Liberal Democrat Conference 2008

Hermitage Hotel, Exeter Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5AH

Hermitage Hotel 

Date Time Theme Venue Collaborator

Sun 14 Sept 

13:00 - 14:00

Skilling up cities:
Is the UK up to the job?

Speakers to include: Lord (Tom) McNally, (Lib Dem Leader in the House of Lords), Cllr John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council), Neels Kriek (Laing O'Rourke), Chair: Dermot Finch (Director, Centre for Cities)

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

 

Centre for Cities
Laing

 

18:15 - 19:15

An estate of mind:
Does new housing have to mean soulless neighbourhoods?

Speakers to include: Lembit Opik MP (shadow Minister for Housing), Adrian Harvey (Head of Public Affairs, CABE), Stephen Stone (Chief Executive, Crest Nicholson); Joe Kerr (RCA) 

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

 

 CABE

 

19:30 - 21:30

Urban Hub launch reception

Cities - the UK's future

Speakers: Julia Goldsworthy MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government), John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council)

Hardy Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

 

Urban Hub
Westfield

Mon 15 Sept 

08:00 - 09:00

Hard times:
What will the changing economic climate mean for cities?

Speakers to include: Simon Hughes MP, (Liberal Democrat shadow leader and Party President), Alexandra Jones, (The Work Foundation) Chair: Will Hutton (The Work Foundation)

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

 The Work Foundation

 

13:00 - 14:00

The built environment:
Can the state design happiness? 

Speakers to include: Lembit Opik (Shadow Housing Minister), Richard Younger Ross MP (Shadow Minister for DCMS), Sunand Prasad (President, RIBA), Catherine Fieschi (Senior Associate, DEMOS), Angela Greatley, (Chief Executive, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health)

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

 

RIBA

 

18:15 - 19:15

Financing the future of cities:
Who pays? 

Speakers to include: Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson), Chris Murray (Director, Core Cities), Chair: Cllr John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council)

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

 Core Cities Group
  19:30 - 20:30

Cities Question Time:
Urban Hub's flagship event on the political, economic, cultural and social issues facing UK cities today. 

Speakers to include: Simon Hughes MP (Liberal Democrat shadow leader and Party President), Dan Rogerson MP (Shadow Communities spokesperson), Cllr Carl Minns (Leader, Hull City Council) and Steven Hassel (Westfield).  

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

Urban Hub
Westfield

 

For updates on the Urban Hub fringe programme please email the Urban Hub secretariat

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