This event is part of the Institute for Government's Labour Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers:

Chris Ward MP, Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office
Kelly Beaver MBE, Chief Executive of Ipsos, UK and Ireland
Conrad Thompson, Public Sector Lead for Innovation at PA Consulting
Moira Wallace, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government 

This event was chaired by Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

This event was held in partnership with PA Consulting. 

How can government use leadership and innovation to deliver for the public?

This event is part of the Institute for Government's Labour Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers: 

Katherine Fairclough, Chief Executive of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, Leader of Council & Corporate Portfolio Holder at City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Sue Jarvis, Co-Director at Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place
Dr Henry Kippin, Chief Executive of North East Combined Authority

This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

This event was held in partnership with the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place at the University of Liverpool and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

How should the government successfully implement and enhance devolution across the North of England?

This event is part of the Institute for Government's Labour Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers: 

Tim Leunig, Chief Econonist at Nesta
Dave Penman, General Secretary at the FDA
Dr Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government
Paul Whiteman, General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers

This event was chaired by Ben Paxton, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

This event was held in partnership with the FDA. 

Should public sector pay and pensions be reformed?

This event is part of the Institute for Government's Labour Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers: 

Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Ministry of Justice
Deputy Mayor Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities, Greater Manchester
Clare Moody, Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset
Cassia Rowland, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
Fiona Rutherford, Chief Executive of JUSTICE

This event was chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

This event was held in partnership with JUSTICE. 

How can the government rebuild the criminal justice system?

This event is part of the Institute for Government's Conservative Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers:

David Simmonds MP, Shadow Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Dr Tom Arnold, Research Associate at the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place
Cllr Abi Brown OBE, Deputy Leader of the Local Government Association Conservative Group
Helen Gbormittah, Regional Director, North West at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

This event was held in partnership with the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place at the University of Liverpool.

How should devolution across the North of England be successfully implemented and enhanced?

This event is part of the Institute for Government's Conservative Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers:

Richard Fuller MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute for Government
Ryan Shorthouse, Executive Chair at Bright Blue
Trinh Tu, Managing Director, Public Affairs at Ipsos UK

This event was chaired by Dr Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.



What is the Conservative route to fiscal sustainability?

This event is part of the Institute for Government's Conservative Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers:

Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Caroline Elsom, Head of Reshaping The State at Onward
Eve Norridge, Head of Research at Onward
Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government
This event will be chaired by Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

This event was held in partnership with Onward.
 

How should governments rewire the state to get things done?

This event is part of the Institute for Government's Conservative Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers:

Baroness Barran MBE, Shadow Minister for Education
Dr Kieran Mullan MP, Shadow Minister for Justice
Cllr Abi Brown OBE, Deputy Leader of the Local Government Association Conservative Group

This event was chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.


How should the Conservative Party rethink its vision for public services?

This event is part of the Institute for Government's Conservative Party Conference 2025 fringe programme.

Speakers:

Mayor Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Professor Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester
Cllr Louise McKinlay, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity at Essex County Council

This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.


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