PROGRESS CONFERENCE 2026

Progress conference returns for another year. Get the agenda below or download it via the blue button. Details of who is speaking on all the panels can be found below the agenda. All timings and names subject to change.

Elections Review

Kirsty McNeill MP, Anna McMorrin MP, Kiran Ramchandani, Sachin Shah, Baroness Shama Shah, Christabel Cooper (ThinkLabour), Emily Wallace (Ch)

Morning panels

Rebalancing the Offer: Beyond Baby Boomers

Chris Curtis MP,
Rosie Wrighting MP,
Emily Moore (Young Labour), Colin Mortimer (PPI),
Gaby Hinsliff (Ch)

Creating an Open Britain with Secure Borders

Mike Tapp MP,
Uma Kumaran MP,
Sunder Katwala (British Future),
Emily Graham (FGF)
Nathan Boroda (Ch)

Britain's Place in a Changing World

Jeevun Sandher MP,
Evie Aspinall (BFPG),
Paul Mason (Council on Geostrategy),
Mitch Simmons (Ch)

Afternoon panels

Stars, Stripes and Strategy: Looking Ahead to the US Midterms

Lord David Evans,
Claire Ainsley (PPI),
Lindsay Lewis (PPI),
Greg Schultz (Biden Campaign),
Josh Glancy (Ch)

Rising Rents, Rising Anger: What Role Could Rent Controls Play in Tackling our Cities' Affordability Crisis

Abena Oppong-Asare MP,
Steve Akehurst (Persuasion UK), Sem Moema AM,
Chris Bellfield (JRF),
Josh Garfield (Ch)

Meaningful Growth: Prosperity that Works for All

Dan Tomlinson MP,
Louisa Dollimore (GGF),
Tom Collinge (Progress),
Emma Burnell (Ch)

It's Complicated: Assessing the UK-EU Relationship Ten Years After Brexit

Lord Roger Liddle,
Stella Creasy MP,
Lucy Rigby MP,
Naushabah Khan MP,
Joni Smith (Ch)

More Unites Us Than Divides Us: Improving Community Cohesion

Uma Kumaran MP,
Ella Rose,
Arooj Shah,
Johnson Situ,
Adam Langleben (Ch)

Helping the One Million: Creating Opportunities for Young People and Futures for All

Andrew Pakes MP,
Tom Hayes MP,
Jade Azim (GGF),
Joe Dromey (Ch)