SMF at the 2015 Party Conferences
Full details of the SMF's events at the 2015 Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Conservative Party Conferences can be found below.
If you are interested in finding out more about our party conference partnership opportunities get in touch with SMF's Head of Events and Partnerships, Hannah Murphy via hannah@smf.co.uk
Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Only if the price is right? Going beyond the economic case for EU membership
Speakers:
Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP
Baroness Sarah Ludford, EU Spokesperson
Lord William Wallace
John Springford, Centre for European Reform
Chair: Emran Mian, Director, SMF
In partnership with CentreForum
Labour Party Conference
Towards a savings strategy
Speakers:
Alison McGovern MP
John Lawson, Head of Policy, Aviva
Nigel Keohane, Research Director, SMF
Supported by Aviva
Teaching excellence
Speakers:
Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP
Emran Mian, Director, SMF
Supported by University Alliance and Guild HE
Making pensions work better for people: priorities for policy
Speakers:
Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Shadow Pensions Minister
Caroline Rookes, Chief Executive, Money Advice Service
Jamie Jenkins, Head of Pensions Strategy, Standard Life
John Greenwood, Editor, Corporate Adviser
Nigel Keohane, Research Director, SMF
Supported by Standard Life
What works in reducing obesity? Next steps in public health
Speakers:
Andrew Gwynne MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health
Mike Hobday, Director of Policy, British Heart Foundation
Julia Manning, Chief Executive, 2020health
Mary Ann Sieghart, Chair, SMF
Incomes and outcomes: Retirement funding in the new pensions environment
Speakers:
Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Shadow Pensions Minister
Stephen Lowe, Group Communications Director, Just Retirement
Nigel Keohane, Research Director, SMF
Supported by Just Retirement
Savings in the Balance: Pension innovation and the economy
Speakers:
Seema Malhotra MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
John Longworth, Director-General, British Chambers of Commerce
James Quinn, Group Business Editor, The Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Dominic Grinstead, Managing Director, MetLife
Nigel Keohane, Research Director, SMF
Supported by MetLife
Commissioning for innovation: The future of employment services
Speakers:
Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow Employment Minister
Nigel Meager, Director, Institute for Employment Studies
Dean James CBE, Strategic Adviser, Shaw Trust
Nida Broughton, Chief Economist, SMF
John Rentoul, The Independent
Supported by Shaw Trust
Gene Genie: Are the Uses of DNA About to Change Healthcare For Ever?
Speakers:
Chi Onwurah MP
Mark Henderson, The Wellcome Trust
Emran Mian, Director, SMF
UK in a changing Europe: New parliamentarians on British membership of the EU
Speakers:
Ruth Smeeth MP
Louise Haigh MP
Stephen Kinnock MP
Professor Anand Menon, King’s College London
Sonia Sodha, The Observer
Supported by The UK in a Changing Europe (ESRC)
Conservative Party Conference
Teaching excellence
Speakers:
Jo Johnson MP, Minister for Universities and Science
Emran Mian, Director, SMF
Supported by University Alliance and Guild HE
Towards a savings strategy
Speakers:
David Rutley MP, PPS to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
James Ward, Strategy Director, Aviva
Nigel Keohane, Research Director, SMF
Supported by Aviva
Making pensions work better for people: priorities for policy
Mark Garnier MP, Treasury Select Committee
Jamie Jenkins, Head of Pensions Strategy, Standard Life
Sarah Luheshi, Deputy Director, Pensions Policy Institute
Richard Dyson, Personal Finance Editor, The Telegraph
Nigel Keohane, Research Director, SMF
Supported by Standard Life
What works in reducing obesity? Next steps in public health
Speakers:
Maggie Throup MP, Health Select Committee
Christopher Snowden, Columnist, Spectator Health
Chris Askew, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK
Sarah Kershaw, Senior Researcher, 2020health
Nida Broughton, Chief Economist, SMF
The only way is exports: How to make Britain a world leader in trade
Speakers:
Alok Sharma MP
John Holland-Kaye, Chief Executive, Heathrow
Liam Halligan, The Telegraph
David Sleath, Chief Executive, Segro
Mary Ann Sieghart, Chair, SMF
Supported by Heathrow
A switch in time: How consumers get a good deal
Speakers:
John Penrose MP, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury and Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office
Kate Webb, Deputy Policy Director, Shelter
Paul Galligan, Managing Director, Comparethemarket.com
Matthew Oakley, Senior Researcher, SMF
Supported by Comparethemarket.com
Incomes and outcomes: Retirement funding in the new pensions environment
Speakers:
Jeremy Quin MP, Work and Pensions Select Committee
Stephen Lowe, Group Communications Director, Just Retirement
Nigel Keohane, Research Director, SMF
Supported by Just Retirement
UK in a changing Europe: Parliamentarians on British membership of the EU
Speakers:
Flick Drummond MP
Professor Anand Menon, King’s College London
Lucy Thomas, Business for New Europe
Professor Tim Bale, Queen Mary, University of London
Emran Mian, Director, SMF
Supported by The UK in a Changing Europe (ESRC)
Savings in the Balance: Pension innovation and the economy
Speakers:
Chris Philp MP, Treasury Select Committee
Tom McPhail, Head of Pensions Research, Hargreaves Lansdown
Dominic Grinstead, Managing Director, MetLife
Nigel Keohane, Research Director, SMF
Liam Halligan, The Telegraph
Supported by MetLife
Gene Genie: Are the Uses of DNA About to Change Healthcare For Ever?
Speakers:
George Freeman MP, Minister for Life Sciences
Mark Henderson, The Wellcome Trust
Emran Mian, Director, SMF
Renate Samson, Chief Executive, Big Brother Watch
Commissioning for innovation: The future of employment services
Speakers:
Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell
Roy O’Shaughnessy, Chief Executive, Shaw Trust
Nida Broughton, Chief Economist, SMF
John Rentoul, The Independent
Supported by Shaw Trust
SNP Party Conference
Spending Review 2015: Challenges and opportunities for Scotland
Speakers:
Paul Brewer, Government Public Sector Leader, PwC Scotland
John McDermott, Financial Times
Emran Mian, Director, SMF