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TBI at Party Conferences 2026

At this year’s UK party conferences, the Tony Blair Institute will convene political leaders, expert thinkers and innovators to explore the ideas at the heart of Resurgent Britain – our agenda for Britain’s renewal.

End decline. Harness the future. Transform Britain.

Through a series of events and discussions, we’ll examine the biggest questions facing Britain and the bold, practical reforms needed to deliver national renewal in an era of rapid technological and geopolitical change.

We’ll continue to update the agenda ahead of our events, so keep checking back for the latest.

Liberal Democrat Party Conference

Beyond Brexit – A New Relationship With a New Europe

A decade after the Brexit referendum, Britain and Europe face a new set of security, economic and technological challenges. As Europe seeks to strengthen its competitiveness, security and global influence, this session asks what opportunities exist for deeper UK-EU cooperation – and what a relationship fit for the challenges of the 2030s would look like.

Who Owns the Future? Liberalism and AI in an Age of Disruption

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the economy, public services and daily life. While public debate focuses on risks, disruption and regulation, how can AI advance the goals the Liberal Democrats have championed for generations – greater opportunity, stronger public services, empowered citizens and a more dynamic economy? And what does a distinctly Liberal Democrat approach to the AI revolution look like?

Labour Party conference

The Impossible Job

The prime minister faces a daunting inheritance: weak growth, strained public services and limited fiscal room. This panel explores the difficult choices ahead, testing the trade-offs, constraints and priorities that will shape the government’s agenda, while also asking what it will take to deliver lasting change and prove Britain is still governable.

Animal Spirits

Britain’s strongest periods of prosperity have been driven by ambitious businesses, backed by an enabling state. This panel brings together business leaders, experts and government to explore where optimism is emerging, and what it will take to unlock greater risk-taking, innovation and investment – turning renewed momentum into sustained economic growth.

Innovation Nation

Britain has an opportunity to build global leadership in the technologies in which it has the greatest strengths. In an interdependent world, success will depend on choosing where to build, where to partner and where the UK can create genuine advantage. This session brings together leaders across Britain’s innovation ecosystem to ask: where should Britain place its bets to build lasting global advantage?

Conservative Party Conference

Levelling Up 2.0?

Levelling up promised to spread opportunity, investment and good jobs across the UK. Today, the government is pursuing devolution as a route to stronger regional growth. This panel asks whether giving places more power can create better jobs, attract investment and support reindustrialisation – and what else is needed to make it work.

Who Builds the State of the Future?

Technology offers governments the opportunity to deliver better, faster public services and transform how the state works. But much of this technology is developed and controlled overseas. How should governments balance using the best technology available with building their own capabilities and retaining control over the systems they depend on?

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