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Institute for Government at the 2017 Conservative Party Conference
The Institue for Government held a number of fringe events at the 2017 Conservative Party Conference.
Sunday 1 October
Digital transformation: better, cheaper government – or expensive fiascos?
![IfG at the Conservative Party Conference - Digital transformation](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/P1000212%20cropped_0.jpg?itok=v51V0pka)
Chair: Daniel Thornton (Programme Director, Institute for Government)
Speakers:
- Vicky Ford (MP for Chelmsford)
- Daniel Korski (Co-Founder and CEO, Public)
- Councillor Donna Jones (Leader of Portsmouth City Council)
- Lord Maude of Horsham
This event was kindly supported by SAP (UK) Ltd.
![SAP](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/SAP_RunSimple.jpg?itok=zsjjn8Jp)
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Monday 2 October
Immigration after Brexit
![IfG at the Conservative Party Conference - Immigration after Brexit](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/P1000220%20cropped.jpg?itok=Qjt7aXSN)
Chair: Bronwen Maddox (Director, Institute for Government)
Speakers:
- Rt. Hon. Brandon Lewis MP (Minister of State for Immigration)
- Miles Celic (CEO, CityUK)
- Harry Cole (Westminster Correspondent, The Sun)
- Jill Rutter (Programme Director, Institute for Government)
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From Hinkley to Heathrow: does government plan infrastructure successfully?
![IfG at the Conservative Party Conference - Infrastructure](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/P1000325%20cropped.jpg?itok=vIqidLqD)
Chair: Bronwen Maddox (Director, Institute for Government)
Speakers:
- Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps MP (Chair of the British Infrastructure Group)
- Professor Diane Coyle (University of Manchester)
- Nick Davies (Research Manager, Institute for Government)
- Trudi Elliott (Chief Executive, Royal Town Planning Institute)
This event was kindly supported by the Royal Town Planning Institute.
![Royal Town Planning Institute](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/Royal%20Town%20Planning%20Inst.jpg?itok=I3bAZHqD)
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Tuesday 3 October
The options for UK trade policy after Brexit
![IfG at the Conservative Party Conference - The options for UK trade policy after Brexit](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/P1000361%20cropped.jpg?itok=btdMqGkv)
Chair: Jill Rutter (Programme Director, Institute for Government)
Speakers:
- Richard Graham (MP for Gloucester)
- Stephen Adams (Senior Director, Global Counsel)
- Carolyn Fairbairn (Director General, CBI)
- Rt. Hon. Sir Lockwood Smith (former High Commissioner of New Zealand to the UK)
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Talking tax: private conversation or public debate?
![IfG at the Conservative Party Conference - Talking tax](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/P1000402%20cropped_0.jpg?itok=v8HFJ_7L)
Chair: Jill Rutter (Programme Director, Institute for Government)
Speakers:
- Rt. Hon. Nicky Morgan MP (Chair, Treasury Select Committee)
- Iain Martin (Times columnist and Editor, Reaction)
- Kevin Nicholson (Head of Tax, PwC UK)
- Matthew Taylor (Chief Executive, RSA)
This event was kindly supported by PwC.
![PwC](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/pwc%20logo.jpg?itok=m1mu59Cl)
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