Researchers and senior leaders from the University of Liverpool will be hosting and contributing to a number of policy -aligned events at this year’s Labour party conference, taking place in the city from 28 September – 1 October.
University-led events
On 29 September, the Trade, Tariffs and Turbulence event from the University’s Management School and the Chartered Institute for Export & International Trade will provide expert perspectives and provocations on the UK’s trading position and global landscape in 2025. Panellists include:
- Sarah Edwards MP, Tamworth
- Marco Forgione MCIEx, Director General, Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade
- Professor Giuseppe de Feo, Professor of Economics, University of Liverpool Management School
- Carla Thomas, Deputy Cabinet Member for Policy Reform & Resources, LCRCA (Chair)
Click here for more information and to book tickets for the event at the The Municipal Hotel & Spa.
On 30 September at the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool’s Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) will host the Data & AI for All: Building Stronger Health & Social Care Systems event, exploring the transformative potential of data and artificial intelligence in strengthening health and social care systems across the UK, with a particular focus on northern perspectives. The panel includes:
- Dame Chi Onwurah MP, Chair, House of Commons Science, Innovation & Technology Select Committee
- Professor Iain Buchan, Director of the Civic Health Innovation Labs and Dr Emily Rempel, Research Fellow in Public Participation and Data Practices, University of Liverpool
- Helen Cole, Executive Lead for Health Technologies and Evaluation, Northern Health Science Alliance
- Rob Tabb, Programme Lead: Public Service Innovation, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
- Professor Joe Rafferty – Chair of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (Chair)
Click here for more information and to book a place.
Two events from the University’s Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place will take place inside the ‘secure zone’:
The How should the government successfully implement and enhance devolution across the North of England? panel in collaboration with the Institute for Government on 30 September
- Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, Leader of Council, Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Sue Jarvis, Co-Director, Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place
- Katherine Fairclough, Chief Executive, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
- Akash Paun, Institute for Government (Chair)
The seven essentials of effective place-based growth with the Local Policy Partnership Innovation Hub on 29 September, speakers include Sue Jarvis, Co-Director, Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place Professor Richard Black, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool.
Panel discussions
Speakers from the University of Liverpool will also feature on several panels, including the Labour Housing Group’s How can Labour’s housing mission address rural and coastal poverty? event on 30 September, chaired by Dr Tom Arnold from the Heseltine Institute, the Innovation from the Regions: How public services can be revolutionised within places from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Re:State (29 September) featuring Susan Jarvis, Co-Director, Heseltine Institute and a Breakfast Roundtable from Kyndryl’s AI Innovation Lab including Professor Richard Black, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
Professor Louise Kenny, Executive Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences will join a Northern Health Science alliance roundtable on Building a Better Future for Northern Women and Professor of Public Health and Policy David Taylor-Robinson will participate in a panel discussion convened by Health Equity North on Addressing child health and social inequalities through poverty reduction.
Professor Richard Black, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool said: “The Labour Party Conference is a great opportunity to showcase the University’s research strengths, engage with policymakers, and demonstrate our role in national policy debates. This year our targeted, policy-aligned engagement with the Conference will bring about important conversations around key Government concerns such as AI, trade, devolution and growth.”
Partnering with POLITICO
The University is also a partner in the POLITICO pub. Designed as a central hub during one of the most important moments in U.K. politics and located within the secure zone at both Labour and Conservative Party Conferences, the POLITICO Pub will host fireside chats, roundtables, and interviews with the most influential voices in politics, business, and beyond.