SMF at the 2016 Party Conferences
Full details of the SMF's events at the 2016 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
Inequality in Education – SMF Commission on Inequality in Education
Speakers:
Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP
Lord Mike Storey CBE
Lucy Nethsingha, Chair, Liberal Democrat Education Policy Working Group
Chair: Emran Mian, Director, SMF
Labour Party Conference
Lifetime learning: a bigger priority now than ever
Speakers:
Gordon Marsden MP, Shadow Minister for Higher & Further Education and Skills
Paul Nowak, Deputy General Secretary, TUC
Peter Horrocks CBE, Vice-Chancellor, The Open University
Jill Westerman CBE, Principal at Northern College
Chair: Emran Mian, Director, SMF
Supported by The Open University
Inequality in Education - SMF Commission on Inequality in Education
Speakers:
Lucy Powell MP
Stephen Kinnock MP
Professor Mel Ainscow, Professor of Education and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, University of Manchester
Chair: Sonia Sodha, Chief Lead Writer, The Observer
Conservative Party Conference
The UK’s industrial strategy: In conversation with the PM’s Policy Board chairman George Freeman MP
Speaker: George Freeman MP
Chair: Liam Halligan, Daily Telegraph
How to develop and deliver educational opportunities for all
Speakers:
Dominic Raab MP
Peter Horrocks CBE, Vice-Chancellor, The Open University
Baroness Philippa Stroud, Chief Executive, Centre for Social Justice
Chair: Emran Mian, Director, SMF
Supported by The Open University
Markets for the masses – making the most of consumer data
Speakers:
Jeremy Quin MP
Romilly Dennys, Executive Director, Coalition for a Digital Economy
Jan Smith, External Affairs Director, Callcredit
Sir Brian Pomeroy OBE
Chair: Nida Broughton, Chief Economist, Social Market Foundation
Supported by Callcredit
Inequality in Education – SMF Commission for Inequality in Education
Speakers:
Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP
Dr Rebecca Allen, Director, Education Datalab
Jon Coles, Group Chief Executive, United Learning
James Westhead, Director of External Relations, TeachFirst
Chair: Suella Fernandes MP
Dead centre? The Conservative party and the post-referendum political landscape
Speakers:
Professor Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary
Matthew Parris, Columnist, The Times
Adam Drummond, Research Manager, Opinium
Chair: Mary Ann Sieghart, Chair, SMF
In partnership with Opinium
Dinner Discussion: Universities after the referendum
Supported by GuildHE and University Alliance
SNP Party Conference
Investing in Scotland’s young people: creating the workforce of tomorrow
Speakers:
Jamie Hepburn MSP
Martin Brookes, CEO, Tomorrow’s People
Louise Macdonald OBE, Chief Executive, Young Scot
Sandy Begbie, Chief People Officer, Standard Life
Chair: Emran Mian, Director, SMF
Supported by Standard Life
When the Going Gets Tough: How financial services firms can support customers through life changing circumstances
Speakers:
George Kerevan MP
Mandy Griffin, Head of Customer Experience Delivery, Nationwide
Joanna Elson OBE, Chief Executive, Money Advice Trust
Supported by Nationwide Building Society and the Money Advice Trust
