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Oct 5, 2023 • 1h
How can the centre of government deliver Rishi Sunak’s priorities?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Anita Boateng, former Special Adviser and Partner at Portland Communications
Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
Ben Warner, former Chief Adviser on Digital and Data to the Prime Minister
This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government.

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 4min
How can the government help build strong local institutions to deliver levelling up?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
Jack Brereton MP, Member of the Transport Select Committee
Cllr Abi Brown, Conservative Councillor for the Meir Park ward and former leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
Andy Westwood, Professor of Government Practice and Vice Dean of Humanities at The University of Manchester
This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was kindly supported by Policy@Manchester.

Oct 5, 2023 • 59min
How can the government make progress on levelling up before the next election?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
Cllr Ben Bradley MP, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council and Member of Parliament for Mansfield
Dr Fiona Aldridge, Head of Insight - Economic Delivery, Skills and Communities at the West Midlands Combined Authority
Dr Victoria Hutchinson, Environment Practice Director at AtkinsRéalis
Margot James, Executive Chair of Warwick Manufacturing Group and former Minister for Digital, Telecoms and the Creative Industries
Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government
This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was kindly supported by AtkinsRéalis.

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 5min
How can government’s obesity policy boost the UK's health and economy?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
Jo Gideon MP, Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central
John Maingay, Director of Policy and Influencing at the British Heart Foundation
Sophie Metcalfe, Researcher at the Institute for Government
Dr Alison E Tedstone, Independent Adviser and former Chief Nutritionist at Public Health England/UK Health Security Agency
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government.
This event was kindly supported by the Obesity Health Alliance, The Food Foundation, and Sustain.

Oct 5, 2023 • 59min
How should a future UK energy system be governed?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
Dr Tony Ballance, Chief Strategy & Regulation Officer at Cadent Gas
Josh Buckland, Partner at Flint Global
Colm Murphy, Head of Transformation at National Grid ESO
Dhara Vyas, Deputy Chief Executive at Energy UK
This event was chaired by Olly Bartrum, Senior Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was kindly supported by Cadent Gas.

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h
What can the government do to improve hospital performance?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
Lord Bethell, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
at the (Department of Health and Social Care
Dr Layla McCay, Director of Policy at the NHS Confederation
Rachel Wolf, Founding Partner at Public First
This event was chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 6min
How can regulators promote growth and protect the public?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
George Freeman MP, Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
James Wild MP, Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk
Anna Bradley, Chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority
Phoebe Clay, Co-Director of Unchecked UK
Antony Walker, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of techUK
This event was chaired by Dr Matthew Gill, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was kindly supported by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 3min
What does government need to do to ensure effective delivery of net zero?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham, Member of the House of Lords and former Minister of State for Trade and Investment and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Virginia Crosbie MP, Member of Parliament for Ynys Môn
Professor Adam Boddison OBE, Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Project Management
Alastair Evans, Director of Corporate and Government Affairs of Rolls-Royce SMR
This event was chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
This event was kindly supported by the Association for Project Management.

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 7min
How can science and innovation support an ambitious plan for economic growth?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
George Freeman MP, Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Katherine Bennett, Chief Executive Officer at the High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Professor Nigel Brandon, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London
Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
This event was chaired by Dr Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was kindly supported by Imperial College London.

Oct 5, 2023 • 56min
AI: governing the ungovernable?
This event was part of the IfG's Conservative Party Conference 2023 fringe programme.
Speakers:
Paul Scully MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Dr Andrew Rogoyski, Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence at the University of Surrey
Hetan Shah, Chief Executive of the British Academy
Anna Thomas, Co-Founder and Founding Director of the Institute for the Future of Work
This event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Associate at the Institute for Government.
This event was kindly supported by the Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence at the University of Surrey.