Chair: Neil Stewart, Chairman, Policy Review TV

Nadhim Zahawi MP
Stratford-on-Avon. Co-Founder and Former CEO YouGov


Comment
Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy, British Chamber of Commerce

Rob Allen, Senior Parliamentary Advisor, Confederation of British Industry

Business Panel discussion

Introduction from Morning Chair

Morning Chair: Iain Dale, Publisher, Total Politics

What long term trends does the speech signal/ open up?

Comment
Prof Tony Travers, Director, LSE London

Dr John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

What we can tell about reform from choice of bills and the speech

Comment
Daniel Finkelstein, The Times

Neil O’Brien, Director, Policy Exchange

Introduction from Afternoon Chair

Afternoon Chair: Elinor Goodman, former Political Producer, C4 News

How will the role of senior public sector manager change? How will greater transparency change leadership? What new kinds of leaders are signaled in the bills?

Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister of State, Cabinet Office

Comment
Dame Margaret Eaton, Chair, Local Government Association

Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform

Ben Lucas, Director, 2020 Public Services Trust

Forum session three: Public Sector Management Reform

How will, universities and research be challenged? How will they interact with business and work?

John Hayes MP
Minister of State, FE, Skills and Lifelong Learning, Department of Business, Innovation and Enterprise

Comment
David Docherty, Chief Executive, Council on Industry and Higher Education (CIHE)

Pat Bacon, President, Association of Colleges

Forum session four: Skills, Graduates and Science

What are the key features of the new approach? Can we avoid a repeat of the 80’s? What work will people do, what new routes into work?

Lord David Freud, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Reform)

Comment
Richard Exell, Senior Policy Officer Welfare, TUC

Forum session five: Work and Welfare

What will “radical localism” mean in practice? What new delivery mechanisms, Third Sector and mutual organizations, will emerge and how will they be funded? The impact of ICT change delivery

The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Comment
David Clark, Director General, SOLACE

Irene Lucas CBE, Director General, Local Government and Regeneration, CLG

Forum session six: Local Government

• UK cities are again major generators of growth
• How far will localism go?
• Where will we be in 5 years based on this Queen’s speech?

Dermot Finch, Director, Centre for Cities

The Cities Debate Lecture