The Progress annual conference was a success with a good attendence and speakers including David Miliband, Ed Miliband, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Caroline Flint and Brendan Barber

Panels at Progress 2010 conference chaired by Stephen Twigg and Ellie Reeves respectively

Jacqui Smith and Caroline Flint                       David Miliband

Yvette Cooper                                               Emily Thornberry

SERA stand                                                     Fabian Society stand

                                            Conference delegates

AGENDA

10am
Introductory keynote speech

Brendan Barber, General Secretary, TUC

Introduced by Stephen Twigg MP

10.15am
'Learning from the 2010 election'
Panel Q&A with:
Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP

Jackie Ashley, The Guardian

Peter Kellner, President, YouGov 
Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
Chaired by Stephen Twigg MP

11.15am – 12.30
Morning seminars
 

'General election 2010: What are the lessons for New Labour?'
Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP

Tony Giddens, London School of Economics

Martin Kettle, The Guardian
Cllr Steve Reed, Leader, Lambeth Council 
Chaired by Cllr Patrick Diamond, Former Senior Government Adviser and Visiting Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford

'Core lessons: Can Labour reconnect with working-class communities?'

Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP

Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP
Ellie Reeves, Labour National Executive Committee 

Chaired by John Biggs, Greater London Assembly Member

'The Lib-Con coalition: what now for the ‘progressive century’?'
Rt Hon Lord Andrew Adonis

Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP
Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP
Emily Thornberry MP

Chaired by Willie Bain MP

'Southern discomfort: who did we lose and why?'
Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP

Sally Keeble

Siobhain McDonagh MP
Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI

Chaired by Paul Richards

12.30-1:15pm
Lunch

1:15 - 2:30pm
Afternoon seminars

'Beating the Tories: what are the lessons from the election?'
Karen Buck MP

Kate Green MP 
Deborah Mattinson, Pollster & Strategist 

John Rentoul, Independent on Sunday
Chaired by John Woodcock MP

'Opposition agenda: what should Labour’s economic policy be?'
Stephen Alambritis, Federation of Small Businesses

Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP
Rachel Reeves MP
Cllr Dan Whittle, Unite Parliamentary Branch

Chaired by Wendy Alexander MSP

'Opposition agenda: what should be Labour’s approach to public services?'

Philip Collins
Jacqui Smith
Michael Stephenson, General Secretary, Co-operative Party 
Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham 
Chaired by Liz Kendall MP

'A campaigning party: how can we make Labour fit to win?'
Cllr Luke Akehurst
Caroline Badley, Campaign Manager, Gisela Stuart’s campaign in Birmingham Edgbaston
Oona King
Stephen Twigg MP 
Will Straw, Editor, Left Foot Forward
Chaired by Emma Reynolds MP 

2:30pm
Keynote speech

Rt Hon David Miliband MP

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