Some of the speakers at our policy conference have kindly given us permission to publish their presentations online. See below for the event programme, with free downloads where available.

Programme

Chair’s welcome
Kim Catcheside, journalist, broadcaster and Associate Director at Champollion Communications Consultancy

Child Poverty Action Group welcome
Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, CPAG

Opening address (followed by Q&A)
Ruth Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, previously Professor of Social Policy (Loughborough University) and Director of CPAG
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Welfare Reform – making work pay? (followed by Q&A)
Prof Mike Brewer, Professor of Economics, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex.
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Dr Guy Standing, Professor of Economic Security, University of Bath
Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Shadow Employment Minister

TEA/COFFEE

Social Mobility – can it end child poverty?
Rt Hon Frank Field MP, Chair of the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances,
Neil O’Brien, Director, Policy Exchange

LUNCH

Afternoon session chaired by Observer journalist and leader-writer Yvonne Roberts.

Child poverty and well-being – where to?
Dr Kitty Stewart, Lecturer in Social Policy at London School of Economics and Research Associate at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion,
Anand Shukla, Chief Executive, Daycare Trust
Mark Fisher, Director of Social Justice, Department for Work & Pensions
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TEA/COFFEE

Localism and Local Authorities – what can they do best?
Dr Julie Nelson, Snr Research Officer, National Foundation for Educational Research and author of Local authority progress in tacking child poverty
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Dr Kate Rust-Ryan, RRR Consultancy
Michelle Kennedy, Associate, Local Government Improvement and Development, and Child Poverty Adviser
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Panel questions and answers

Closing Address
Dame Anne Begg MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, House of Commons