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Conservative Party Conference 2020

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Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
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This years Conference starts on Starts on Saturday October 03 and finishes on Tuesday October 06. As always it is well worth registering and visiting some of the Transport fringes - see list below.

One not to missed is the:-

Interactive Interview with the Secretary of State for Transport - on Monday October 05 at 15.00

09.00

03/10/2020

In Conversation with Steve Barclay MP

ConservativeHome in partnership with Heathrow

Heathrow and ConservativeHome present In Conversation with Steve Barclay MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury; opened by Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye

         

16.30

03/10/2020

Is deep decarbonisation deliverable? Public attitudes and engagement on net zero

Bright Blue with Calouste Gulbeinkan Foundation

What do the public think about the credibility of, responsibility for & policies on net zero? Join Alexander Stafford MP, Rachel Wolf & more speakers

             

17.00

03/10/2020

Firing up the engines of the economy – the key to future trade resilience

ConservativeHome in partnership with Port of Dover

A debate on UK trade resilience in a post-COVID/post-Brexit landscape – maximising key trade flows to support key sectors now and in the long term.

             

12.45

04/10/2020

Supporting Young People during the COVID Crisis and Beyond: What more can businesses do?

PD Ports

This session will explore the role businesses can play to support young people & equip them with the skills they need to secure long-term employment.

             

17.00

04/10/2020

Turbocharging the UK's transition to electric vehicles

ConservativeHome in partnership with Uber

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Uber’s Jamie Heywood join an expert panel to discuss turbocharging the UK’s transition to EVs.

             

18.00

04/10/2020

Let's talk about flex: how the digital revolution can help us reach net zero

CEN & Octopus Energy

Discussing how we can move to a smarter, more flexible electricity grid which can meet rising demand as we electrify key sectors to reach net zero.

    

09.00

05/10/2020

SMMT Roundtable: In Conversation with Automotive - What future for UK manufacturing? 

SMMT

Breakfast roundtable discussion with senior automotive representatives and Conservative parliamentarians.

             

           Interactive Interview with the Secretary of State for Transport

10.00

05/10/2020

The Rail Interview

Railway Industry Association & High Speed Rail Group

An interview with a senior Transport Minister on their priorities for the rail network, interviewed by Sunday Times Transport Editor Nicholas Hellen

             

10.00

05/10/2020

How should the UK phase out petrol and diesel engines?

Policy Exchange

This panel will discuss how the UK Government can deliver the phase-out by 2035 or earlier, in line with Government policy

             

10.00

05/10/2020

Flightpath to recovery: the role of aviation in the economic recovery

Prospect Magazine

What is the role of aviation in the economic recovery?

             

10.30

05/10/2020

An island of green infrastructure? Preparing Britain for net-zero 

Bright Blue with National Grid

An island of green infrastructure? Preparing Britain for net-zero

             

12.00

05/10/2020

Transport: an Electric Future

BECG and Cavendish Advocacy

BECG and Cavendish Advocacy host a panel on the future of EV, bringing together stakeholders from Parliament, local government, and the EV industry.

             

13.30

05/10/2020

Unleashing the hydrogen economy

CEN & Cadent Gas

Discussing the hydrogen economy and its important role in our transition to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

             

15.00

05/10/2020

Delivering net zero: Building Britain's resilient recovery

Bright Blue with WSP

Delivering net zero: Building Britain's resilient recovery

             

15.00

05/10/2020

Department for Transport

The Conservative Party

Interactive Interview with the Secretary of State for Transport

             

15.00

05/10/2020

Jet zero: will sustainable aviation take off?

CEN & Heathrow Airport

Discussing the potential for sustainable aviation and the opportunities for UK-led innovation in clean technologies.

             

16.30

05/10/2020

Powering up ambition on electric vehicles

CEN & LV= General Insurance

Discussing how we can accelerate the uptake of electric cars, including leveraging private-sector investment in EVs and charging infrastructure

             

16.30

05/10/2020

The Future of the UK’s Railways post-Covid-19

PPP Infrastructure Hub

The Future of the UK’s Railways post-Covid-19

             

 

             

18.00

05/10/2020

Can the railways get back on track post-covid?

Institute of Economic Affairs

Can the railways get back on track post-covid?

             

08.15

06/10/2020

Electric scooters - should legislation be accelerated?

Halfords Group

Join Halfords and guest panellists, who will explore what role e-scooters can play in the electric transport revolution.

             

 

             

09.00

06/10/2020

Levelling up the North: The Big Transport Fringe

DevoConnect

How can the levelling up agenda deliver better transport for the North?

             

09.30

06/10/2020

RDG Conservative fringe 2020

Rail Delivery Group

The role of the railways in ’building back better’ – supporting economic recovery and building a better railway for the future’

             

09.30

06/10/2020

Tbc

Sustainability hub with PRASEG

UK Leadership on Road to COP26

             

09.30

06/10/2020

How hydrogen can help rebuild the UK economy

APPG on Hydrogen

How hydrogen can help rebuild the UK economy

             

09.30

06/10/2020

Transport for the North Fringe

James Jordan

TfNTalks: The Importance of Transport Investment as Part of the North’s Economic Recovery

             

 

 

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