Localis at the 2016 party conferences
Join us at this year’s party conferences where we will be hosting the following events:
Labour Party Conference, Liverpool
Roundtable | On the house: can public-private partnerships offer something for nothing?
08:30-09:30 Tuesday 27th September
In association with Willmott Dixon
Private roundtable event to consider the role that public-private partnerships could play in solving England’s housing crisis.
Conservative Party Conference, Birmingham
Fringe | Do we need a ‘National Child Protection Service’?
10:00-11:30 Monday 3rd October 2016
Room 106, Jurys Inn Birmingham (245 Broad St, Birmingham, B1 2HQ)
Speakers:
- Neil Carmichael, Chair of the Education Select Committee
- Mark Rogers, Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council
- Patrick Butler, Social Policy Editor of the Guardian (invited)
- Helen Bailey, Chief Executive of iMPOWER
Fringe | A tale of two Brexits: London vs the Northern Powerhouse
13:00-14:00 Monday 3rd October 2016
Room 106, Jurys Inn Birmingham (245 Broad St, Birmingham, B1 2HQ)
In association with the Victoria Business Improvement District
Speakers:
- Paul Scully, MP for Sutton and Cheam
- Jane Dudman, Editor of Guardian Public Leaders and Guardian Housing
- Cllr Sean Anstee, Leader of Trafford Council
- Geoff Tily, Senior Economist at the British Trade Union Congress
- Ruth Duston, Chief Executive of Victoria Business Improvement District
Fringe | Are the Conservatives still the party of localism?
15:00-16:30 Monday 3rd October 2016
Room 106, Jurys Inn Birmingham (245 Broad St, Birmingham, B1 2HQ)
Speakers:
- Tony Travers, Director of LSE London
- Rafael Behr, Political Columnist for the Guardian
- Cllr Paul Carter, Leader of Kent County Council
Roundtable | Can estate regeneration help to solve England’s housing crisis?
08:30-09:30 Tuesday 4th October
In association with Willmott Dixon
Private roundtable event to consider the role that estate regeneration could play in solving England’s housing crisis.