Policy Exchange at the 2015

Conservative Party Conference

Schedule subject to change. Please visit www.policyexchange.org.uk for regular updates. To keep in touch please email events@policyexchange.org.uk

MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER

Government 3.0: Do we need a new business model for government?

Me.gov: Just how smart do we want government to be with our personal data?
Speakers: Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (invited),
further speakers to be confirmed
09.00 10.00 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Policy Exchange and Queen Mary University of London;

Party members in the 21st Century who they are, what they think, and what they do

Speakers: The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP (invited), further speakers to be confirmed

08.30 09.30 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Chair: James Frayne, Policy Exchange

Speakers: Professor Tim Bale, Queen Mary University of London, Chloe Smith MP, Richard Harrington MP,
Matthew DAncona, Political columnist and author
10.30 | Policy Exchange Marquee in the secure zone

Money off for good behaviour: Can behavioural nudges

and new technology reduce household energy bills?

Man vs Machine? What is the future of work and productivity in the UK?

Whats the fuel for the Northern Powerhouse?

Lifelong learning and training: Turning rhetoric into reality

Brains before brawn: Should cities have to be smart before they are given more powers?

Are we nearly there yet? Wheres the UK heading with driverless cars?

Chair: Richard Howard, Policy Exchange

Speakers: Lord Bourne (invited), Andrew Keating, Baxi, further speakers to be confirmed
10.00 11.00 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Speakers: Rt Hon. Lord Heseltine (invited), further speakers to be confirmed

10.00 11.00 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Speakers: Lord ONeill, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (invited), further speakers to be confirmed
11.30 12.30 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

The Just About Managing Classes: Appealing to the Countrys Squeezed Middle
Chair: James Frayne, Policy Exchange
Speakers: Fraser Nelson, The Spectator, further speakers to be confirmed
12.30 | Policy Exchange Marquee in the secure zone

Green and Affordable: The future of UK energy policy

Chair: Richard Howard, Policy Exchange

Speakers: Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister of State Department of Energy and Climate Change (invited),
Dave Young, British Gas, James Heappey MP, further speakers to be confirmed
13.00 14.00 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Computer says yes! What are the opportunities and threats of going digital?
Speakers: Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (invited),
Matt Warman MP, Nick Williams, Lloyds Banking Group, Steve Hughes, Policy Exchange
13.00 14.00 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Rebooting PCs: Innovating policing for 21st century Britain

Speakers: Alan Powell, Northgate Public Services, further speakers to be confirmed

15.00 16.00 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Speakers: Jo Johnson MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science (invited),
Brian Holliday, Siemens Digital Factory, Steve Hughes, Policy Exchange, further speakers to be confirmed
10.30 11.30 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Speakers: Nick Boles MP, Minister of State for Skills, Peter Horrocks, Open University,
Jonathan Simons, Policy Exchange, further speakers to be confirmed
10.30 11.30 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Speakers: Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport (invited),
further speakers to be confirmed
12.00 13.00 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Energy Productivity: Making energy work for business

Chair: Richard Howard, Policy Exchange

Speakers: Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP, Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise (invited),
Wilfred Petrie, Cofely GDf Suez, Tim Rotheray, Association for Decentralised Energy, further speakers to be confirmed
13.30 14.30 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Metro economies: How can cities exploit devolution to boost growth?

Speakers: Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (invited),
Kru Desai, KPMG, Steve Hughes, Policy Exchange
13.30 14.30 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Energy Policy Dragons Den: Putting consumers back at the heart of energy policy
Chair: Richard Howard, Policy Exchange
Speakers: Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change,
Jenny Saunders, NEA, Sara Vaughan, E.On, further speakers to be confirmed
15.30 16.30 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Can building better homes unlock more homes?

Is technology the cause of, or solution to, the UKs productivity problem?

Speakers: Speakers to be confirmed

15.30 16.30 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Adapt or die: Will FinTech force financial markets to work for the many?

Speakers: Chris Skidmore MP (invited), Carl Lygo, BPP University, Jonathan Simons, Policy Exchange,
further speakers to be confirmed
17.00 18.00 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Speakers: Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (invited),
further speakers to be confirmed
15.00 16.00 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Speakers: Harriet Baldwin MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury (invited), Jesse Norman MP, (invited),
Taavet Hinrikus, TransferWise, Steve Hughes, Policy Exchange, further speakers to be confirmed
16.30 17.30 | Chetham Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

Start of a new term: What should the Conservatives education priorities be?
Speakers: The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Secretary of State for Education, Allan Foulds, ASCL,
Jonathan Simons, Policy Exchange, Fiona Millar, education writer and journalist
16.30 17.30 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER

Growth: Opportunities and threats to the UKseconomic recovery?

Speakers: Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP, Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise (invited),
David Sproul, Deloitte, Steve Hughes, Policy Exchange, further speakers to be confirmed
09.00 10.00 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

The War for Talent: Universities and Britains place in the world

The Great Business shake-up: How to disrupt markets and get a fairer deal for consumers

Chair: Steve Hughes, Policy Exchange

Speakers: Matt Hancock MP (invited), Iain Wood, TalkTalk, Anthony Thompson, TSB,
Richard Lloyd, Which?, Natasha Hobday, First Utility
17.00 18.00 | Rylands Suite, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX

The Policy Exchange Diverse Debate: How do the Conservatives become even more diverse?
Chair: Kulveer Ranger, Policy Exchange
Speakers: James Cleverly MP, Baroness Verma, Resham Kotecha, Sol Campbell, further speakers to be confirmed
17.00 | Policy Exchange Marquee in the secure zone

Policy Exchanges Big Interview with a special guest

Speakers to be confirmed
PM | Policy Exchange Marquee in the secure zone