Every morning throughout party conference season, we’ll be providing our pick of the fringe events on Coffee House.
It’s the second day of the Conservative conference today in Manchester and the fringe is in full swing. As Grant Shapps noted when he kicked things off yesterday, the Tories’ is the largest party conference in the UK, and you could easily tell that from the fringe listings.
So, for a round-up of the events you can’t miss look no further than Coffee House’s guide to the crème de la crème of the conference fringe below:
| Title | Key speaker(s) | Time | Location |
| Business is good for Britain: How can we encourage private investment and growth? | Andrew Lansley | 08:00 | Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel: Richter |
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Beyond The Banks: Innovations in SME finance |
Sajid Javid | 08:00 | Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel: Dickens |
| Women On Boards & Public Appointments: Panel Session and Q&A | Francis Maude | 08:00 | Manchester Central: ConservativeHome Marquee |
| The Monday Morning Commute: Making door to door journeys possible | Simon Burns | 8:30 | Manchester Central: Central 3 |
| A Public Service Revolution: Doing more with less | Chris Skidmore, Phil Collins | 8:30 | Chetham Room, Novotel Centre |
| The Snooper’s Charter And Freedom Of Speech: Has Britain surrendered its international moral authority? | Dominic Raab, Nick Pickles | 9:30 | The Freedom Zone, Bridgewater Hall: Barbirolli Room |
| Future Majority: Can the Conservatives win in a changing Britain? | Margot James, Alok Sharma | 10:00 | Manchester Central: ConservativeHome Marquee |
| What Is The Purpose Of Social Housing: What should it look like and how can we afford it? | Lord Freud | 10:00 | Chetham Room, Novotel Centre |
| Searching For A Mobile Signal: When will it be delivered in the countryside? | Ed Vaizey, Owen Paterson | 11:30 | Manchester Town Hall: Banqueting Room |
| Liam Fox On Liberation Conservatism | Liam Fox | 12:30 | Manchester Central: Exchange 9 |
| Ending Rape As A Weapon Of War: This generation’s responsibility | William Hague | 12:30 | Manchester Central: Charter 1 |
| Universities And Colleges For Life And Growth: Will the Conservatives deliver? | David Willetts | 12:30 | Manchester Central: Central 4 |
| The State Of The State 2013: Performance, productivity and public services | Bernard Jenkin | 12:30 | Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel: Barbirolli |
| Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Judge? | Dominic Grieve | 12:30 | Manchester Central: Exchange 4 & 5 |
| UK Automotive: Supporting growth through industrial strategy | Patrick McLoughlin | 12:30 | Midland Hotel: Victoria Suite |
| General Election 2015: Who is the enemy? | Jeremy Hunt, Matthew Parris | 12:30 | Midland Hotel: Chester Suite |
| Can Universal Credit Work For All? The Salvation Army shares its approach | Lord Freud | 12:30 | Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street |
| Living Standards: The 2015 challenge | Robert Halfon, Stephan Shakespeare, David Skelton | 12:45 | Living Standards: The 2015 challenge |
| The Times & The Rt Hon Phillip Hammond MP Discuss YouGov Findings | Phillip Hammond, Stephan Shakespeare, Daniel Finkelstein, Tim Montgomerie | 12:45 | Midland Hotel: Alexandra A |
| Conservatives and UKIP: enemies or allies? | Nigel Farage, Peter Oborne, Bill Cash | 13:00 | The Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall |
| A Manifesto For Cities: The Conservative vision for jobs and growth beyond 2015 | Greg Clark, Sir Howard Bernstein | 13:00 | Hilton Manchester Deansgate: Meeting rooms 2,3 and 4 |
| Rule Britannia: How can the UK realise its growth potential in the global economy? | Michael Fallon | 13:00 | Rylands Room, Novotel Centre |
| A Portrait Of Political Britain: How to win at the next General Election | Daniel Finkelstein, Rick Nye | 13:00 | Chetham Room, Novotel Centre |
| Porn, Perverts and Predators: Who in their right mind opposes internet regulation? | John Whittingdale, Guido Fawkes, Nick Pickles | 13:30 | The Barbirolli Room, The Freedom Zone |
| In Conversation With Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister For The Cabinet Office | Francis Maude | 14:30 | Rylands Room, Novotel Centre |
| Work For The Dole: The next steps for welfare | Peter Lilley | 14:45 | The Barbirolli Room, The Freedom Zone |
| Picking Winners: What role should the state play in supporting UK industry? | David Willetts | 16:00 | Rylands Room, Novotel Centre |
| Moving On Up: Tackling child poverty and improving social mobility | Alan Milburn, Christian Guy | 16:30 | Rochdale Suite, Jurys Inn |
| Engineering Skills For The Future | Matthew Hancock | 16:45 | Hilton Manchester Deansgate: Deansgate 3 |
| A Thirst For Change: The launch of the Alcohol Health Manifesto | Alastair Campbell | 17:30 | Hilton Manchester Deansgate: Deansgate 3 |
| Growing Global: How do we deliver growth in a changing world? | Sajid Javid, Sam Gyimah | 17:30 | Manchester Central: Central 4 |
| A New Way Of Working: Independent professionals and economic growth | Adam Afriyie, David Goodhart | 17:30 | Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel: Dickens |
| Europe: The challenge of 2014 | William Hague | 17:30 | Manchester Central: Exchange 9 |
| Supporting job creators: What should the Coalition do? | Matthew Hancock | 17:30 | Midland Hotel: Chester Suite |
| Identity And The Future Of Our Communities | Nadhim Zahawi, Sunder Katwala | 17:30 | Manchester Central: Exchange 4 & 5 |
| Does Britain’s Economic Future Lie In Europe? | David Lidington, Mats Persson | 17:30 | Manchester Central: Exchange 11 |
| How Do The Conservatives Win The Next General Election? | Michael Fallon, Steve Richards, Anne McElvoy | 17:45 | Manchester Central: Charter 3 |
| Economic Green Shoots: What the Government should or shouldn’t do | Andrew Tyrie | 18:00 | Manchester Town Hall: Reception Room |
| An Audience With Boris Johnson: Destination signs from Manchester – how London drives the UK economy | Boris Johnson | 18:00 | Manchester Central: Exchange Auditorium |
| The New Bill: The policing landscape, one year on | Damian Green | 18:00 | Chetham Room, Novotel Centre |
| Universities And Growth: The Debate | David Willetts | 18:00 | Manchester Central: Central 5 |
| Hope We Die Before They Get Old? First-time-voters and the Conservative Party | Chris Skidmore, James Wharton | 18:00 | Manchester Grammar School: Theatre |
| The Food And Farming Debate | Owen Paterson, Peter Kendall (NFU president) | 19:00 | The Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall |
| How The Conservatives Can Tackle Youth Unemployment | Matthew Hancock, Charlie Mullins | 19:00 | Premier Inn |
| Cybercrime: Our biggest emerging threat? | James Brokenshire, Chloe Smith | 19:30 | Manchester Central: Central 4 |
| Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke shares her testimony | Eric Pickles | 19:30 | Manchester Central: Central 8 |
| Conservative Future Drinks reception | 19:30 | Manchester Central: Charter Foyer | |
| Energy Reception: Powering the UK | Michael Fallon | 21:30 | Midland Hotel: Stanley Suite |
| Future Of The UK | Sir Robert Worcester | 21:30 | Midland Hotel: Trafford Room |
| Young Professionals Midnight Reception | Liam Fox | 23:30 | Midland Hotel: Wyvern Bar |
| The Aviation Reception | Patrick McLoughlin | 23:30 | Midland Hotel: Alexandra A |
| Tri-borough Reception | Eric Pickles | 23:30 | Midland Hotel: Stanley Suite |
If you have any good fringe spots we’ve missed, why not let us know in the comments below?
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