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Oct 4, 2024 • 1h
AI in the public sector: How can government achieve the greatest impact?
This event was held at the 2024 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
Speakers:
Kate Bell, Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Alwin Magimay, Global Head of AI at PA Consulting
Gaia Marcus, Director of the Ada Lovelace Institute
Gordon McKee MP, Member of Parliament for Glasgow South
This event was chaired by Dr Matthew Gill, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with PA Consulting.

Oct 4, 2024 • 58min
After the pandemic: How can confidence in public procurement be restored?
This event was held at the 2024 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
Speakers:
Katy Balls, Deputy Political Editor at The Spectator
Daniel Bruce, Chief Executive of Transparency International UK
Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
Joe Powell MP, Chair of APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax and Member of Parliament for Kensington and Bayswater
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Transparency International UK.

Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 4min
How can the Conservatives build on the last government's unsung industrial strategy?
This event was held at the Conservative Party Conference 2024 in Birmingham.
Speakers:
Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Professor Nigel Brandon OBE, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Professor of Sustainable Development in Energy at Imperial College London
Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
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 in partnership with Imperial College London.

Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 2min
What is the Conservative vision for devolution across England?
This event was held at the Conservative Party Conference 2024 in Birmingham.
Speakers:
Councillor Anne Handley, Leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Professor Richard Jones, Vice-President for Regional Innovation and Civic Engagement at The University of Manchester
Councillor Tim Oliver OBE, Leader of Surrey County Council and Chairman of the County Councils Network
Laura Shoaf, Chief Executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority
This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Policy@Manchester.

Oct 3, 2024 • 59min
How would a Conservative government reduce demand for public services?
This event was held at the Conservative Party Conference 2024 in Birmingham.
Speakers:
Steve Brine, former Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee
Polly Curtis, Chief Executive of Demos
Stuart Hoddinott, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Shadow Minister for Health
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government.

Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 2min
Improving public service productivity: Can we have better services for less money?
This event was held at the Conservative Party Conference 2024 in Birmingham.
Speakers:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe, former Cabinet Office and Treasury minister
Dan Butler, Head of Government Affairs at Google Cloud UK
Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
Professor Mark Thompson, Professor of Digital Economy at the University of Exeter
This event was chaired by Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Google Cloud UK and the University of Exeter.

Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 4min
How can the Conservative Party learn from its failures to deliver in government?
This event was held at the Conservative Party Conference 2024 in Birmingham.
Speakers:
Rt Hon Damian Green, former First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
Joe Twyman, Co-Founder and Director of Deltapoll
Henry Newman, former Special Adviser at No10 and the Cabinet Office
This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government.

Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 2min
Leading from the centre: How can prime ministers better deliver long-term policy objectives?
This event was held at the Conservative Party Conference 2024 in Birmingham.
Speakers:
Rt Hon John Glen MP, Shadow Paymaster General
The Lord Norton of Louth, Conservative Peer and Professor of Government at the University of Hull
Kartina Tahir Thomson, President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

Oct 3, 2024 • 59min
What next for the Conservative Party's approach to energy and net zero?
This event was held at the 2024 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
Speakers:
Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Sam Hall, Director of the Conservative Environment Network
Rosa Hodgkin, Researcher at the Institute for Government
Professor Karl Whittle, Professor of Zero Carbon and Nuclear Energy at the University of Liverpool
This event was chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, University of Liverpool.

Sep 30, 2024 • 1h 1min
How can the Labour government achieve its clean power aims and accelerate to net zero?
This event was held at the 2024 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
Speakers:
Mete Coban MBE, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy at Greater London Authority
Clem Cowton, Director of External Affairs at Octopus Energy
Ed Cox, Executive Director for Strategy, Economy & Net Zero at West Midlands Combined Authority
Rosa Hodgkin, Researcher at the Institute for Government
Professor Karl Whittle, Professor of Zero Carbon and Nuclear Energy at the University of Liverpool
This event was chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, University of Liverpool.