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Power Inquiry Conference: Power to the People
6 May 2006, QEII Conference Centre, London
| 9.30 | Registration and Refreshments* Pickwick Suite |
| 10.00 | Introduction from Helena Kennedy QC, Chair of the Power Commission, and Ferdinand Mount, Vice Chair of the Power Commission Churchill Auditorium |
| 10.30 | Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party, with audience questions Churchill Auditorium |
| 11.30 | Break |
| 11:45 | Breakout Sessions Politics, Citizenship Education and Young People – Carnegie Young People Initiative with Joseph Ammoun (UK Youth Parliament), Tony Breslin (Citizenship Foundation), Emma B (Power Commissioner), Beccy Earnshaw (The Electoral Commission) and Raji Hunjan (Carnegie Young Peoples Initiative) Shelley Room Direct Democracy: Ideas for Citizen Power – Charter 88 with Ron Bailey (Charter 88), Douglas Carswell MP, Pam Giddy (Power Inquiry), Chris Huhne MP and Bruno Kaufmann (Institute for Referenda and Initiatives) Elizabeth Windsor Room Reviving Political Parties for Democracy – Demos with Tom Bentley (Demos) and Ed Miliband MP Henry Moore Room Parliament: Fit for (What) Purpose? – The Hansard Society with Phil Cowley (Nottingham University), Adam Lent (Power Inquiry), Dr. Declan McHugh (Hansard Society), and Greg Power (Global Partners; Former Advisor to Robin Cook MP) St. James Room Citizens and the State: A Marriage of Inconvenience? – Involve with Oona Muirhead (Local Government Association), Bano Murtuja (Power Commission), Graham Smith (Southampton University) and Richard Wilson (Involve) Abbey Room The Future of Local and Neighbourhood Government – Local Government Information Unit with Ines Newman (LGIU) and Matthew Warburton (Local Government Association) Rutherford Room Clean Politics: Fair Votes – New Politics Network with Peter Facey (New Politics Network), Andrew Tyrie MP, Simon Hughes MP and Ferdinand Mount (Power Commission) Westminster Global Power – Is Parliament Relevant? – One World Trust with Simon Burrall (One World Trust), Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Former Ambassador to the UN) and Dan Plesch (Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy SOAS) Wordsworth Room |
| 1.00 | Lunch Pickwick Suite/Own Arrangements |
| 2.00 | Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Leader of the
Liberal Democrats, with audience questions Churchill Auditorium |
| 3.00 | Refreshments Pickwick Suite |
| 3.30 | Question Time Panel: Prospects for Democratic Change With: Ed Miliband MP, Nick Boles, Helena Kennedy QC, Saira Khan and Peter Tatchell Churchill Auditorium |
| 4.30 | Closing words from Helena Kennedy QC Churchill Auditorium |
| 5.00 | Ends |
* Timings and room allocations subject to change.
