Conference Agenda
10.00am: Morning keynote speech: David Miliband MP, Foreign Secretary
11.30am: Choose 1 from 5 morning breakout sessions exploring the GLOBAL CONTEXTS shaping Britain, Europe and their citizens' place in the world…
THE WORLD AFTER BUSH: Will America engage?
Sir Christopher Meyer (former UK ambassador to the USA); Timothy Garton Ash (Oxford University and The Guardian); Catherine Mayer (Time Magazine); Karsten Voigt (Co-ordinator for German-American Relations in German Foreign Office) Chair: David Lammy MP
POWER SHIFT: What does Asia rising mean for us?
Will Hutton (The Observer and The Work Foundation); Mary Kaldor (LSE); Parag Khanna (New America Foundation and foreign policy advisor to Barak Obama); Neena Gill MEP (President, European Parliament Delegation for Relations with India) Chair: Roger Liddle (Policy Network)
HEARTS AND MINDS: How should democracies fight terrorism?
Shami Chakrabati (Liberty); Sir David Omand (former Security and Intelligence Coordinator, Cabinet Office); Sadiq Khan MP; Ed Husain (author, The Islamist); Tony McNulty MP (Home Office minister) Chair: Catherine Fieschi (Demos)
AFTER IRAQ: Is intervention dead?
Baroness Shirley Williams; Sunder Katwala (Fabian Society); Stephen Twigg (Foreign Policy Centre and PPC); John Kampfner (The New Statesman) Chair: Tim Horton (Fabian Society)
EUROPEAN BRITAIN: Can the public argument be won?
European Commissioner Margot Wallstroem; James Purnell MP; Polly Toynbee (The Guardian); Quentin Davies MP; Nigel Farage MEP (UKIP leader) Chair: Paul Adamson (E! Sharp and The Centre)
1.00pm: Lunchtime manifesto surgery - a chance to convince Ed Miliband MP of your one idea to change the world for the next Labour manifesto - plus, Amnesty International campaign workshops and screenings of short films
2.00pm: Breakout sessions exploring Agendas for Action to tackle some of the most pressing global problems…
CLIMATE CHANGE: Is a global deal possible?
Hilary Benn MP; Lord Michael Jay (former Head of the Diplomatic Service); Malini Mehra (Centre for Social Markets, Delhi); Par Nuder (former Swedish Finance Minister) Chair: Nick Butler (Cambridge Centre for Energy Studies)
MIDDLE EAST PEACE: Can outsiders help?
Tony Klug (Oxford Research Group); Baroness Jan Royall (FCO Lords spokeswoman on Middle East); Husam Zomlot (Palestinian Delegation to the UK); Orit Gal (Israeli academic and journalist) Chair: Paul Hilder (Avaaz.org)
HEALTH EMERGENCY: Can't we prevent needless deaths?
Bert Koenders (Dutch Minister for Development Co-operation); Dr Dorothy Ngoma (National Association of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi and Chair of GCAP Malawi); Professor Andrew Green (University of Leeds) Chair: Baroness Valerie Amos (former DfID minister)
IRAN: Can Europe stop a war?
Baroness Shirley Williams; Malcolm Chalmers (University of Bradford and RUSI); Tomas Valasek (Centre for European Reform); Elahe Mohtasham (Foreign Policy Centre) Chair: Sunder Katwala (Fabian Society)
PEOPLE FLOW: How do we protect the vulnerable?
Jon Cruddas MP; Kate Allen (Amnesty International); Danny Skriskandarajah (IPPR); Harris Nyatsanza (United Network of Detained Zimbabweans) Chair: Lord Alf Dubs (Fabian Executive and formerly of Refugee Council)(tbc)
3.30pm: Tea-break
4.00pm: Final plenary session debating Five Ideas to Change the World
Paul Hilder (Avaaz.org); Denis Macshane MP (former Europe Minister) and Rachel Briggs (Demos) Chair: Ed Miliband MP (Cabinet Office minister and writing the next Labour manifesto)
Venue
The conference took place at Imperial College London, South Kensington. The venue has full disabled access.
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