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Conservative
Party Conference
5 - 6 October
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techcentral.org.uk
5 - 6 October
TechCentral Partners:
5 - 6 October
Full Agenda:
Monday Tuesday
9:30 - 10:30 10:45 - 11:45
We're Just Not Doing Enough: Tackling the productivity puzzle:
Working together to solve the How the next wave of digital
digital skills challenge revolution can supercharge the
UK economy
10:45 - 11:45
FinTech and Banking 12:00 - 13:00
Putting passengers first: How
12:00 - 13:00 tech can change the railways
Is Tech Better Off Out of the EU?
13:15 - 14:15
13:15 - 14:15 Technology and Surveillance:
The Impact on Business, Politics
Does the growth of digital and Society
services compromise user
privacy?
14:30 - 15:30
14:30 - 15:30 Where next for the sharing
economy?
Can technology solve the crisis
of consumer engagement with
financial services? 15:45 - 16:45
One Agenda, One Economy,
15:45 - 16:45 One North: The Northern Tech
E-Cigarettes: Setting the Powerhouse
regulatory bar - how high is too
high? 18:00 - 19:00
The Secret Life of your Mobile
17:00 - 18:00 Phone
Digital campaigning and elections
19:00 - 19:20
19:00 - 19:20 Internet Watch Foundation
Internet Watch Foundation
19:30 - 21:00
TechCentral Reception
Monday October 5
9:30 - 10:30
We're Just Not Doing Enough: Working
together to solve the digital skills challenge
Organised by techUK
Speakers:
· Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP (Secretary of State for Education)
Invited
· Alan Mak MP (MP for Havant)
· Andy Griffiths (President, Samsung UK)
· Sarah Windrum (CEO, The Emerald Group)
· Chair - Charlotte Holloway (Head of Policy, techUK)
10:45 - 11:45
APIs The Future of Finance: What FinTech
means for consumers and small business
Organised by FDATA
Speakers:
· Harriett Baldwin MP (Economic Secretary to the Treasury)
· John Midgley (Head of Government Affairs, Intuit)
· Eileen Burbidge (Partner, Passion Capital)
· Tim Yudin (Director of Design and Delivery, Payments UK)
· Chair - Jonathan Isaby (Chief Executive, TaxPayers’ Alliance)
= Drinks Provided = Tea/Coffee Provided = Food Provided
Monday October 5
12:00 - 13:00
Is Tech Better Off Out of the EU?
Organised by TechCentral
Speakers:
· Robert Oxley (Campaign Director, Business for Britain)
· Lucy Thomas (Campaign Director, Business for New Europe)
· Michael Liebreich (Chairman of the Advisory Board, Bloomberg
New Energy Finance)
· Chair - Jag Singh (Co-founder, MessageSpace)
13:15 - 14:15
A Strong Digital Economy Means A
Strong Society
Organised by IAB UK
Speakers:
· Chair - Craig Tracey MP (BIS Select Committee)
· Stephen Deadman - Facebook
· Matt Rogerson - Guardian Media Group
· Katharine Peacock - ComRes
· Emma Carr - Big Brother Watch
· Toby Stevens - BCS (Chartered Institute for IT)
Monday October 5
14:30 - 15:30
Can technology solve the crisis of consumer
engagement with financial services?
Organised by Moneyhub
Speakers:
· Chair - Richard Dyson (Personal Finance Editor, Telegraph Media Group)
· Toby Hughes (CEO, Moneyhub)
· Ed Vaizey MP (Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy)
· Ian McKenna (Director, Finance & Technology Research Centre)
· Patrick Robinson (Head of Public Policy EMEA & Canada, Airbnb)
15:45 - 16:45
E-cigarettes: Setting the regulatory bar
- how high is too high?
Supported by JTI / E-Lites
Speakers:
· Clive Bates (Director, Counterfactual)
· Christian May (Editor, CityAM)
· Chris Snowdon (Director of Lifestyle Economics, IEA)
· David Morris MP (MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale)
· Chair - Emma Carr (Co-founder, TechCentral)Monday October 5
17:00 - 18:00
Digital Campaigning and Elections
Organised by TechCentral
Speakers:
· Craig Elder (former Digital Team leader at CCHQ)
· Toni Cowan-Brown (VP of European Business Development,
NationBuilder)
· Chair - Jag Singh (Co-founder, MessageSpace)
19:00 - 19:20
Internet Watch Foundation
An opportunity to meet the IWF team over refreshments
to hear about the developments in the fight against online
child sexual abuse material.Tuesday October 6
10:45 - 11:45
Tackling the productivity puzzle: How
the next wave of the digital revolution can
supercharge the UK economy
Organised by techUK
Speakers:
· Ed Vaizey MP (Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy)
· Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG (Minister for Intellectual
Property and EU Engagement)
· Matt Warman MP (Member of Science and Technology Select
Committee)
· Debbie Wosskow (Chair of Sharing Economy UK and CEO of
LoveHomeSwap)
· John Midgley (Head of Government Affairs, Intuit)
· Dan Sutherland (CEO, Carrenza)
· Chair - Charlotte Holloway (Head of Policy, techUK)
12:00 - 13:00
Putting Passengers First: How tech
can change the railways
Organised by DeltaRail
Speakers:
· Anna Matthews (CEO, DeltaRail)
· Claire Perry MP (Rail Minister)
· Damian Hind (Research Fellow, PolicyExchange)Tuesday October 6
13:15 - 14:15
Technology and Surveillance: The impact
on Business, Politics and Society
Organised by Big Brother Watch
Speakers:
· Matt Warman MP (Member of Science and Technology
Select Committee)
· George Grant (Former PPC for Bradford West)
· Geoff White (Technology Producer, Channel 4)
· Antony Walker (Deputy CEO, techUK)
· Chair - Renate Samson (Chief Executive, Big Brother Watch)
14:30 - 15:30
Where next for the sharing economy?
Organised by Coadec and SEUK
Speakers:
· Ed Vaizey MP (Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy)
· Guy Levin (Executive Director COADEC)
· Debbie Wosskow (Chair of Sharing Economy UK and CEO of
LoveHomeSwap)
· Alex Depledge (Co-founder, Hassle.com)Tuesday October 6
15:45 - 16:45
One Agenda, One Economy, One North: The
Northern Tech Powerhouse
Organised by TechCentral
Speakers:
· James Wharton MP (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse)
· Guy Levin (Executive Director, COADEC)
· Charlotte Holloway (Head of Policy, techUK)
· Chair - Emma Carr (Co-founder,TechCentral)
18:00 - 19:00
The Secret Life of Your Mobile Phone
In Partnership with Big Brother Watch
The Secret Life of Your Mobile Phone is a one-hour live
performance using cutting-edge interception technology
to reveal the people, places and companies your phone is
talking to behind your back - and what it's telling them.
Presented by Channel 4 News award-winning technology
journalist Geoff White and security researcher Glenn
Wilkinson, it is a unique and fascinating journey into the
privacy life of a gadget you thought was on your side.Tuesday October 6
19:00 - 19:20
Internet Watch Foundation
An opportunity to meet the IWF team over refreshments
to hear about the developments in the fight against online
child sexual abuse material.
19:30 - 21:00
TechCentral Reception
Sponsored by Hotwire
Guest Speaker:
Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy
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Fast-tracking Britain to
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technology sector representing over 850
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700,000 people, about half of all tech jobs in the
UK. These companies range from innovative
start-ups to leading FTSE 100 companies.
The next five years are crucial for the UK, not just
to be a digital leader globally but to use digital
technologies to tackle the long-term social and
economic challenges for the next generation.
Technology-led innovation will be essential to
deliver high quality public services, increase
productivity, and secure new high-value jobs that
help drive an inclusive and secure society.
techUK focuses on the key policy, regulatory and
commercial issues to achieve that vision and we
work with our members to provide a forum for
campaigning, thought leadership, analysis and
stakeholder engagement.
For more information contact:
Charlotte Holloway, Head of Policy
020 7331 2030 | Charlotte.Holloway@techUK.org
Lucie Smith, Director of Communications
020 7331 2163 | Lucie.Smith@techUK.org
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