ePolitix Stakeholder Lunches and Symposia

Policy debate, influence and networking

Tessa Jowell speaking at an ePolitix Stakeholder Lunch

ePolitix.com lunches and symposia offer our members the opportunity to meet other key stakeholders and be addressed by prominent parliamentarians on topical issues of the day. The lunches are free to attend for ePolitix stakeholders and sometimes selected guests from wider organisations are also invited.

They are an excellent opportunity for organisations and the public affairs community to discuss political issues directly related to their organisation and to highlight their views personally to a relevant parliamentarian.

Highlights of the last year

Social Exclusion Symposium Panel
Left to right: Rosemary Bennett, Social Affairs Editor, The Times (chair); Rt Hon John Hutton MP; Martin Narey, chief executive, Barnardo’s; Louise Casey, head of the government’s respect agenda; Prof Sir Albert Aynsley-Green, Children’s Commissioner.	The Secretary of State addresses ePolitix Symposium Audience.

Education Symposium Panel	Environment Symposium Panel
Left to right: Sarah Teather, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Barry Sheerman; Chair of Education and Skills Select Committee, Phil Hope, Education Minister; Nick Gibb, Conservative Education Spokesperson.	Greg Barker, Conservative shadow environment minister, environment select committee chairman Michael Jack, Liberal Democrat environment spokesman Martin Horwood and environment minister Elliot Morley.

Features

All ePolitix symposia and lunches are podcast-the speeches themselves and questions from the floor. A few examples below.

Click here for the MP3 files of;

• Elliot Morley’s opening remarks
• Queen’s Speech panel
• Pensions secretary John Hutton makes a keynote speech on the role of the family, to mark the end of the government’s first social exclusion week
  
  

ePolitix.com Lunches and Symposia have gone from strength to strength over the last few years. See below for further names we have attracted to speak in addition to the symposia panels featured.

Gerry Sutcliffe Minister for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumer Affairs	Sir Liam Donaldson Chief Medical Officer	Caroline Flint Public Health Minister
Tessa Jowell Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Alistair Stewart ITN Broadcaster	Dr. Phyllis Starkey Chairman of the ODPM Select Committee
Melanie Johnson Parliamentary Under Secretary, Department of Health	Sir Sandy Bruce Lockhart Chairman of the Local Government Association	Sir John Krebbs Chairman of the Food Standards Agency
Theresa May Shadow Leader of the House	Gwyneth Dunwoody Chairman of the Transport Select Committee	John McFall Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee