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Future Industry Forum meetings
March 2010
10 March 2010 Fast broadband internet access is critical if the UK is to diversify its industrial base and to power an expanding economy. To achieve this the government's Digital Britain proposal aims to exploit next-generation changes in fixed and mobile networks. Discuss the latest developments in delivering this policy.
Lunch Meeting
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London
Digital Britain: Broadband future
Ed Richards, Chief Executive, OFCOM
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22 March 2010 Polls reveal that voters have deserted Labour but are not convinced by the Conservatives. Is public opinion primarily down to demography, geography and social class or will politics be the main influence? And what is the likelihood of a hung parliament?
Lunch Meeting
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London
Election 2010: Analysis and insight
Peter Kellner, President, YouGov
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April 2010
12 April 2010 Described as "The Mandarins' Revenge", this new BGI report reads like a charge sheet against politicians with examples of bad government, legislative foul-ups, slights to civil servants and the high handedness of political advisers. Join us to hear the Sir Christopher’s proposals for properly considered institutional reform.
Lunch Meeting
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London
Crisis in Britain’s public services
Sir Christopher Foster, Chairman, Better Government Initiative (BGI), Adviser to Labour & Conservative governments
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19 April 2010 Threats to the security of gas and electricity energy supplies are leading both government and opposition to propose radical reforms of Britain's energy market after the election. Alistair Buchanan will discuss the options in Ofgem's recent report addressing the massive investment needed and also government intervention.
Lunch Meeting
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London
Keeping Britain’s lights on: the challenges
Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive, Ofgem
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26 April 2010
Evening Meeting
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London
A hung parliament: what can we expect?
Professor Robert Hazell CBE, Author: Making Minority Government Work, Director, Constitution Unit, University College London
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May 2010
25 May 2010
Breakfast Meeting
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London
The UK and Europe: What could future changes mean for business?
The Rt. Hon. The Lord (Leon) Brittan of Spennithorne QC DL, Former EC Commissioner/Vice President, Vice Chairman, UBS AG Investment Bank
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June 2010
14 June 2010
Lunch Meeting
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London
Financial crises: Learning lessons - avoiding pitfalls
Adam Posen, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee
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July 2010
12 July 2010
Lunch Meeting
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London
Trust and Statistics
Sir Michael Scholar KCB, Chair of the Statistics Authority
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In Progress
London
US/UK trade: Mapping the future
Richard A. Albright, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy London
London
Ingredients for innovation and competitiveness in a changing world
Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE, Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business