Fringe picks: Wednesday
Here are our picks of Wednesday's fringe at the Conservative party conference.
08.30 National Federation of Builders
Manchester Central : Dods Marquee 2 (ENT 6)
Construction: Building a diverse economy
Speakers : Rebecca Evans, Deputy Editor - Construction News (Chair); Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (Invited), Minister for Housing
08.30 TSL Education and the Education and Employers Taskforce
Manchester Town Hall : Banqueting Room
What role should the private sector play in the new education system?
Speakers : Gerard Kelly, editor - Times Educational Supplement (TES) (Chair); Graham Stuart MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee
12.00 China Forum
Manchester Central : Exchange 9
How To Strengthen China-UK Relations
Speakers : Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, Chairman - Conservative Party International Office (Chair); Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP (invited), Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport; David Lidington MP, Minister for Europe;
Please note event date and time has changed to Wednesday at 12.00 hrs (not Tuesday 17.30 as per the handbook).
12.30 ResPublica & Fair Pensions
Manchester Central : ResPublica Marquee (ENT 1)
Super Charging Social Finance: The Big Society Bank and beyond
Speakers : Randeep Ramesh, Social affairs editor - Guardian (Chair); Louise Rouse, Acting CEO - Fair Pensions; Filippo Addarii, Executive Director - Euclid Network; David Burrowes MP, PPS to The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP; Phillip Blond, Director - ResPublica
12.30 Sri Lanka High Commission
Manchester Central : Central 3
The Sri Lanka High Commission Conference Reception
12.30 Westminster City Council
Midland Hotel : Victoria Suite
Early Intervention: Saving lives and saving money
Speakers : Cllr Nicola Aiken, Cabinet Member for Children and Community Protection - Westminster City Council; Cllr Stephen Greenhalgh, Leader - Hammersmith & Fulham Council; Cllr Peter Martin, Leader - Essex County Council; Andy Sawford, Chief Executive - Local Government Information Unit (LGiU); Neil Carmichael, MP, Stroud and Member of the Education Select Committee
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