Future of Britain at Party Conferences

We showcased our changemaking vision at this year’s Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour party conferences. Learn more about the ideas we shared below.

Liberal Democrat Party Conference

A New Parliament – New Opportunities?

16 SEPTEMBER, 11:30-12:30 BST

Meeting Room 1D, Brighton Centre

Chair: Sam Sharps, TBI executive director of policy

Speakers: Monica Harding, MP for Esher and Walton; Stephen Bush, Financial Times

Labour Party Conference

Ukraine – What Next? A Discussion with the Foreign Secretary

22 SEPTEMBER, 10:00-11:00 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Chair: Ben Macon-Cooney, TBI chief policy strategist

Speakers: David Lammy MP, foreign secretary; General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine ambassador to the UK; Jade McGlynn, author and research fellow at the department of war studies, King’s College London

A New Parliament – New Opportunities?

22 SEPTEMBER, 13:00-13:45 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Chair: Sam Sharps, TBI executive director of policy

Speakers: Gordon McKee, MP for Glasgow South; Uma Kumaran, MP for Stratford and Bow; Henry Tufnell, MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Net Zero Needs a New Politics and New Approach - How Do We Get There?

22 SEPTEMBER, 14:00-14:45 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Chair: Tone Langengen, TBI senior policy advisor for climate & energy

Speakers: Sarah Jones MP, minister for energy security and net zero, and minister for business and trade; Damien Zachlod, managing director, EnBW UK; Tim Morris, head of corporate communications, Associated British Ports

Turning a British Wave Into a Global Tide - the Future of Global Progressive Politics

22 SEPTEMBER, 15:00-15:45 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Chair: Joni Smith, TBI director of global politics

Speakers: Ellie Reeves MP, minister without portfolio (cabinet office) and party chair of the Labour party; Lindsay Lewis, executive director, Progressive Policy Institute; Chris Hipkins, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party

The Future of AI Regulation in the UK

23 SEPTEMBER, 10:00-10:45 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Chair: Jakob Mökander, TBI director of science & technology policy

Speakers: Feryal Clark MP, parliamentary undersecretary of state, department for science, innovation and technology; Helen Margetts, director of public policy programme at The Alan Turing Institute, and professor of society and the internet at the University of Oxford; Jack Clark, co-founder, Anthropic

Fit for the Future: Health Care for the 21st Century

23 SEPTEMBER, 12:00-12:45 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Chair: Charlotte Refsum, TBI director of health policy

Speakers: Andrew Gwynne MP, parliamentary undersecretary, department of health and social care; Iain Hennessey, Clinical Director of Innovation, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital; Russell Abberley, acting president, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Future of Education: How Will AI Transform Education

24 SEPTEMBER, 10:00–10:45 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Chair: Sam Sharps, TBI executive director of policy

Speakers: Jacqui Smith, minister of state, minister for skills, department for education; Michael Lynas, UK country director, Duolingo

How Do We Fuel Economic Growth in the 21st Century?

24 SEPTEMBER, 11:00–11:45 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Chair: Chair: Sam Sharps, TBI executive director, policy

Speakers: Darren Jones MP, chief secretary to the treasury; Kerry McLean, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Intuit; Katie O'Donovan, director of government affairs and public policy, Google

Reaction to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Speech

24 SEPTEMBER, 17:00–17:45 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Host: Ryan Wain, TBI executive director of politics

Commentary: Eleni Courea, political correspondent, The Guardian; Tom Baldwin, journalist and former senior adviser to the Labour party; Scarlett Maguire, director, J.L. Partners; Phil Collins, founder and writer-in-chief, The Draft

Wes Streeting and Peter Kyle in Conversation: Is Technology the Key to Deliver Mission-led Government?

24 SEPTEMBER, 18:00–19:00 BST

Auditorium 1B, ACC Liverpool

Host: Liz Bates, political correspondent, Sky News

Speakers: Wes Streeting MP, secretary of state for health and social care; Peter Kyle MP, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology

Conservative Party Conference

Funding Our Future: How Do We Fuel Economic Growth in the 21st Century?

29 SEPTEMBER, 13:30–14:15 BST

Churchill Theatre, Birmingham ICC

Chair: Sam Sharps, TBI executive director of policy

Speakers: Andrew Bowie MP, shadow minister for veterans, and shadow minister for energy security and net zero; Kamal Ahmed, presenter of The Daily T, and director of audio, The Daily Telegraph

Reclaiming the Centre

29 SEPTEMBER, 16:00–16:45 BST

Allegro, Hyatt Regency, Birmingham

Chair: Joni Smith, TBI director of global politics

Speakers: Daniel Finkelstein, member of the House of Lords; Scarlett Maguire, director, J.L. Partners

Net Zero Needs a New Politics - How Do We Get There?

30 SEPTEMBER, 18:30–19:15 BST

Thatcher Theatre, Birmingham ICC

Chair: Duncan Robinson, Bagehot columnist and political editor, The Economist

Speakers: Claire Coutinho MP, shadow secretary of state for energy security and net zero; Tone Langengen, TBI senior policy advisor for climate & energy; Ned Hammond, head of energy and environment, Onward

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