Sunday 3 October 2010

Birmingham Conference & I

Conservative Party Conference 2010 -
Events planner for: La Chateau Euro
Sunday 3 October

18.00 ConservativeHome and the Canary Wharf Group
The ICC : Hall 1   -   Rally For Boris
Speakers : Boris Johnson, Mayor of London

Refreshments available
19.30 CER, BNE & Open Europe
The ICC : Hall 8A  -  Is The Channel Wider Than The Atlantic?

Speakers : Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist - Financial Times (Chair); Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister; John Bruton, Former Irish Prime Minister; Vicky Ford MEP, Member, East of England - European Parliament; Daniel Hannan MEP, Member, South East Region - European Parliament
Refreshments available
19.30 Social Market Foundation 
Hyatt Regency : Soprano  -  Whose recovery is it anyway? Public vs private sector jobs

Speakers : Ian Mulheirn, Director - Social Market Foundation (Chair); Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury; Oliver Letwin MP, Minister of State, Cabinet Office; Brendan Barber, General Secretary - TUC
Refreshments available

21.30 European Commission Rep in the UK
The ICC : Hall 7  -  European Commission in the UK - Reception
Speakers : Jonathan Scheele, Head of Representation - European Commission Rep in the UK
Refreshments available



Monday 4 October


08.00 British Chambers of Commerce


Royal Bank of Scotland (St Philips Pl) :
From Finance To Guidance: What can the new government do to support business growth?


Speakers : David Frost, Director General - British Chambers of Commerce (Chair); Senior Director, Royal Bank of Scotland ; Conservative Party Spokesperson

Refreshments available


08.00 Lansons Communications


The ICC : Marquee 6
Beyond The Crisis: How can the banking and financial services industry rebuild its reputation?


Speakers : Tony Langham, Chief Executive - Lansons Communications (Chair); Conservative Party Spokesperson


Refreshments available




08.30 Global Strategy Forum


The ICC : Hall 10A
Farewell To Drift: A new foreign policy for a network world


Speakers : Michael Ancram, Former Shadow Foreign Secretary; Peter Oborne, Journalist


Refreshments available




12.30 British Chambers of Commerce


GVA Grimley (3 Brindleyplace) :
The Business Debate: Spending cuts and policy changes. Will the Government's programme secure economic recovery?


Speakers : Iain Dale, Political commentator and leading UK blogger (Chair); Senior Conservative Party Spokesperson; Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Shadow Financial Secretary and Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills; Will Butler-Adams, Managing Director - Brompton Bikes; David Frost, Director General - British Chambers of Commerce


Refreshments available




12.30 Finance & Leasing Association


Copthorne Hotel (Paradise Pl) : Jubilee Suite
What Next For Personal Debt?

Speakers : Stephen Sklaroff, Director General - Finance & Leasing Association (Chair); Andrew Tyrie MP (invited), Chairman - Treasury Committee; Delroy Corinaldi, Director of External Affairs - Consumer Credit Counselling Service


Refreshments available




14.30 Bruges Group


The Birmingham & Midland Institute (Margaret Street) : Lyttelton Lecture Theatre
Why The Election Pledges Must Be Delivered


Speakers : Cllr Robert Oulds, Director - Bruges Group (Chair); Roger Helmer MEP, East Midlands; Melanie Phillips, Columnist - Daily Mail


(Cash Bar)


17.45 Conservative Way Forward


The ICC : Marquee 6
Strategic Defence And Security Review: Britain's role in the world


Speakers : Don Porter CBE, Honorary Chairman - Conservative Way Forward (Chair); Bernard Jenkin MP, Harwich and North Essex


(Cash Bar)




18.00 CER & BNE - sponsored by Clifford Chance LLP


Copthorne Hotel (Paradise Pl) : Kohinoor Suite
Europe's Crisis: What role for Britain?


Speakers : Roland Rudd, Chairman - Business for New Europe (Chair); Pierre Lellouche, French Europe Minister; Malcolm Harbour MEP, West Midlands; Stuart Popham, Senior Partner - Clifford Chance LLP; Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC MP, Kensington


Refreshments available




19.00 Lansons Public Affairs & Regulatory Consulting


Nuvo (Brindleyplace) :
The Financial Services Reception

Speakers : Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury


Refreshments available






Tuesday 5 October


09.00 Open Europe


The ICC : Hall 11A
Change In Direction Or More Of The Same: EU policy under the coalition Government

Speakers : Mats Persson, Director - Open Europe (Chair); Bronwen Maddox, Chief Foreign Commentator - The Times; Dominic Raab, MP for Esher and Walton ; Fraser Nelson, Political Editor - Spectator


Refreshments available






11.45 The TaxPayers' Alliance


The Freedom Zone, Austin Court : Kingston Theatre
Britain's Relationship with the EU under the Coalition

Speakers : Dr Lee Rotherham - TaxPayers' Alliance (Chair); Dan Hannan MEP; Bill Cash MP, Stone; Douglas Carswell MP; Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Daventry


17.30 Conservative Friends of Israel


The ICC : Hall 9
CFI Annual Conference Delegates Reception 2010


Speakers : Alistair Burt MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Foreign & Commonwealth Office; H.E. Ambassador Ron Prosor, Embassy of Israel to the UK


Refreshments available

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