Join us in Manchester for a full schedule of events

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Good afternoon,

Join us at Conservative Party Conference!

Our team has put together a number of top-notch fringe events in Manchester that we can't wait to share with you. You'll hear from MPs, leading campaigners, members of the House of Lords and even a High Commissioner.

All the events are being held in the secure zone of the Manchester Central Convention Complex so you will need a conference pass to attend.

You won't want to miss any of these - and they'll all be recorded so if you aren't attending Conservative Party Conference in person, you won't have to!

Read on for all the info...
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** Barriers to a Green Revolution
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** Monday, 4th October 2021 at 1pm
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With a target of Net Zero by 2050, the UK has a daunting task ahead. Many groups would see the Government take a heavy-handed approach to a green revolution, including tariffs, subsidies, fines, and more, all to achieve their goals.

At the same time, the market is driving innovation every day, as new companies, entrepreneurs, charities and scientists devise ways of doing more with less. We must encourage a productive and flexible economy that can solve the issue of climate change through growth and innovation, not through draconian restrictions that lower our living standards.

All too often, revolutionary technologies face barriers to success –– restrictive government regulation, administrative hurdles, and lobbying on behalf of incumbents. This results in stifled progress. We need to remove regulatory barriers that stand in the way of a green Britain.

This panel aims to outline the core principles of free market environmentalism and show how they can lead to a greener, freer, more prosperous society for future generations.
Panelists:

Hon George Brandis QC, Australian High Commissioner to the UK
Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP, Member of Parliament for Kingswood
Connor Tomlinson, Policy Advisor - British Conservation Alliance
Russ Tucker, CEO - Ivy Farm Technologies
Morgan Schondelmeier, Head of External Affairs - ASI (chair)


** Details:
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Date: Monday, 4th October 2021
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm (UK time)
Location: Exhibition Event Room, Manchester Central

The event is being held inside the secure zone of the Conservative Party Conference. You will need a conference pass to attend. Refreshments will be served.
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** The Golden Opportunity:
How Britain can embrace tobacco harm reduction
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Monday, 4th October 2021 at 3:30pm
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2021 is a pivotal year; with the UK no longer part of the EU, the UK has the opportunity to become a world leader in Tobacco Harm Reduction. We are now better placed than ever before to improve our world-leading tobacco harm reduction approach—both on the domestic and international level.

The Adam Smith Institute has published research on how vaping, snus, heated tobacco and other smoking alternatives can play a vital role in tobacco harm reduction while retaining freedom of choice, and the current political landscape makes reform a more attractive option than ever before.

Having left the European Union, lawmakers are better able to pass vital regulatory reforms that can provide smokers with a range of products to choose from. On the international stage, our representatives at COP-9 later this year have the chance to push back against the World Health Organisation’s deadly campaign against vaping and promote the superiority of the UK’s more liberal, effective approach to tobacco harm reduction.

This panel aims to explore how the UK has been successful in embracing safer smoking alternatives, what reforms could help more smokers make the switch, and what steps we can take to safeguard and advance this approach at the international level.
Panelists:

Nicky Small, Fiscal and Regulatory Affairs Director - JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
Louise Ross, Interim Chair - NNA (New Nicotine Alliance)
Mark Oates, Founder - WeVape
Chris Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics - IEA (Institute of Economic Affairs)
Daniel Pryor, Head of Programmes - ASI (chair)


** Details:
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Date: Monday, 4th October 2021
Time: 3.30pm - 5.00pm (UK time)
Location: Exhibition Event Room, Manchester Central

The event is being held inside the secure zone of the Conservative Party Conference. You will need a conference pass to attend. Refreshments will be served.
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** Online Safety & Free Speech:
With the Legal to Say, Legal to Type campaign
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Tuesday, 5th October 2021 at 1pm
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The Government has now published a long-awaited draft of the ‘Online Safety Bill’. The Bill will create a “duty of care” on social media sites and search engines to safeguard users from both unlawful and “legal but still harmful” content as well as safeguard freedom of expression and democratically important content.

The Government claims this will make the UK the safest place in the world to surf the internet, protect free speech and tackle issues like child abuse, terrorism and racist abuse.

But critics, including the Adam Smith Institute and the Legal to Say, Legal to Type campaign, warn that it gives extraordinary power to the state and the regulator, Ofcom, to censor legal speech.

This panel aims to highlight the unprecedented threat to free speech posed by the Online Safety Bill and examine the unintended consequences of such a draconian approach.
Panelists:

Baroness Claire Fox, Director - Academy of Ideas
Jim Killock, CEO - Open Rights Group
Camilla de Coverly Veale, Head of Regulation - The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec)
Lulu Freemont, Head of Digital Regulation - techUK
Matthew Lesh, Head of Research - ASI (chair)


** Details:
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Date: Tuesday, 5th October 2021
Time: 1pm - 2.30pm (UK time)
Location: Exhibition Event Room, Manchester Central

The event is being held inside the secure zone of the Conservative Party Conference. You will need a conference pass to attend. Refreshments will be served.
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** Back Better Builds

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** Tuesday, 5th October 2021 at 3:30pm
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For far too long, the housing crisis has been a topic of conversation without enough supporting action. It seems to be a political landmine –– necessary to avoid at all costs. At the same time, generations of Brits are being priced out of the housing market and many more are stuck in homes that do not fit their needs.

With so many conflicting interests in the housing debate, it has been difficult to determine what matters to homeowners and home-seekers alike. Now, with original polling by the Adam Smith Institute and C|T Group, this panel will investigate public attitudes towards building, housing development and the solutions to the housing crisis we can all get behind.
Panelists:

Ben Everitt MP, Chair - APPG for Housing Market and Housing Delivery
Anya Martin, Director - PricedOut
Samuel Hughes, Research Fellow - University of Oxford
Alex Crowley, Founding Partner - Shared Voice
John Macdonald, Head of Government Affairs - ASI (chair)


** Details:
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Date: Tuesday, 5th October 2021
Time: 3:30pm - 5pm (UK time)
Location: Exhibition Event Room, Manchester Central

The event is being held inside the secure zone of the Conservative Party Conference. You will need a conference pass to attend. Refreshments will be served.
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** Where to find us:
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out by replying to this email.

I hope you'll be able to join us.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Eamonn Butler, Director
Adam Smith Institute
23 Great Smith St,
London SW1P 3DJ

Web: adamsmith.org
Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Conservative%20Party%20Conference)

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