Sunday 28th September, 18.00 - 19.00
Hall 10A, ICC
Skills are one of the key building blocks for economic growth and prosperity and a major component in combating social exclusion and achieving greater social mobility.
Monday 29th September, 08.00 - 09.00
Exec Rm 7, ICC
Following on from the March 2007 Freud Report, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published In work, better off, which looked at ways to expand private and voluntary sector provision of employment services.
Monday 29th September, 13.00 - 14.00
Room 110, First Floor, Jury's Inn
Skills are one of the key building blocks for economic growth and prosperity and a major component in combating social exclusion and achieving greater social mobility.
Monday 29th September, 18.00 - 19.00
Andante, Hyatt
Methane emissions from landfill currently make up about 3% of UK greenhouse gas emissions and, although there has been progress toward reducing the amount of rubbish going into landfill in recent years, much more needs to be done if target reduction figures are to be met.
Monday 29th September, 18.00 - 19.00
Room 108, First Floor, Jury's Inn
Over recent years the NHS has received an unprecedented increase in investment. Billions of pounds have been spent to bring UK health spending into line with the rest of Europe.
Monday 29th September, 19.30 - 20.30
Room 110, First Floor, Jury's Inn
Just how far can business help in the fight against global poverty?
The need to tackle global poverty has never been more urgent. The Earth Institute estimates that more than one billion people, one-sixth of the world’s population, lives in extreme poverty.
Tuesday 30th September, 08.00 - 09.00
Executive Room 1, ICC
Immigration has been at the heart of debates in British public policy since the late 1950s, when white indigenous workers rioted against Black West Indian immigrants in Notting Hill.
Tuesday 30th September, 08.00 - 09.00
Executive Room 2, ICC
Productivity is regarded by most economists as one of the key indicators of economic health alongside high and stable levels of employment and growing GDP.
Tuesday 30th September, 13.00 - 14.00
Room 108, First Floor, Jury's Inn
Once again, this year has seen the threat of climate change, and the government’s response to it, making headlines on an almost daily basis with the main political parties competing for coverage of their initiatives.
Tuesday 30th September, 13.00 - 14.00
Room 110, First Floor, Jury's Inn
The government has, in recent years, embarked on a major programme of investment and reform aimed at improving the NHS for patients. Buildings have been enhanced, staff are better paid, clinical standards have been driven up.
Tuesday 30th September, 18.00 - 19.00
Hall 6A, ICC
"The global economy is becoming ever more competitive. Innovation is vital to increasing our competitiveness, improving our economy and our quality of life. It's the way that Britain will stay in front as a leading nation in the 21st century.
Tuesday 30th September, 18.00 - 19.00
Hall 6B, ICC
It has long been acknowledged that the UK faces growing problems in providing for a rapidly aging population.
Tuesday 30th September, 18.00 - 19.00
Room 108, First Floor, Jury's Inn
The UK faces a huge challenge to ensure it has secure and affordable supplies of energy from sources which tackle climate change.
Tuesday 30th September, 18.00 - 19.00
Room 110, First Floor, Jury's Inn
Market-based instruments and tax incentives are the traditional mechanism for influencing behaviour and they remain important policy tools.
Wednesday 1st October, 08:00 - 09:00
Exec Room 1, ICC
Financial decisions, whether or not to get a credit card, buy a house, which provisions to make for retirement, become ever more complex.