hub
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Pakistan High Commission Annual Buffet Reception
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11B
Type Reception
Chair: Qassim Afzal. Contact: 07956 873046 qassim.afzal@ntlworld.com
With: His Excellency Wajid Hasan; Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Deputy Prime Minister (tbc); Baroness Ros Scott DL, Party President; Simon Hughes MP; Rt Hon Lord McNally, Lords Leader; Lorely Burt MP
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Penhaligon Award
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 9
Type Panel
Local parties short-listed will each give a presentation. This award is for the local party that does most to increase and involve its members in its activities.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Place of faith in the Big Society
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Type Panel
With: Andrew Copson, BHA; Rumy Hassan, author; Dr Julian Huppert MP; and more.
Should secularists be worried about the government's communities agenda or is there room for everyone, whether religious or non-religious?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Public service reform in an age of cuts: Where next?
Location ACC: Hall 11C
Location ACC: Hall 11C
Type Panel
Chair: Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian. Speakers: Paul Burstow MP (invited); Ben Lucas, Director, 2020PST (invited); Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive, ACEVO; Roy O'Shaughnessy, Chief Executive, CDG.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Responding to Global Climate Change
Location Climate Clinic
Location Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Chair: John Vidal, The Guardian. Speakers: Jo Swinson MP; Loretta Minghella, Director, Christian Aid; Luke Hughes, UNICEF Youth Climate Volunteer; member of DECC Youth Advisory Board. Climate Clinic @ Hampton by Hilton,
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
South Central Region Reception
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Riverside Balcony
Type Reception
Your opportunity to meet and chat with South Central MPs, MEPs and members from around the region. A great way to start conference. Light refreshments and cash bar. Sponsored by South East Strategic Leaders.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The Breakthrough Tea Party
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Type Reception
Come to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Tea Party to meet our scientists, patient advocates and Breast Care Nurses and find out about the vital work we do in the fight against breast cancer.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The Charity Question Time
4 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4B
Type Panel
Chair: John Low, Chief Executive, CAF. Speakers: Joe Saxton, Driver of Ideas, nfpSynergy; Claire Dove, Chair, The Social Enterprise Coalition; Craig Dearden-Phillips, social entrepreneur.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The Great Repeal Act
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 8
Type Panel
Speaker: Nicholas Greene QC, Chairman of the Bar.
A debate upon what should be repealed, and the practicalities of achieving it. Chair: David Ive.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The NAS' Annual Cocktails and Conversations
Location ACC: Hall 3A
Location ACC: Hall 3A
Type Reception
We will be discussing mental health services for disabled children, looking at current services and how they can be improved.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The World at One Fringe Debate: The New Politics?
5 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4A
Type Panel
Your chance to take part in a recording for The World at One in a debate chaired by Martha Kearney. Panellists include Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP. Note: this event will start at 18.30
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
What are we doing in Afghanistan?
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 1
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Lindsay German, Convenor, Stop the War; Chris Davies MEP.
Afghans and British soldiers continue to die, but for what? Is it time to go? Who decides? The Tories, the coalition or the Americans? Do we have a say?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Whose schools are they anyway? The education debate
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Panel
With: Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Schools and Families; Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain MBE, chair of the Accord Coalition; others tbc.
Pupil premiums, academies and free schools; how will the coalition ensure fairness?
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Beyond the recession: are we entering a new era for housing?
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1C
Type Panel
Speakers: Cllr Richard Kemp, LGA; Campbell Robb, CEO, Shelter; Andrew Stunell OBE MP. Chair: Chris Nicholson, CentreForum.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Bus Partnerships
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Type Panel
Centro, in partnership with National Express have been transforming bus travel in the West Midlands. Hear how we are attracting more people to buses
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Coalition, Cuts and Conservatives: an attractive agenda for the Lib Dems?
14 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11C
Type Panel
Speakers: Jeremy Browne MP; Guido Fawkes; Lembit Öpik; Prof Richard Grayson; Julian Harris. Chair: Mark Littlewood (IEA)
FringeList Partner Liberal Vision
Tags Featured, Refreshments
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Diversity Engagement Group Reception
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 12
Type Reception
A networking event for all those organisations and individuals concerned with diversity within the party. With Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Chair of DEG.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Facing the future: innovation, affordability and change
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4B
Type Panel
Chair: Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat Environment Policy Committee. Speakers: Pamela Taylor, Chief Executive, Water UK; Richard Flint, Chief Executive, Yorkshire Water; Peter Simpson, Managing Director, Anglian Water.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Funding Our Future? How to fund students and universities?
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Speakers: Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader; Martin Shapland, Chair, Liberal Youth; Aaron Porter, President, NUS; Prof Les Ebdon, Chair, Million+. Chair: Kim Catcheside.
8:00 PM
to 9:15 PM
Infrastructure for growth
Location Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Location Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Type Reception
Reception on the importance of infrastructure in delivering growth and a low-carbon economy. Senior speakers and representatives from across business and industry will be present.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Innovation Network Drinks Reception
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Reception
Confirmed guest speakers: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Minister, CLG; Cllr Sean Brennan, LB Sutton.
We welcome conference delegates to join us at this drinks reception to learn more about our work and networks.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
It's Time We Talked About Drug Policy
5 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1B
Type Panel
The Lib Dems are in power but drug policy is not improving. Steve Rolles, Transform, Niamh Eastwood, Release, and Ewan Hoyle, LDDPR, discuss the costs of inaction and the options for reform. Julian Huppert MP chairs.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Liberal Democrats: Greenest government ever?
2 Attendees
Location
Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Chair: Matthew Spencer, Green Alliance. Speakers: Lord Teverson; Dr Mark Avery, RSPB; Tom Burke, Policy Advisor to Rio Tinto plc; Simon Wright MP; Neil Stockley, Liberal Sustainability Network.
Note: this event will start at 19.45 and end at 21.00
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Local Party Chairs' Reception
Location ACC: Hall 11B
Location ACC: Hall 11B
Type Reception
To thank local party chairs for all the work they perform during the course of the year and to enthuse them for the opportunities presented by the new political situation. Kindly sponsored by National Express. Note: this event will start at 20.30 and end at 22.00
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Making airports better not bigger
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 10
Type Featured Panel
Panel tbc: Ed Anderson, AOA; John Leech MP; Neil Pakey, Peel Airports; Tina Tietjen, Air Users Council; Jeff Gazzard, Green Skies.
AOA focuses on improving passenger experience, environmental performance and service to UK plc
FringeList Partner Transport Hub
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8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Making the International Arms Trade Treaty Bulletproof
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
Chair: Henry Smith, Saferworld. Speakers: Jeremy Browne MP; Tim Farron MP; Brinley Salzman, ADS Group Ltd. Note: this event will end at 21.00
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Pension reform after the crisis: is there still consensus?
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
Speakers: Prof Steve Webb MP, Pensions Minister; John Jory, B&CE Benefits; Chris Curry, PPI; David Rowley, Editor, Pensions Weekly. Chair: James Lloyd, Senior Researcher, SMF.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The 2010 election in historical perspective
3 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Panel
with: Prof. John Curtice; Prof Phil Cowley; James Gurling, Chair, Lib Dem Campaigns & Communications.
The 2010 election was one of the most dramatic in post-war British politics. Discuss the campaign and its outcome,
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The Week Ahead
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2N
Type Panel
A preview of the events expected to rouse interest in Liverpool, with: Tony Grew, Political Editor, ePolitix.com; Stephen Gilbert MP; and others.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Turning the Tide: Stemming the Sexualisation of Women
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 8
Type Panel
The ever increasing sexual objectification of women and girls in the media and popular culture has been recognised as promoting the attitudes associated with discrimination and violence against women. Time for change!
10:00 PM
to 11:30 PM
Preparing for the future
5 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3B
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP; Mike Clarke, Chief Executive, RSPB. Chair: Tim Hames. Note: this event will start at 21.15 and end at 22.30
How to save the planet and save money.
10:00 PM
to 11:30 PM
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Community not custody: what are the alternatives?
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 14
Type Panel
Short-term prison sentences have failed everyone: victims, offenders and society at large. Intelligent sentencing must do away with prison sentences of less than twelve months but what are the cost-effective alternatives.
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Dods Transport Dialogue Fringe
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2N
Type Panel
Speakers: Norman Baker MP; Colin S Walton, Bombardier Transportation; Sue Sharp, Guide Dogs. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
A discussion on the future of transport networks in the UK in light of social and economic pressures.
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Facing the Future in Faith
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
Morning devotions led by Sal Brinton. Note: this event will start at 08.15 and end at 08.45
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Financial services: the next driver for growth
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Lord Newby; Chris Cummings, CEO, TheCityUK. Note: this event will start at 07.45 and end at 09.00
Introduction: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP (tbc).
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Getting the Work Programme Working
3 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Lord German; Jill Kirby, Director, CPS; Mark Lovell, Executive Chairman, A4e. Chair: Allegra Stratton, Political Correspondent, The Guardian
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Healthy Competition
Location ACC: Hall 13
Location ACC: Hall 13
Type Panel
Speakers: Norman Lamb MP; Stephen Collier, General Counsel, General Healthcare Group. Note: this event will start at 07.30
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
High tech, low cost: Tomorrow's public services
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 8
Type Panel
Speakers: Ed Davey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Elizabeth Kanter, Director, Government Relations UK, Research In Motion. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Investing in families: a roundtable discussion
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Type Panel
Speakers: Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families, Department for Education; experts from 15 leading family charities; representative of Mothercare. Note: this event will start at 07.45 and end at 09.00
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Keeping the Lights On: Energy In The 2010s
3 Attendees
Location
Stabridge Suites, The Den
Type Featured Panel
Speakers: Simon Less, Head of Environment and Energy Unit, Policy Exchange; Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist and Policy Director, Greenpeace UK; David Odling, Energy Policy Manager, Oil & Gas UK. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
FringeList Partner Policy Exchange
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7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Learning to Succeed: Building culture in challenging schools
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
Speakers: Duncan Hames MP, PPS to Sarah Teather MP; Daisy Christodoulou, Teach First; Dylan Wiliam, Institute of Education; Chris Kirk, Partner, Education and Enterprise, PwC. Chair: Philip Collins, Demos. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Making BIG local: how to include the most neglected?
Location Crowne Plaza: Princess Suite 2
Location Crowne Plaza: Princess Suite 2
Type Panel
Host: David Morrisey, actor. With: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, DCLG; Annette Brooke MP; Bob Russell MP; Chris Nicholson, Centre Forum; Cllr Richard Kemp, LGA Liberal Democrat Group; Dame Clare Tickell, Action for Children. Note: this event will start at 08.45
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Making the right choices for transport
3 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
Chair: Stephen Joseph, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport. Speakers: Norman Baker MP, Transport Minister; Martin Horwood MP, Co-Chair, Lib Dem transport committee; Neil Scales, Chief Executive, Merseytravel. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Positive for Youth: Connecting Young People and Communities
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 6
Type Panel
A discussion with leading youth and community organisations and party representatives on the positive contribution of and support for young people in their communities. By invitation only, contact: jonathanh@nya.org.uk Note: this event will start at 07.45 and end at 09.00
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Protecting businesses and people from flooding
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Panel
The purpose of this event is to discuss the options open to the government and its partners to ensure as many homes and businesses as possible are protected from the rising flood risk in the current climate of cutbacks.
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
SMMT Breakfast Briefing
Location ACC: Hall 7
Location ACC: Hall 7
Type Reception
UK automotive: delivering the recovery. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
The information revolution: How can data liberate the NHS?
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Boardroom
Type Panel
Speakers: Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State for the Department of Health; Roger Taylor, Director of Product Strategy and Design, Dr Foster. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
A caring Big Society?
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11C
Type Featured Panel
An ageing population is one of the challenges facing our care and support system. Radical reform is necessary to meet the demands for services, choice and maintaining independence and well-being.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
A Fresh Start for ID: Stopping All Underage Sales
Location PanAm Bar: Ground Level
Location PanAm Bar: Ground Level
Type Panel
With national ID cards gone, how can CitizenCard and PASS aim to stop all underage sales? Free buffet lunch. With speakers: Tom Kenny, ABB; James Lowman, ACS; Robert Humphreys, PASS; Christoper Ogden, TMA.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
A marriage made in heaven? Can the Con-Lib coalition hold?
6 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs; Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader; Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (invited); Nick Pearce, ippr; Olly Grender.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Ask 2012: Two Years To Go
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3B
Type Panel
Speakers: Don Foster MP; Seb Coe, Chair, London 2012 Organising Committee; John Armitt, Chair, Olympic Delivery Authority. Chair: Jonathan Edwards, Olympic gold medallist.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Cable on cuts: the economics of ‘progressive austerity'
9 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Panel
Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, joins Jason Cowley, Editor, New Statesman, and a panel of special guests to debate the best way to secure our economic recovery.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Can Health Cuts Be Good For You?
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Type Panel
Speakers: Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State, Department of Health; Derek Campbell, Chief Executive, NHS Liverpool PCT; Dr Mark Hill, Director, Novartis; Neil Churchill, Chief Executive, Asthma UK.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Can overseas holidays be a force for good?
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 10
Type Panel
Chair: Mark Pack (Co-Editor of the Liberal Democrat Voice blog). Speakers include David Norman, Director of Campaigns, WWF and Luke Pollard, Head of Public Affairs, ABTA
Tourism employs 200 million people worldwide and is responsible for 11 per cent of global GDP, and plays an important role in international development, especially in the developing world. This discussion will ask whether overseas holidays can be a force for good.
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Can the Liberal Democrats stop the BNP?
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
Chair: Nick Cohen, commentator, and journalist. Panel: Tom Brake MP, Carshalton and Wallington; Nick Lowles, Coordinator, HOPE Not Hate; Mark Gardner, Spokesperson, CSP.
How to prevent the BNP stealing your votes.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Conflict-affected states: Is it time to rethink development?
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 8
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce MP (tbc); Isabel Hilton OBE, ChinaDialogue; Phil Vernon, International Alert; Howard Mollett, Care International UK. Chair: Keme Nzerem, presenter and reporter, Channel 4 News (tbc).
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Connecting physical and mental conditions: a healthy economy
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 10
Type Panel
The Work Foundation will be launching a new report to explore the inter-relationship between long-term physical and mental conditions and the impact of these conditions on productivity and work participation.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Defence Review 2010: Afghanistan and Beyond
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2N
Type Featured Panel
Speakers: Nick Harvey MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces; Sir Kevin Tebbit, Finmeccanica UK; Clara Marina O'Donnell, Centre for European Reform.
Discussing the future of British defence.
FringeList Partner Defence Matters
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Delivering the Big society
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4A
Type Panel
Chair: Emma Maier, Editor, Local Government Chronicle. Speakers: Cllr Richard Kemp, LGA; Russell Gill, Head of Membership, The Co-operative Group; Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, CLG.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Fair Pay
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Speakers: Lord Kirkwood, Lib Dem Spokesperson, Work & Pensions (tbc); Nigel Stanley, Head of Campaigns & Communications, TUC; Adam Marshall, Director, Policy & External Affairs, BCC; Clive Cowdery, Chairman, Resolution Foundation.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Great Expectations
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 9
Type Panel
Chair: Jon Snow, Channel 4 News. Speakers: Tom Flood, BTCV; Craig Dearden-Phillips, Speaking Up Advocacy Partners; Dame Suzi Leather, Charity Commission.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Green jobs: Britain's economic recovery?
2 Attendees
Location
Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Chair: national journalist (tbc). Speakers: Martin Harwood MP; David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK; a business spokesperson (tbc).
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Issues of conscience: who decides - politicians or the public?
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
When deciding on issues of conscience, how much regard should politicians give to the public's opinion? Can politicians balance personal beliefs and the views of their constituents? Are referenda out of the question?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Keep Trade Local
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Panel
Small businesses are not just part of the local community, they are the local community. The UK economy is driven by small businesses. What can be done to stem the tide of business closures on our high streets?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Less crime, safer communities, fewer people in prison
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
The speakers will include: Frances Crook (Chair); Cllr Barbara Janke, Leader, Bristol Council; Baroness Hamwee.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
New nuclear
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
The Liberal Democrats in government have committed to allow the development of new nuclear power stations as long as there is no subsidy. Is this the right decision for the energy future of the UK?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Positive Disruption: Innovation in Public Services
1 Attendees
Location
TATE Liverpool: Hospitality Suite
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Preventing another Mid Staffs: patient safety in the NHS
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11B
Type Featured Panel
High profile cases such as Mid Staffs have damaged trust in the NHS. Representing professionals, regulators and patients, our panellists debate what steps could prevent this happening again.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Public Services in a Cold Climate
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Type Panel
Chair: Allegra Stratton, The Guardian. Speakers: Jeremy Browne MP (invited); Dame Clare Tickell, Action for Children; Ben Lucas, 2020PST; Cllr Howard Sykes, Oldham Council; Julian Astle, CentreForum.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Research to the Rescue!
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1C
Type Featured Panel
Medical research is good for patients and good for Britain's economy. This fringe considers the benefits to be gained from sustaining Britain's global position at the forefront of medical research.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Saving Britain: Will the UK ever achieve a savings culture?
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 8
Type Panel
Speakers: Prof Steve Webb MP, Pensions Minister; Norma Cohen, FT (tbc); Maggie Craig, ABI; a representative from Aegon. Chair: James Lloyd, Senior Researcher, SMF.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Science Education: the next deficit
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 5
Type Panel
Chair: Ian Swales MP. Speakers: Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families (invited); Steve Elliott, Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Sustaining economic growth through rail
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Type Panel
Chair: Andy Crane, TV presenter. Speakers: Norman Baker MP, Transport Minister; Chris Fletcher, Chamber of Commerce; Steve Butcher, Northern Rail; Cllr Keith Whitmore, GMITA.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Tackling child poverty in an age of austerity
3 Attendees
Location
Blue Bar & Grill
Type Panel
Speakers: Sarah Teather MP, Minister for Children and Families; Kate Stanley, Deputy Director, ippr; Sally Copley, UK Head of Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns, Save the Children. Chair: Philip Collins, Demos.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
The Guardian Debate
11 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2L
Type Panel
Chaired by Simon Hoggart, The Guardian. Panel includes: Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP; Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP; Rt Hon Lord Andrew Adonis, Director, Institute for Government.
Never the same again: Politics after the election.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
What Do You Think Makes a Good Education?
2 Attendees
Location
Novotel: Albert Johnston
Type Panel
Speakers: Chris Morecroft, President, AoC; Brian Lightman, General Secretary, ASCL; Tim Oates, Group Director, Cambridge Assessment.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
What next for personal debt?
2 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 2
Type Panel
Stephen Sklaroff (Director General, FLA) Lorely Burt MP; Delroy Corinaldi (Consumer Credit Counselling Service)
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Where did all the aid go? Lessons for Effective Development
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
Aid has made a difference to millions but poverty still exists. At a time of spending cuts in the UK how can we get value for money from the ring-fenced aid budget? Join our panel to discuss how to do things differently.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Will School Autonomy Lead to School Improvement?
2 Attendees
Location
Stabridge Suites, The Den
Type Featured Panel
Chair: Natalie Evans, Deputy Director, Policy Exchange. Speakers: Prof John Howson, Managing Director, Education Data Surveys; Anders Hultin, free schools expert; Rachel Wolf, Director, New Schools Network.
FringeList Partner Policy Exchange
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Working together: North East commitment to economic recovery
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Type Panel
Chaired by Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP
this debate will focus on how public and private organisations can contribute to economic recovery in the North East of England.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
A class of their own: do admissions favour the well-off?
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families, and Martin Narey, Chief Executive, Barnardo's, discuss schools admissions policies. Question and Answer session follows. Fish and Chip supper provided.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Agriculture, Food Supply and the Coalition
1 Attendees
Location
TATE Liverpool: Gallery Café
Type Panel
Debate with: Peter Kendall, President, NFU; Melanie Leech, Director General, FDF; Andrew George MP; Tim Farron MP; Roger Williams MP. Note: this event will start at 18.30 and end at 20.30
Why farming matters to the coalition government; food supply, economic recovery and the environment.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
An industrial policy for the 21stC: engineering growth in UK
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary (tbc); David Kester, Design Council; Kate Bellingham, STEM Ambassador; a representative from Engineering the Future. Chair: Ian Mulheirn, Director, SMF.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Better outcomes for patients: NHS Dragons in the Den
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1C
Type Featured Panel
Leaders of health organisations pitch ideas to our panel of ‘Dragons'
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
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6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Britain: Creative Highway or the End of the Road?
1 Attendees
Location
TATE Liverpool: Hospitality Suite
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Care
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 5
Type Panel
How to achieve a fair, affordable, long-term settlement for social care, which protects families from soaring care costs, delivers quality care to older, ill and disabled people and supports carers. Speaker: Paul Burstow MP.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Challenge for Financial Services
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Panel
Chair: Brian Groom, Financial Times. Speakers: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP; Lord Newby; Stuart Fraser, City of London.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
City growth and the new economy
2 Attendees
Location
PanAm Bar: Ground Level
Type Panel
Speakers: Jeremy Browne MP (invited); Cllr Howard Sykes, Leader, Oldham Council; Barbara Spicer, Chief Executive, Salford City Council (tbc); Angie Robinson, Chief Executive, MIDAS; Mike Blackburn, Government Services. Chair: Kitty Ussher, Demos.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Coalition compromise
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 12
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Business Secretary (invited); Gillian Guy, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice; Mark Gonnella, Corporate Affairs Director, Barclaycard.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Delivering Sustainable Transport in Austerity
2 Attendees
Location
Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Chair: Professor David Begg, Transport Times. Speakers: Norman Baker MP; Doug Parr, Greenpeace; Giles Fearnley, Confederation of Passenger Transport UK; David Brown, S. Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Does Local Government have a role in public services?
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4B
Type Panel
Britain's public services are democratically controlled and accountable. Local government has traditionally played a key role in providing services to meet the needs of communities. Has that orthodoxy now had its day?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Drinks Reception
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Riverside Balcony
Type Reception
Speakers: Simon Hughes MP (tbc); Cllr Barbara Janke, Bristol.
Join us at this event to explore how local authorities can work with private companies and citizens to promote greater energy efficiency and tackle climate change.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Equality, Fairness and the Big Society
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 6
Type Panel
Chair: Vandna Gohil, Voice4Change England; Speakers: Faiza Chaudary, NCVYS (tbc); Speakers: Sarah Isal, Runnymede Trust; further speakers to be confirmed.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Feeding Britain: What Consumers Want
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 14
Type Panel
Speakers: Lord Greaves (tbc); Lord Whitty, Chair, Consumer Focus; Richard Taylor, Director of Corporate Affairs, Morrisons. Chair: David Coats, Research Fellow, The Smith Institute.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
From poverty to prosperity? Big business in poor countries
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland (tbc); Phil Bloomer, Oxfam GB; Euan Wilmshurst, The Coca-Cola Company; Dan Mobley, Standard Chartered. Chair: Peter Guest, Editor, This is Africa (FT).
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
From unemployment to self-employment in an age of austerity
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 7
Type Panel
A panel discussion of the benefits of helping the unemployed move towards self-employment and entrepreneurship
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Getting in early, transforming care
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11C
Type Featured Panel
Early diagnosis and intervention can put people in control of their lives and save on NHS and social care costs. Listen to real-life experiences and join our panel for debate.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
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6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Hearing the Unheard Voice
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11B
Type Featured Panel
Health services do not always reach those who need them the most. This fringe explores how care can be delivered effectively to the people whose needs are too often unheard.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
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6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Improving outcomes for consumers
2 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Maggie Craig, Acting Director General, ABI; Edward Davey MP; Elizabeth Rigby, Financial Times.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Independent Live
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1B
Type Panel
Danny Alexander, Steve Richards
Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP in conversation with Steve Richards.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Informal drinks reception
3 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Reception
Your chance to meet the Campaigns Team, and some of the main people at Park, and to have a refreshing drink.
6:15 PM
to 7:30 PM
Jack-of-all-trades: how can MPs fulfil all their roles?
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Featured Panel
Jackie Ashley (Guardian), David Heath MP, Dr Julian Huppert MP, Jo Swinson MP Chair: Peter Riddell (Chair, Hansard Society)
This meeting will discuss the diverse roles, which an MP undertakes and asks can they balance conflicting duties?
FringeList Partner Hansard Society
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6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Law Society Conference Reception
Location Hill Dickinson LLP
Location Hill Dickinson LLP
Type Reception
Reception for Liberal Democrat parliamentarians and their advisors to meet with legal professionals from the Law Society and law firms within Liverpool. Invitation only
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
London 2012 reception
4 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3B
Type Reception
Your chance to question the teams behind the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and find out how to play your part.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Qué será, será
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4A
Type Panel
Speakers: Don Foster MP; Paul Marshall, Red Knight; Paul Rawnsley, DeLoittes; Richard Scudamore, CEO, Premier League. Chair: Julian Astle, CentreForum.
Is it time to get a grip on football club finances and ownership?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Should We Fund Social Housing?
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Speakers: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Minister for Communities and Local Government; Derek Joseph, Managing Editor, Social Housing Magazine; Mark Henderson, Chief Executive, Home Group. Chair: The Smith Institute.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Should we have faith in faith schools?
3 Attendees
Location
Novotel: Albert Johnston
Type Panel
Speakers: Ian Swales MP; Andrew Copson, BHA; Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, Accord.
What are the prospects for levelling the playing field and removing entrenched privileges from state funded faith schools?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Skills for a low carbon future
Location ACC: Hall 2N
Location ACC: Hall 2N
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Energy Secretary; Vincent de Rivaz, EDF Energy; Richard Lambert, CBI.
The investment being made by business in the skills and jobs which will underpin the UK's low carbon economic recovery.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Tackling child poverty in an age of austerity
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families; Kate Stanley, ippr (invited); Sally Copley, Save the Children. Chair: Philip Collins, Demos.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The Coalition and Europe
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 8
Type Panel
Speakers: Michael Izza, Chief Executive, ICAEW; Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell QC MP; Prof Helen Wallace; Graham Watson MEP. Chair: Duncan Greenland, CentreForum.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The new ‘old': Rethinking our ageing society
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Type Panel
Chair: Norman Lamb MP, Chief Parliamentary and Political Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister. Speakers: Prof Steve Webb MP, Minister of State for Pensions; Roger Turner, General Secretary, NFOP.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Transport is vital to the economy
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 10
Type Featured Panel
David Frost (Director General) British Chambers of Commerce, Neil Scales OBE (Director General) Merseytravel, Richard Hebditch (Campaigns Director) Campaign for Better Transport, Rt Hon The Lord German OBE. Chair: Steve Hobson (Editor) Motor Transport
A lively debate on the importance of transport to the health of the UK as a place to do business
FringeList Partner Transport Hub
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:00 PM
Waste Not, Want Not? Planning and Waste Infrastructure
1 Attendees
Location
Stabridge Suites, The Den
Type Featured Panel
Chair: Natalie Evans, Deputy Director, Policy Exchange. Speakers: Dr Robert McIlveen, Research Fellow, Environment and Energy Unit, Policy Exchange; David Palmer-Jones, Chief Executive, SITA UK.
FringeList Partner Policy Exchange
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
What the coalition government means for equality
4 Attendees
Location
TATE Liverpool: The Auditorium
Type Panel
Speakers: Lynne Featherstone MP; Stephen Gilbert MP; Dr Evan Harris; Ben Summerskill, Stonewall.
Refreshments including wine. Note: this event will end at 20.15
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Where now for personalisation?
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
Jenni Russell chairs a discussion with: Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State for Care Services; Paul Woodward, Chief Executive, Sue Ryder Care; Dave Webber, Director of Adult Services, Livability.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Young people and money: sustainable personal finance
4 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 13
Type Panel
Speakers: Simon Hughes MP; Neville Richardson, Chief Executive, The Co-operative Financial Services; Toby Hobman, Chief Executive, Consumer Finance Education Body.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
‘Face the FACS'
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
Speaker: Jeff Jerome, National Director, Social Care Transformation. Chair tbc. Excellent food and drinks. Social care professionals, MPs, Councillors and various service users invited to take part in the popular speed debate.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
A Nation in the Red? Financial health in the New Politics
9 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 2
Type Panel
Phillip Blond, Director, ResPublica, Joanna Elson, Chief Executive, Money Advice Trust, and a senior Lib Dem
Discuss the true meaning and role of the ‘Big Society' in addressing growing debt and financial exclusion.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
A Reception with Special Guests
Location ACC: Hall 12
Location ACC: Hall 12
Type Reception
Join Climate Clinic and other international development organisations for a Reception with Special Guests.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Approved Candidates' Reception
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2L
Type Reception
Reception for all approved candidates, assessors, returning officers and candidates' committee members. Sponsored by Tesco. Note: this event will start at 20.30 and end at 23.00
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Asylum policy: Honouring our refugee protection commitments
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 8
Type Panel
Speakers: Tom Brake MP, Co-Chair of backbench Committee on Home Affairs, Justice and Equalities; Julian Huppert MP; Donna Covey, Chief Executive, Refugee Council; Roland Schilling, UNHCR Representative to the UK.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
China: an emerging economy and a progressing country
Location ACC: Hall 11B
Location ACC: Hall 11B
Type Panel
What direction is China heading for in the coming decades? How has China endeavoured to promote her economic development, social reform and environmental protection? How should China and the UK cooperate as partners in growth?
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Democracy and Human Rights in the Developing World
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Chair: Julie Smith.
Wolfgang Gerhardt, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, and Linda Duffield OBE, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (tbc), on the role of think tanks and party foundations in fostering democracy and human rights.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Elected Police Commissioners
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Type Panel
Speakers: Brian Paddick; Tom Brake MP; Mike Crockart MP; Cllr Duwayne Brooks, Lewisham. Drinks.
Do we agree with Police Commissioners? How could the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill be improved?
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Funding the UK's entrepreneurs of the future
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 13
Type Panel
Speakers: Edward Davey MP; Peter Vicary-Smith, Chief Executive, Which? (tbc); John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses. Chair: Oliver Bretz, Clifford Chance.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Greener, Cheaper: Cost Effective Climate Change Policy
2 Attendees
Location
Stabridge Suites, The Den
Type Featured Panel
Speakers: Ben Caldecott, Head of UK & EU Climate Change & Energy Policy, Climate Change Capital; Steve Johnson, CEO, Electricity North West Limited; Simon Less, Environment and Energy Unit, Policy Exchange.
FringeList Partner Policy Exchange
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8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Israel / Palestine: is Peace possible?
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Party Leader and Deputy PM; Prof Naomi Chazan, Ex-Deputy Speaker, Israeli Knesset, President of New Israel Fund and a leading human rights campaigner. Chair: Monroe Palmer. Light refreshments.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Joint Reception: Putting Young People First
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Riverside Balcony
Type Reception
Bringing together leading youth organisations, young people and party representatives for a celebration of young people. (Simon Hughes MP, invited).
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Radical and Independent
4 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11C
Type Panel
Speakers: Simon Hughes MP; Baroness Shirley Williams; Polly Toynbee; Tim Farron MP. Chair: Dr Evan Harris.
How do the Lib Dems retain our distinctiveness within the coalition?
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Renewing Trust in Government through Effective Consultation
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4B
Type Featured Panel
Councillor Paul Scriven, Leader of Sheffield City Council, John Krachai, Chairman of Counter Context Ltd and TBC.
This event will look at government plans to devolve power to communities, how genuine public engagement is already delivering results in Sheffield and that consultation will only be effective if it rebuilds public trust.
FringeList Partner Counter Context
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8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
RSPCA Beer and Curry night
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3A
Type Reception
Speaker: Roger Williams MP.
Join the RSPCA for our annual beer and curry night at conference. Discuss our work campaigning for: Dog control, Food labelling, Higher welfare chickens, Wild animals in circuses
FringeList Partner RSPCA
Tags Featured, Refreshments
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Securing the Caucasus: Conflict, energy and opportunities
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
Speakers: Andrew Duff MEP; Lord William Wallace; Baroness Emma Nicholson; Dr Laurence Broers, Conciliation Resources. Chair: Jo Swinson MP.
8:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
SMF Pub Quiz
2 Attendees
Location
Blue Bar & Grill
Type Panel
Come and join the SMF for a traditional pub quiz.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Social Business, Big Society and Public Services
4 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4A
Type Panel
Chair: Ben Lucas, Director, 2020PST. Speakers: David Laws MP (invited); Cllr Richard Kemp, Liverpool Council; Lord Victor Adebowale, Turning Point; Imtiaz Farookhi, Chief Executive, NHBC; Julian Astle, CentreForum.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The Afghan, Somali ... and me? Engaging in fragile countries
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Type Panel
Chair: Mike Thomson, BBC Radio 4 Foreign Correspondent. Speakers: Jeremy Browne MP, Foreign Office Minister; Henry Smith, Saferworld; Dr Alexis Crow, Associate Fellow, Chatham House; Ian Gray, World Vision.
Note: this event will end at 21.00
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The Health Debate
6 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Featured Panel
The up-to-the-minute topical health debate takes on a Question Time panel-style format this year, featuring renowned commentators, journalists and politicians. Come along and hear the experts battle out the issues of the day.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
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8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The Royal British Legion Reception
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2N
Type Reception
You are invited to join the Royal British Legion at this drinks reception to learn more about the work being done to support the serving and ex-service community.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The urban challenge
Location ACC: Hall 1C
Location ACC: Hall 1C
Type Panel
Looking at the challenges and opportunities that placebased budgeting and current fiscal challenges place on urban councils.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Welfare Reform: dynamic benefits
8 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Prof Steve Webb MP
An end to the something for nothing benefits culture and releasing people from the benefits poverty trap. With .
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Where will the jobs come from? Growth, fairness and good work
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 14
Type Panel
Speakers include David Ward MP and Will Hutton.
After the financial crisis, recession and now public sector cuts, the Work Foundation asks the timely question: which parts of the economy will generate the most new jobs?
9:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
A funny thing happened on the way to Number 10
5 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Panel
Chair: Lord Archy Kirkwood of Kirkhope. Speakers: Sir Robert Worcester, Founder, MORI; journalist tbc; senior party figure tbc.
9:45 PM
to 11:00 PM
The Energy Ticking Time-bomb
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
Martin Horwood MP opens up the debate about the options available.
How will this looming energy problem combined with Lib Dem principles ensure the greenest possible solution for Britain?
9:45 PM
to 11:00 PM
The Health Hotel Reception
6 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Featured Reception
This invite-only event is the busiest of the Health Hotel calendar, attracting hundreds of stakeholders in health and social care. Invitations can be applied for up to 3rd September by emailing reception@healthhotel.org.uk.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
Tags Featured, Refreshments
10:00 PM
to 11:30 PM
10:00 PM
to 11:30 PM
South West Regions Joint Reception
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Reception
Members of Devon & Cornwall and Western Counties Regions are cordially invited to a reception sponsored by one of the regions largest employers, Airbus, world leaders in aircraft design and manufacture. Cash Bar.
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Who should pay for skills?
4 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Panel
Chair: John Stone, Chief Executive, LSN. Speakers: Rt Hon Vincent Cable MP, Secretary of State for BIS; David Frost, Director General, British Chambers of Commerce; Chris Banks CBE, former Chair of the LSC.
7:45 AM
to 9:00 AM
From House to Home: Supporting Young People and Families
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 6
Type Panel
Seyi Obakin, Centrepoint; Anne Longfield, 4Children
Meeting the complex needs of young people: the significance of family life. By invitation only, contact: jhopkins@centrepoint.org.
8:00 AM
to 9:00 AM
A creative recovery
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 13
Type Panel
Speakers: Don Foster MP; Nigel Warner, Director of Public Affairs, ITV plc.
8:00 AM
to 9:00 AM
A manufacturing-led economic recovery: the government's role
Location ACC: Hall 2N
Location ACC: Hall 2N
Type Panel
Chair: Richard Lambert, CBI. Speakers: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Business Secretary; Gordon Birtwistle MP; Melanie Leech, FDF; Phil Millward, GM UK; Juergen Maier, Siemens Industry Sector; Jaguar Land Rover (tbc).
8:00 AM
to 9:00 AM
Remodelling financial services: The role of mutuals
3 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
Type Panel
Speakers: Jeremy Browne MP, Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (invited); Maxine Taylor, Nationwide Building Society. Chair: Neil Sherlock, Partner, Public Affairs, KPMG.
8:00 AM
to 9:00 AM
Staying Connected
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Boardroom
Type Panel
A ministerial and business breakfast on the future for urban transport investment with Norman Baker MP. Please contact Ros Taylor for further details: r.taylor@ centreforcities.org or 020 7803 4316.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
A Better Way: Can we get back to ethical retail banking?
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Speakers: Lord Newby, Co-Chair, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Treasury Team; Lucy Widenka, Financial Services Senior Advocate, Which?; Ged Nichols, General Secretary, Accord.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Afghanistan, Pakistan
1 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Type Panel
Chair: Rageh Omaar. Speakers: Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce MP, Chair, International Development Committee; David Mepham, Director of Policy, Save the Children; Ross Mountain, former UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC (invited).
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Britain's Pensions System
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 14
Type Panel
Chair: Paul Hackett, Director, The Smith Institute. Speakers: Prof Steve Webb MP, Minister of State for Pensions; Nick Timmins, Public Policy Editor, Financial Times; Joanne Segars, Chief Executive, NAPF.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Can the market provide economic equality for women?
3 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 3
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Can we afford the railways?
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2N
Type Panel
Chair: Julian Glover, The Guardian. Speakers: Norman Baker MP, Transport Minister; Michael Roberts, ATOC; Adam Marshall, BCC; Paul Plummer, Network Rail.
A discussion about the long-term affordability of our railway network.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Dealing with the deficit
3 Attendees
Location
PanAm Bar: Ground Level
Type Panel
Speakers: Brendan Barber, TUC; Gail Cartmail, Unite; Imran Hussain, CPAG; Cllr Richard Kemp; Prof Kate Pickett, author of The Spirit Level.
Cutting too deep will harm communities and set back the fight against inequality. There is a better way to deal with deficit.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Digitising Britain's Economy: The Way Forward
4 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 9
Type Panel
Speakers: Edward Davey MP, Minister for Consumer Affairs; Richard Moat, Deputy CEO, Everything Everywhere; John Walker, Chairman, FSB; spokesman, Consumer Focus (tbc); Graham Walker, Office of Martha Lane Fox.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Don't Miss the Mobile Broadband Bus!
Location Kensington Community Learning Centre, The Mobile Broadband Bus
Location Kensington Community Learning Centre, The Mobile Broadband Bus
Type Panel
Three has partnered with UK Online to offer mobile ‘get online days' across the UK. Visit the Broadband Bus at conference for free advice and training or to learn more about Mobile Broadband.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Energy for tomorrow: how to deliver a low carbon future
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP; Barry Neville, Director of Public Affairs, Centrica; Doug Parr, Greenpeace. Chair: Sarah Mukherjee (tbc).
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Has Regulatory Reform Fallen Short or Gone Too Far?
1 Attendees
Location
Stabridge Suites, The Den
Type Featured Panel
Chair: Neil O'Brien, Director, Policy Exchange. Speakers: Patricia Jackson, Partner, Ernst & Young; Dan Mobley, Group Head, Government Relations, Standard Chartered Bank.
FringeList Partner Policy Exchange
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Investment, innovation and jobs in the low-carbon transition
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 2
Type Panel
Speakers: Andrew George MP (invited); Matthew Lockwood, Head of Energy and Climate Policy, ippr; Phil Gilbert, Head of Innovation, E.ON. Chair: David Adam, Environment Correspondent, The Guardian (invited).
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Is Localism Dead or Alive?
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Type Featured Panel
Stephen Gilbert MP DCLG Select Committee; Cllr John Shipley Leader, Newcastle City Council; Peter Couchman, Chief Executive, Plunkett Foundation; Ian Findlater, Head of Local Authority Strategy, May Gurney; Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Leader, Portsmouth City Council; Alex Thomson (Chair) Chief Executive, Localis
FringeList Partner Localis
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Libel laws stifle debate: will the coalition stop the chill?
6 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2L
Type Panel
Chair: Dr Evan Harris.
Lib Dems led the way in the fight for free speech and libel reform. Rt Hon Lord McNally, Justice Minister, libel reform campaigners and special guests debate how the Government will deliver on its pledge.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Local government / health: working together for older people
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
Even in the era of austerity politics, responding to the experience of people using health and social care services is a high priority. Councils play a key role in integrated health and social care.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Lord Ashdown speaks on ‘Grimond's legacy in the Big Society'
11 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 2
Type Panel
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Making social mobility happen
2 Attendees
Location
Novotel: Pacific
Type Panel
Speakers: Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families (tbc); David Johnston, Social Mobility Foundation (tbc); Bill Mills, CEO EMEA, Citi; James McCreary, Chief Executive, Career Academies UK.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
More for Less: Can healthcare reform save money and lives?
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 8
Type Panel
Speakers: Norman Lamb MP; Dr Peter Carter, Royal College of Nursing; Roger Taylor, Dr Foster Intelligence. Chair: Jenni Russell, The Guardian.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Public transport: being green when we are in the red?
3 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Lord Bradshaw, Spokesperson for Transport (tbc); Claire Haigh, Greener Journeys; Neil Scales, Merseytravel (tbc); Mike Hodson, MD, Go Ahead. Chair: James Lloyd, Senior Researcher, SMF.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Rainforests: Protecting Species and Climate?
Location Climate Clinic
Location Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Speakers: Andrew George MP (invited); Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, RSPB; David Nussbaum, Chief executive, WWF-UK. Chair to be confirmed.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Reducing late presentation of HIV, launch of a new campaign
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Type Panel
HIV is a resurgent public health issue in the UK. The campaign is a unique initiative bringing together a coalition of stakeholders essential to improving screening, detection and linkage to care in HIV.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Smarter spending for better care
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11B
Type Panel
With public finances under pressure, the care system must be ‘smarter'. Quality and efficiency are not mutually exclusive. This event will explore how to achieve a ‘winwin' for patients, providers and government.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Solutions to Britain's Toxic Cocktail
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Type Panel
Speakers: Sally Knox, Families United; Tom Brake MP; Youth Board representative, Kids Count; Mike Jervis, Active Change Foundation; Cory McGee, Leap Diversify.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Solving the Public Health Crisis
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1C
Type Featured Panel
The Health Hotel, FIA, WSFF, MEND, PSNC
Britain's poor health costs millions. The health agenda must shift toward public health and prevention. How do we effectively commission physical activity and life style improvement to achieve sustainable behaviour change?
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
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1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Taxing times: a role for tax in international development?
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Location Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Michael Moore MP, Scottish Secretary and chartered accountant (invited); Susan Symons, Leader, Total Tax Contribution, PwC; Will Morris, Senior International Tax Counsel, GE; Loretta Minghella, Director, Christian Aid.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
The future for local jobs
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 13
Type Panel
This session would explore how we generate new jobs within local communities, in the wake of public sector cuts. How can economic development and regeneration help rebalance local economies?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
The Liberal Democrats take on the Big Society
9 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3A
Type Panel
Chair: Camilla Cavendish, The Times. Speakers: Sarah Teather MP; Simon Hughes MP; Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA; Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos Mori; Iain Tuckett, Group Director, Coin Street.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
The Policing Fringe
Location ACC: Hall 11A
Location ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Speakers: Lynne Featherstone MP (tbc); Sir Hugh Orde, President, ACPO; Paul McKeever, Chairman, Police Federation; Derek Barnett, President, Police Superintendents' Association.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
The role of private capital in fuelling economic recovery
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Panel
Speakers: Tim Hames, British Venture Capitalists Association; Jennifer Moses (tbc); John Thurso MP, Treasury Select Committee. Chair: Neil Sherlock, KPMG.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Trust and Openness in the NHS: From Paternalism to Partnership
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11C
Type Panel
Can health professionals do more to inform and explain care to patients, especially when things go wrong? This fringe explores ways of developing more open, accountable and patient-centred health care.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Truth about trade: Igniting or impeding African development
2 Attendees
Location
Novotel: Albert Johnston
Type Panel
Speakers: Tim Farron MP, Lib Dem foreign affairs team; Alistair Burnett, Editor, The World Tonight; Dr Stephanie Ware Barrientos, Manchester University (tbc); Andy Wales, SABMiller. Chair: Catherine Bearder MEP (tbc).
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
What's Youth Got To Do With It: engaging the next generation
5 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Lynne Featherstone MP, Minister for Equalities, Home Office; Liam Preston, British Youth Council; Michael Fairclough, Co-operative Group; Dan Leighton, Demos; Martin Shapland, Liberal Youth.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Will Schools Have Too Much Freedom in a Big Society?
4 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families, is joined by Russell Hobby, General Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers. Discussion chaired by Spencer Neal, Publisher, New Statesman.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Work, childcare, caring: women carry the cuts
6 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 7
Type Panel
Speakers: Lynne Featherstone MP, Equalities Minister (tbc); Polly Toynbee, The Guardian; Purnima Tanuku, National Day Nurseries Association (tbc); Andrew Collings, Edenred. Chair: Ian Mulheirn, Director, SMF.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
A lifetime of discrimination and welfare benefits
5 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 12
Type Panel
When has an ex-offender really served their sentence? Offenders are continually disadvantaged within the labour market. The fringe will provide understanding of the risks/ challenges and how to positively recruit them.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Are our banks doing enough to support UK businesses?
2 Attendees
Location
Novotel: Pacific
Type Panel
Speakers: Lord Newby, former Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Treasury 1998
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
BBC Live Radio Broadcast with World Have Your Say
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Presented by Ros Atkins with a special guest tbc.
Join in the global conversation with the BBC's daily interactive news discussion programme live from the Liberal Democrats' party conference. Note: this event will start at 17.30 and end at 19.00
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Divided Britain: Back to the North-South Divide?
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Chair: David Coats. Speakers: Lord Shipley OBE; Cllr Richard Kemp, LGA Liberal Democrat Leader; Professor John Tomaney, Director, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies; Ed Cox, Director, ippr North.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Driving economic recovery: the core cities
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Edward Davey MP; Cllr Barbara Janke, Leader, Bristol City Council; Chris Murray, Director, Core Cities Group; Cllr Paul Scriven, Leader, Sheffield City Council. Chair: Chris Nicholson, CentreForum.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Energy Future: Lean or Green?
2 Attendees
Location
Climate Clinic
Type Panel
Chair: national journalist (tbc). Speakers: Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader; John Sauven, Director, Greenpeace UK; a business spokesperson (tbc).
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Future-Proof? Transport Investment In The Age Of Austerity
2 Attendees
Location
Stabridge Suites, The Den
Type Featured Panel
Chair: Natalie Evans, Deputy Director, Policy Exchange. Speakers: Norman Baker MP, Dept for Transport; Richard Hebditch, Campaign for Better Transport; Dr McIlveen, Policy Exchange; Paul Plummer, Director for Planning, Network Rail.
FringeList Partner Policy Exchange
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Gaza life support: Is aid a failure of politics?
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
Rt Hon Malcom Bruce MP, Chair of the International Development Select Committee, is joined by leading international aid and Middle East experts. Mehdi Hasan, Senior Politics Editor, New Statesman, will chair the discussion.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Growing a Civil Economy through Civil Society
6 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Type Panel
Speakers: Phillip Blond, Director, ResPublica; Geoff Mulgan, Director, The Young Foundation; Neil Sherlock, Partner, KPMG; Rt Hon Baroness Shirley Williams, and David Heath MP (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons)
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
How can the coalition government provide affordable housing?
3 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 2
Type Panel
Join a leading housing association and other speakers in exploring how the coalition government can help local communities get new affordable, sustainable homes and support services they need.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Innovation as Cure
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11B
Type Featured Panel
Britain's world-leading medical research could transform the lives of people with conditions like leukaemia and dementia. How can government ensure that we solve our toughest health problems through scientific innovation?
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Keynote Address
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 6/7
Type Panel
Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Liberal Democrat Friends of India annual dinner reception
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3A
Type Reception
This is the annual dinner reception of the Liberal Democrat Friends of India. The Leader of the Liberal Democrats and the Indian High Commissioner attend this sought after event. Lib Dem MPs, Peers and party activists attend. Note: this event will end at 22.30
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
New housing: zero-carbon targets and our lifestyles
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2N
Type Panel
Speakers: Dr Richard Hobday, academic; David Birkbeck, Design for Homes; Kevin Brennan, VELUX.
A debate to discuss the actions required to meet ambitious yet necessary zero-carbon home targets.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
New politics, new healthcare: can the web transform the NHS?
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11C
Type Featured Panel
Hear how clinicians are engaging with web-based feedback about healthcare, to empower patients, improve the care offered, and change the culture of public services in a transparent, scalable way.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Not Business as Usual: A New Approach to Public Services
Location Novotel: Albert Johnston
Location Novotel: Albert Johnston
Type Panel
Speakers: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government; Susan Anderson, Director of Public Services, CBI.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Pills or progress: improving healthcare in Africa
Location ACC: Hall 13
Location ACC: Hall 13
Type Panel
Chair: Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce MP (invited). Speakers: Oxfam and Genomics Network.
Diseases like malaria and AIDS kill millions worldwide. This session will explore policy options beyond pills as the ‘technofix' to tackle disease.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Saving welfare
3 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 8
Type Panel
Speakers: Prof Steve Webb MP, Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions; Brian Bussell, Pensions Director, AVIVA
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Tackling Tobacco Smuggling Together
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Type Featured Panel
Chair: Liberal Democrat MP (tbc); Panel: Christopher Ogden, Chief Executive, TMA; Ken Patel and Fiona Barrett
The illicit trade in tobacco accounts for 21% of cigarettes and 58% of handrolling tobacco consumed in the UK; it causes a loss to the Treasury of £11 million every day and deprives legitimate businesses of trade. It causes disorder in what is otherwise a heavily regulated market, provides an avenue of access to tobacco by minors, and exacerbates health inequalities. This short film highlights why the Tobacco Retailers Alliance is concerned about this problem:
http://bit.ly/bvHCY9
The subject of our fringe event is 'Tackling Tobacco Smuggling Together' and will take the form of a panel discussion of stakeholders affected by the trade. We will have representatives to discuss enforcement against this type of crime.
Fish and chips will be served.
http://bit.ly/bvHCY9
The subject of our fringe event is 'Tackling Tobacco Smuggling Together' and will take the form of a panel discussion of stakeholders affected by the trade. We will have representatives to discuss enforcement against this type of crime.
Fish and chips will be served.
FringeList Partner Tobacco Retailers Alliance
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The Big Green Society?
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 1
Location Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 1
Type Panel
Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, DECC; Tony Hawkhead, CEO, Groundwork; Matthew Spencer, Director, Green Alliance; Raymond Jack, Director Energy Retail, Scottish Power
How can we be enabled and engaged to live greener lives?
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The Care Reception
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Reception
Speaker: Paul Burstow MP, Minister for Care Services
Celebrating the contribution of organisations, individuals and families providing care and support to older and disabled people and those with long-term conditions.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
The Commission on Ownership
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP; Will Hutton, Chair, Commission on Ownership; Peter Marks, Group Chief Executive, The Co-operative Group; Sue Slipman, Director, Foundation Trust Network.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
What next for cancer survivors? Aftercare that works for all
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 1C
Type Featured Panel
2 million people in the UK are living with a cancer diagnosis. In this session you will hear how better support for people living with and after cancer can not only improve their quality of life but also benefit the NHS.
FringeList Partner Health Hotel
Tags Featured, Refreshments
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Who Runs UK Plc? Why We Need to Reform Corporate Governance
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 2
Type Panel
Speakers: Edward Davey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Cllr Neil Fletcher, Aberdeen City Council; Tom Powdrill, Head of Communications, PIRC.
6:15 PM
to 7:45 PM
Working in partnership to reach older and disabled people: the Help Scheme story so far
Location ACC: Riverside Balcony
Location ACC: Riverside Balcony
Type Panel
Speakers: Peter White, Chief Executive, Switchover Help Scheme; Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director, Age UK; Steve Winyard, Head of Policy and Campaigns, RNIB.
7:30 PM
to 10:30 PM
Liberal Drinks / Tweetup
4 Attendees
Location
Baltic Fleet
Type Featured Reception
LibDemVoice
A friendly chat and a drink during Conference season but outside of the conference secure zone, so all welcome.
We've had Liberal Drinks at Lib Dem Conference before, but this is the first time we've branded it a "tweetup"
We've had Liberal Drinks at Lib Dem Conference before, but this is the first time we've branded it a "tweetup"
FringeList Partner LibDemVoice
Tags Featured, Refreshments
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
An ‘In Conversation' interview with a senior Lib Dem
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 12
Type Panel
Speakers tbc in the free Climate Clinic / Independent Supplement.
Are the Lib Dems doing enough to tackle climate change? Join us for an in-depth interview with a senior Lib Dem politician.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Building The Big Society From The Ground Up: What Are The Challenges?
6 Attendees
Location
Stabridge Suites, The Den
Type Featured Panel
Chair: Neil O'Brien, Director, Policy Exchange. Speakers: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, DCLG; Martin Kettle, Associate Editor, The Guardian; Jan Tallis, Chief Executive Officer, School Home Support
FringeList Partner Policy Exchange
Tags Featured, Refreshments
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Delivering community politics
4 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Panel
Panel will include: Cllr Tim Pickstone, Chief Executive, ALDC; Cllr Daisy Benson, Lead Member, Housing, Health & Community Care, Reading; Cllr Richard Kemp, Leader, LGA Liberal Democrats.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Green Liberal Democrats AGM
1 Attendees
Location
Holiday Inn Express: Britannia 1
Type Panel
The usual reports, elections and constitutional changes, as well as surprise speakers and topical discussion for members only.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Kapsch Transport Hub Reception
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Riverside Balcony
Type Featured Reception
Chair: James Hookham
Have your say on key transport issues. Join an audience of major stakeholders and politicians over wine and canapés at the inaugural Transport Hub reception to help shape transport's future
FringeList Partner Transport Hub
Tags Featured, Refreshments
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Kashmir its future in a LibDems / Conservative Coalition
Location ACC: Hall 11B
Location ACC: Hall 11B
Type Panel
Chair: Qassim Afzal, member, Federal Executive. Contact 07956873046, qassim.afzal@ntlworld.com. Note: this event will start at 20.30 and end at 22.00
With: His Excellency Wajid Hasan; John Hemming MP; Simon Hughes MP, Deputy Leader; Liz Lynne MEP, Co-Chair Parliamentary team (tbc); Tim Farron MP (tbc).
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Localism in Action
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Type Panel
Cocktail reception. Join our Chair Elinor Goodman, Freelance Journalist, in conversation with Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, CLG, and Hazel Williams, NALC. Note: this event will start at 20.30 and end at 22.00
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Making Transport Localism a reality
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4A
Type Panel
Could the Big Society and Localism be extended to Transport? How might it work? Speakers include: Norman Baker MP (invited); Cllr Keith Whitmore, Vice Chair GMITA. Refreshments sponsored by GMITA.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
NUT Fish and Chips Supper Reception
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Grace Suite
Type Panel
Numbers are strictly limited and entry is by invitation only. Please collect your invitation from the NUT stand number C9 in the ACC. Music provided by Music for Youth.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Retrofit Revolution: Housing and the Green Investment Bank
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
Chair: Ben Caldecott, Head of UK & EU Climate Change & Energy Policy, Climate Change Capital. Speakers: Lord Teverson, Chair of the Liberal Democrat DECC Policy Committee; David Cowans, Places for People; John Swineey, Eaga plc.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The DIY Generation: Education 2.0
2 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 4/5
Type Panel
Increasingly today's teens are using technology to educate themselves beyond formal institutions. Is this the sign of an informed DIY Generation, or are our teens surfing by on the most shallow definition of knowledge?
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
The forgotten 8 million
1 Attendees
Location
Hilton Liverpool: Meeting Room 3
Type Panel
Speakers: Colin Blakemore, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Oxford; Sue Thomas, Director, Neurological Commissioning Support.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Tourism: Its Importance to the UK Economy
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 8
Type Panel
Speakers: Andrew George MP; Geoff Cowley, MD, Hoseasons Group; Kurt Janson, Policy Director, Tourism Alliance; Gwyn Jones, Vice President, NFU; Mike Cherry, National Policy Chairman, FSB.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Wealth-creating industries reception
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 2N
Type Featured Reception
Speakers: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP; Graham Chisnall, Managing Director, A|D|S.
Celebrating the UK's place as a world leader in aeropsace, defence, security and space manufacturing and services.
FringeList Partner Defence Matters
Tags Featured, Refreshments
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
What is the Lib Dem vision for international development?
3 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Join us for an exciting debate with perspectives from the political, academic and NGO worlds. Tim Farron MP and Professor Lawrence Haddad, Director of the IDS, will speak and Baroness Shirley Williams has been invited.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
When everything is Auschwitz, you deny the Holocaust
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
Anti-Semitism reinvented. The left, the right and the language of distortion: tackling the problem of Nazi analogies.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Whose recovery is it anyway? Public v private sector jobs
5 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3B
Type Panel
Chair: Iain Mulheirn, Director, Social Market Foundation. Speakers: Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP; Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary; Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP.
8:00 PM
to 9:30 PM
Working well? The Liberal Democrats' big ideas for welfare
6 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11C
Type Panel
Speakers: Prof Steve Webb MP, Minister for Pensions; Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform; Dan Finn, University of Portsmouth; Chris Melvin, Reed in Partnership; Chair: Jenni Russell, The Guardian.
10:00 PM
to 11:30 PM
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
BBC World Service and BBC World News Breakfast
6 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 12
Type Reception
Hosted by Peter Horrocks, Director, BBC Global News. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Facing the Future in Faith
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 3
Type Panel
Morning devotions led by a local church leader. Note: this event will start at 08.15 and end at 08.45
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Subsidising the green revolution
2 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 1
Type Panel
Speaker: Andrew George MP. Chair: John Springford, CentreForum. Note: this event will start at 07.45 and end at 09.00
The UK government is planning to subsidise investment in the ‘green economy', but are they being realistic about the economic costs?
7:15 AM
to 8:45 AM
Trust in Financial Services
Location ACC: Hall 7
Location ACC: Hall 7
Type Panel
Speakers: Lord Oakeshott, Spokesperson for the Treasury (tbc); Adam Phillips, Chairman, Financial Services Consumer Panel (tbc); Andrew Ellson, The Times (tbc); Gareth Evans, Royal London. Chair: Ian Mulheirn, Director, SMF. Note: this event will start at 08.00 and end at 09.00
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
A British bill of rights: is the coalition getting it right?
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11B
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Lord McNally, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice; Roger Smith OBE, Director, JUSTICE; Alistair Webster QC, Chairman, LDLA. Chair: Baroness Hamwee, Co-chair Home Affairs, Justice & Equalities Committee.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Defending the defenders
Location ACC: Hall 13
Location ACC: Hall 13
Type Panel
Speakers include: Jeremy Browne MP; Tim Farron MP; Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK; Wai Hnin Pwit Thon, Burmese activist.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Is Britain being left behind in Kurdistan and Iraq?
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Location ACC: Hall 4B
Type Panel
Speakers: Jeremy Browne MP, FCO Minister; Lord Wallace, FCO House of Lords; Lord Clement-Jones, APPG Iraqi Kurdistan; Nadhim Zahawi MP, BIS Select Committee; Bayan Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government; Gary Kent, APPG Kurdistan.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Lessons for future campaigning from the 2010 election
15 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 9
Type Featured Panel
With: Hilary Stephenson; Duncan Hames MP; Paul Holmes.
Mark Pack takes the chair to explore the party's general election campaign.
FringeList Partner LibDemVoice
Tags Featured, Refreshments
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Local Authorities leading and driving the Localism Agenda
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 6
Type Panel
This event will focus on how local authorities lead on developing prosperous places and how they are delivering the localism agenda.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Looking to the Future
Location ACC: Hall 7
Location ACC: Hall 7
Type Panel
This is your chance to shape the future of this group as we decide how to implement our recent review. How can the LDDA help to win votes of disabled people? How can the party encourage disabled people to get involved?
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
No Let-Up on Skills
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Location Jurys Inn: Suite 3/4/5
Type Panel
Speakers: Frances O'Grady, Deputy General Secretary, TUC; Andrew Sich, City and Guilds; a leading parliamentarian.
How to ensure a skilled workforce for a prosperous future.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Paying for care
1 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11A
Type Panel
Speakers: Paul Burstow MP, Minster of State for Care Services; Sara McKee, Anchor; Chris Horlick, Partnership. Chair: Mary Riddell, Daily Telegraph.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Playing for a better future
1 Attendees
Location
Jurys Inn: Suite 7
Type Panel
A training session on how to create child-friendly, playable spaces for children, families and whole communities.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Political Reform ... in the dragon's den!
6 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 11C
Type Panel
What should a reformed Parliament look like? How could it change the culture of politics and the people who want to be politicians? Radicals pitch ideas to our expert panel, including Lynne Featherstone MP.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
The future of renewables
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 3B
Type Panel
Opportunities for new renewable energy schemes around the UK. Speakers tbc.
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
1:00 PM
to 2:00 PM
Tolerating the intolerant
2 Attendees
Location
ACC: Hall 4A
Type Panel
Speakers: Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP (tbc); Dr Evan Harris; Maajid Nawaz, Director and Founder, Quilliam Foundation; Gita Sahgal, Women Against Fundamentalism. Chair: Julian Astle, CentreForum.
