Conservative Party Conference 2020

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Register for a pass to attend

All attendees must register for a conference pass. From there you will receive login details from the Conservative Party regarding access to events on the virtual platform. You can choose a party member, observer, or guest pass to attend the conference. The party member and observer passes are free, and the guest passes cost £100. If you would like more information about our events at Conservative Party Conference 2020, please get in touch with our Communications Officer Joseph Silke.

 

Event location

All of our events are taking place in the Bright Blue designated space inside the virtual Conservative Party Conference secure zone.

 

Not registered? Watch on Youtube

Don’t have a pass to attend the Party Conference? Don’t worry, you can also catch-up on all of the events Bright Blue has hosted on our official YouTube channel.

Event listings

Is deep decarbonisation deliverable? Public attitudes and engagement on net zero

Saturday 3rd October, 16:30 – 17:30

Alexander Stafford MP, Member, Business, Energy And Industrial Strategy Committee
Richard Walker, Managing Director, Iceland Foods
Rachel Wolf, Founding Partner, Public First
Richard Black, Director, Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Anvar Sarygulov, Senior Researcher, Bright Blue
John Rentoul, Chief Political Commentator, The Independent (Chair)

Diversity in parliament: Now is the time to level up

Sunday 4th October, 10:30 – 11:30

The Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP, Chair, Women & Equalities Committee
Anita Boateng, Former Special Adviser, Deputy Prime Minister
Kanwal Gill, Chair, Conservatives Diversity Project
Dr Helen Pankhurst CBE, Convenor, The Centenary Action Group
Sarah Sands, Chair, Bright Blue (Chair)

H2O – CO2: How water can help deliver net zero emissions

Sunday 4th October, 12:00 – 13:00

Jo Gideon MP, PPS to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Tony Juniper CBE, Chair, Natural England
Fiona Harvey, Environment Journalist, The Guardian
Christine McGourty, Chief Executive, Water UK
Patrick Hall, Researcher, Bright Blue (Chair)

Connecting communities with net zero: how do we reduce negative impacts for local communities from transitioning to a greener economy?

Sunday 4th October, 13:30 – 14:30

Philip Dunne MP, Chair, Environment Audit Committee
Natascha Engel, Former Deputy Speaker, House Of Commons
James Murray, Editor, BusinessGreen
Melanie Onn, Deputy Chief Executive, RenewableUK
Fintan Slye, Director, National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO)
Patrick Hall, Researcher, Bright Blue (Chair)

Cheaper and greener? Warming Britain’s homes

Sunday 4th October, 15:00 – 16:00

Bob Blackman MP, Member, Housing, Communities And Local Government Committee
Adam Scorer, Chief Executive, National Energy Action
Guy Newey, Former Special Advisor, BEIS
Malcolm Farrow, Head of Communications, Oil and Renewable Heating Technologies
Emma Gatten, Environment Editor, The Telegraph
Alexandra Jezeph, Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Care after COVID: future financing

Sunday 4th October, 16:30 – 17:30

The Rt Hon Damian Green MP, Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity
Cllr James Jamieson, Chair, Local Government Association
David Halpern, Chief Executive, Behavioural Insights Team
Anna Dixon, Chief Executive, Centre for Ageing Better
Sam Monaghan, Chief Executive, Methodist Homes (MHA)
Diane Banks, Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Green technologies of tomorrow

Monday 5th October, 09:00 – 10:00

The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth
Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Chief Executive, Green Finance Institute
Professor Julian Allwood, Professor of Engineering and the Environment, University of Cambridge
Catherine Brahic, Environment Editor, The Economist
Will Gardiner, Chief Executive, Drax
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

An island of green infrastructure? Preparing Britain for net zero

Monday 5th October, 10:30 – 11:30
This event is by invitation only

The Rt Hon Lord Duncan of Springbank, Deputy Speaker, House of Lords and Former Minister for Climate Change
Doug Parr, Chief Scientist and Policy Director, Greenpeace UK
Nicola Shaw CBE, Executive Director, National Grid
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Care after COVID: ensuring a resilient elderly care system

Monday 5th October, 12:00 – 13:00

Dean Russell MP, Member, Health Select Committee
Paul Bristow MP, Member, Health Select Committee
Peter Foster, Public Policy Editor, Financial Times
Professor Les Mayhew
, Professor of Statistics, Cass Business School
James Bullion, Executive Director, Adult Social Services, Norfolk
Jane Ashcroft, Chief Executive, Anchor Hanover
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Human rights on the battlefield: Is warfare hindered by “lawfare”?

Monday 5th October, 13:30 – 14:30

Bob Stewart MP, Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC, Former Attorney General
Steve Crawshaw, Policy And Advocacy Director, Freedom from Torture
Rob Gallimore, Former British Army Officer, Welsh Guards
Nadine Tunasi, Advocate, Survivors Speak OUT
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Delivering net zero: Building Britain’s resilient recovery

Monday 5th October, 15:00 – 16:00

Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Business and Industry
Ben Houchen, Mayor of Tees Valley
Laura Sandys CBE, Chair, Energy Data Taskforce
Professor Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, UCL
Rachel Skinner, Executive Director (Transport), WSP
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

The effect of COVID-19 on child poverty

Monday 5th October, 16:30 – 17:30

The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP, Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Baroness Stroud, Chief Executive, Legatum Institute
Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group
Ryan ShorthouseDirector, Bright Blue
Ben Chu, Economics Editor, The Independent (Chair)

Having healthy homes

Tuesday 6th October, 09:00 – 10:00

The Rt Hon Lord Greenhalgh, Minister for Building Safety and Communities
Ben Everitt MP
, Member, Housing, Communities And Local Government Committee
Nicholas Boys Smith, Chair, Building Better Building Beautiful Commission
Martina Lees, Senior Property Writer, The Times
Fiona Howie, Chief Executive, Town and Country Planning Association
Neil Freshwater, Public Affairs Manager, Velux
Alexandra Jezeph, Non-Executive Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Green recovery: the jobs and goods of a post-COVID, net zero economy

Tuesday 6th October, 10:30 – 11:30

The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth
John Penrose MP, Chair, Conservative Policy Forum
Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive, EnergyUK
Juliet Davenport, Chief Executive, Good Energy
Matt Vickers, Chief Executive, Ombudsman Services
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)

Sustainable investment: how can pensions be part of the UK’s road to net zero?

Tuesday 6th October, 13:00 – 14:00
This event is by invitation only

Guy Opperman MP, Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion
The Rt Hon Baroness Altmann CBE, Former Minister for Pensions and Child Maintenance
Dr Ben Caldecott, Director, Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme
Lindsey Rix, Chief Executive Officer of UK Savings and Retirement, Aviva
Ryan Shorthouse, Director, Bright Blue (Chair)