This year, Good Things Foundation is attending the Liberal Democrats, Labour, and Conservative party conferences.
Are you attending any of the major political party conferences? You’ll find us armed with our Digital Nations, refreshed policy asks, and merch at the events below:
Liberal Democrats party conference
Saturday 20 - Tuesday 23 September
Our Director of Evidence and Engagement, Dr Emma Stone will be in Bournemouth from Sunday 21 to Monday 22 September. Reach her on: emma@goodthingsfoundation.org
Labour party conference
Sunday 28 September - Wednesday 1 October
Monday 29 September
We'll be at Policy Connect’s private roundtable - Earning or Learning: A New Agenda for Youth NEET Reduction from 8am to 10am.
From 8.15am to 9.15am, you can also find us at Good Things and Startup Coalition's open panel discussion at Madre, 6, Atlantic Pavillion Albert Dock, LE4AE (non-secure zone).
Find more information below.
Plugged In: Digital Inclusion in the Age of AI
In an age of Artificial Intelligence, millions remain disconnected. Join Good Things Foundation and Startup Coalition for a breakfast panel on how closing the digital divide can drive growth and why Labour must plug everyone into the UK’s tech-powered future.
Speakers at this event:
- Vinous Ali, Deputy Executive Director, Startup Coalition (Confirmed)
- Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State at Department for Business and Trade (Confirmed)
- Andrew Finlayson, North West UK Region Lead at Accenture UK (Confirmed)
- Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer at Virgin Media O2 (Confirmed)
- Helen Milner, Group Chief Executive at Good Things Foundation (Chair, confirmed)
- Ian Murray MP, Minister of State at Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (Invited)
- George Robinson, Head of Government Affairs at VodafoneThree (Confirmed)
We'll also be at New Statesman, BT and Future TV Taskforce’s private roundtable from 4pm till 5.15pm. The topic discussion is: Getting everyone online: How can we build a digital future that includes everyone?
Tuesday 30 September
We'll be hosting a private roundtable with VodafoneThree and Good Growth Foundation from 10:30am to 11.30am on A True Digital Democracy: How Does Government, Business and the Third Sector Work Together to Connect the Digitally Excluded?
Good Things at the Labour Party conference
Several Good Things policy and advocacy team members will be attending. If you’d like to meet for coffee, get in touch. Contact: hannah@goodthingsfoundation.org
Conservative party conference
Sunday 5 - Wednesday 8 October
Tuesday 7 October
We'll be at More in Common and VodafoneThree's private roundtable from 8.30am to 10am, where the topic is Barrier Busting Britain: Removing Obstacles to Innovation and Investment.
Dr Emma Stone will once again be in Manchester, so get in touch with her if you’d like to catch up. Contact: emma@goodthingsfoundation.org
What you'll see us doing at party conferences
At each political party conference, Good Things will be championing digital inclusion and asking the Government to take key actions to bake in, not bolt on digital inclusion.
Connect with us
Interested in digital inclusion policy discussions? Contact our team:
- Dr Emma Stone (Director of Evidence & Engagement): emma@goodthingsfoundation.org
- Hannah Whelan (Policy & Advocacy Manager): hannah@goodthingsfoundation.org