The Labour Party are back in Brighton from Saturday 21 September to Wednesday 25 September 2019! The Conference venue is the Brighton Centre, and the Conference hotel is the Hilton Brighton Metropole.
The Aviation Interview - Can aviation achieve a net zero carbon future?
22nd September 2019
12:45 - 14:00
Osborne Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Speakers
Luke Pollard MP, Shadow Minister for Fishing, Flooding and Water and Vice Chair, General Aviation APPG
Daniel Zeichner MP, Member, Transport Select Committee and Vice Chair, Climate Change APPG
Chair
Kevin Schofield, Editor, PoliticsHome
The Rail Interview
22nd September 2019
17:30 - 18:45
Osborne Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Supported by ABB, Angel Trains, Atkins, Porterbrook, Siemens and VolkerWessels
Speaker
Andy McDonald MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Chair
Gwyn Topham, Transport Correspondent, The Guardian
Delivering London Councils Pledges - Civic radicalism in practice
23rd September 2019
08:30 - 09:45
Osborne Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Speakers
Helen Hayes MP, Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood
Cllr Nesil Caliskan, Leader, Enfield Council
Cllr Clare Coghill, Executive Member for Business, Europe and Good Growth, London Councils & Leader of Waltham Forest Council
Mayor Phil Glanville, Digital Champion, London Councils & Mayor of Hackney Council
Cllr Georgia Gould, Deputy Chair, London Councils
Lord Kerslake, Former Head of the Civil Service
Chair
Cllr Peter John OBE, Leader, London Borough of Southwark & Chair, London Councils
Busting the Myths Around Renewables
23rd September 2019
12:45 - 14:00
Osborne Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Speakers
Anna McMorrin MP, Vice-Chair, Climate Change APPG
Chris Hulatt, Founder, Octopus
Rebecca Williams, Head of Policy, RenewableUK
Chair
Jess Shankleman, Political Correspondent, Bloomberg
A New Partnership Railway – Could devolving more decisions on rail mean better results for passengers?
23rd September 2019
12:45 - 14:00
Buckingham Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Speakers
Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Shadow Minister for Digital Economy
Cllr Tom Copley AM, Member, London Assembly and Councillor, Lewisham London Borough Council
Darren Caplan, Chief Executive, Railway Industry Association
Sharon Hedges, Franchise Programme Manager, Transport Focus
Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group
Chair
Robert Nisbet, Director - Nations and Regions, Rail Delivery Group
Prosperity Shared: Delivering a new partnership between politicians, unions and business
23rd September 2019
17:15 - 18:45
Buckingham Room, Hilton Brighton Metroplole
Speakers
Peter Dowd MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Frances O'Grady, General Secretary, Trade Union Congress
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Director General, CBI
Tim Hames, Director General, BVCA
Chair
Michael Savage, Policy Editor, Observer
Can a Smart Energy System Help to Tackle the Climate Crisis?
23rd September 2019
17:30 - 18:45
Osborne Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Speakers
Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change
Polly Billington, Director, UK100 and Executive Member, SERA
Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive, Smart Energy GB
Fanny Calder, Director of Campaigns and Public Affairs, WWF
Chair
Sebastian Whale, Political Editor, The House magazine
PoliticsHome Quiz: Party conference edition!
23rd September 2019
19:45 - 21:00
Osborne Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Join us for drinks and fun as MPs go head to head with lobby journalists in the PoliticsHome Quiz: Party Conference edition!
Upskill, Reskill, Future Skill: The next generation challenge for financial services
24th September 2019
12:45 - 14:00
Osborne Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Speakers
Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Financial Secretary
Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
Professor Andy Westwood, University of Manchester
Chair
Simon Thompson, Chief Executive, Chartered Banker Institute
Engineering Solutions for a Decarbonised World
24th September 2019
17:30 - 18:45
Osborne Room, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Speakers
Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy
Margaret Wood MBE, Founder and Chairman, ICW UK and Member, IET Manufacturing Panel
Matthew Knight, Head of Business Development, Siemens plc and Member, IET Energy Panel
Chair
Sebastian Whale, Political Editor, The House magazine
